Grove Park Nature Reserve
Grove Park Nature Reserve (previously Hither Green Nature Reserve) is a nature reserve in Grove Park, Lewisham, Grove Park within the London Borough of Lewisham, southeast London, United Kingdom and is bordered by a railway line to the west, residential streets to the east and north, and more woodland and a footpath to the south where the site's entrance is located. The reserve is in size, being long north to south, and around wide, containing woodland in the south and centre and shrubland and meadow in the north where the site narrows to only in width. ''Baring Road'', the A2212 road with several bus routes is located immediately to the east of the reserve, and the centre of Grove Park including Grove Park railway station is around to the south. The entrance is at the southern end of the site, from a footpath named ''Railway Children Walk'', part of the South East London Green Chain and is joined with reserve's circular path by a shorter path with a footbridge passing over an ...
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Nature Reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for purposes of conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. They may be designated by government institutions in some countries, or by private landowners, such as charities and research institutions. Nature reserves fall into different IUCN categories depending on the level of protection afforded by local laws. Normally it is more strictly protected than a nature park. Various jurisdictions may use other terminology, such as ecological protection area or private protected area in legislation and in official titles of the reserves. History Cultural practices that roughly equate to the establishment and maintenance of reserved areas for animals date bac ...
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