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Wandle Meadow Nature Park
Wandle Meadow Nature Park is a 4.15 hectare local nature reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. It is owned and managed by Merton Council. A map of 1847 shows the site as Byegrove Mead, which may have been managed as water meadows. In 1877 it was acquired by a sewage company, and it formed part of a sewage works until this closed in 1970. A plan to build a stadium for Wimbledon Football Club on the site was strongly opposed by local residents, and in 1989 it was designated as a nature reserve by Merton Council. The Meadow lies between the River Wandle and Mead Path, part of the Wandle Trail. Wetland plants and animals include small sweet-grass, eared willow and broad-bodied chaser dragonflies. Bullfinches, whitethroats and reed buntings breed in woodland areas. There are also bodies of water which have a variety of frogs, toads and newts. The Nature Reserve is accessible via Chaucer Way, Boundary Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Wandle can mean: Rivers *River Wandle, also known as Wandle River, in South London, England **Wandle Valley Wetland **Wandle Trail **Wandle Park, Croydon ***Wandle Park tram stop **Wandle Park, Merton ***Wandle Meadow Nature Park *Wandle River The Wandle River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally south from the slopes of Mount Lyford to reach the Mason River northeast of Waiau. The Mount Lyford Alpine Resort lies close to the riv ... in South Island, New Zealand Ships *, a British coastal collier that fought an engagement with UB-27 in 1916 *, a British coastal collier that survived being torpedoed in 1942 See also * {{Disambiguation, geo, ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
