Gunnersbury Triangle Local Nature Reserve

Beautiful hidden area right next to the station. Hardly discoverable on the map but if you search by name you'll find your way there easily. Recently, this place won a 'Green Award'. Great place for walks, relaxing and discovering the local flora and fauna. The creators placed boards around the reserve with information about the animals and plants. That's why it can be a great place to take the kids also and teach them to something important and interesting about the nature.

Nice green area.. In busy city... It's a small triangle of green land.. Where you can come and take a walk... Observe nature. This place is always open.Gate is opposite to a barber shop. Just open the wooden gate and go in. Nice place to visit over weekend morning walk... But certainly not a place to jog etc... As not so much well maintained road... Overall beautiful. 😍

An intersection of triangular land between Chiswick Park Station (Bollo Lane), Gunnersbury Station and the freight line of the Dudding Hill Line aka Acton Curve Railway closed in 1902. Of approximately 3 acres. And untouched by man since the building of the railways and taken back by nature as a wet acidic woodland Carr (fen).
It was the 1st place in the UK where the outcry of the local population put a stop to development giants through public inquiry of building upon it in 1981. And in 1983 the public won! It was wired off. By 1985 it was taken over by the London Wildlife Trust backed by the then Greater London Council. Now Hounslow and Ealing Councils as it borders with both. It was then designated as a local nature reserve.
It now houses an education and visitor centre. Has visiting schools and community groups as well as open to the public in general. To which it hosts fungi forays, wildlife talks and walks, throughout it's mostly wet woodland, ponds and acidic grassland.
I recognise that it has a valuable place to play in the education of cityfolk. But in my humble opinion (of one of the then locals who originally campaigned to save it.) Also feel that it should have been left to the wildlife with no human intervention. As it was doing just fine without mankind's intervention. It was the oldest untouched wee lot of land by man and should have been left as such!
It is not wheelchair accessible. The ground dips and swells unevenly. I recommend that you take sturdy walking boots or wellies. Entrance is on Bollo Lane.
Volunteers are always welcomed.
Here is a plethora of biodiversity of both flora and fauna including, bats, foxes, sparrowhawks, bank voles, wood mice, stagbeetles, dragonflies, hoverflies, grasshoppers, fungi, butterflies and moths.
Now it is classified as a IUCN = An International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Re it's natural environment and biodiversity of nature and thus recognised on a global scale by national governments and international bodies such as the United Nations and the Conservation on Biological Diversity. So it has come a long way since it's humble public outcry of the early 1980's. There is a lesson for everyone reading this and that is ; power to the people! 😂
In close proximity to Chiswick Park Station on the District Line.

Nice little nature area that is free to enter. There is a railway line along one s8de, a riad on the other, and it is close to the Heathrow flight path, but it is still reasonably peaceful - although not much wildlife when I was there.

A nice little nature refuge not far from Chiswick Park station. It has information signs throughout to learn about the local flora and fauna. Absolutely beautiful!

Lovely “triangle” of nature in the middle of Chiswick.
Like a mini forest between railway and residential buildings, with a little pond.
Incredible that they managed to keep it from being turned into a block of flats....
Looked after by volunteers (I think).
It’s not huge but will take you 20-30mins to go around the paths.

A true gem hidden in the city, incredible places like this exist in London, it is perfect to find inner peace, and lose yourself in your thoughts and be in touch with nature.

One of my favourite local walking spots. Generally very calm and quite. Can get a but muddy.
Feels like being in a forest in London.
Some of the area have had access restricted and a few trees have fallen due to weather but it's still very tranquil