Camley Street Nature Park

Camley Street Natural Park is an urban nature reserve in King's Cross in central London and within the London Borough of Camden. It is a local nature reserve. DescriptionComprising 0. 8ha of land on the banks of the Regent's Canal - by St Pancras Lock and adjoining St Pancras Basin, the park is both a sanctuary for wildlife and an educational centre, forming "a lovely oasis". It is run by the London Wildlife Trust. A visitors' centre caters for casual visitors and school parties, though tours must be booked. In shape the park is a narrow strip of land bounded by the canal, Camley Street and Goods Way. The entrance is through an ornate gate on Camley Street. Admission to the park is free. Its opening hours and days change with the funding it is able to win. EcologyA variety of habitats co-exist in the park's small environs, including wetlands, meadow and woodland, which attract insects, amphibians, birds, and at least six species of mammal. Over 300 higher plants have been found at the site; highlights include common broomrape (Orobanche minor), hairy buttercup and common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii).

Camley Street Natural Park is an urban nature reserve in King's Cross in central London and within the London Borough of Camden. It is a local nature reserve. DescriptionComprising 0. 8ha of land on the banks of the Regent's Canal - by St Pancras Lock and adjoining St Pancras Basin, the park is both a sanctuary for wildlife and an educational centre, forming "a lovely oasis". It is run by the London Wildlife Trust. A visitors' centre caters for casual visitors and school parties, though tours must be booked. In shape the park is a narrow strip of land bounded by the canal, Camley Street and Goods Way. The entrance is through an ornate gate on Camley Street. Admission to the park is free. Its opening hours and days change with the funding it is able to win. EcologyA variety of habitats co-exist in the park's small environs, including wetlands, meadow and woodland, which attract insects, amphibians, birds, and at least six species of mammal. Over 300 higher plants have been found at the site; highlights include common broomrape (Orobanche minor), hairy buttercup and common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii).