Camley Street Nature Reserve
2nd March 2009
I went to Camley Street Nature Reserve, which is just past Kings cross station, North London. It's a fairly small place but you really feel like you've left the city when you're in the nature reserve. There seems to be a lot to do there, especially for children, there's pond dipping, labels on trees showing where particular insects are likely to live and a nature trail game as you walk around, there is also a classroom near the entrance of the reserve, which is used by camden schools, as the reserve offers a full time education programme to them. There are alot of community projects set up from the nature reserve- when i was there, there was a notice encouraging locals to come and take a tree to plant in their garden, in the local area.
The area was originally an old coal yard and was made into a nature reserve in 1984, from then onwards, managed by London wildlife trust, the reserve has grown and now offers a diverse range of habitats- meadow, marsh woodland, and open water (being located alongside Regents Canal).
I thought it was a lovely place, an escape from the city in the centre of the city. It seems to genuinely help the community, especially children, and looks like such a fun place for children to be educated about the environment and nature.
