Nature Reserve

In spring 2023, in consultation with Natural England, Lambeth Council designated approximately 1/5 of Clapham Common as Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) under Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949.

LNRs contain features or habitats of wildlife interest and are managed so the public can experience and enjoy nature close to where they live, work, and play. This new designation protects 16.38 ha of Clapham Common, ensuring these spaces are sustainably managed for nature and public benefit.

Areas of the Common that the Friends have planted with islands of scrub, wildflower meadows, long grasses, trees and wetlands are all included in the Local Nature Reserves. The abundance of nature is there for all to see in these locations - when you create habitat, wildlife moves in.

A peaceful pond with clear water reflecting the blue sky and surrounding trees, bushes, and wildflowers under a sunny sky with wispy clouds.
Collage of nature scenes featuring various plants, flowers, insects, a frog, and birds, including a field of wildflowers, a beetle, a flowering plant, a mushroom, a tree fungus, a bee on a pink flower, a frog in water, and a flock of geese with goslings.
Local Nature Reserve Map
Several black caterpillars with spines on green leaves and stems of a plant.
Collage of various springtime garden and nature scenes, including blooming flowers, insects, mushrooms, and newly planted trees.
A colorful wildflower meadow under a clear blue sky, with a variety of red, yellow, white, and blue flowers, and trees in the background.
A fenced area with a small pond in the center, surrounded by trees with green and yellow leaves, under a clear blue sky.
A Canada goose mother with eleven ducklings swimming in a pond near tall green reeds and trees.