Glebelands Local Nature Reserve
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Glebelands is a Local Nature Reserve
, Borough Grade I, in Colney Hatch
in the London Borough of Barnet
.
It is a mostly wooded fragment of the former Finchley Common
, with areas of tall scrub and grassland. There are numerous small ponds, mostly seasonal. The main trees are hawthorn, oak
, ash and silver birch
. The wetlands have a number of vary rare flora, and it is the only known London site for lesser water plantain. There is a good diversity of breeding birds.
Glebelands is located at the corner of the North Circular Road and High Road, with access from a path between the High Road and Legion Way, off Summers Lane. St Pancras and Islington Cemetery is on the other side of North Circular Road and Coppett's Wood and Scrublands
is on the corner of North Circular Road and Colney Hatch Lane.
Local Nature Reserve
Local nature reserve or LNR is a designation for nature reserves in the United Kingdom. The designation has its origin in the recommendations of the Wild Life Conservation Special Committee which established the framework for nature conservation in the United Kingdom and suggested a national suite...
, Borough Grade I, in Colney Hatch
Colney Hatch
Colney Hatch is the historical name for a small district within the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. The name Colney Hatch was originally that of a hamlet in the parish of Friern Barnet, first recorded in the early 15th century...
in the London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet
The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 331,500 and covers . It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: Harrow and Brent to the west, Camden and Haringey to the south-east and Enfield to the...
.
It is a mostly wooded fragment of the former Finchley Common
Finchley Common
Finchley Common was an area of land in Middlesex, and until 1816 the boundary between the parishes of Finchley, Friern Barnet and Hornsey.- History :...
, with areas of tall scrub and grassland. There are numerous small ponds, mostly seasonal. The main trees are hawthorn, oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
, ash and silver birch
Silver Birch
Betula pendula is a widespread European birch, though in southern Europe it is only found at higher altitudes. Its range extends into southwest Asia in the mountains of northern Turkey and the Caucasus...
. The wetlands have a number of vary rare flora, and it is the only known London site for lesser water plantain. There is a good diversity of breeding birds.
Glebelands is located at the corner of the North Circular Road and High Road, with access from a path between the High Road and Legion Way, off Summers Lane. St Pancras and Islington Cemetery is on the other side of North Circular Road and Coppett's Wood and Scrublands
Coppett's Wood and Scrublands
Coppett's Wood and Scrublands is a Local Nature Reserve, Borough Grade I, between Muswell Hill and Friern Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet....
is on the corner of North Circular Road and Colney Hatch Lane.