Ham Lands LNR

====Ham Lands is a 60-ha Thames riverside Local Nature Reserve extending from Kingston down to Richmond in southwest London. It contains grassland and scrub with small pockets of woodland and a network of walking paths. Most of the former gravel pits have been landfilled, with the remainder converted to the 4-ha artificial Thames Young Mariners Lake, which hosts an outdoor-recreation centre.====

Birds
Info needed. Noted for the number of Song Thrush territories (26 in May 2005, fide Richmond Biodiversity Action Plan). Male and female Bullfinches recorded recently (2012/13). Close to a colony of Sand Martins on Eel Pie Island.

Location
Address: Kingfisher Drive, Richmond TW10 7UE | Grid ref: TQ165720 | Boundary map: | Postcodes: TW10 (Richmond), KT2 (Kingston)

Directions
Off the main A307 at Ham. Nearest car park is at Ham House (National Trust), but parking is possible in Riverside Drive. Buses: R68, 281, 285 (Middlesex side of Thames) and 65, 371 (Surrey side). Traversed by the Thames Path National Trail (towpath). Close to National Cycle Route 4 (Teddington to Richmond). Mooring at Teddington Lock.

Other Local Green Spaces
Eel Pie Island (Sand Martin cliff), Ham Common LNR, Ham Wood, Richmond Park, Petersham Meadows.

(Sources: Friends of Ham Lands; Natural England LNRs; Richmond LBC.)