This site includes Clapham Common within the borough of Wandsworthh. Clapham Common is a famous south London open space, particularly important for sport and recreation, and as a venue for large public events. The common is large and intensely used, and straddles the borough boundary with Lambeth. Most of the site is amenity grassland with a few scattered trees, but there are several features of greater wildlife interest, including several ponds.
Local Wildlife Site
Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Clapham Common (Wandsworth part)
Borough: Wandsworth
Grade: Borough Grade II
Access: Free public access (all/most of site)
Area: 42.21 ha
Description
Wildlife
Of the ponds in Wandsworth, Mount Pond is perhaps the best, supporting a reasonable range of waterfowl and fish. An area of woodland to the north of Mount Pond, consisting mostly of exotic trees, is beginning to develop a reasonable structure and supports common birds.Eagle Pond, the smallest of the three ponds on the common, was recently restored and now features a number of areas with reeds and other plants at the edges. The pond provides important areas for wildlife, which balance its alternative use for coarse fishing.Facilities
Toilets; fishing; open-air events.
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