Braeburn Park

Wansunt Pit

Braeburn Park is a 22.3 hectare nature reserve in Crayford in the London Borough of Bexley. It is managed by the London Wildlife Trust,^[1] and includes Wansunt Pit, a 1.9 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.^[2]

The site is former sand quarries which have gradually reverted to nature. Habitats include ruderal scrub, grassland and woodland. There is a wide variety of invertebrates, including rare ones such as skipping flower beetles and picture-winged flies.^[1] There is also a pond and there are many common bird species.^[2]

There is access from Lower Station Road.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Braeburn Park". London Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
1 2 London Wildlife Trust. "SINC Review". London Borough of Bexley. p. 116. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

List of London Wildlife Trust nature reserves

Barnet	Mill Hill Old Railway Oak Hill Wood Totteridge Fields

Bexley	Braeburn Park

Bromley	Saltbox Hill The Warren West Kent Golf Course

Camden	Camley Street Natural Park Greville Place

Croydon	Bramley Bank Hutchinson's Bank Riddlesdown

Ealing	Gunnersbury Triangle

Greenwich	Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve

Hackney	Woodberry Wetlands

Hillingdon	Crane Meadows Denham Lock Wood Dews Farm Sand Pits Frays Farm Meadows Gutteridge Wood and Meadows Ickenham Marsh Park Road Pond Ten Acre Wood Uxbridge College Pond Uxbridge Moor Yeading Brook Meadows

Hounslow	Gunnersbury Triangle Isleworth Ait

Lewisham	New Cross Gate Cutting

Merton	Fishpond Wood and Beverley Meads

Newham	Old Ford Island

Richmond	Crane Park Island

Southwark	Bellenden Road Nature Garden Centre for Wildlife Gardening Sydenham Hill Wood

Sutton	Spencer Road Wetlands Wilderness Island

Coordinates: 51°26′43″N 0°10′20″E / 51.4453°N 0.1722°E / 51.4453; 0.1722

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