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Bellenden Road Nature Garden is a very small nature reserve in Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark. It is managed by the London Wildlife Trust [1] and it opened in August 2010. [2]

The site was established to promote sustainable gardening and nature study for local schools and community groups. It contains a stag beetle loggery, wildflower borders, and a native hedgerow. Wildlife includes common toads, great tits, bees, and butterflies. [1]

Access to the garden is available only by prior arrangement with the Trust. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bellenden Road Nature Garden". London Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. "Bellenden Road Nature Garden". Peckham News. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

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