| Gunnersbury Triangle | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1] | |
 Acid grassland and birches on old railway track | |
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| Location | Hounslow/Ealing |
| Nearest city | London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°29′39.08″N 0°16′5.8″W / 51.4941889°N 0.268278°W |
| Governing body | London Wildlife Trust |
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Gunnersbury Triangle is a 2.57-hectare (6.4-acre) local nature reserve in Chiswick, in the London boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow,[2][3] immediately to the east of Gunnersbury. It was created in 1983 when, for the first time in Britain, a public inquiry ruled that a planned development of the land could not go ahead because of its value for nature. It opened as a nature reserve in 1985.
The area consists mainly of secondary birch woodland, with some locally uncommon willow carr or wet woodland and a small area of acid grassland along the track of the former Acton curve railway. The reserve supports a varied population of plants, birds, amphibians, insects and other wildlife. It is managed by the London Wildlife Trust.[4]
The reserve is maintained by London Wildlife Trust staff with the help of volunteers, and is open to the public. There is a varied programme of activities including wildlife walks, fungus forays, open days and talks. The reserve is used regularly by school and community groups, and for team-building work days by corporate groups. Its entrance, with a wooden five-bar gate flanked by hedges, is on the south of Bollo Lane, a few yards from Chiswick Park Underground station.
- ^ "Gunnersbury Triangle". Protected Planet. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Gunnersbury Triangle". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Map of Gunnersbury Triangle". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Gunnersbury Triangle". London Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 30 March 2015.