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Ham Riverside Lands

Ham Lands is a 72-hectare Local Nature Reserve and Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation in Ham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

The site is a large area of grassland and scrub bordering the River Thames. The other boundary is mostly formed by Riverside Drive. It was excavated for gravel and then backfilled with soil from different areas of London, creating a variety of habitats which attract many bird and butterfly species. The flood-meadows have a wide range of wild flowers and there are many plants which are rare in London.

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  • Ham Lands, off Riverside Drive, Richmond

    Ham Lands South

  • Ham Land North, View of Richmond Hill

    View of Richmond Hill

  • Ham Lands North, Ham, Richmond

    Ham Lands north

  • Ham Lands, Ophrys apifera (1)

    Bee orchid

  • Pyramidal Orchid on Ham Lands North

    Pyramidal Orchid

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