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seeks to unite all nature stakeholders and residents of Ealing and London, in the vision of creating Warren Farm Meadows Nature Reserve.

To create a nature reserve, is to believe in the future. www.hanwellnature.com

12/07/2026

🐾 Meet Whiskers, Hanwell's newest canal celebrity!

Over the past week, dozens of local people have been quietly looking out for this lovely girl after she was found living along the canal.

The kindness shown by the community has been incredible.

We are now in contact with Whiskers' owner and Hanwell Nature is helping coordinate community support while we work to arrange a veterinary assessment and, hopefully, reunite them safely.

We've put together this update so everyone knows how they can best help.

❤️ Please share this post to help us reach as many local people as possible.

24/06/2026

We stopped to speak to three dog walkers today because we were genuinely concerned for their dogs' welfare.

At 86°F (30°C), pavement/tarmac temperatures can reach around 135°F (57°C). At temperatures of around 125°F (52°C), a dog's paw pads can suffer burns in as little as 60 seconds.

Midday walks in this heat can also put dogs at risk of heat exhaustion and heatstroke.

The safest times to walk dogs during hot weather are generally early in the morning (before 8am) and later in the evening (after 8pm), when the ground has had a chance to cool.

Please think twice before taking your dog out during the hottest part of the day. A quick check with the back of your hand on the pavement can tell you a lot—if it's too hot for your hand, it's too hot for their paws.

Please share. It may help prevent unnecessary suffering and could save a dog's life. 🐾❤️

20/05/2026

🐣 It’s nesting season.
From the skylarks of Warren Farm Meadows to the robins, wrens and blackbirds in our gardens, spring is one of the most important times of year for wildlife.

Many birds are now nesting, laying eggs and raising chicks.

If we avoid cutting hedges and trees, keep to paths through sensitive grassland and give wildlife a little extra space, we can make a real difference.

Nature doesn’t stop at the reserve boundary. What we do in our parks, gardens and green spaces all contributes to the wider landscape that wildlife depends on.

Hanwell Nature has been supporting nature at Warren Farm since 2018, and we look forward to continuing to help connect people, wildlife and community as this new chapter unfolds.

🌿 Warren Farm Meadows Local Nature Reserve
🐦 Nesting season is underway
💚 Small actions make a big difference

15/04/2026

Nature at its best

21/03/2026

As the sun rose at 06:02 this morning, a small group gathered quietly in the meadow to welcome the turning of the season. With skylarks already singing overhead and the grass silvered with dew, it was a moment of stillness, light, and birdsong 🌾🐦

Spending time outdoors at dawn can be deeply restorative — slowing down, listening to the sounds of wildlife, and feeling the warmth of the returning sun on the earth beneath our feet 🌿

On the Spring Equinox, when day and night stand in balance, nature reminds us of cycles of renewal, resilience, and growth.

Yesterday was also World Rewilding Day — a powerful reminder that when landscapes are given space to recover, life returns in remarkable ways 🦋

Warren Farm Local Nature Reserve is a place where both people and wildlife can breathe, reflect, and reconnect with the rhythms of the natural world 🌼

By enjoying the meadow gently — from paths and edges, and giving wildlife space during nesting season — we help protect the quiet heart of this special landscape 🐦

📍 Warren Farm Local Nature Reserve

17/03/2026

From roof tiles to nest sites — building for wildlife matters.

As ideas for future community and sports facilities at Warren Farm Meadow LNR are discussed, there is a real opportunity to include features like swift bricks, bat roosts and nesting spaces for birds and bats.

Small design choices today can support wildlife for decades.

It takes a village to save a meadow — and many minds to enhance it.

🦉 The “Teula Mussolera” nesting tile was developed in Catalonia by and to help restore nesting sites for declining little owl populations.

📸 Image originally shared by

11/03/2026

Never has one beautiful meadow been fought for for so long by so many people who cared so deeply about it.

We celebrate with everyone who has helped safeguard Warren Farm over many years — volunteers, supporters, naturalists, photographers, local experts and neighbours who never gave up on this special place.

This outcome reflects the efforts of many people and groups over the last 10 years, including:

• Save Warren Farm campaigners — including the late Carolyn Brown — whose vital earlier legal challenges helped hold the development at bay at a critical time.

• The thousands of Hanwell Nature supporters who contributed to the legal fund that enabled us to bring the successful legal action that prevented development of the site, demonstrating the depth of local commitment to protecting the meadow.

• The Warren Farm Nature Reserve campaign, which built on that momentum by organising a widely supported petition that conveyed the strong existing public concern to Ealing Council.

• Sean McCormack of Ealing Wildlife Group, who spoke at numerous public council meetings and shared information through his extensive network, helping to raise awareness of the site’s ecological importance.

• Ealing Council, for the decisions taken over time that have led to the site’s designation as a Local Nature Reserve.

We welcomed the invitation to contribute to the draft Management Plan ahead of its submission to Natural England and will continue working with Ealing Council
, the Ranger team and the wider community to help implement the Management Plan, encouraging wider participation from local groups and residents to join us all in supporting the long-term protection and care of the reserve.
The next chapter is caring for the meadow together. 🌿

01/02/2026

A video of a few moments from a really lovely afternoon spent with the community "Wassailing" the apples at Hobbayne Allotments.
Great to see people of all ages coming together to care for the land, share traditions, and enjoy being outdoors. you may want to unmute to hear the lovely singing

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTXrRJsAe4K/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

10/01/2026

Some of the most important moments here are the quiet ones.

09/01/2026

🐦Skylarks have been spotted staying at Warren Farm through the winter.
This matters.
Not all skylarks migrate, and when they remain through winter it’s usually a sign that the land is flourishing — providing open meadow, natural seed sources, and space.

Winter is a demanding time for wildlife, and what happens now shapes what’s possible in spring. Skylarks nest on the ground, relying on undisturbed grassland once breeding begins.

Routes walked across the middle of the meadow in winter can become established paths by spring — carving through favoured nesting areas and reducing the cover and quiet space skylarks need when nests are fragile.

Winter can look quiet — but it isn’t empty.

Beneath the grass, seeds rest, roots strengthen, insects overwinter, and soil recovers.

What we don’t disturb now becomes the foundation for spring. Choosing established outer paths helps protect recovering habitat — and the wildlife that will depend on it when spring arrives.

Address

Warren Farm Meadows Nature Reserve, Southall
London
UB24NE

Website

http://www.hanwellnature.com/

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