Habitats

There are many different types of habitat across the Borough, from the neatly mown amenity grassland of our parks to the ancient Ken Wood, from the Regent’s Canal to the spring-fed wet grassland flushes at Waterlow Park, and from small private gardens to extensive green roofs on office blocks.

Amenity grassland is the most prevalent habitat and is widely distributed across Camden. While it has limited value for wildlife it does offer significant scope for improvement where this does not conflict with other needs – something the Council has been actively pursuing. Woodland is the second commonest habitat and supports a wide range of wildlife, mainly in the north of the borough or along railway embankments.

There are several habitats in Camden that have declined nationally and are of principalprinciple importance for nature conservation. This includes woodland, neutral grassland, acid grassland, reedbeds, heathland, and ponds and canals. The information we have regarding the area of priority habitat in the borough is from 2014. One of our first actions tasks will be to find a way to update this and assess its quality. This will also allow us to find ways to buffer or increase these areas.