East India Dock Basin
East India Dock Basin is one of London's most central nature reserves. The dock is the last remaining section of the once grand East India Docks, famous for transporting spices from the Far East in the 1880's. Now the site is a nature reserve (managed by the London Wildlife Trust). There is a section of salt marsh which is a habitat not found elsewhere in this stretch of the Thames. A stones throw away from Canary Wharf, the site provides breathtaking views of the Thames and the impressive O2 (Millennium Dome).
Wildlife highlights: Black redstart, kingfisher, shelduck, sandmartins, scaup, Arctic terns, snipe and grey herons; Common Blue and Speckled Wood, Orange tip, and Peacock butterflies and a selection of dragonflies.
Location: On the north bank of the Thames directly opposite the O2. Can be accessed from the Thames path, and the nearest station is East India DLR.
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