Merton Park Green Walks

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Merton Park Green Walks is a linear walk along the line of a former railway line between Merton Park tram stop and Morden Road in Merton Park in the London Borough of Merton. It is a 1.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, which is owned and managed by Merton Council.{{cite web|url= http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?ID=%20651|title= Merton Park Green Walks|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| date = 6 March 2013 |access-date= 6 April 2014}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271009356%27|title=Map of Merton Park Green Walks|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| access-date= 6 April 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gigl.org.uk/online/site-Details.aspx?sID=MeBII12&sType=sinc|title=Merton Park Green Walks|publisher=Greenspace Information for Greater London|year=2013|access-date=6 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022204008/http://www.gigl.org.uk/online/site-Details.aspx?sID=MeBII12&sType=sinc|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=dead}}

The walk has a varied range of habitats, with grassland, woodland and scrub. There is also a small inaccessible area of elm scrub and brambles.

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Category:Local nature reserves in Greater London

Category:Nature reserves in the London Borough of Merton

Category:Rail trails in England