A PETITION to designate Warren Farm, on the Hayes-Southall border, as a Local Nature Reserve has been signed by more than 10,000 people, less than six months after it was launched.
The growing support was recognised by new Ealing Council leader Peter Mason, who met campaigners at Warren Farm to discuss the future of the site.
The proposal to designate Warren Farm and surrounding meadows was developed by the Brent River & Canal Society, which campaigned successfully to create the Brent River Park in the 1970s.
Since Ealing Council stopped using Warren Farm as a sports area, the meadows have rewilded and now form a unique urban grassland.
Species of birds, mammals, plants, reptiles and insects - which are rare in London - have been recorded thriving on the land. The proposal would preserve the meadows and protect endangered species such as the skylark.
Supporters say it’s unlikely Ealing Council would achieve its climate emergency goals if the site were to be developed.
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