Nature Trails near London, Ontario
London Scene
London, Ontario is the largest city in southwestern Ontario, and the 10th largest in Canada.
Since the end of World War II, London has experienced a growth unprecedented in its history. With the major annexation of 1961, which added 60,000 people to the city, London had grown close to a quarter of a million people in 1976, the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of its founding. Major physical changes in London's appearance have occurred. In the old city core, many of the landmarks of the past have gone to be replaced by modern developments - the McClary factory was demolished for Wellington Square; the Hotel London was replaced by the City Centre; the Covent Garden Market was enclosed by the Market Garden Parking Building; and a new Court House was finally constructed on a demolished two block site.
New suburbs have appeared on the outskirts-Lockwood Park, Sherwood Forest, Oakridge Acres. The old residential areas became threatened by the overuse of the automobile on streets meant only to accommodate horse and buggy. Recent planning decisions have, however, been carefully made to ensure that the character and integrity of the old city is maintained, something which can only result in enhancing the urban environment and in making London a pleasant place for its present and future citizens.
Some of Ontario's best hiking trails and nature trails are near London.
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MEDWAY VALLEY HERITAGE FOREST
The Medway Valley Heritage Forest Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) is located in north London, roughly beween Windermere, Fanshawe Park, Western and Wonderland Roads. The ESA includes floodplain forests, swamps, marshes and forested valley slopes. Medway Creek...MILLSTREAM CONSERVATION AREA
Mill Stream Conservation Area is a 10 hectare property acquired by the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority in 1963. Mill Stream Conservation Area has a small toboggan hill, picnic shelter, limited nature trail for fishing along the Mill Stream, hiking, and...SHARON CREEK CONSERVATION AREA
Sharon Creek Conservation Area is a 48.5 hectare park acquired by the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority in 1966, in connection with the construction of the Sharon Creek dam and reservoir. We would also direct you to read our DISCLAIMER and our TRAIL USERS...SIFTON BOG
Sifton Bog Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) is located on the south side of Oxford Street, west of Hyde Park Road. Parking is available at the main entrance on Oxford Street. The main feature of this 41.6 hectare public site is the floating acid peat bog and...WARBLER WOODS
Warbler Woods Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) is located in west London between Commissioners Road and Byron Baseline Road. The publicly-owned lands cover 29 hectares. Warbler Woods ESA forms part of a continuous natural corridor extending north to Kains Woods...WESTMINSTER PONDS/POND MILLS
At approximately 200 hectares, Westminster Ponds / Pond Mills Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) is the largest publicly-owned ESA in London. The ESA is significant for its size and for its great variety of natural habitats within the boundaries of a major urban...
