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• Managing Organisation:

  London Borough of Islington

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  Pete Howarth

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  0207 354 5162 
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Information about this open space

Gillespie Park is both a nature reserve and a public park. It is a place for both nature and people to mix. The reserve is 2.8 Ha in size. During the period that the area has been a nature reserve over 500 species of plants have been recorded and 90 species of bird, twenty species of butterfly. These numbers are very good for an urban nature reserve of this size. People also use the park for a wide variety of uses including dog walking, picnicking, playing ball games and just siting and relaxing. Also once a year there is a community festival with over 2000 people attending.