Families flocked to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Gunnersbury Triangle Nature Reserve.

More than 100 people enjoyed a sunny afternoon of fun activities including pond dipping, nature walks, face painting as well as indulging in homemade cakes, wine and a celebratory cake decorated with many of the animals which can be found in the Gunnersbury woodlands.

Volunteers were delighted to welcome leader of Hounslow Council Steve Curran, MP Ruth Cadbury, councillors Katherine Dunne and Corinna Smart, CEO of London Wildlife Trust (LWT) Gordon Scorer, along with people from the original group who campaigned to save the Triangle in the early 1980s, at the summer party on Sunday August 2.

A cake to celebrates the anniversary

The site, in Bollo Lane, which is managed by LWT and is close to Chiswick Park Station, was first opened to the public on a rainy afternoon in August 1985.

Jan Hewlett, secretary of the nature reserve steering group, recalled how saving the Triangle in the 1980s and establishing it as a community nature reserve had only been possible thanks to the support of Hounslow Council, notably the leader of the council at that time, the late Alf King.

Councillor Smart re-affirmed the council's commitment to supporting the project and looked forward to the new visitor centre which is due to open in 2018.

Jan Hewlett, Gordon Scorer, councillor Katherine Dunne, Anne Mayo, Steve Curran, Penny Flood and Anna Jackson

The nature reserve, which recently received a Green Flag award, is looked after by a team of dedicated volunteers, led by the trust's local conservation officer, Mike Fray.