Clapham Junction Biodiversity Garden - South Western Railway

A Railway for Nature - Clapham Depot Biodiversity Enhancement

We're always looking for ways to enhance biodiversity across our network!

This video gives you a behind the scenes look at Clapham Depot, where a once-abandoned marshalling yard – last used in the 1980s – has been transformed into a thriving biodiversity and wellness garden.


Built using recycled railway materials, this green space is now home to flowers, bird boxes, a pond, and even vegetable beds – all created by our colleagues on site to attract wildlife and promote wellbeing.

It’s just one example of how we’re turning disused spaces into havens for nature and people alike. Through projects like this, we’re making real progress toward our goal of being biodiversity net positive by 2030.

Clapham biodiversity pond at Clapham Junction train depot