Size: 51.34 acres

Established: 2022

Donors: Eric & Karen Auzins

Status: Not Open to the Public

Protection: Donated

Photo by Payton Landsborough

Background:

Straddling the boundary between the City of London and the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, Auzins Nature Sanctuary was donated by Eric and Karen Auzins toward the Vision 20/20 campaign. The wetland areas are part of the Provincially Significant Brigham Road Wetland (PSW) and are within a candidate City of London Environmentally Significant Area (ESA).

Description:

This nature reserve consists of both wetlands and woodlands, including a floodplain swamp along the Dingman Creek. This nature reserve is part of a wildlife corridor along Dingman Creek, extending from the Dorchester Swamp to the Thames River at Delaware. Dingman Creek provides habitat for over 50 species of fish and mussels. The floodplain and upland forests protect water quality and provide habitat for a diversity of plants and animals. Some of the upwards of 160 plants recorded at the Auzins Nature Sanctuary are rarely found in Ontario but here.