Lakeside Nature Reserve is a small Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation in Church End, Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. Its main feature is a pond which was constructed around 1900 as a reservoir. It has a fountain and plants fringing the shore include water mint, gypsywort and purple-loosestrife. Waterfowl nest on a small island and there are dragonflies in summer. There is no public access but it can be viewed from a footpath off Strathmore Gardens. References Nature reserves in the London Borough of Barnet