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Category Archives: Wildlife and Nature
International Biodiversity Day
This Friday, 22 May, is International Biodiversity Day. An important day for everyone interested in ecology, the environment and a sustainable future. Highly topical at a time when man made wildlife habitat destruction and the way humans use displaced wildlife … Continue reading
Posted in Green spaces, New, Science, Wildlife and Nature
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Criminal Damage to Our Local Trees
Stephan Shulte writes: Yes I said “Criminal” in that if we could catch the culprits who have been vandalising our local trees we could & should try to make a case for prosecution. I have been asked to make you … Continue reading
London Wildlife Trust heroes at work again
Thursday and the volunteers from London Wildlife Trust at Camley Street Natural Park were hard at work again. They were looking after the rich mix of naturally set and cultivated plants on the towpath and the path above between Maiden … Continue reading
Posted in Community groups, Green spaces, New, Noticeboard, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Camley Street, ecology, wildlife
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Springtime for Kings Cross
Kings Cross is more famous for its intense urban-ness but on a lovely Spring day with the trees freshly in leaf the harsh urban edges are softened a little by the greenery. Here’s a few pics from this morning.
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They’re stealing our sky again
Community based pressure groups always said allowing the eleven storey building heights at the south end of King’s Cross Railways Lands, now trademarked as King’s Cross, and the building height at King’s Place would result in further high buildings locally. … Continue reading
Cally Arts looking after the towpath trees as London recognises importance of trees
The marvellous arts and environment community organisation Cally Arts has been working hard, in partnership with the Canals and Rivers Trust and Islington Council, to take care of the towpath from Maiden Lane (York Way) bridge to the Islington Tunnel. … Continue reading
Posted in Community groups, Crime etc, Green spaces, New, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Cally Arts, iTree, Regent's Canal, street trees, Treeconomics, Trees, urban trees
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King’s Cross tiger sighted on Regent’s Canal
King’s Cross may only have a little urban wildlife, but what it does have is valuable and worth saving. This morning conservationists welcomed the rarely seen native King’s Cross Tiger to the north end of Battlebridge Basin. Basking in the … Continue reading
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Petition launched to save outdoor pond
The outdoor King’s Cross pond designed by Ooze Architects has become a firm favourite for both swimmers and urban wildlife enthusiasts. In April we reported that it was threatened with closure. Shortly after that it appeared to have been saved. … Continue reading