Category Archives: Wildlife and Nature

She’ll be apples

The London Orchard Festival takes place Sunday week in the green heart of King’s Cross – Camley Street Natural Park. London Orchard Project, the charity organising the event with the London Wildlife Trust ask: “Ever sampled a Merton Wonder apple, … Continue reading

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Duck weed harvesting on Regent’s Canal

Duck weed, also known as water lentils, grows at an incredibly fast rate in nutrient-rich water and has been rife on the Regent’s Canal this summer. It looks like thousands of tiny cress plants. It’s packed with protein so is … Continue reading

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The Calthorpe Project invites your comments

The Calthorpe Project’s vision is to transform a disused part of our site (highlighted in the image below/attached) into a multi-purpose building that will bring benefits for the local community and small businesses. Our aim is to create an attractive, sustainable and … Continue reading

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More ‘rubbish’ art

Is King’s Cross on its way to becoming host for a menagerie of animals made from waste? The latest addition is Beatbox Dragonfly, a sculpture by local artist and resident Andrew Lee. It joins the “flotation” last week of Rubbish … Continue reading

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Rubbish Duck

On the day that responsibility for taking care of our waterways was handed over from British waterways to the Canal River Trust two local St Martin’s College students prepared to launch the RubbishDuck – made out of 2000 plastic bottles all found in … Continue reading

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Vanishing of the Bees at Camley Street

Free film screening tomorrow evening at Camley Street Natural Park, courtesy of Camden Friends of the Earth. Tuesday 10 July, 6.30pm 12 Camley Street N1C 4PW Free entry, donations encouraged, all welcome! Doors will open at 6.30pm with introduction at … Continue reading

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Peabody Gardening competition

It’s always worth remembering that even our urban jungle has some green bits. If any local Peabody residents have a garden then here’s a competition for you (I might run a Kings cross wide competition if there’s interest). Peabody message … Continue reading

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Open Gardens Weekend: Calthorpe Garden Festival

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