biodiversity - Hackney Citizen

Community group condemns plans to demolish Rowley Gardens Estate for a 'monolith as penetrable as Uluru'

Friends of Rowley Gardens calls for the block to be renovated rather than bulldozed as part of the Woodberry Down regeneration

Author: Catriona Harrison

Community group condemns plans to demolish Rowley Gardens Estate for a 'monolith as penetrable as Uluru'

Ecologist 'proud' as new species of bee and wasp discovered at Olympic Park

A survey of wildlife at the 102-hectare site has left experts buzzing

Author: Hackney Citizen

Ecologist 'proud' as new species of bee and wasp discovered at Olympic Park

Jan Fuscoe: Awards triumph for East London Waterworks Park shows ‘huge public appetite’

Community-led vision to turn disused land into a green oasis won People’s Choice at Reimagine London event

Author: Jan Fuscoe

Jan Fuscoe: Awards triumph for East London Waterworks Park shows ‘huge public appetite’

First stage of major council development at De Beauvoir estate wins approval – but residents slam ‘irresponsible’ loss of mature trees

Scheme will see 189 new homes built, with the Town Hall arguing its proposals will bring a net gain in biodiversity

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

First stage of major council development at De Beauvoir estate wins approval – but residents slam ‘irresponsible’ loss of mature trees

‘Devastation’: Residents on Hackney estate urge council to stop using weedkiller after their herbs were destroyed

Calls for biodiversity training for Town Hall contractors after plants on Kingsgate estate were laid to waste

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Devastation’: Residents on Hackney estate urge council to stop using weedkiller after their herbs were destroyed

‘Why destroy a beautiful wildlife corridor?’ Residents question Hackney Council over ‘weeding’ of tree pits

Locals in shock after the flowers they had planted around street trees were pulled up

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Why destroy a beautiful wildlife corridor?’ Residents question Hackney Council over ‘weeding’ of tree pits

Volunteers begin project to make River Lea an ‘oasis for wildlife’ again

Wildlife Gardeners of Haggerston team up with council staff to plant vegetation and build habitats along the eroded riverbanks

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Volunteers begin project to make River Lea an ‘oasis for wildlife’ again

The Citizen Gardener: ‘A lack of plant diversity means one in five species could be under threat’

Kate Poland on the biodiversity crisis, how individuals can plough their own furrow amid the seed industry’s oligopoly, and why sprouts are not just for Christmas

Author: Kate Poland

The Citizen Gardener: ‘A lack of plant diversity means one in five species could be under threat’

Plastic-Free Hackney forges ahead with canal rewilding project

Call for volunteers to help with canalside clean-up

Author: Hackney Citizen

Looking to a sustainable future: Bancroft’s School sets sights on Green Flag Award in eco drive

The independent school in Woodford Green is transforming itself into an Eco-School, with massive improvements coming in plant-life, recycling, biodiversity and more

Author: Hackney Citizen

Vole patrol: Conservationist takes to Marshes to find out about its shrews and other small mammals

Nathaniel Legall says species including water vole and pygmy shrew inhabit the area

Author: Hackney Citizen

Vole patrol: Conservationist takes to Marshes to find out about its shrews and other small mammals

London Wildlife Trust secures £1.5m for nature reserve on East Reservoir

Woodberry Wetlands will help encourage Pochard ducks and Reed Buntings

Author: Hackney Citizen