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Wildlife

Fed-up residents call on councils and Thames Water to clean up ‘filthy’ New River

Campaigners say more needs to be done to keep the section of the New River that flows through Hackney clean and litter-free

Author: Lizzie McAllister

New River Renewal campaigners

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

Wetland volunteers honoured with plaque on Hackney Marshes

Cabinet member for culture praises local groups’ work restoring Middlesex Filter Beds

Author: Hackney Citizen

Wetland volunteers honoured with plaque on Hackney Marshes

Hackney school 'excited' after signing UK-first twinning arrangement to help save bees

Kingsmead Primary links up with Ugandan school to support Buzzline project

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney school 'excited' after signing UK-first twinning arrangement to help save bees

Joy as rewilders return small mammals to Hackney Marshes

Council praised for support in bringing local wildlife back from ‘absolute crunch point’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Joy as rewilders return small mammals to Hackney Marshes

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’

Environmentalists buzzing over £250k funding for bee corridor in Hackney

Charity ecoACTIVE plans to build a green thoroughfare for wildlife between four local parks

Author: Hackney Citizen

Environmentalists buzzing over £250k funding for bee corridor in Hackney

The Citizen Gardener: Community orchards

Our resident expert on the important role orchards play in wildlife conservation

Author: Steph Goward

The Citizen Gardener: Community orchards

‘We’re all in’: Award-winning wildlife illustrator to open studio and shop in Clapton after crowdfunding success

Ben Rothery delighted to ‘put roots down’ in his local borough – with Hidden Planet set to open later this year

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘We’re all in’: Award-winning wildlife illustrator to open studio and shop in Clapton after crowdfunding success

‘Trip of a lifetime’: Hackney pupils visit the Canary Islands to learn about sea life and plastic pollution

The Year 6 students from St Mary’s Primary School ‘now understand what it means to be a global citizen’

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Trip of a lifetime’: Hackney pupils visit the Canary Islands to learn about sea life and plastic pollution

‘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