parks, people and nature
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Parks, People and NatureA guide to enhancing natural habitats in London’s parks and green spaces in a changing climate
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Parks, People and NatureA guide to enhancing natural habitats in London’s parks and green spaces in a changing climate
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Introduction
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ContentsBackground to London parks
Enhancing wildlife habitats and sustainable practice
Working with people
Useful information
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ParksSimon Barnes
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Parks for people and nature
Identifying opportunities
Healthy living
Staying fit naturally, Ruskin Park, Lambeth
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A space for reflection
Times of change
Winners and losers
Managing a changing climate
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Tracing your park’s roots – a key to good planning
Origins of London Parks
Streatham Common, Lambeth
Well Hall Pleasaunce, Greenwich
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21st century London
Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets
Barham Park, Wembley
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From process to practice - working with Local Authorities
Sustainable Community Strategies
Targets and indicators
Planning
Skylarks in Richmond Park
Barnard Park, Islington
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Open Space Strategies
The sharp end – contract management
Mountsfield Park, Lewisham
Waterlow Park, Camden
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A new role for London’s parks – a key element in the city’s green infrastructure?
How parks can help
Sutcliffe Park, Greenwich
Parkland Walk, Haringey and Islington
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East London Green Grid
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Grassland and meadow
Exploring the potential
Which way to turn?
Mown grass is one of the
most basic ingredients of
any park, the hard-used
backdrop for all manner
of activities. But does it
all have to be mown like
a carpet? Varying the
grass-cutting regime can
be a valuable first step to
enhancing biodiversity.
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Meadow creation – some general principles
Survey
Landscape, aspect and soil
Management
Working from existing turf
Hyde Park Meadow, Royal Parks
Peckham Rye Park, Southwark
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St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Mitcham
Countisbury House, Southwark
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Starting from scratch – wildflower meadows from seed
Working with cornfield annuals
Perennial meadow – a lasting solution
Annual meadows
Westbourne Green, City of Westminster.
Whittington Park, Islington
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Perennial meadows
Allen Gardens, Tower Hamlets
Boston Manor Park, Hounslow
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Celebrating Urban Flora
A cosmopolitan history
What is a weed?
New parks from ‘brownfield’
Welcoming bees
and butterflies
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Mountsfield Park, Lewisham, Mile End Park, Tower Hamlets.
House sparrows
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Trees and Woodland
Tall and stately, slender
and graceful, or old and
gnarled, whatever their
form, trees and bushes
play an important part
in the identity of a park.
They mark the changing
seasons and hold strong
cultural resonance.
Some have been part
of London’s landscape
for centuries; new trees
will help to define the
landscapes of the future.
Trees for today and tomorrow
Trees for people and wildlife
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Trees for the future
Enhancing wildlife value
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Queen’s Park, Brent
Inwood Park, Hounslow
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Kensington Gardens, The Long Water Sanctuary, The Royal Parks
People, safety and woodland – striking a balance?
Tips for improving
perceived security
in tall shrubbery and
woodland in parks
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Russia Dock Woodland, Southwark
Tooting and Clapham Commons
Public safety and veteran trees
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Squares and woodland gardens
What makes a good
garden square
for wildlife?
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Lakes, Ponds and Rivers
Water features were often
included in the design
of the earliest parks to
provide a change in
landscape and mood.
Opportunities to sit by
the shore of a healthy
lake or pond will become
increasingly valued in
the hot dry summers
which are predicted
for the future. The
traditional park lake also
provides one of our first
interactions with wildlife
– feeding the ducks.
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Restoring a lake or pond – where to begin?
What is your lake like now?
What needs to be done?
Can we achieve it?
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Wandsworth Common
Victoria Park, east lakeTower Hamlets.
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Lake enhancements – things to consider
Water
Oxygen
Plants
St James’s Park, The Royal Parks
Is a borehole the answer?Battersea Park, Wandsworth
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Wildlife Management
Fish
Managing people
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Wildlife ponds
Some key issues
Year round water supply
Location
Lining the pond
Profile
Public safety
Acton Park, Ealing
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Restoring lost rivers
Brent River Park, Stonebridge Park
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Flower gardens for a changing climate
Sourcing plants from around the world
Planting Design
Encouraging bees and
butterflies
Some good plants for bees and butterflies
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Cumberland Market, Camden Waterlow Park Rockery, Camden
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Brent
Towards a reduction in chemicals
Why is there a need for change?
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Key elements of a pesticide reduction strategy for
parks and green spaces?
Haringey
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Creating a welcome
Investment in biodiversity
enhancement aims
to enrich people’s
enjoyment of green
spaces. If we fail to
attract a good
cross-section of
society, is this a wise
use of resources?
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Access for everyone?
A few points to consider
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Mobility buggies, Hampstead Heath
Stag beetle rescue, Southfields Park, Ealing
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Reaching out
Who does and doesn’t use parks?
Barriers
Different people, different meaning
Making connections
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Wild in the Park
The Crane Valley Project
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Interpretation
Provoking interest, inspiring care
From interpretation to protection
Interpretation, access and inclusion
The TORE model
Mile End Park, Tower Hamlets
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Detail from interpretation panel, Battersea Park, Wandsworth
Railway Fields Local Nature Reserve - entrance gate, Haringey
Regent’s Park - Peregrines
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Natural Play by Tim Gill
Some practical issues
Freiburg
Sansehaven, Copenhagen – Helle Nebelong
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Stirling London
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General and strategic publications London Biodiversity Partnership
guidance notes on priority habitats and
species
Habitat enhancement and management
General approach to naturalistic landscaping
Grassland and Meadow
Celebrating Urban Flora
Trees, woodland and shrubbery
References, recommended further reading and web links
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Lakes, ponds and rivers
Pesticides in parks management
Access, outreach, interpretation
Natural play
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Editor
Lead contributors to specific sections:
Acknowledgements
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Some not for profit organisations who
can offer advice or services to assist
those involved in improving access to
nature in London's parks
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Picture credits
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