A 14-mile nature corridor will connect community gardens, rooftops, canals, sports fields and parks across four East London boroughs.
East London is preparing a 14-mile nature corridor that will connect green spaces across Haringey, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham. The idea is to link parks, canals, rooftops, football grounds, community gardens and smaller urban green patches into a more useful route for wildlife.
In a dense city, nature often survives in fragments. A garden here, a canal edge there and a planted roof somewhere else can each be useful, but they become much more valuable when insects, birds and other wildlife can move between them.
The project is also a reminder that urban nature does not always require a huge park. Small planted spaces can become stepping stones if they are close enough together and managed with pollinators, shade and local biodiversity in mind.
For residents, the corridor can make neighbourhoods feel greener and cooler while giving people a direct role in caring for the city around them. A city becomes friendlier to life when its green spaces begin to work as a network.
Source: Time Out London