Veronica by the Ravensbourne in Lewisham
On Sunday we took a walk along the Ravensbourne in Ladywell, Lewisham. Next week the southern section of the Ladywell Park will be launched. I want to go and see what was just mud, mud, and mess the...
View ArticleBlackheath Bee Roads
A cool wind blows across Blackheath this afternoon. The low grass is immobile cut so tightly that not one blade of grass can move in the breeze. Yet besides the A2 a bank of herbs stands tall and the...
View ArticleGreen roof and Bees – the Flight of the Bumblebee – Paris
Yesterday’s post on bumblebees on a Paris green roof had only photographs of the feeding bees. I knocked up a video yesterday. What was also interesting yesterday was the publication of research that...
View ArticleEd and Dusty sign the small scale green roofs book
Ed, one of my co-author’s of ‘Small scale green roofs – low tech solutions for green living’ has been sending me pictures of roof top pollinators and him signing books in Pennsylvania. I for my part...
View ArticleA Forest of viper’s, A flight of bees, a green roof in Deptford
After the extended drought between February and March, the rains came in late May. And with the rains came regeneration. The Forest of viper’s bugloss (Echium vulgare) in early July attracted a flight...
View ArticleBoar’s throat thistle – old brick works Kent
The golden heads of the Boar’s throat crowned the poor soils of the brick works north of Conyer. The thistle is a much maligned plant yet their flowers are a bonus for pollinators and their grey seeds...
View ArticleWasp’s demise, Spider’s revenge – a skirmish in a web
I have nothing against wasps – they cause me a degree of irritation that is irrelevant compared to the harm humans cause to the natural world and biodiversity.However there was something a ‘best served...
View ArticleA New Green Roof Breeding Bird Species
A new Green Roof Breeding Bird Species was discovered last week, whilst we doing a green roof tour in Essex. With the delegates from our workshop series enjoying the lovely ‘Land Rover’ wildflower...
View ArticlePoppy Estate – Guided Tours
The Poppy Estate, more commonly referred to as the Clapton Park Estate is London's Biodiversity Estate. Managed by my good friends John and Rob Little of the Grassroof Company, it is the way all London...
View ArticleNew Green Roof Shed at Devonshire Road
A New Green Roof Shed at Devonshire Road has just been installed. The images were sent to me from Lewisham Council. Devonshire is one of the most used and celebrated urban nature reserve in the Borough...
View ArticleBiosolar roof – online talk
Our Biosolar roof online presentation is now available at the Virtual Green Roof and Wall Summit. This is hosted by my good friends at Greenroofs.com . Filmed in UK and Switzerland with my colleague...
View ArticleBlackheath Bee Roads
A cool wind blows across Blackheath this afternoon. The low grass is immobile cut so tightly that not one blade of grass can move in the breeze. Yet besides the A2 a bank of herbs stands tall and the...
View ArticleGreen roof and Bees – the Flight of the Bumblebee – Paris
Yesterday’s post on bumblebees on a Paris green roof had only photographs of the feeding bees. I knocked up a video yesterday. What was also interesting yesterday was the publication of research that...
View ArticleEd and Dusty sign the small scale green roofs book
Ed, one of my co-author’s of ‘Small scale green roofs – low tech solutions for green living’ has been sending me pictures of roof top pollinators and him signing books in Pennsylvania. I for my part...
View ArticleA Forest of viper’s, A flight of bees, a green roof in Deptford
After the extended drought between February and March, the rains came in late May. And with the rains came regeneration. The Forest of viper’s bugloss (Echium vulgare) in early July attracted a flight...
View ArticleBoar’s throat thistle – old brick works Kent
The golden heads of the Boar’s throat crowned the poor soils of the brick works north of Conyer. The thistle is a much maligned plant yet their flowers are a bonus for pollinators and their grey seeds...
View ArticleWasp’s demise, Spider’s revenge – a skirmish in a web
I have nothing against wasps – they cause me a degree of irritation that is irrelevant compared to the harm humans cause to the natural world and biodiversity.However there was something a ‘best served...
View ArticleA New Green Roof Breeding Bird Species
A new Green Roof Breeding Bird Species was discovered last week, whilst we doing a green roof tour in Essex. With the delegates from our workshop series enjoying the lovely ‘Land Rover’ wildflower...
View ArticlePoppy Estate – Guided Tours
The Poppy Estate, more commonly referred to as the Clapton Park Estate is London's Biodiversity Estate. Managed by my good friends John and Rob Little of the Grassroof Company, it is the way all London...
View ArticleNew Green Roof Shed at Devonshire Road
A New Green Roof Shed at Devonshire Road has just been installed. The images were sent to me from Lewisham Council. Devonshire is one of the most used and celebrated urban nature reserve in the Borough...
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