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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...

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Blackheath 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...

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Green 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...

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Ed 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...

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A 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...

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Boar’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...

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Wasp’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...

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A 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...

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Poppy 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...

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New 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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Biosolar 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...

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Blackheath 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...

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Green 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...

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Ed 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...

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A 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...

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Boar’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...

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Wasp’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...

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A 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...

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Poppy 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...

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New 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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