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Tag Archives: Regent’s Canal
They’re stealing our sky again
Community based pressure groups always said allowing the eleven storey building heights at the south end of King’s Cross Railways Lands, now trademarked as King’s Cross, and the building height at King’s Place would result in further high buildings locally. … Continue reading
Open Weekend at St Pancras Lock
Head to St Pancras Open Weekend on the 4 & 5 February where visitors will get the chance to learn more from heritage experts, engineers and volunteers about St Pancras Locks on the Regent’s Canal. As part of the Open Weekend, on … Continue reading
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Tagged Canal and River Trust, Open weekend, Regent's Canal, St Pancras lock
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Cally Arts looking after the towpath trees as London recognises importance of trees
The marvellous arts and environment community organisation Cally Arts has been working hard, in partnership with the Canals and Rivers Trust and Islington Council, to take care of the towpath from Maiden Lane (York Way) bridge to the Islington Tunnel. … Continue reading
Posted in Community groups, Crime etc, Green spaces, New, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Cally Arts, iTree, Regent's Canal, street trees, Treeconomics, Trees, urban trees
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Spring has sprung, the grass is riz
You know spring is here when the Wildlife Trust volunteers are out in force on the towpath between York Way and the Islington Tunnel… This morning saw them hard at work conserving the wonderful planting around the entrance to the … Continue reading
Posted in Community stuff, Green spaces, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Islington, London Wildlife Trist, Regent's Canal, towpath, wild flowers, wildlife
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Another tree killed on towpath
Last year two trees were killed on the Regent’s Canal towpath by vandals. The first at Thornhill Bridge Community Gardens and the second behind Copenhagen School. The Copenhagen School tree was replaced in May by a semi mature cherry tree … Continue reading
Our wild towpath
The towpath of the Regent’s Canal behind the station between York Way (Maiden Lane), Caledonian Road and the Islington tunnel is rich in naturally growing wildflowers. Here’s just a small selection of those seen this year. Many thanks to the … Continue reading
Towpath heroes and villains
Following my recent article about the London Wildlife Trust taking over maintenance of Regent’s Canal towpath from Camley Street to the Islington tunnel, I was reminded that up until 2012, much of that maintenance was done by the voluntary organisation … Continue reading
Taking care of the canal towpath
The Regent’s Canal towpath is a vital green corridor providing wildlife habitat and rare green open space in King’s Cross. Since the demise of British Waterways, the new Canals and Rivers Trust is responsible for the canal. Now the London … Continue reading