100voices

100 Voices

In 2020 for the first anniversary of London becoming a National Park City, we held a special online event to showcase 100 voices making London greener, healthier and wilder.

A series of quick fire talks from inspirational people taking positive action to inspire us all to re-imagine London as a greener, healthier, wilder city.

The amazing range of speakers we had across all three evenings are listed below. Check them out, follow their links, connect with them on social media. We love a good conversation to create connections and new ideas!

Watch and Listen Now

London is full of millions of people who have ideas and projects to make life better in our city. What if we shared those ideas more and inspired other people to do them too?

We showcased 100 diverse voices, speaking on a wide range of topics and from every corner of our beautiful city. The stories covered gardening, nature photography, walking, cycling, trees, climate change, parks and green spaces, green recovery, local volunteering, storytelling, arts and crafts, fungi, fitness, campaigning, parkour, skateboarding, community action….and many other creative ideas.

Watch many of our speakers now on our YouTube Channel. We’ve created a Playlist of them all.

Tuesday 21st June 2020

On the first day of our 100 Voices from London National Park City we heard from people across the city on subjects including fruit trails and community gardens, sustainable schools and greener choices, street art, cycling, litter, rivers, nature reserves, gardening and much more.

NameTitleOrganisation (if relevant)TwitterInstagramWebsite
Ben SmithNational Park City Foundation trustee introduction    
Ian Solomon-KawallLITTER LIVE VIDEO PERFORMANCEMay Project Gardens  https://www.3kmt.co.uk
Mike PriaulxProtecting Our Threatened Urban BiodiversityIslington Swfits Groupislingt_swifts  
Divya HariramaniFruity walks FruityWalksFruityWalks 
Crista BuzneaGreener Choices and Building Back Better in London   www.CristaBuznea.com
Martin CrabbeA New Podcast: Doorways to Sustainable SchoolsLondon Sustainable Schools ForumLdnSusSchoolsdoorwayspodcasthttp://www.londonsustainableschools.org/doorways-podcast.html
Matt PontingHow I made a mini garden _DoodlingArounddoodling.around 
Kate StockingsHow lockdown has turned me into a London cyclist kate_stockings www.katestockings.com
Mark KierYou can be heard! Wildlife Protection    
Elayne CoakesWildlife in your garden: the environment and your impactWillesden Green Town Team  WillesdenGreenTown
Chamu KuppuswamyA National Park City in an International CityPeak District National Park Authority – Volunteer Ranger   
Chloe & AlexFertile GroundsFertile Grounds fertilegrounds.art 
Rob GrayCitizen Crane: using citizen science to improve a riverFriends of the River Crane Environment (FORCE)friendsrivcrane  
ATMCelebrating Freshwater LifeATMstreetartAtmStreetart atmstreetart 
Miles AttenboroughTreasures of Tunnel Gardens    
Vitra SookooSacred spaces    
Trevor SharmanLammas Community Forest Garden, a space for real lifeEaling Transition Initiativeealingtransition www.ealingtransition.org.uk
Michelle ParkesLittering during lockdownPlogolutionplogolutionplogolutionwww.plogolution.com
Astha JohriLOT – London’s Land BankRoyal College of Art   
Sophie LeguilMore than Weeds: let’s rewild our streets!More Than Weedsmorethanweeds  
Peter BarbalovEcologic EconomiesFarrellsPeterBarbalov https://linkedin.com/in/peterbarbalov
Shaira BegumSocial and therapeutic gardening in women’s refuges in East LondonWomen’s Environmental NetworkShairaecostuff climatereframe
Sian MoxonRewilding Your Street: transforming London’s streets through designRewild My Streetrewildmystreetrewildmystreetwww.rewildmystreet.org
Elliot NewtonReImagine, ReThink, ReWild London elliotnewton90  
EllieLife, but Greener.Greenish _thegreenishthegreenish.co.uk
John GoldwynReimagining our urban centres through guerrilla greeningWATGwatgdesignswatgdesignsWATGDesigns
London National Park City RangersWhat we can do with the power of 54   https://www.nationalparkcity.london/rangers

Wednesday 22nd June 2020

On the second day of our 100 Voices from London National Park City we heard from people across the city on subjects including wildlife photography and gardening networks, personal experiences of our wild city, solar schools, wild swimming, orienteering, digital technologies, fungi, food and forest bathing!

NameTitleOrganisation (if relevant)TwitterInstagramWebsite
Eilish KavanaghNational Park City Foundation trustee introduction    
Aude VuilliomenetGardensofThings – Digital Technologies to help greening London   www.gardensofthings.com
Michael GreenIntroducing the London Fungus NetworkLondon Fungus Network londonfungusnetwork londonfungusnetwork
Vincent BrownWalworth Community Gardenning NetworkWalworth Community Garden Netwowrkcgnwalworth walworthcgn.co.uk
Kelly ClarkHow Londons national cycle network links our communities and green spacesSustrans   
Kathleen Hogan EhrlichReimagining Butler’s Wharf RiversideButler’s Wharf Riverside Trustbwriversidebutlerswharfriversidebutlerswharfriverside
Kabir Kaul, National Park City RangerMy experiences with the Wild Side of London, one year onNot relevantKaulofthewilduk www.kaulofthewild.com
Kenneth GreenwayWild Food in the CityThe Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Parkfothcp iamkengreenway www.fothcp.org  
Katie MillsForest Bathing in LondonForest Bathing Londonforestandfamily www.katiemills.co.uk
Sarah GregoryInvesting in the future of our communitiesMay Project Gardensarevolutionofourown   
Dee O’ConnellHow the Lea Valley changed my lifeThe Brokedown Palace / London Waterkeeperldnwaterkeeper  
Agamemnon OteroEnergy Garden: Opening up London train lines to biodivsersityEnergy GardenEnergyGardenLDN  
Hugh ChapmanTrees with wheels    
Donald WaughPavement2Catwalk – nature Pave2Catwalk pavement2catwalk.wordpress.com
Vinh-PhuongOrienteering in London: an exciting way to explore green spacesSouth London Orienteerssloweb www.slow.org.uk
Zunaira MalikNot your average environmentalistAction for Conservationaction4conserv www.actionforconservation.org
Andy RolfeSolar schools in LondonEaling Transition and Schools’ Energy Coopealingtransition https://ealingtransition.org.uk/
Steve WattsGreen Wall    
Armina DaescuWalking in London    
Ruxandra CalinDeep diving into green life: little but impactful changes–ruxcalinrux.c 
Jasmine Kamal-PashaCelebrating London’s nature and wildlife through photography jasminekpashajasminekpashawww.jasminekamalpasha.com
Oasis Play StockwellTransforming lives through play and supporting the community through lockdown oasisplay oasisplay.org.uk
Joyce VehearyLendAndTendLendAndTendLendAndTend www.lendandtend.com
Luke Newcombe, National Park City Rangera mission to make Wood Green, Greener!GrowN22Duke_Nuke https://grown22.com/
London National Park City RangersWhat we can do with the power of 54   https://www.nationalparkcity.london/rangers

Thursday 23rd June 2020

On the third day of our 100 Voices from London National Park City we heard from people across the city on subjects including cycling, wildflowers, inclusion and communities, blue sky and night sky, edible cities, photography, parkour, litter, art and experiences during lockdown.

NameTitleOrganisation (if relevant)TwitterInstagramWebsite
Emily HamiltonNational Park City Foundation trustee introduction    
Ian Solomon-KawallLITTER LIVE VIDEO PERFORMANCEMay Project Gardens  https://www.mayproject.org
Shirley RodriguesDeputy Mayor for Environment and Energy    
Andy ScholesGipsy HillFriends of Gipsy HillOurGipsyHill   
Justine Boussard & Sarah TurnerDesigning London National Park City – There ProjectThere Project  https://www.thereproject.org
Amanda JacobsHow to protect your local trees   amanda-jacobs-51317918
MomtazMake your neighbours smile! TheCraftCafeThe_CraftCafe 
Dan EdwardesUrban MovementParkour Generations dan_edwardeshttps://www.facebook.com/danedwarde
Ingrina Shieh, National Park City RangerWhat If the outdoors were for EVERYONE: Diversity and inclusion in the outdoors    
Francesco CagnolaLOT – London’s Land BankRoyal College of Art  https://www.rcaservicedesign.com/projects/lot
Andrew SimmsRapid Transition – Lessons from LockdownRapid Transition AllianceRapidTransition https://www.rapidtransition.org
Tim BodenThe Oyster Wheel – circumnavigating London on a bike tb_trekker oysterwheel.wordpress.com
Sarah CheesbroughWild Neighbours: Portraits of London’s Magnificent CreaturesSarah Cheesbrough Photography  www.sarahcheesbrough.com
Izzy, National Park City Rangerlessons from lockdownAction For Conservationaction4conserv actionforconservation.org
Khadijahlessons from lockdownAction For Conservationaction4conserv https://actionforconservation.org
Julie Futcherbluesky happinessa crowd sourced collaboration project#BlueSkyHappiness  
Cath PriskMaking getting outdoors as aspirational as reading to your child at night…Outdoor Peopleoutdoorpeepsoutdoorpeopleukwww.outdoorpeople.org.uk
Amanda TukeAre they weeds or wildflowers?Freelance writer and blogger: nature, people, placesuburbanwilduk www.freelancenaturewriter.com
Michael HollandMy Garden is a Classroom!Growing Understandingspond_dipperpond_dipper 
Des GarrahanThe Lockdown DaysRamblers in Londonwalkngclassherowalking class herowww.walkingclasshero.org
Louise YatesEdible CitiesTransition Town Crystal Palace1louyates  
Abena Poku-AwuahEmbedding sustainability into outdoor events    
James ClarkBringing communities together, turning estates greenWilder CommunitiesWilderCommuniti  
dani connorHow a baby squirrel inspired the world daniconnorwild   
Megan EavesLondon – A Stargazing City?International Dark-Sky Associationmegoizzy
 https://meganeaves.com/dark-skies
Sean McCormackHelping Ealing’s OwlsEaling Wildlife Groupwildlifeealingealingwildlifegroup www.ealingwildlifegroup.com
Donald WaughPavement2Catwalk – nature Pave2Catwalk https://pavement2catwalk.wordpress.com”
London National Park City RangersWhat we can do with the power of 54    
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