Wildlife Lines London : Helping South London Children Find Poetry in Their Urban Wild
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Wildlife Lines London brings creative poetry and
Camden Cartographies
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This project engaged 30 young people in Camden through nature-based art workshops, creating eco-soundscapes, natural dyes, and interactive zines that reimagined local green spaces while reconnecting participants with their heritage and the outdoors.
Growing Understandings
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Ranger Michael Holland FLS, expert nature educator and author, delivered hands-on, nature-based workshops at Highams Park. Activities included the Winter Wildlife Wonders programme, where families created bird-friendly mini wreaths using natural materials like berries, wool, and seeds.
Heston Pocket Gardens
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In Heston, three small plots of de-paved pavement have been transformed into vibrant pocket gardens by the Heston Action Group.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 18. The Shade Revolution – Street Trees for living
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We dig into how community-led planting and long-term care can transform streets: from sponsorship and guardianship, to cooling overheated playgrounds, to tackling tree equity and choosing the right tree, right place — and right reason. We also cover timelines, funding realities, and simple ways you can get involved in your neighbourhood.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 17. London Fungi Festival
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Artist–educator Poppy Flint and Lex from Fat Fox Mushrooms join the Do London Differently podcast to reveal how art, sound and science come together for a week-long celebration of fungi festival across London — including (un)common threads, a free interactive exhibition at the London National Park City Visitor Centre, plus Shroom Sunday, workshops and a guided “Walk Under the Trees”.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 16. Annabel Abbs
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In this episode of Do London Differently, we’re joined by writer Annabel Abbs, who also publishes as Annabel Streets. Her books Windswept, 52 Ways to Walk and her latest, The Walking Cure, invite us to see walking not just as a way of getting from A to B, but as a source of health, history, imagination and quiet inspiration.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 15. World of the Wandle
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Our guest is textile artist Ranger Elly Platt, who has been running an inspiring week-long workshop with young people, helping them connect with the rare chalk stream habitat of the River Wandle through embroidery and reclaimed fabrics. Alongside her are Isabelle Bryan (Programming & Partnerships Officer) and Emma Hutchinson (Volunteer & Community Manager) from the National Trust, who share why projects like this matter for both biodiversity and community engagement.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 14. Green Streets Croydon
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In this episode of Do London Differently, Emily Langston visits Addiscombe, Croydon, where Andrea Perry and her neighbours have turned a neglected “Dog Poo Park” and dull pavements into a vibrant Green Street. By planting wildflowers, banning glyphosate, and building community spirit, they’ve created a biodiversity haven — and a model for streets across London.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 13 Dr. Bushra Schuitemaker
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Programme Manager Rochelle Shanthakumar talks to Dr. Bushra Schuitemaker about everything from chickens and kayaking in Norfolk to community-led science and Racial and Ethnic Equality and Diversity in Ecology