Bow Creek Ecology Park
Bow Creek Ecology Park is a small open space along Bow Creek in Newham, in eastern London. It is operated by the regional Lee Valley Park system.
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[edit] Description
Bow Creek Ecology Park is a small park running alongside and underneath the Docklands Light Railway near Canning Town Station.[1] The Bow Creek reach of the lower River Lea is a tidal estuary here in Lower Lea Valley.
The park features small streams and ponds, an outdoor classroom, footpaths, observation points, and seating. It is an important resource for local education.[2]
[edit] History
The park was created by the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) in 1994, after a survey identified rare and unusual plant species in the area, some presumed carried in by shipping, such as Hairy Buttercup (Ranunculus sardous), Walthamstow Cress, and Unreel’s Wormwood.[3]
The Park has won a Green Flag Award for the fourth year in 2010[4], and was also nominated for the UK Landscape Award 2010.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Hopkirk, Elizabeth (17 July 2008). "The inner city turns green". London Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23517209-the-inner-city-turns-green.do. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Bow Creek Ecology Park - Green Flag Award". Keep Britain Tidy. http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/GreenFlag/GreenFlagAwardSites/London/Default.aspx?parkID=516. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Royal Docks Trust". http://www.royaldockstrust.org.uk/rdhist.htm#Bow. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Bow Creek Ecology Park". Lee Valley Regional Park. http://www.leevalleypark.org.uk/en/Default.aspx?n1=3&n2=65&n3=70. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "UK Landscape Award 2010". http://www.uklandscapeaward.org/entries/showentry.php?entry=101. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
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Coordinates: 51°30′44″N 0°00′12″E / 51.5121°N 0.0034°E
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