Every quarter, we round up the most important sustainability news and inspiring projects. In this edition, we are focusing on biodiversity and green infrastructure.
Planning Tools for Nature Recovery
With Biodiversity Net Gain coming into force in January 2024, brush up on the various tools available to local authorities to deliver green infrastructure and nature recovery.
Biodiversity Net Gain in action: Kidbrook Village, London
The redesign of Cator Park at Kidbrooke Village by HTA Design is a masterclass in delivering biodiversity net gain. In this video with NLA, Landscape Architect James Lord provides a guided tour of the ecologically rich and beautiful park in south London.
Design Code picks up Landscape Institute Award
A design code for Cherry Hinton, a 1,200 home urban extension to Cambridge, has been awarded a Landscape Institute Award. Created by Pollard Thomas Edwards and McGregor Coxall, it demonstrates how design codes can secure high quality green infrastructure for biodiversity and climate resilience.
Urban rewilding: Beavers back in London for first time in centuries
A family of 5 beavers have been relocated from Scotland to an urban park in London Borough of Ealing. These ecosystem engineers will alter the landscape, boosting biodiversity and mitigate flooding in surrounding neighbourhoods. Could rewilding projects become part of our green infrastructure and sustainable drainage strategies going forward?
