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City’s wetlands win with £60,000
REGENT'S Park now boasts the largest wetlands area in inner London following a £60,000 project.
Westminster City Council teamed up with the Royal Parks to plant the new reed beds which have almost doubled the size of the wildlife haven.
The wetlands area was created in 2003 and has become a thriving habitat for damselfly, reed warblers and kingfishers.
Councillor Steve Summers, chair of the council’s Go Green Board said: “Despite being one of the most densely populated areas of the capital, with a daily influx of more than a million people, Westminster is proud to be able to boast an impressive range of natural habitats where wildlife is encouraged to flourish.
“Nationally reed beds support some species which are rare in the UK such as the bittern, one of Europe’s rarest and most threatened birds, and I’m proud at our involvement in encouraging biodiversity in Westminster.” |
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