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For further advice and information on how you can help wildlife in Redbridge, please contact the Nature Conservation Ranger Team

What is Nature conservation in Redbridge? Jennifer Charter's foxglove won the 2004 Nature conservation photography competition

With a wealth of parks and other green spaces in the borough, Redbridge is an important hot spot for wildlife.

Redbridge has sites that are characteristic of open countryside, such as

All types of green space are important for wildlife and many different habitats can be found in the borough. 

Take a look at your local park, woodland, hedgerows, grassland, streams, lakes and ponds and see what you can find!

Nature conservation and youCockchafer

Follow the links below and find out about the many different ways you can get involved in local nature conservation!

What do we do about nature conservation in Redbridge?

FoxTree Dressing at Claybury WoodsWe protect, promote and enhance the biodiversity within the borough. We do this by:

  • directly managing the Hainault Lodge local nature reserve
  • managing the wildflower meadows in Roding Valley Park
  • providing management advice and educational services to parks, schools and those who wish to garden with wildlife in mind
  • project managing Claybury Woods and the Heritage Lottery funded Capital Woodlands programme 
  • project managing the environmental enhancement work at Roding Valley Park (behind Ray Park) which is GAF funded
  • providing an advisory service to the London Borough of Redbridge's planning department
  • raising awareness through newsletters (nature notes), press releases, events and the delivery of the Redbridge Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP).

 

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