The Great Eastern Parks Route proposes a green, tree-rich link that connects various parks and gardens across East London. The route begins in Shoreditch, at the Bishopsgate Goodsyard with a forest garden, and uses the disused railway viaduct to connect Tower Hamlets to Newham, where The River Lea meets The River Thames. The Great Eastern Parks Route - one of six new green routes promoted by the Ramblers, CPRE London and others - will provide a nature adventure through East London, parks rich with trees, tree-lined streets, creating safe routes for walking and cycling, promoting clean air and biophillic connection. The East London Garden Society aims to include a Permaculture Education Centre and a Bee School within the Shoreditch Forest Garden to encourage community cohesion and provide opportunities and education about the health and environmental benefits of gardening.
The route emerged from negotiations with developers Hammerson and Ballymore to include the Shoreditch Forest Garden in their plans for the Bishopsgate Goodsyard. The Goodsyard Development is contractually bound to create a community park for the benefit of local people and the public realm. The forest garden is located on top of the railway arches in Bishopsgate and will be the largest in Europe spanning a mile in length.
Come and explore this exciting vision with Will Sandy & Geoff Juden from the East London Garden Society, Des Garrahan from the London Ramblers, and Neil Sinden, Director of CPRE London
Chair/Host: Kristina Jansons-Binns, Development Manager, Trees for Cities
Speakers: Dr Phil Askew, Director of Landscape and Placemaking in Thamesmead for Peabody; Klaudija Alasauskaite, Development Manager at Trees for Cities; Alan Cooke, Volunteer, Craven Vale Community Association, Brighton; and Mik Jenn, founder of the Camden Forest initiative (TBC).
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