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Final Report
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Habitat Area (Ha) Location(s) Importance Threats Opportunities
Gardens and
allotments
Railway land, line
sides & road sides
31,000 Ubiquitous Habitats similar to hedgerows or
edges of woodlands; garden
ponds; breeding linnet and
goldfinch on allotments; common
birds and butterflies in gardens.
1,000+ (Sites
of Importance
for Nature
Conservation)
Examples include Sydenham Hill
station and New Cross Gate
cutting managed as nature
reserves.
Wasteland Unknown Incompatible definitions; but
disappearing habitat due to
redevelopment.
Network of a variety of habitats,
chiefly woodland, scrub and rough
grassland; locally important bird
and insect populations.
Rare insects and birds, such as the
black redstart; rapid colonisers;
invertebrates.
Sources: Mayor’s Biodiversity Strategy (2002) and London Biodiversity Partnership (2002).
Lack of appreciation of habitat
value; cutting hedges during bird
breeding season; removal of leaflitter
and dead wood; paving of
front-gardens; chemical pesticides;
backland development and infilling.
Habitat loss through development
or operational requirements; clearfelling
of trees to reduce leaf-litter;
herbicide treatments; fly-tipping.
Proposals for redevelopment
and/or decontamination; lack of
awareness of nature conservation
value; existing value assumed less
than that of improvements.
Wild-life friendly gardens; vast and
intricate network of green
corridors; point of contact with the
natural environment.
Management guidance taking
account of ecology; restoration of
grassland habitats and woodland
edges; high potential for raising
awareness of biodiversity value.
Establishment/maintain urban
wasteland nature reserves;
opportunities to research
biodiversity in the built
environment; create roof-top urban
wastelands; promote natural
colonisation by wasteland flora
and fauna.