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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · Aug 22

You’re invited!

13–14 Sept at The Leaside Trust: a celebration of #CommunityLedDesign.

✨ Explore design concepts
🎨 Get creative with activities for all
📢 Explore community views on park inclusion

🎟️ Free tickets: elwp.info/voices

@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk @london.gov.uk @debbieweekesb.bsky.social

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · Aug 8

🍃 Come and see the proposed #EastLondonWaterworksPark and hear the latest findings from our #ListeningProject at 'Community Voices' as part of the #MayorsCommunityWeekend, 13–14 Sept! 🎊

🎟️: elwp.info/CommunityVoices

@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk @london.gov.uk @debbieweekesb.bsky.social

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · Jun 8

Thrilled to join Haymarket Media Group on the Third Sector Podcast, chatting with Reach Volunteering about how our volunteers are empowered to design their own roles, seamlessly blending personal growth with community impact.

Ready for some insights?
www.thirdsector.co.uk/third-sector...

Third Sector Podcast: Cultivating a more flexible volunteering offer

Lucinda and Dami find out what more-traditional charities could learn from the approaches of volunteer-led organisations

www.thirdsector.co.uk

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · Jun 7

"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · Jun 8

The green spaces we enjoy today were often hard won. From the historical campaign to open Epping Forest to the people 🌳 to the current vision of East London Waterworks Park, ordinary people have made the difference.
Read more: elwp.info/parkpower
#GreenSpaces #UrbanNature #Climate #biodiversity

East London Waterworks Park

A community vision to create an urban oasis for nature, and for people to explore, swim in and enjoy

elwp.info

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · Jun 2

Electric signals from power lines discourage bees from landing on nearby flowers, and there is growing concern that this so-called “electric pollution” could be causing widespread disruption to insect behaviour.

Honeybees are getting confused by electric pollution from power lines

Airborne electric fields similar to those from nearby power lines seem to have a dramatic effect on honeybee foraging, raising concerns about widespread impacts on pollinators

www.newscientist.com

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · Jun 2

With London Festival of Architecture we’re putting on a FREE day of activities around the area we plan for East London Waterworks Park.

Creative, nature activities for all ages. No experience needed.

Bring curiosity. Bring passion. Bring community.

21 June 2025: elwp.info/LFA24

#LFA2025

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · May 22

The green spaces we enjoy today stand testament to the power of community action. From the historical campaign to open Epping Forest to the people 🌳 to the vision of East London Waterworks Park, ordinary people have made differences.
Read more: elwp.info/parkpower
#GreenSpaces #UrbanNature #Climate

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · Jun 2

More than Human, bringing together art, science and radical thinking to ask how design can help our planet thrive by shifting its focus beyond human needs. designmuseum.org/whats-on/tal...

Architecture in the More-Than-Human World

Join Suomi/Koivisto Architects for a talk and workshop on how we can build while respecting other species.

designmuseum.org

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · May 22

The green spaces we enjoy today stand testament to the power of community action. From the historical campaign to open Epping Forest to the people 🌳 to the vision of East London Waterworks Park, ordinary people have made differences.
Read more: elwp.info/parkpower
#GreenSpaces #UrbanNature #Climate

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · May 1

Brilliant to be at @WalthamForestCollege for @BuildTomorrow: Construction, Sustainability and Innovators Youth Summit yesterday!
Connecting across industries BLOQS, GUNT, Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), IndiNature.
#walthamstow #walthamforest
#sustainability #biodiverse

East London Waterworks park banner at Waltham Forest College with 3 volunteers standing either side.

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · May 1

🦇 #NoMowMay is here! If you have lawn in your garden, even if it's a small patch, do pack away the lawnmower and let it grow wild in May (and beyond)! This will attract a range of insects which all UK bats eat.

More about gardening for bats www.bats.org.uk/advice/garde...

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · May 1

40 Years ago Carl Sagan knew about Climate change and he was so aware of it's impact on Nature more than us we do right now.

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RENEWBiodiversity.bsky.social @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social · May 1

Amazing work @bengroom.bsky.social. Did we mention Ben works on the RENEW project? Just saying.

University of Exeter News @uniofexeternews.bsky.social · May 1

A research team including @bengroom.bsky.social from @leepinstitute.bsky.social is one of the national winners of the Frontiers Planet Prize for their new method of calculating the benefits that arise from conserving biodiversity and nature for future generations.

news.exeter.ac.uk/research/exe...

Exeter researcher receives Frontiers Planet Prize honour

An Exeter academic has been recognised by the Frontiers Planet Prize for providing a breakthrough to an important environmental issue. Professor Ben Groom from the University of Exeter Business School...

news.exeter.ac.uk

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · May 1

We all know walking is good for us. But growing evidence reveals the right hike can lower stress, boost cognition, and even provide nutrients and vitamins. So, what is the perfect walk?

How a simple walk can bust stress, boost cognition and fight diseases

We all know that walking is good for us, but growing evidence reveals that the right hike can exponentially enhance the health benefits

www.newscientist.com

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · May 1

My first dragonfly of the year!!

#Invertebrates

A side photo of a large darner dragonfly with blue and brown markings perched on the side of a branch

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · May 1

Brilliant to be at @WalthamForestCollege for @BuildTomorrow: Construction, Sustainability and Innovators Youth Summit yesterday!
Connecting across industries BLOQS, GUNT, Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), IndiNature.
#walthamstow #walthamforest
#sustainability #biodiverse

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · Apr 13

🌳✨ Join us for a fun, family-friendly co-design workshop! Help us design spaces for plants, play, and making in our community-owned park. 🌱

📅 Sunday 4 May, 11:00 - 13:00

📍 Lea Bridge Library

Spaces are limited, so book your free space now elwp.info/playplants

#CoDesign #Workshop #Ethnobotany

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · Apr 17

🌿 ✨Nature first, people centred
spaces should be places where you can feel at ease.

Discover how at East London Waterworks Park we’re creating a community space with wild swimming ponds in our blog: www.elwp.org.uk/Blog.htm?Blo...

💚 Comment YES to learn about volunteer opps.

East London Waterworks Park

A community vision to create an urban oasis for nature, and for people to explore, swim in and enjoy

www.elwp.org.uk

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · Apr 29

🌱 How do you design a park that truly belongs to the community? By listening.

At East London Waterworks Park, we’re doing it together, surveying, listening, & asking community members for input.
🔗 Read the first blog in our Co-Design series elwp.info/ecologyCD1

#biodiversity #CommunitySpaces

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Save Lea Marshes @saveleamarshes.bsky.social · Apr 29

UPDATE on the devastating felling of the 500 year-old #WhitewebbsOak

Please share & take action today!

www.change.org/p/justice-fo...

Whitewebbs Oak - supporter update

Dear Guardians, Thank you so much to everyone who has signed and shared our petition! We want to keep up the pressure - and you can help us do that - so do 🌳 Follow us on Instagram 🌳 Join our WhatsAp...

www.change.org

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Save Lea Marshes @saveleamarshes.bsky.social · Apr 24

A large area of Walthamstow Marshes has been devastated by a recent fire. In April.

#climatecrisis #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency

Photograph of burnt section of Walthamstow Marshes

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · Apr 24

East London Waterworks Park has been planning, co-designing, and governing a community-led project to realise the park.

If there were a learning platform dedicated to sharing this journey, would you be interested?

Please take 2 minutes to complete our survey: elwp.info/learnon

#Learning #climate

A hedgehog front facing. With a link to our survey about our planned learning platform.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · Apr 22

BLUEBELL SEASON IS HERE - we repeat, bluebell season is here, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

Just check out Stoneywell in Leicestershire, snapped by Susan Guy.

A woodland floor covered in a dense layer of bluebells while the trees above them are covered in light green foliage.

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East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social · Apr 22

🌱 #EarthDay from East London Waterworks Park!
Exciting news on our co-design ecology research, wildlife-friendly wetlands & inclusive spaces, all your ideas!📍Read more: elwp.info/ecologyCDPR
👀 Coming up: Deep dives on topography, overnight stays & nature interaction. Your park in the making! 🎨

Edible garden and 4 people eating at a blue table full of colourful fruit and vegetables.

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