Nature in the City

Walks, England, Greater London, City of London

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  • Welcome to the first visitor centre for London National Park City! Come explore some urban nature with us ...

    Step 1: Welcome to the first visitor centre for London National Park City! Come explore some urban nature with us ...

  • London National Park City is a movement to imagine our city as a National Park and explore ways to make it greener, wilder and healthier

    Step 2: London National Park City is a movement to imagine our city as a National Park and explore ways to make it greener, wilder and healthier

  • Walk up Fleet Street towards Ludgate Circus, the site of an old crossing point over the River Fleet! So, where is the River today?

    Step 3: Walk up Fleet Street towards Ludgate Circus, the site of an old crossing point over the River Fleet! So, where is the River today?

  • Step 4: The River Fleet rises on Hampstead Heath and joins the Thames at Blackfriars Bridge. Once a key waterway for the city, it became polluted, and between the 1730s and 1870s it was covered over. Now it is a subterranean secret!

  • From Ludgate Circus turn left into Faringdon Street and immediately left into St Bride Street

    Step 5: From Ludgate Circus turn left into Faringdon Street and immediately left into St Bride Street

  • Plants, pedestrianisation and seating bring greenery and calm to the city and provide habitats for wildlife including insects and fungi

    Step 6: Plants, pedestrianisation and seating bring greenery and calm to the city and provide habitats for wildlife including insects and fungi

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