Dive summary:
- A landfill that collects trash for six boroughs in London is being turned into a nature reserve for rare birds, bees and reptiles.
- The 120-acre site includes grasslands, woodland, ponds and reedbeds, all of which are on top of a 30-meter buffer.
- Over the life of the project, builders expect to expand the nature reserve to cover 845-acres.
From the article:
A visitor centre has been built on top of the former landfill, with hydraulic jacks installed to cope with settlement of the rubbish below the building, and the park provides a network of paths, bridleways and cycle routes.
"This is the beginning of a new chapter in the history of this part of the Thames Estuary," said Attenborough, President Emeritus of The Wildlife Trusts.
"The area has had its ups and downs. This wonderful nature area and the extraordinary new centre stand where there were once 230 Saxon dwellings - but in-between times the waste of six London boroughs has been brought here. ...
