The London Wildlife Trust have organised a new gardening campaign in order to save London’s disappearing flora and fauna.
The Trust says that the capital's gardens are vanishing at an alarming rate, with an area the size of 22 Hyde Parks already taken over by paved parking spaces and new developments.
On the back of the news, the Trust has launched the campaign Save London's Gardens, to raise awareness of our disappearing horticulture.
Carol Laurenzi, chief executive of the London Wildlife Trust, said: "We accept that London needs more housing. The future of our city depends upon considered development that provides sufficient green space for people and wildlife across London.
Last Wednesday, students from Capel Manor College created a garden in a skip in Regent’s Park. Elsewhere, a sustainable garden, made with re-used materials including a bath and a shower acting as a water feature and plants from the recent Chelsea Flower Show gardens, will show how to garden sustainably to save water and encourage wildlife.
The skip will travel to key events this summer, including the BBC Breathing Places event at Newham on Saturday and the Hampton Court Flower Show, to reach as many keen horticulturalists as possible.
Current planning law affords no special protection to London gardens - breeding grounds for species such as the house sparrow, whose habitats have declined in the UK, the song thrush and the stagg beetle.
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