Environment

Southmere Park Tiny Forest was planted by the Thamesmead community in February 2022 as part of the CLEVER Cities London project and has since been contributing to nationwide Tiny Forest Research. Through citizen science, Earthwatch Europe are studying the benefits that Tiny Forests can bring to the environment and the surrounding communities. Biodiversity; flood management; tree growth and carbon storage;...

Overview An updated spatial data set for existing green roofs has been produced for London's Central Activities Zone (CAZ) using 2015 aerial imagery. The CAZ makes up around two per cent of London's total area. Method ArcMap GIS software was used to map green roofs installations. The aerial imagery was loaded into the software in true colour (RGB) and infrared (IR) composites, along...