Category Archives: Wildlife Area

South East Queens Park 20 mph Trials

Environment, Local Community, Wildlife Area

New speed limits are rolling out across Westminster. This trial is bringing 20mph roads to the areas surrounding 38 schools, enabling the council to consult local schools, residents and businesses to judge its effectiveness before changing the limit on more roads. The program is aiming to increase walking and cycling by making vulnerable road users feel safer.

A reassuringly large area to the east of the Avenues and going into Maida Vale (from Bravington Road to Lanark Road) are included in Westminster’s 20mph trials over the next couple of years.

Also parts of Droop Street and Dart Street will be trialed. You may have already noticed the old  30mph signs have been covered over and some illuminated detector ‘slow down’ signs are already in place. The 20mph limits are being implemented in areas highlighted by a road safety review and as a result of residents’ requests for speed restrictions.

Local schools, businesses and residents views will also be sought before, during and after the 20mph trials. This will give better understanding of their impact and inform the next step.

You can read more about it here and download a map.

Free RSPB Activities!

Wildlife Area

This is so hot off the press that we don’t even have posters in the notice board yet!

The RSPB are running activity days in the education zone of the WildLife Area through the summer holidays. Activities are suitable for children 2-12 years who need to be accompanied by an adult.

All events are drop-in and completely free so just come along between 10am-12.30pm and 1pm-4pm.

Tuesday 8th August (YES – TOMORROW!)

Wednesday 16th August

Tuesday 22nd August

Wednesday 23rd August

Sunday 27th August

Wednesday 30th August

This is such a wonderful opportunity to learn more about nature.

Summer Festival Day 2017

Local Community, Queen's Park Gardens, Wildlife Area


The Queen’s Park Summer Festival was a great success in spite of the unsettled weather.  We were lucky enough to have the shelter of the trees in the Wildlife Area.

Thank you to everyone who came to say hello, took part in our quiz and/or the snail races.  We hope you all had fun.  The lovely ladies next to us were doing some incredibly colourful work with t-shirts and dye.
        

 

Surprise Refreshments

Wildlife Area

We had a steamy session in the heat today but it was well attended by all ages and skills. We achieved a lot and learned some new things too.

Hassan’s father brought a most welcome end to the session by kindly supplying much needed refreshment!

Our next gardening session will be on  in August. Do come and say hello to us at the Summer Festival on 5th August.

Busy Bees

Wildlife Area

So many busy bees.

We have been so lucky with the weather recently and so many people have joined us to swell our ranks this year. It is very gratifying to know that the community want to help maintain our little park, both with us on Saturdays and with Ulla’s HCGA team on Thursdays.

We are still working hard to keep the weeds at bay in the triangular rose bed and Ulla’s sessions have planted some wonderful aromatic plants around the border.

Next week, we shall return to the Wildlife Area to tidy and weed. Do come and join us on 8th July any time between 10am and 1pm.

Ray and his team have put all the air pollution monitors in place in the park and in various positions around Queen’s Park.  We will report the findings over the next few weeks but want to thank Ray and Simon for their hard work.

 

 

Short Course, Free for Westminster Residents

Wildlife Area

The wonderful HCGA have put together a diverse range of instructive sessions to encourage responsible and informed participation in community gardening projects.

Please email bookings@nullhcga.org.uk or call 07773 348 294 if you want to join. The idea is to take the full course but there may be chances to join individual trips.

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