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We welcome visits from colleges and universities. We can book
in a tour of the site with the park wardens for groups of students
or allow access for individual students to study different aspects
of the Ecology Park.
Tours include a history of the area, its redevelopment,
current use and wildlife successes. The Park is a fascinating
site to study as it is a man-made site within a new housing development
but still supports an amazing array of wildlife within natural
wetland habitats.
The lakes are freshwater supplied from a chalk borehole
and it is this clarity and purity of the water that attracts so
many species of dragonfly and damselfly - over 14 species recorded
in the first year of opening. The freshwater also offers a different
habitat from the brackish water of the River Thames just outside
the Park. A water recirculation system helps keep the water clean
and water levels can be raised or lowered for seasonal variation.
The two lakes in the Park are completely separated and the water
does not mix, with the inner lake having controlled access within
opening hours.
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Students are also welcome to come and look at our site management
plan, scheme design report, habitat management work records and
various wildlife and community reports.
The following wildlife surveys have been completed
at the park each year and summary reports are available to view
for 2002 to 2004 at present:
- Fungi
- Plants
- Birds
- Small mammals
- Odonata
- Lepidoptera
- Invertebrates
Reports for 2005 are nearing completion and reports
for 2006 will be ready by the end of the year. Most reports include
data collected from surveys around the Greenwich Peninsula as
well as in the Ecology Park.
Students can also look at annual reports for 2002
to 2005 (2006 still being completed) on:
- Visitor numbers and public use of the site
- Education visits and topics studied
- Habitat management of the Park
We hold copies of the following reports and dissertations completed
by students:
- Study of invertebrates on green roofs - how roof design can
maximise biodiversity in an urban environment
By Gyongyver Kadas, MSc Conservation, University College London,
September 2002
- Summary Evaluation Report for Sustainable Community Development
in Greenwich Peninsula - Prospects for development of the public
transport system
By Antje Witting, London Metropolitan University, September
2005
- Fish Utilisation of the Millennium Terraces Managed Realignment
By Trazar Astley, Environment Agency, 2003
Dr Jonathon Grey, Lecturer in Freshwater Biology, and students
from Queen Mary's at the University of London have been making
good use of the Park to study fish biology over the past 2 years.
They have helped the Park with its goldfish problems in the outer
lake by de-fishing and educating the public about the effects
of dumping pet goldfish in lakes and ponds (see the excellent
poster in the Gatehouse).
In 2006, we hosted visits by students from courses at all levels
from Advanced Certificate to BSc to PhD in:
- Landscape Design
- Landscape Architecture
- Garden Design
- Sustainable Development
- Tourism, Development and Planning
- Geography
- Biological Sciences
- Horticulture
- Ecology and Conservation
Key volunteer, Don Chapman, has been compiling information on
universities and colleges studying topics relevant to the Park
and has already contacted many colleges - if you are not on his
email list and would like to be, contact us on the telephone number
or email address below.
To book a visit or find out more, contact
the Park Wardens, Joanne Smith and Tony Day, on 020 8293 1904
or email us
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