@envplaneOnlineFirst - "Beavers in paradise: Prefiguring London's urban wilds" by Jonathon Turnbull, Thomas Fry, and Jamie Lorimer:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486261447678
Rewilding Magazine"Hard surfaces such as driveways and car parks block water from filtering into the soil.
"By removing the pavement, soils can soak up rainwater, which in turn aids in recharging groundwater supplies."
#rewilding #cities #urbanrewilding #green #nature #gardening #resilience #climatechange
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
Joe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️Successful Rewilding Return!
🦫 A pair of Beavers, reintroduced recently after 400 years absence, are successfully raising their first offspring.
🔑 This keystone species is having positive results for the Shropshire England wetland ecosystem and biodiversity.
#Biodiversity #Rewilding #SolarPunk
#UrbanRewilding #Conservation #Nature #Environment
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/beaver-reintroduction-conservation-success-shropshire/
DoomsdaysCW#UK - How #WildlifeCorridors Are Helping Animals Survive In #Urban Areas
By Sarah Whitmore / 20 May 2025
Excerpt: "How animals actually use these corridors
"Let’s take #hedgehogs. Urban hedgehog populations are declining sharply — partly because their ability to roam has been limited by garden fences, walls, and roads. A hedgehog might need to travel over a kilometre in a single night to find enough food and a mate. The Hedgehog Street campaign has shown that something as simple as a 13 cm hole in a garden fence can turn a neighbourhood into a habitat network.
"#Bats, which are legally protected in the UK, rely on uninterrupted linear features like tree rows and waterways to navigate. When gaps appear in these features — from tree removal, #LightPollution, or #development — their movement is disrupted. Creating corridors that link #roosting sites with feeding grounds can dramatically increase their chances of survival.
"#Amphibians, especially species like common toads, face seasonal danger when crossing roads to reach breeding ponds. #UnderRoadTunnels and #AmphibianFriendly #drainage routes, used in projects supported by organisations like #Froglife, have proven successful at reducing #roadkill and supporting local populations.
"#Pollinators like #bees and #butterflies also benefit immensely from corridors. Isolated #wildflower patches can’t support long-distance foraging. But when these patches are linked — even via #roadside verges or #SchoolGardens — insects can move more freely and establish healthier, more resilient populations."
Read more:
https://thenaturenetwork.co.uk/how-wildlife-corridors-are-helping-animals-survive-in-urban-areas/
#SolarPunkSunday #RewildTheNight #UrbanSprawl #Development #Nature #WildlifeCorridor #UrbanRewilding #NatureCorridors #NatureCrossings #Wildflowers #GardeningForPollinators
#Urban #WildlifeCorridors Help Mitigate #Climate Effects
Kyle Chan February 26, 2025
Excerpt: "#GreenCorridors offer a promising start to mitigating these urban issues, allowing cities to naturally lower temperatures through evapotranspiration, a plant process that releases water vapor to cool the surrounding air. Increased vegetation will also allow more hazardous particulate matter (PM2.5) and carbon dioxide (CO2) to be absorbed, reducing greenhouse gas concentration and improving air quality.
"#Columbia’s second-largest city, #Medellín, launched a green corridor initiative in 2016. Since then, environmental planners there added rows of vegetation along the most polluted avenues, maximizing the amount of CO2 intake from their $16.8 million investment. Maurício Correa, a researcher studying environmental engineering at a Colombian University, found that the 8,800 trees planted became effective 'green barriers' against particulate matter and reduced average city temperature by two degrees Celsius.
"Fighting #ClimateChange isn’t the only thing green corridors can do. Historically, #wildlife has rarely been welcomed into urban life, experiencing drastic changes in the #ecosystem. However, nature-based infrastructure can promote #biodiversity and provide animal species with a safe habitat. Green corridors are indeed multi-purpose and flexible. To maximize the limited space in busy cities, green corridors can function as recreational centers, city facilities and much more—all while mitigating climate change.
"Green corridors can be an effective solution for any city anywhere. In #NewYork, the #ManhattanWaterfrontGreenway consists of almost 32 miles of #BikePath lined with various plant species. Urban '#NatureWays' in #Singapore mimic the natural #rainforests by incorporating trees with #canopies stretching across the roads."
Read more:
https://emagazine.com/urban-wildlife-corridors-help-mitigate-climate-effects/
#SolarPunkSunday #UrbanRewilding #GardeningForPollinators #Nature #UrbanWildlife #GreenCities #GreenSpace #BikePaths
These patches of wild abandon are purposefully crafted #habitats and foraging grounds for pollinating insects, part of the city’s Pollinator #Meadows program: an initiative designed to #rewild city boulevards and parks managed by the City of Vancouver’s Parks Board.
It’s a program that, since its conception in 2020, has paid dividends.
#vancouver #bc #pollinators #rewilding #urbannature #urbanrewilding #cities
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-city-turning-lawns-into-pollinator-meadows/
Maria De Agosto
"Between the program’s inception in 2017 and 2024, these rewilders planted more than 100,000 native #wildflowers and grasses and more than 3,000 #trees and shrubs for a total of 7,400 habitat gardens – and they’re just getting started."
#rewilding #gardening #urbanrewilding #pollinators #bees #butterflies
https://www.rewildingmag.com/these-volunteers-are-building-pollinator-habitat-and-community/
#Hornbills, #otters and even a #tapir: #Singapore is #rewilding
Once-lost species are coming back to the densely built-up city-state
September 14, 2023
"In a metropolis of 5.6m people, says Lim Liang Jim, head of biodiversity at the National Parks Board, the priority has been conserving or recreating natural habitats, as well as connecting natural spaces with corridors to let species move and spread. The #renaturalisation of river banks that were previously concreted over helped the otters. A former #railway to #Malaysia is now a “#GreenCorridor” whose damp verges are full of #insects, #frogs and #waterhens. The planted sides and central verges of highways allow smaller animals to move more safely."
https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/09/14/hornbills-otters-and-even-a-tapir-singapore-is-rewilding
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/J53s3
#SolarPunkSunday #Restoration #GreenSpace #Gardens #Biodiversity #GardenCity #UrbanRewilding
