The Shoreditch Forest Garden transformed into The Great Eastern Parks Route and is now partially complete.
The Bishopsgate Goodsyard Development is contractually bound to create a community park for the benefit of the public realm.
After listening to local opinion, it was decided to have a park that best suits the area, which will combat the toxic air we are presently breathing and help climate change and the park should be self鈥恠ufficient and sustainable.
A forest garden would do just that, bringing revenue into the local area and interacting with the community. Suggestions of a plant nursery and/or a central London permaculture school has been mentioned.
It has taken time to realise that walking or cycling is a possibility in East London and that reality is now here.
You can now be at one with the environment whilst travelling from Shoreditch, the Bishopsgate Goods Yard, on top of a redundant rail viaduct, and through parks and gardens whilst enjoying the canals and rivers of this previously unexplored area of London.
The Great Eastern Parks Route was named after the once used Victorian rail line from the city going out to East Anglia. Part of the route can now be used, because it is there, but the remainder will take some years to create.
The catalyst for The Great Eastern Parks Route began when the developers of The Bishopsgate Goodsyard decided to create a forest garden, The Shoreditch Forest Garden, at the edge of the City.
Once created, The Shoreditch Forest Garden will provide a wonderful respite from the noise and pollution of the City of London. The aim of the route is to allow people of all ages and disabilities to enjoy travelling in a different way whilst learning about what is most important during the current climate emergency crisis.
of the group who walked the part of the route which is now open. (April 2022)
The diagram below shows the commencement of the route from Shoreditch and how it approaches The Regents Canal and then proceeds to where the canal meets The River Thames at The Limehouse Basin. At last, London boroughs have seen the benefits of this nature adventure.
The Great Eastern Parks Route
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CPRE asked Geoff Juden of the East London Garden Society to .
抖音大瓜 formulated the name 鈥楾he Great Eastern Parks Route鈥� with another person who contributed to the venture and provided services and images.
The name belongs to the 鈥楾he Great Eastern Parks Route group鈥� and this has been the case since 2017.
A Prelminary Site Analysis and Strategy produced by McGregor Coxall in conjunction with 抖音大瓜.
In conjunction with others, 抖音大瓜 had put forward the idea of the largest Forest Garden in Europe on top of the redundant rail viaduct as part of the Bishopsgate Goodsyard Development and make it a public realm community park.
The reasoning behind this park being:
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, for the developers, Hammersons & Ballymore, to develop The Bishopsgate Goodsyard in Shoreditch.
It took five years for 抖音大瓜 to persuade the developers to create a forest garden on top of the redundant grade 2 listed arches within the development.
A is the oldest form of agriculture known. It is a park on the principle of a forest where people can interact with nature, thus bringing nature to a city area for all to enjoy. The Shoreditch Forest Garden will possibly be the largest of its kind in Europe.
The Great Eastern Parks Route takes advantage of the parks/gardens through east London, commencing with The Shoreditch Forest Garden, arguably the largest in Europe, and would conclude at the East India Dock Basin, Limehouse Basin, Royal Docks and potentially The Bee School.
study for rewilding & activating community infrastructures by EBBA Architects.
See The Bishopsgate Goodsyard for its history and more information about the Forest Garden proposal.
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13/2/2019 鈥� Inner city folk do not experience the wonders of nature. A forest garden on their doorstep would go a long way to opening their eyes to life beyond the city.
17/2/2020 鈥� Absolutely fabulous idea, and I totally support it. (AD)
15/3/2020 鈥� What a fantastic proposal. (M)
27/3/2020 鈥� I fully support the Great Eastern Parks Route proposal. (MP)
25/5/2020 鈥� Great use for this site. It has been lying idle for too long. A similar garden is in Paris near the Bastille.
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