27 Feb 2009
Plans showing that 45 hectares of wildlife habitats will be created within the Olympic Park have been published today by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).
New wetland habitats are being created in the Olympic Park
Habitats
for otters, amphibians, invertebrates and other rare wildlife will all be
created. A total of 525 bird boxes and 150 bat boxes will also be installed in
venues, buildings and bridges.
Waterways
will be regenerated, banks of the river will be remodelled and aquatic
vegetation and bankside habitats will be created.
The Park’s
ecology programme started in 2007 with the relocation of a number of species, including
fish, toads and newts, to a nature reserve outside the Park to safeguard them
against the construction activity.
The new habitats
are being designed to ensure that they are not affected by the thousands of
people who will visit the Park during the Games.
Read the
full media release
