The first new homes for the Olympic Park's wildlife have been installedSo far, three of the 150 bat boxes and eight of the planned 525 bird boxes have been located within the structure of the Olympic Park’s pumping station.
The bird boxes are for black redstarts and house sparrows. One black redstart box has been made from recycled utilities pipe and placed within one of the Olympic Stadium’s bridges.
Richard Jackson, Environment Manager for the ODA, said: ‘We are creating one of the largest new urban parks in Europe and we are doing this with sustainability at the heart of our plans. It is therefore fitting that local wildlife are some of the first beneficiaries of the investment and regeneration of this area.’
The ODA published its ‘Biodiversity Action Plan’ earlier this year, which sets out the creation of 45 hectares of wildlife habitats for otters, amphibians, invertebrates and other rare wildlife.
Read the Biodiversity Action Plan
