London’s Duck Lanes: A Small Reminder to Share the Towpath
A white line, a stencilled duck and a row of birds beside the canal: the idea is so charming that it barely needs a caption. The duck-lane p...
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Urban Nature: Stories & Places to Explore
Revisit the playful duck lanes painted in 2015 and find simple ways to enjoy canal walks while sharing the towpath with people, pets and wildlife. Look closely at plants growing in paving cracks and old structures, understand the conditions behind them and try a simple urban nature observation walk.
Start with London’s Duck Lanes: A Small Reminder to Share the Towpath and Plants in Unexpected Places: The Small Habitats Around Us.
Plants in Unexpected Places: The Small Habitats Around Us
A line of green follows the edge of a kerb. Pink flowers fill narrow cracks in paving. A leafy canopy rises from an old vessel’s hull. These...
Tree Roots and City Streets: What the Patterns Can Tell Us
Around the base of a street tree, roots trace a pattern through the paving. On a wall, a branching network spreads across the stone like an ...