With the Paralympics approaching, London will once again be the centre of the sporting world for 12 days. The Olympics proved to be a huge success and I was lucky enough to get tickets to have two weekends in a row to visit London to see some of the sports. I was really interested to see the Olympic park as it had been billed as a nature friendly development and a continuation of the Lee Valley river system, which is now becoming one of the biggest nature friendly developments in any city. The Lee Valley complex stretches from the banks of the River Thames, through east London and up through Essex and Hertfordshire.
A nature reserve on the Olympic Park site will be one of the legacies of the event and will continue the “green lung” of London theme to the Lee Valley development. Going by the reaction to the flower meadows, I think it will be a popular addition to the London landscape.
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Once the sport has finished, pay the park a visit and see for yourself the transition of a toxic wasteland to a fully fledged park and community in the east end of London. Plus if you don’t like the idea of missing out on a bit of shopping while in London, there is the large Westfield shopping centre to spend your money in.
The sporting events of the Olympics were spectacular and I hope to bring you a flavour of that over the next few blog posts.
