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idverde provides a wide range of green services, including grounds maintenance, landscape creation, and advice services, to both private and public sectors across the UK.
Love Parks Week is an annual celebration that highlights the vital role of green spaces in boosting the health and well-being of residents and communities. This year it runs from July 26th to August 4th.
During this week, parks across the UK organise events to showcase their fantastic facilities and, if they have one, their Green Flag Award. Love Parks Week encourages physical activity, reduces stress, and provides spaces for social interaction, leading to happier and healthier communities.
Well-maintained parks also become hubs for community events, fostering a sense of belonging and pride. Additionally, parks act as natural filters, improving air and water quality while mitigating climate change impacts.
idverde, a supporter of Love Parks Week, recognises the importance of these green spaces and contributes maintenance and enhancement to many parks across the UK.
The future of parks in the UK is a topic of ongoing attention and action. Initiatives like the Future Parks Accelerator aim to redefine the role of urban green spaces. By collaborating with local authorities, organisations like the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the National Trust, and the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, they work to protect and develop natural resources in urban areas. The goal is to ensure that quality green spaces remain accessible for everyone, and provides habitats for nature both now and in the future.
Biodiversity plays a crucial role for idverde, especially in urban parks:
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: When the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park was developed for the 2012 Olympic Games, it resulted in a loss of 45 hectares of nature conservation sites. However, the project also provided an opportunity to regenerate part of east London and rethink urban park design. To ensure biodiversity thrived alongside this major development, a comprehensive biodiversity action plan (BAP) was put in place. This plan included creating 20 hectares of species-rich grasslands to replace lost habitats and protecting 28 species or species groups. The BAP has evolved over time, guiding long-term management and habitat enhancement.
Wormwood Scrubs: Wormwood Scrubs, known locally as the Scrubs, is the largest greenspace in Hammersmith and Fulham at a whopping 76.8 hectares. We believe Wormwood Scrubs creates a thriving biodiverse green space hidden in a very urbanised corner of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London.
Bardon II Site: idverde manages the Bardon II site with a sustainable approach. We leave large areas of grass to grow, minimise chemical use, and repurposed arisings for site compost. Recognising the ecological importance of the area, we prioritise biodiversity in grounds maintenance practices. You can read more about Bardon here.
Partnership with RSPB: idverde has partnered with the RSPB for six years, enhancing surveying, species recording, and community-based projects.
In summary, biodiversity matters to idverde because it contributes to healthier ecosystems, supports wildlife, and enriches the quality of urban green spaces.
