Bow Creek Ecology Park
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Bow Creek Ecology Park is a small open space in Newham
in London, run by Lee Valley Park
.
It is a small park running alongside and underneath the Docklands Light Railway
near Canning Town Station
.
It features small streams and ponds, an external classroom, footpaths, observation points and seating. It is an important resource for local education.
The Park has won a Green Flag Award
for the fourth year in 2010, and was also nominated for the UK Landscape Award 2010.
The park was created by the London Docklands Development Corporation
(LDDC) in 1994 after a survey identified rare and unusual plant species in the area, presumed carried in by shipping, such as Hairy Buttercup, Walthamstow Cress and Unreel’s Wormwood.
London Borough of Newham
The London Borough of Newham is a London borough formed from the towns of West Ham and East Ham, within East London.It is situated east of the City of London, and is north of the River Thames. According to 2006 estimates, Newham has one of the highest ethnic minority populations of all the...
in London, run by Lee Valley Park
Lee Valley Park
Lee Valley Regional Park is a long linear park, much of it green spaces, running through the northeast of London, Essex and Hertfordshire from the River Thames to Ware in Hertfordshire, England through areas such as Hackney, Tottenham, Enfield, Stratford, Tower Hamlets, Walthamstow, Cheshunt,...
.
It is a small park running alongside and underneath the Docklands Light Railway
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London...
near Canning Town Station
Canning Town station
Canning Town station is an inter-modal transport interchange in Canning Town, northeast London, England. It is served by the London Underground Jubilee line, the Docklands Light Railway and local buses operated for London Buses. It is in Travelcard Zone 3...
.
It features small streams and ponds, an external classroom, footpaths, observation points and seating. It is an important resource for local education.
The Park has won a Green Flag Award
Green Flag Award
The Green Flag Award is the benchmark national standard for parks and green spaces in the United Kingdom. The scheme was set up in 1996 to recognise and reward green spaces in England and Wales that met the laid down high standards...
for the fourth year in 2010, and was also nominated for the UK Landscape Award 2010.
The park was created by the London Docklands Development Corporation
London Docklands Development Corporation
The London Docklands Development Corporation was a quango agency set up by the UK Government in 1981 to regenerate the depressed Docklands area of east London. During its eighteen-year existence it was responsible for regenerating an area of in the London Boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and...
(LDDC) in 1994 after a survey identified rare and unusual plant species in the area, presumed carried in by shipping, such as Hairy Buttercup, Walthamstow Cress and Unreel’s Wormwood.