Survey reveals astonishing plantlife in Wanstead’s Grow Zone verges
A profound change is happening on highways across the county. More and more roadside verges are being left to grow through summer,...
Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Jan 16, 2021
- 2 min
Let's make Redbridge nature policy more ambitious
Redbridge Council is exploring options for a new environmental policy which looks at conservation, wildlife and ecology plans in the...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Nov 28, 2020
- 2 min
GROW ZONES - THE GOOD NEWS & THE BAD NEWS
Following a campaign by Wild Wanstead, 38 residents and biodiversity groups wrote to the council this summer asking for the Grow Zones...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Nov 28, 2020
- 1 min
Adopt-a-tree-pit and get your street buzzing
Live near a street tree? Why not adopt it and plant wildflowers at its base? It’s that time of year when residents can adopt tree pits to...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Ask Redbridge to extend the Wild Wanstead Grow Zones
A new YouGov poll has found that 70% of the public want to see nature enhanced, primarily by increasing the number of birds, butterflies,...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- May 10, 2020
- 1 min
Thames Water joins Wild Wanstead project with giant Grow Zones at local pumping station
Thames Water has established two huge Grow Zones covering over 3,400m sq. at the pumping station by Redbridge Roundabout. The areas will...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
Get composting in the lockdown
There has been a surge of interest in composting as garden waste collections have been stopped by councils because of the coronavirus....
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Feb 28, 2020
- 1 min
Help plant wildflowers on Christ Church Green
On Saturday 7 March, 10am - 1pm come along and join the Vision Nature Conservation Rangers and Wild Wanstead to help us plant wildflower...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Feb 16, 2020
- 2 min
More wildflowers on our streets this summer
2020 should see more happy bees buzzing around the streets of Wanstead as a massive 80 new tree bases were adopted by residents to grow...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Jan 17, 2020
- 1 min
Save £££s this year on your daily takeout coffee
Just ditch the throwaway cup and switch to a reusable one instead, and our lovely Wanstead cafés will give you a discount on takeout...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Jan 16, 2020
- 2 min
Help re-wild Wanstead this spring by planting seeds under a street tree
Adopting a tree pit might seem a small thing to do in the face of such a monumental decline in our native wildlife, but in places where...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Jan 7, 2020
- 2 min
Ingles initiative slashes plastic waste
Well done to East London bakery, Ingles, which has achieved a massive reduction in its use of plastics… with plans afoot to cut back even...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Nov 29, 2019
- 3 min
Plastic-free options on Wanstead High Street as supermarkets INCREASE single use packaging
The supermarkets have broken their pledge to cut down on plastic… by using more this year than ever before. Together, the 10 biggest...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Nov 26, 2019
- 1 min
Simple ways to cut your emissions as CO2 rises to highest ever level
Despite calls to urgently reduce emissions, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen again to reach its highest ever level in latest...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Nov 19, 2019
- 1 min
BACK ON!!!!! Free trees and shrubs
*** IN THE NICK OF TIME, THE PLANTS HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED!!! COME AND GET EM *** 10.30am – 12noon, Saturday 23 November, entrance to...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Nov 15, 2019
- 1 min
Tell Redbridge where electric car charge points are needed
Electric vehicles are an important way of dealing with the environment crisis - reducing carbon emissions as renewable electricity...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Oct 17, 2019
- 3 min
QUICK GUIDE: How to install a green roof
At this year’s Wanstead Fringe, an event was held to discuss how to turn a regular residential extension into a garden in the sky. Here...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Sep 22, 2019
- 4 min
Re-wilding Wanstead
Local botanist, Iain Ambler, reports on the plants and insects thriving in Wanstead's new wild areas. Lots of Wanstead residents will be...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Aug 5, 2019
- 1 min
Find out how to turn your extension roof into a garden in the sky (and reduce bills!)
Gardens in the sky: How to put a green roof on your extension. 7.30pm - 8.30pm, Tuesday 10th September 2019, The Larder, 39 High Street,...
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Cleaner Greener Wanstead
- Jul 4, 2019
- 2 min
Agents of change
The Stow Brothers don’t’ just help people seeking greener pastures – they’ve gone greener themselves! In a guest blog post, CLEANER...
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