The urban graveyard: a wildlife oasis
| 17:10 UK time, Friday, 30 October 2009
This week we swapped the dense woodland of the Forest of Dean for the mean streets of Central London. We've spent the last week filming at in .
This 32-acre mosaic of woods and shrubs is a fine example of how to manage land if you want to encourage wildlife. The secret is to do very little. Don't clear away fallen wood, don't remove ivy, don't mow every blade of grass. The result is an impressive array of species.
Foxes and patrol its leafy lanes, flit through the trees, and rare birds like are known to breed here. It's an island of green in a sea of concrete and it's right in the .
Thought you might also like a few photos of the crew and equipment behind the scenes...
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