Thames 21, London Wildlife Trust and Berkeley were at the Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve in Hackney to celebrate London Rivers Week in October.
In this interview with London Live, we hear about the positive impact that reconnecting people with the Stoke Newington East Reservoir has had – on both the local community around Woodberry Down, and the natural world.
London Rivers Week is an annual celebration of the city’s impressive network of waterways, raising awareness of how they benefit us and how we can protect them.
The Woodberry Wetlands is a beautiful 27-acre nature reserve adjoining Woodberry Down, delivered in partnership with the London Wildlife Trust. The Woodberry Down regeneration partners reconnected the local community with the Stoke Newington reservoirs for the first time in a generation – read more here.