, 1984
Parkland Walk, N4 3EY
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A walking workshop exploring the intersections of nature and urban space along Parkland Walk, a former railway transformed into London's longest local nature reserve. Through sensory and reflective exercises, participants will investigate ecological succession, green infrastructure, and the ways human and more-than-human worlds shape, reclaim, and coexist within the city.
Highgate
Finsbury Park
43
We will meet at 11am outside the Boogaloo Pub near Highgate tube station, and walk from there.
This walk is around 4km and takes place entirely outside. Depending on the weather there might be mud.
The walk will consist of a few exercises that requires the participants to take notes etc. There are few seats along the way.
Workshop
11:00–14:00
Walking the former Victorian railway of Parkland Walk, in this workshop we'll investigate urban ecology and green infrastructure.
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The Parkland Walk is London’s longest linear nature reserve, stretching over three kilometres from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace, crossing the boroughs of Islington and Haringey and jointly managed by both councils. It sits on a former railway line opened in 1873 to carry visitors to the newly built palace. As alternative transport options grew and the palace declined in popularity, passenger numbers fell. Post–Second World War Green Belt policies and coal shortage eventually ended services in 1954, and the tracks were removed in 1973. Subsequent housing proposals met strong community resistance and were rejected after a public inquiry recommended preserving the area’s natural character. In the mid-1980s, plans for a six-lane motorway were again fiercely opposed by the council, residents, and the newly formed Friends of the Parkland Walk, and by 1989 the scheme was totally abandoned. In 1990, Haringey Council designated the Walk a Local Nature Reserve, providing protections and securing public access to nature.
