Relocating our Carna-bees

Comment

Relocating our Carna-bees

For nearly a decade, above the hustle and bustle of Broadwick Street, a wild rooftop garden has provided a home to bee hives at Hearst Magazines’ offices in Carnaby…

Comment

Greening at play

Greening at play

Greenery and soft landscaping provides children and local wildlife with valuable space and brings nature closer to the classroom.

Pocket meadows in Marylebone

Pocket meadows in Marylebone

With its shared central courtyard and meadow-style roofs, this new residential development aims to act as a regeneration catalyst. 

A stepping-stone for wildlife

A stepping-stone for wildlife

A new green roof at the bottom of Regent Street provides resources for birds, bats and a variety of insects, and creates a major stepping-stone for wildlife.

Space to connect with nature

Space to connect with nature

New green terraces at 10 New Burlington Street give tenants the opportunity to connect with nature throughout the day.

An award-winning green wall

An award-winning green wall

Shaftesbury have a lovely outside space at their head office in Carnaby Village, in fact it won the eFIG Silver Leaf award for 2015.

A dash of green amongst the grey

A dash of green amongst the grey

Most of Shaftesbury's buildings are old and many are listed, so it's exciting to create something from scratch and to add some green amongst the grey.

A feast for the eyes

A feast for the eyes

Howard de Walden's new green roof in Queen Anne Street will provide a vibrant display for residents, as well as a home for insects and wildlife.

Sweet success in Regent Street

Sweet success in Regent Street

The Crown Estate Regent Street honeybee programme helps enhance the biodiversity of this area, with locally produced honey a welcome by-product.

A mini market garden in Belgravia

A mini market garden in Belgravia

A new 'parklet' outside Daylesford Farmshop & Cafe at 44b Pimlico Road invites the local community to connect with food growing.

A new home for bugs and insects

A new home for bugs and insects

41 Wellbeck Street offers newly refurbished Class B1 office floor space, and an open invitation to insects and birds to make this new site their home.