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Islington Wildlife

LB Islington have created a new Blog all about the wildlife that lives in Islington. It may be surprising to some people that any wildlife can survive in such a built-up urban area but when we start looking around us, it is even possible find some rare species that manage to survive amongst the more usual creatures and plants that live alongside us in our local area.

Pat Krause

It is with sadness that we heard of the death of Pat Krause, who has been a member of the Newington Green Action Group for a number of years. Pat was always a very active and respected member of the local community and in the Hathersage Court Residents Association.

The lovely alder tree that NGAG planted outside Hathersage Court was regularly watered by Pat and is just one of the things that she will be remembered by.

The funeral took place on Thursday 4 March 2010.

Erosion Damage

Over the cold wet winter of 2009-2010 the grass on Newington Green has taken a bit of a battering from people walking and even cycling over the grass, taking a short cut from Matthias Road, across the Green to Newington Green Road.

The grass has been completely worn away in places and looks very bare and moth-eaten!

Please Use the Path

It would be very helpful if people could use the proper path, in order to stop the damage getting worse. Please help and give the grass a chance to re-grow.

Big Garden Birdwatch 2010

Some NGAG volunteers visited Newington Green early in the morning on 30th January to do some 'citizen science' by making a survey of the birds on the Green for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and for our own records. There had been a sprinkling of snow and it was -2o when they first arrived but the sun was bright and it was a beautiful morning.

Carols on the Green 2009

Breathing Places Tree O'Clock Tree Planting 5 December 2009

Newington Green Action Group took part in the BBC's Breathing Places Tree O'Clock Tree Planting Event which contributed to the UN Environment Programme's Billion Tree Campaign.

This planting event took place during National Tree Week 2009 and was part of a national attempt to plant a record-breaking number of trees throughout the UK within just one hour. If the record is broken this national event will be entered into the Guinness Book of Records.

John Hegley

As it is National Poetry Day (October 8th) it seems appropriate to celebrate John Hegley the poet, who was born in the Mildmay Memorial Hospital which stood on the south side of Newington Green, until it was demolished in the 1960's

Hegley is well known for his humorous poems and he performed at the Mildmay Club this summer. Some people may also have recognised him as he shared a picnic with some NGAG committee members at Jazz on the Green 2009.