Most cities have (or had
) natural green corridors. In Manchester the Irwell, in London the Lea Valley - unfortunately much of the latter will be destroyed by the buildings for the Olympic Games .....
There are less natural corridors especially the railway lines but also, paradoxically, motorway embankments - though woe betide any animal that tries to cross the M1!
I know that I go on about this but the great thing about Sheffield is its green spaces - apart from the city centre, there is no blockage of the river valleys and we have connected green woodlands and parks. Many due to the philanthropic industrialists who bought up swathes of what were then countryside and donated them to the city delberately to stop building - you don't get businessmen like that nowadays, sadly.
Of course, I reckon that Sheffield is the 'greenest' city in Britain, probably Europe or the World. Any other contenders?
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Originally Posted by goosey
That is excellent, seeing something like this in the middle of a city has to be good news! It seems much more remarkable than those in the country side. What a shame it took so long to come to fruition, someone was obviously environmentally friendly before it became a real issue. If it was taken up then, would it have changed the way others thought or would the architect of this, have been seen as an "odd bod"?
I like the photo, is it one you had tucked away for a rainy day?
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