]> 2026-04-20T04:53:48+00:00 Case study:London Olympics Parklands 500 en 164-green-structure-dei OLYMPICS.pdf 02 Mike Vaughan - The Olympic Park.pdf Olympic Parklands Green Infrastructure ODA document Talk by Mike Vaughan of Atkins on the river works Green Games - Olympics ODA website Approved Marginal planting Habitat diversification Atkins, Olympic Development Authority Atkins Olympic Development Authority Environment Agency Natural England Olympic Delivery Authority Defra Natural England Yes No Yes false Yes 51.54700224955,-0.017380714416504 Mike Atkins, Olympic Development Authority Vaughan Marginal planting, Habitat diversification,,Reedbed creation, Creation of wetland, Creation of wet woodland, ,,Awareness raising,,Community engagement, 5420 Atkins, Olympic Development Authority, Environment Agency, Natural England 2012-01-01Z 2455927.5 Olympic park.jpg 2005-01-01Z 2453371.5 Complete The Olympic Park will bring lasting benefits to east London. After the Games, it will be transformed to include a huge urban park. The new park will link the tidal Thames Estuary to the south and the Hertfordshire countryside to the north. Some of the major benefits to the environment include: *8kms of river restored *4,000 homes protected from flood *2 million tonnes soil decontaminated *The largest urban park created in Europe for over 100 years Native species planted, including oak, ash, willow, birch, hazel, holly, blackthorn and hawthorn – a home for wildlife in the middle of the city. *30,000 tonnes of silt removed from waterways. *280 hectares of brownfield land cleaned. *750 bat roost and bird boxes put on site. *45 hectares of wildlife habitat created. *20 million gallons of contaminated groundwater treated. *4000 homes in West Ham and Canning Town have reduced flood risk. *99.5 per cent of construction waste re-used, recycled or recovered. *98 per cent of material from demolition work re-used, recycled or recovered. London Olympics Parklands london olympics parklands No London Thames Reedbed creation Creation of wetland Creation of wet woodland River Lee Navigation, tidal section river lee navigation, tidal section Olympic Parkland olympic parkland Awareness raising Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) River Lee Navigation, tidal section GB70610068 Spatial planning GB70610068 River Lee Navigation, tidal section Community engagement 2012-01-01Z 2455927.5 2005-01-01Z 2453371.5 2013-03-04T13:44:55Z 2456356.0728588 2020-11-25T11:48:59Z 2459178.9923495 London Olympics Parklands 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!London Olympics Parklands]] [[Subcatchment title::River Lee Navigation, tidal section]] London Olympics Parklands# QUERY5ac2c2f2ac4914cf85fa54de6efb4848