The Tower Hamlets Biodiversity Partnership, also known as Tower Habitats, is made up of a number of organisations and individuals. Its steering group is made up of the following members:
LB Tower Hamlets Biodiversity Officer – Post currently vacant (Chair)
LB Tower Hamlets Development Management – Clare Siemers
LB Tower Hamlets Green Team – Michael Hime
LB Tower Hamlets Public Health – Katy Scammell
LB Tower Hamlets Parks Service – Mohammed Raja
LB Tower Hamlets Senior Arboricultural Officer – Adam Armstrong
LB Tower Hamlets Strategic Planning – Anna Kaskanlian
LB Tower Hamlets Sustainable Development Team – Jonathan Taylor, Abdul Khan
Canary Wharf Group plc – tbc
EastendHomes – Paul Wilson
East London Business Alliance – Ian Parkes
Friends of Meath Gardens – Tunde Morakinyo, Joanna Milewska
Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park – Terry Lyle, Kenneth Greenway
Lee Valley Park – Cath Patrick
Mudchute Park and Farm – Tom Davis
Poplar HARCA – Fliss Scott
Spitalfields City Farm – tbc
Thames21 – Becca Turnpenney
Tower Hamlets Homes – Matus Holecko
Trees for Cities – Susannah Littlewood
Tower Hamlets residents – John Swindells (Vice-Chair), Allan Cousens
Other organisations involved in developing and/or delivering the Local Biodiversity Action Plan include:
Approach Gardens
Bethnal Green Nature Reserve Trust
Black Redstarts
Cable Street Community Gardens
Canal & River Trust
Clarion Housing Group
Friends of Mile End Park
Froglife
Gateway Housing Association
The Grass Roof Company
Greening Brownfield Community Garden
Greenspace Information for Greater London
Hackey & Tower Hamlets Friends of the Earth
London Bat Group
London Beekeepers’ Association
London Natural History Society
Lower Regents Coalition
Malmesbury Residents Association
Nomad Projects
Parish of Poplar, Church of England
Peabody Housing Association
Queen Mary University of London
Stepney City Farm
Swift Conservation
Teesdale & Hollybush Tenants & Residents Association
Tower Hamlets Community Housing
Tower Hill Trust
Wen
Wilder Communities
Winterton House Organic Garden
The members of the Partnership work individually and together on practical projects and to promote biodiversity conservation and enhancement across the Borough. The steering group meets quarterly to monitor progress and co-ordinate activity.
If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Tower Habitats by e-mail, or send an enquiry using the form below.