Wildlife hedge planted in Borough High Street

The Royal Horticultural Society initiative, supported by Anglian Home Improvements, involves 320 communities across Britain.

The Bankside Open Spaces Trust initiative in Borough was one of seven events in London this weekend.

Residents of Redman, Lant and Bittern estates helped to plant a wildlife hedge in the green space between Redman House and Borough High Street, opposite the British School of Osteopathy.

Eoin Redahan from the RHS, speaking at Redman Green, said that the weekend probably saw the biggest planting of trees by the community in the UK ever.

"Here they are using the saplings to integrate into a hedge and make a more natural environment for birds to nest in, for food and for insects to winter in," he said.

"People are working to make where they live a nicer place to live."

The saplings for the hedge were donated by the Woodland Trust.

"We are also starting to build a food garden on site to help people from Bankside to grow their own as part of our larger food-growing project based in SE1,” said Helen John from BOST.

Activities included a composting workshop and afterwards free compost caddies were available for residents to take home.