Botanic Rarity Settles Down Next To 2012 Olympic Site
THE DOG WALKERS ARE OUT IN FORCE on east London"s Walthamstow Marshes. They step across the neatly-laid duckboards of the flood meadow, keeping their trainers clean. Packs of mountain bikers whirr along a shingle track by the River Lea. Most are happy to splash through a pothole at ten miles an hour. Some turn up the speed and scare the walkers. Canal boats phut past, breaking up islets of debris. THESE MARSHES ARE A TINY part of the Lee Valley regional park, which was set up by a 1967 act of parliament to develop recreational and nature conservancy opportunities. The velodrome for the 2012 Olympics will soon be open for business at one edge of the regional park and just across the road from here, Hackney"s east marsh will be concreted over to build parking space for cars and coaches - a decision unpopularwith the Hackney marsh user group. ...
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