![]() Part of the proceeds of the book will be going to a Community gardens project based in Brockwell park, which provides education and training in sustainable horticulture and volunteering opportunities promoting physical and mental wellbeing. Blue tit and juvenile (c) Marieke Wrigley And through the photos to show something of Brockwell Park’s beauty and natural diversity. I hope the book helps give voice to the importance of parks to so many during these ‘unprecedented times’.To those who love and appreciate the many gifts parks bring. Listening to and receiving these responses led me to the idea for this book a bringing together of reflections and quotes from people, and the photos. For all the value and benefits it brought. People expressed their heartfelt gratitude for having a park nearby when others may not be so fortunate. They described feeling a connection with others through the comments exchanged. Those having to self-isolate described how important seeing the photos each day had been.Having nature and the outdoors brought to them whilst not being able to physically leave their homes. Rubbish in our parks became an issue during lockdown (c) Marieke Wrigley Some reflected on their own lives and the changes they might make as a result of their time spent in nature during lockdown. Gaining comfort from others, exchanging smiles, having deeper conversations, and feeling part of a community. Connecting to others in a different way, being together and sharing moments in nature, through such strange times. New learning – about the lives and habits of the flora and fauna that inhabit the park. Gaining solace from being connected to a place of great tranquillity and beauty. Noticing the scent of flowers, and the fresh smell after the rain. In the absence of noise from planes and traffic, our awareness of the sounds of the birds and insects heightened. People described just how important parks had been to them. The responses were very moving - both from people I spoke to in the park and via social media. On each visit, I took photos of the flora and fauna, of the people and scenes of the park and then, every day, I shared these on social media. ![]() Pandemic exercise in Brockwell Park (c) Marieke Wrigleyĭuring lockdown I went to my local London park, Brockwell Park, every day. I have also created a calendar with the photos. ![]() I have created a book about what a city park meant to people during 'lockdown' and photos I took of the park during this time. Go forth with confidence on one of these great walks around London.My name is Marieke. In the meantime, the map means you can now head out and about in the city on your daily exercise knowing that you can locate a toilet if you need one – no racing to find a ‘quiet bush’ in central London, power-walking up the canal home or simply pissing yourself if necessary!Īll the current rules on moving around the city in Lockdown 3. This will help it make the map even more detailed and useful. There are currently more than 300 toilets in London marked on the Lockdown Loo 3.0 map – with an open or closed status according to the latest rules – and the website is calling on people who find toilets that aren’t listed on the current map to submit their locations to the site. ![]() The creators of Lockdown Loo managed to keep that map up to date for all of Lockdown 2 – and now, the map is back to live another day, asking people to continue to plot their activity (as it were). Some very helpful types set up Lockdown Loo earlier this year, so that people across the UK could pin the location of open toilets that they found on to a map. Green spaces were open and people were free to move, but many of the country’s public toilets remained closed. But don’t worry if you were caught short then, because Lockdown 3 is a different beast, especially for small-bladdered Brits. When we were eventually allowed outside again after Lockdown 1, there was nothing that could hold us back – and our poor old parks were testament to that fact. ![]()
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