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Surprised nobody has recommended Peckham wildlife centre: https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/nature-reserves/centre-for-wildlife-gardening Very close. Also the greenhouses at Brockwell Park Greenhouse, Google it, another wildlife garden, open some weekends.

Good heavens. There are always traffic works and congestion across London. It's not a wile conspiracy, it's been happening since the horse and cart

I've not had any success over the last three years. Repositioning it this year. I heard of some twitchers homing in on a nest as they could hear a swift, only to find out that it was a recording which attempts to lure swifts in. We only have a small number above Horniman Gardens. I've seen them close to ground in Sydenham and Clapham I think half the issue is disruption in and from their wintering grounds where there are less favourable conditions than in years gone past.

Most of us are not demonising drivers as a whole. Happy to demonise selfish, dangerous and inconsiderate drivers Incidentally it's a shame that you do not feel safe on public transport at night. I and our family have never had any serious issues over the years. Sorry realised that I said I would post about motoring on a thread that is about a pavement.

No sympathy, collect rain water, reuse grey water from the house. Plant drought gardens. Have yellow grass in the summer, it will turn green again,. Not sure why on earth we have this term hard working families - suggests that everyone else is lazy. Kids cost money and that can continue until they are well into adulthood! You make your own choices, and it is right that if you use more water you pay more. I expect most of us have cut our water usage since going onto a meter.

Has been cheaper due to the exchange rate, although now well up since 2020

@bilksy how's the renovations going? It seems a bit slow in recent times when I have cycled past. Will you be doing a launch/open house/Grand Designs - only saying half in jest I expect a number of us would like to see what you have done.

That's good news as I expect the Russians, North Koreans and Chinese authorities will have tried to destabalise SE London. Hmmm, thinking about it, how many are you are agents for these regimes if actually human? Those not from the metropolis will recall the trades fortnights in the summer when factories would coordinate closing down for a couple of weeks for the summer hols. With the quiet roads every day in the fortnight felt like Sunday. I think this is what Morrissey was thinking.

He was sadly attacked a few years ago and this may have contributed to moving on. He had a fairly long commute too,

With our road network there is always a balance to strike between the flow of vehicles, encouraging sustainable and active transport, pedestrian safety and access to amenities, Transport planers will do fine tuning with respect traffic controls, restrictions such as one way or no right turns, traffic calming, bus and other road user priority, traffic light sequencing etc etc. But ultimately it is the sheer number of vehicles on the road that leads to congestion. Which is my point that if we made smarter choices that would be beneficial for a number of reasons. Traffic calming is a whole subject of its own, and it is a shame that this is needed as too many would speed without it. Worse still there can be a negative impact both due to the severity of some traffic calming, and the simple reason that too few know how to drive smoothly over both traffic calmed roads and sadly on urban roads as a whole. It's right to prioritise pedestrians, over bikes, over buses, over essential transport such as deliveries, over motorists as a whole. Not sure how a simple widening of a pavement has led me and others to discuss road congestion. That's me lot. Just adding after seeing Angelina's post that many will automatically drive due to actual or perceived convenience, often incorrect cost assumptions (fuel used rather than whole life costs) and as it is is a habit. And a hard one to break.

If people made smarter transport choices there would be less pollution and carbon emissions. Whether they drive at all, how they drive, sharing journeys, the car they drive. As I have said numerous times. Why do some people insist on going on about the LTN at every opportunity?

Reminds me of being in the US many years ago where they have got rid of pavements in many areas as so many people drive to their local mall etc. Cars are responsible for pollution not pedestrians

Trump is driving a wedge between the UK and EU.

The posts on this part of the forum are virtually all complaining Sue. Some people wake up in the morning angry. Fortunately some of us don't. Looking at the world there is of course plenty to be angry about. We can discuss this on the Lounge. I try from time to time but they tend to be hijacked or gather zero interest. There are a small number of you who I expect have never posted anything positive. Shame.

Perhaps we could all try to post something positive? It's lovely and sunny outside, birds are making nests, spawn had turned into tadpoles, spring flowers are out, this part of the forum has been peaceful for the last few days.

Good to see that there is some joined up-ness to the works, not quite sure if this was pointed out earlier.

Sorry to hear. You should be covered for damage through the Motor Insurance Bureau. If she did not give you contact details report to the police, in particular if she didn't stop. https://www.mib.org.uk/ https://www.theaa.com/car-insurance/advice/what-to-do-after-a-car-accident

So you are against affordable rents and ownership for those on low incomes, key workers etc. Who is going to clean our buildings, serve in our shops, and look after us when we are old or ill? Some state intervention, particularly social housing, extremely welcome. Sorry if I have misquoted you.

That's a bit of a how long is a piece of string question. It's as cheap or as expensive as you want to make it, flying with an obscure airline via a country you've not heard of and sofa surfing Vs part of a luxury cruise. There will be loads on line eg this may help https://www.neverendingfootsteps.com/cost-of-travel-japan-budget/

What's wrong with spaghetti trees? I understand that the conditions are ideal for a good harvest. When I was younger I'd spend a couple of weeks in Italy helping with the harvest before moving onto pick grapes in vineyards. I'd urge youngsters to do similar, for example during the school and university summer holidays

Good stuff, I saw your excellent immersive production of 1984 at the community centre in the autumn. And St Barts is an excellent location https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/camille-pissarro-the-avenue-sydenham Maybe change the title to what the event is.

https://www.datacars.com/

I cycle there.

Looking from the other perspective cycling and public transport are a reasonable option for many. And as I have been quoted, without being named earlier, many of us choose to live in a location due to transport links, and convenience for amenities, leisure and work. I've always lived close enough to shops, bus stops and train stations. As do all of you. In my time in London public transport and connectivity has improved for example the Jubilee Line extension, what was previously knows as the Overground, and Lizzie Line. The introduction of the one hour ticket on the bus, following the two journeys in an hour, has been excellent, but the world of public transport was revolutionised with the introduction of the Oyster card and subsequently contactless. There may be a case for charging us to park our vehicles on all public roads. Making it less attractive to drive will change some travelers' behaviour. How many of us would want to drive into central London with the C charge and zero free parking in many locations? Gone are the days when I could drive into London for the evening and easily park near Waterloo. One thing that has perplexed me for years is who on earth would ever drive up Charing Cross Road unless it was essential? I expect most of us have walked up their on a Saturday night when there is grid lock of vehicles. Yes you can find areas that are more difficult to get to by public transport - parts of NW and NE London are a pain to get to. Much of this was no central planning during the golden age of rail, when it was about getting most the masses into central London from the burbs and beyond as new commuter belts were established. Lack of connectivity between southern and SE services, with lines often crossing, is a pain. Having adjacent, or near adjacent, stations (some of which were amalgamated) - LB, Waterloo/Waterloo East, Kings x/St Pancras, New X and New x Gate, Victoria demonstrates the lack of joined up thinking. The rich land owners not allowing routes to join up in Central London in a New York Central Terminus way.

It's my profession. That's why I know a lot. I present facts or opinion based on my understanding. But I have no great interest in the fine detail of vehicle counters and all that dull stuff that gets discussed ad nausium on other threads.