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No, it's Muffin the Mule and Annette Mills. The Muffin Man lives in Drury Lane. Do you know him? 🤣 -
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I'm presuming you're not a regular visitor to the park, if you need to read a report rather than just know what wildlife is in the park. All those trees to the East of the site, which is the direction most of the stages blast towards, have many nesting / resident birds in May. I've seen Woodpeckers and hear owls regularly. Did you also read the 'bat' survey for the 2025 event, which confirmed many species of foraging bats in the area which WOULD be affected by loud noise & bright lights? And I'm guessing it's no coincidence that I haven't seen a Stag beetle for several years now, which I used to see regularly around May / June in the SW corner of the park. Plenty of biodiversity, all of which is clearly disturbed massively by this event, in what is a PUBLIC park. I'd be very interested to know where it says that the park was "designed" for massive festivals? And it's not "1-2 weekends" , it's just shy of four weeks that the site is unavailable to the public, plus many months of reinstatement that effectively turn it into a (re) construction site throughout the summer, just when the younger generations i.e. children would like to enjoy it... -
By first mate · Posted
The idea that the park was "designed" for events like a 5-day music festival is misplaced, to say the least. Excerpt taken from Southwark Council website about the park: "Peckham Rye Park and Common is a Victorian park and historic common featuring ornamental gardens, flowing streams, woodland, and a lake. It provides a pleasant refuge for both the local community and wildlife. The garden is an area of tranquillity with sensory summer planting, a winter garden, bug towers, a beehive, a pond, raised beds for community fruit and vegetable growing and a shaded meadow area with a loggery and seating. The entry gates were specially commissioned and designed by Heather Burrell. This is a beautiful oasis of peace amid the bustle of city life. "
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