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23 Feburary 2004 - 31 December 2004 Wildlife for All Presents: The New Field Imaging System in Regent's Park. Regent's Park This week in Regent's Park, Wildlife for All is introducing a new type of technology, which will bring the Park's famous herons even closer to visitors, showing clearer, more detailed images to more people. The new Field Imaging System takes the images from the Wildlife for All telescope and puts them on a screen, bringing pictures of the Herons right to the viewer, without the need for fiddly binoculars and telescopes. Positioned at an ideal height, the screen enables smaller children, groups and those in wheelchairs to see the Heron chicks in their tree top nests. The Wildlife for All team, helped by local volunteers, are opening up their road show van between 11am and 3pm each day between the 23rd and 27th of February and again between the 27th of March and the 2nd of April. Along with the new imaging system, there are a range of Happy Heron activities which the children can participate. The road show van is located near Clarence Gate on the western side of the Park. Did you know that Herons are one of London's most well-known birds. Their distinctive features, such as large size, long beaks and their grey coloured feathers make them easy to recognize. As well as being spectacular to look at, Herons are an important indicator of clean water, and their presence in London shows us that our environment is healthy too. Herons are a priority species for the London Biodiversity Partnership. The Heronry in Regent's Park is one of the largest Heron colonies in London and one of the closest to a city centre in the whole of Europe, being less than a mile from Oxford Street. More than 25 pairs of Herons nest in the trees growing on the islands in the lake. William Weston, Chief Executive of The Royal Parks was pleased to say, 'Wildlife for All is giving people the opportunity to learn more about this fantastic species of birds. It's a great way to get some fresh air in the open green spaces, and at the same time, learn about one of the many types of wildlife in the Park.' -Ends- Source: Joint For further information contact: Martin Foster, T: 0207 935 7430 E: wildlifeforall@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk Editor's notes: Wildlife for All is a three-year partnership project between The Royal Parks and RSPB funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Its aims are to bring a wide variety of people and communities across London closer to their local wildlife in the eight Royal Parks through an exciting and innovative activities programme, which includes wildlife watch points, an education programme and mobile information unit. |
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