Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
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Dear Graham Mitchell

Request FOI/10368

Further to your request received on 31/07/2024, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Environmental Information
Regulations. For ease of reference, I will now address each of your
questions in turn.

The number of wildflower areas in the LB of Croydon. Please let me have a
list of the sites.

There are 5 wildflower areas implemented by Croydon council:

• Covington Way
• The green at featherbed lane. In junction with London wildlife trust
• Bradmore green.
• Whitehorse recreation ground

In addition to the above, the London wildlife trust have created:
Grange Park, Old Coulson
Foxley Wood, Kenley
Higher Drive Rec, Kenley
South Croydon Rec
Sanderstead rec
Sanderstead rec old bowling green
Selsdon Rec
Selsdon Wood
Littleheath woods, Selsdon
The Green, Featherbed Lane
Falconwood Meadow
Milne Park, New Addington

Please note that Beulah road wildflower verge has not been implemented.

How many new wildflower areas have been created since 9 May 2022 where LB
of Croydon have provided all of the funding. Please let me have a list of
the sites and dates created.

1 - Whitehorse recreation ground. November 2022.

When were the trial sites of Covington Way boundary, The Green, Featherbed
Lane, Bradmore Green and Beaulah Road "Seeded"?

Bradmore green, February 2020 by hydroseeding.
The Green at Featherbed lane, October 2020

Please set out what The Tree and Woodland Team and Ground Maintenance Team
have achieved in planting flower and nectar rich species good for
wildlife. Please give details of the sites and the dates of planting and
what was planted.

Creation of 3 fully stablished wildflower beds across the borough.

How many local communities have created chalk grassland "Living
Landscapes"? Please state how these communities were identified and set
out how LB Croydon "is working closely" on the Beautiful Butterfly
Project.

The parks department did not authorise any community intervention. The
beautiful butterfly project is coming to an end, the council engaged with
LWT officers to identify potential sites for the project and commit to
assist with maintenance.

 

The Council publishes Access to Information requests and responses on its
online Disclosure Log. (Any request included within this log will be
anonymised appropriately)

To view the Council’s Disclosure Log, please visit our website available
here:

[1]The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act | Croydon Council
(disclosure-log.co.uk)

 

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has handled your request
under the Environmental Information Regulations you may ask for an
internal review. This should be submitted to us within 40 working days of
this response. You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint
by:

 

Email:        [2][email address]

 

Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon

Bernard Weatherill House

Floor 7 - Zone B

8 Mint Walk

Croydon, CR0 1EA

 

Any requests received after the 40 working day time limit will be
considered only at the discretion of the council.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire, SK9 5AF

 

Yours sincerely,
 

Information Team

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

Bernard Wetherill House,

Mint Walk,

Croydon,

CR0 1EA

 

 

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