Elephant and Castle Urban Forest
On 4 June I attend a "Visioning Event" hosted by local activist group Elephant Amenity Network. I was inspired by Guy Mannes-Abbott's workshop on the threat to the 450 mature trees to join him in his campaign. We created Elephant and Castle Urban Forest, a populist campaigning group and host of events to raise awareness of the issue and destigmatise the public space hidden within the brutal and almost empty council estate, thereby hopefully shaping the major redevelopment in favour of preserving the green infrastructure and public access during and after the investment.