Episode 251: Green Roofs & City Wildlife

This episode, my guest is green roof guru, urban designer, photographer, birdwatcher, punk ideologist and all-round straight talker Dusty Gedge. We talk about green infrastructure, encouraging species back into landscapes, how to maintain landscapes for habitat value and what’s being and can be done to up the green value of public spaces.

Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Woodlice

What We Talk About 

Brownfield gardening

Biodiversity in decline

What are the problems faced by birds in urban environments? Why isn’t more being done to highlight the need for invertebrates in the diet of birds and the inadequacy of supplementary bird feeds? 

Are we contaminating soil by using waste products? Are we working for nature but not for humans if we make the soil no good for growing soil?

What initiatives are you most excited by?

How serious of those in power about improving biodiversity?

What happens if biodiversity starts causing a problem?

How do you maintain green roofs as habitats?

About Dusty Gedge

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