The five-decade music career of the Liberties musician never quite reached the commercial heights that he, and others, had aimed for in his twenties. But is that important, really?
In some neighbourhoods, the mix of apartments and the requirement for community and arts space will still be governed by the city’s development plan, said the acting deputy city planner.
The rules vary, with some sites allowing plot-holders a lot of leeway, and others making it hard to bring in certain measures that would support biodiversity.
“I don't think I can ever get used to living in the city, actually,” said one participant. “So when I heard about this opportunity, I was like, ‘Okay, this sounds like a real thing.’”
“We're going to develop different urban trial hedgerows,” says Sophie von Maltzan. “The edible hedgerow, and the not-so-fast-growing hedgerow, and the thorn-free hedge.”
Its discovery is holding up an expansion, the club’s secretary says. But there should be a way it can happen, while keeping the plant safe, an ecologist says.
The Riverwood Biodiversity Group has shaped the patch to tempt solitary bees, hedgehogs, and others. They hope neighbours will take inspiration from it.
