11th August, 10:00-13:00: Biodiversity in Heritage Sites
Join us for an in-person session at Abney Park, where Thomas Dawson will explore how historic landscapes can successfully support both heritage conservation and urban biodiversity.
Drawing on practical experience from managing one of London’s most distinctive cemetery parks and nature reserves, the session will look at how ecology, community engagement and historic character can work together in a complex urban setting.
To register interest please email [email protected], with your name and mobile number. We will follow up with an email confirmation within 1 week.
Attendance is limited to 20 participants.
Key topics covered:
- History of the site
- Urban woodland management
- Habitat creation
- Volunteer engagement
- Stakeholder management
- Fundraising
- Balancing history and ecology
About Thomas Dawson
Thomas Dawson is the Manager of Abney Park, a historic cemetery and nature reserve in the heart of Hackney. With a background in fundraising, events and stakeholder engagement, he has spent the past three years developing new ways to connect people with nature while respecting and enhancing the site’s historic character. His work focuses on promoting biodiversity in ways that complement, rather than compete with, Abney Park’s heritage and identity.
