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An Urban Park in the Sky: Where History and Nature Meet

Join National Trust’s Teddy Jones for a digital tour of Castlefield Viaduct, Manchester’s urban park in the sky. Learn about Manchester’s rich industrial past and the city’s long relationship with plants.

Date
14 Nov 2024
Time
19:00 – 20:00
Free
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Photograph shows an array of flowers and other plants growing on a 330-metre stretch of steel overpass, along which goods were transported during the height of industrial Manchester. The Manchester skyline can just be seen behind the viaduct.
The elevated urban park  at Castlefield Viaduct flourishes on a 330-metre stretch of steel overpass, along which goods were transported during the height of industrial Manchester.
The viaduct closed in the 60s at which point nature started to reclaim the space.
The National Trust now welcomes visitors celebrate this unique sky park, where nature thrives amidst industrial heritage.

Speakers

Close up photograph showing Paul Rowland, Plantlife’s Conservation Land Manager

Hosted by Paul Rowland

A conservationist rather than an out-and-out ecologist or botanist, Paul has been Plantlife’s Conservation Land Manager since 2021 and leads the Nature Reserves team. He has worked in nature conservation for over 20 years, managing habitats and caring for protected sites all over England.

 

 

Close up photograph of Teddy Jones, Assistant Gardener and Visitor Experience Assistant at Castlefield Viaduct

Teddy Jones

Teddy is an Assistant Gardener and Visitor Experience Assistant at Castlefield Viaduct, delivering tours that showcase local cultural heritage and urban gardening initiatives. He sees this project as a catalyst for change within urban space, where wildlife has been pushed to its limits. He believes that it is not too late to find and restore balance.

Working on the Castlefield Viaduct project with the National Trust, he has witnessed the effect that the place has had on both people and nature. His enthusiam for this remarkable garden is well deserved – join us to find out all about it.