Within its 197 hectares (including Primrose Hill) Regent's Park has a high biodiversity. Habitats range from heavily mown playing fields and wildflower grassland to more secluded woodland, wetland and reedbeds. Over the past twenty years, the management of the Park has concentrated on meeting both the needs of the public and those of its wildlife. As a result, the Park is an important site for wildlife, and is particularly popular amongst bird watchers as one of the richest sites in London.
In this complete investigation, with full fieldwork and post-fieldwork analysis and evaluation, pupils use simple equipment to carry out an investigation of how particulate pollution changes within Regent's Park.
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The Field Studies Council offers a range of freely downloadable resources for teachers and a website aimed at KS4 Science pupils: Urban Ecosystems.
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This project is supported by the Science Learning Centres, Natural England and ODPM. For more information about greenspace in London visit Wildweb.



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