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Barbican lawns left parched by London heatwaves
Original: My # walktober wanders always include the # Barbican - today it wasn't the architecture that caught my eye, but that eve
A London walker taking part in Walktober noticed the Barbican estate's famously sheltered gardens showing scorched, dried-out grass, despite the high-rise flats shielding the grounds from rain. The observation points to how even the City of London's best-protected green spaces are struggling with this year's heatwaves, with the Barbican arguably worse off than open areas because rainfall cannot reach its courtyards.
Why now: People are discussing visible signs of drought and heatwave damage in central London's green spaces.
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- My # walktober wanders always include the # Barbican - today it wasn't the architecture that caught my eye, but that even the City's citadel can't escape the parched # grass of the # heatwaves ! (If anything, worse than most places, as the flats shield it from the rain we've… · passedwonder@mastodonapp.uk · 4
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