{"id":505236,"date":"2026-03-31T13:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/505236\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:31:10","slug":"hampstead-heath-island-becoming-dedicated-sanctuary-for-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/505236\/","title":{"rendered":"Hampstead Heath island becoming dedicated sanctuary for wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">As well as the sanctuary, it will also deliver nearly 100 sq m of new reedbeds and wildflower habitat, supporting wetland birds, amphibians and reptiles. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Temporary fencing will be installed while vegetation becomes established.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Alderman Gregory Jones KC, chair of the Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood and Queen&#8217;s Park committee, said the sanctuary would provide a vital refuge for species already relying on the pond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;This important project will create a peaceful sanctuary for wetland birds right in the heart of Hampstead Heath,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;By removing the causeway, we&#8217;re giving species like mallard, coot, grebe and swan a safe space to feed, rest and nest \u2013 free from human disturbance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He added that new reedbeds would strengthen nationally important ecosystems while naturally storing carbon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;As they grow, the reeds will absorb carbon dioxide and lock it away over time,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As well as the sanctuary, it will also deliver nearly 100 sq m of new reedbeds and wildflower&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":505237,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-505236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/505237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}