The ecology of Abney Park

In this online talk Russell Miller discusses the trees, wildlife, fungi and insects that call Abney Park home.

Hosted by Hackney Council, in partnership with Abney Park Trust, this talk explores the biodiversity of Abney Park to mark the start of the National Lottery Heritage funded improvement project that begins on site later this year.

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Biography: Russell Miller

Russell is an arboricultural and ecological consultant. He specialises in veteran trees together with the fungi and invertebrates they support. He has written two papers for the London Naturalist about Abney, as well as Abney's veteran tree management plan. He has studied trees and wildlife at Abney for 25 years and wrote his MSc thesis on Abney's nationally important decaying wood invertebrates. He teaches about trees, ecology and connecting with nature. He also leads guided walks and is a wildlife photographer.