Tom BellamyA variety of flora and fauna are thriving in east London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where more species of bee, bird, wasp and lichen have been found.
Before the 2012 Olympic Games, the Stratford site was mostly industrial wasteland with contaminated soil, polluted waterways and extensive fly-tipped waste.
The latest discoveries were made in a recent “bio-blitz”, an intensive biological survey with experts from the London Natural History Society, UCL and Hackney Council.
Ecologist Tom Bellamy said: “I have been really surprised at the biodiversity that’s been achieved here in such a short time – especially considering how polluted a lot of the ground here was…