Timothy Beatley came to Maylands to present 'Designing Cities that Love Nature' and discuss the Global Biophilic Cities Movement at the City of Bayswater RISE.

"We need nature in our lives more than ever today, and as more of us are living in cities it must be urban nature. Biophilic Cities are cities that contain abundant nature; they are cities that care about, seek to protect, restore and grow this nature, and that strive to foster deep connections and daily contact with the natural world. Nature is not something optional, but absolutely essential to living a happy, healthy and meaningful life."

When you see what other cities are doing around the world, I was slightly ashamed that the City of Bayswater's slogan is 'The Garden City' - we don't even scratch the surface. The Biophilic Cities website is packed full of information if you want to know more go HERE.