A SPECTACULAR vision of a new 100-hectare park for London has been unveiled by the Olympic Delivery Authority.

Images of the planned London 2012 Olympic Park show a green haven in east London, which is designed to provide a retreat from city life for residents and tourists long after the 2012 games are over.

Visitors will enjoy broad sweeping lawns and footpaths leading down to riverbanks, ample seating and public spaces throughout the park, according to the Olympic Delivery Authority.

Some of the images are shown below:

Live screens will show the sporting action throughout the games, while the park will continue to host sports facilities including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, and multi-sports arena once they are over.

The computer-generated images demonstrate how the park is intended to look.

David Higgins, Chief Executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority, said: "During the Games the Olympic Park will create a festival atmosphere space for spectators and provide a fantastic green backdrop for the four billion people watching around the world on TV.

"In legacy the Park will provide new green space for people and wildlife. It will also be designed to protect the area from floods, capture and clean rainwater and create vital and rare habitats for hundreds of species."

London 2012 Olympic Park facts:

• 3 km of restored and accessible previously neglected and inaccessible rivers;
• Over 2000 large trees on the concourse and in woodland, including willows, poplars, planes, oaks and limes;
• At least 250 species of plants will make up the London 2012 Gardens;
• 5 frog ponds;
• Almost 10 hectares of species rich meadows and lawns;
• Over six hectares of woodlands, hedgerows and scrub;
• 2.1 hectares of allotments in legacy;
• Two hectares of reed beds;
• Over 700 (nesting boxes and holes for birds and 150 (50 by 2012 and a further 100 post-Games) for bats;
• New habitats for species including: otter; kingfisher; grey heron; bee; house sparrow; bat; song thrush; starling; toadflax brocade moth; lizard; black redstart; flower and fungus beetle; frogs, newts and toads; eel; water vole; slow worm; grass snake; linnet; sand martin; swift; invertebrates; and
• Two hectares of scrub and brownfield type land for wildlife previously living in the Olympic Park;
• 102 hectares of open land in legacy, 45 hectares of habitats;
• 130,000 spectators in the park per day at peak, 11,000 in the spectator lawns and hills.

Related links: London 2012 website.

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