Pollinator Highway.
A biodiverse linear park and green corridor for pollinators and people
Upcoming Events
Sun, 14 MayTallinn14 May 2023, 13:00 – 15:00Tallinn, Pärnu mnt 386, 11612 Tallinn, Eesti
Tue, 01 NovTallinn01 Nov 2022, 17:00 – 02 Nov 2022, 19:00Tallinn, Kari 13, 10311 Tallinn, Estonia01 Nov 2022, 17:00 – 02 Nov 2022, 19:00Tallinn, Kari 13, 10311 Tallinn, EstoniaMerimets on Putukaväila ainus ruumiosa, mis läbib #looduskaitseala . Maastikuarhitektuurse eskiisi koostamise eesmärk oli väärtusliku looduskooslustega alade säilitamine, kuid ka inimeste vabaajaveetmisvõimaluste parandamine.
Thu, 20 OctTallinn20 Oct 2022, 18:00 – 20:00Tallinn, Ehitajate tee, 13517 Tallinn, Estonia
Fri, 07 OctPollinator Highway07 Oct 2022, 15:38 – 15:43Pollinator Highway07 Oct 2022, 15:38 – 15:43Pollinator HighwayFor the competition "My Summer on the Pollinator Highway", photos taken during the summer of 2022, i.e. from June 21 to September 22, must be submitted to the address roheline.pealinn@tallinnlv.ee. Each participant can submit up to 3 photos, up to 10MB in size.
Sat, 03 SeptPelgu community garden03 Sept 2022, 16:00Pelgu community garden, Ehte 40, 10318 Tallinn, Estonia03 Sept 2022, 16:00Pelgu community garden, Ehte 40, 10318 Tallinn, EstoniaIn the discussion group "Garden heals wounds", we discuss the positive effect of green therapy on mental health with the occupational therapist Ella Kari. The project managers of the Pollinator Highway present the concept of the future Pelgu allotment garden.
Sat, 03 SeptMustjõe village square (Kõrgepinge 2)03 Sept 2022, 15:00 – 16:00Mustjõe village square (Kõrgepinge 2)03 Sept 2022, 15:00 – 16:00Mustjõe village square (Kõrgepinge 2)The aim of the installation competition "Place Buzz" was to enrich the Pollinator Highway with nature-sensitive urban art. To date, three winning works have been completed: "Akadeemia tee liikidevaheline ristmik", "Roo" and "Põhukabel". The official opening of the installations will take place with a bike tour led by the urban art curator of Tallinn - Kati Ots.
Sat, 03 SeptWe will meet at the Rehe bus stop03 Sept 2022, 15:00 – 17:30We will meet at the Rehe bus stop
Sat, 03 SeptMustjõe village square (Kõrgepinge tn 2)03 Sept 2022, 13:00 – 16:00Mustjõe village square (Kõrgepinge tn 2)03 Sept 2022, 13:00 – 16:00Mustjõe village square (Kõrgepinge tn 2)The goal of the installation competition "Place Buzz" was to enrich Putukaväila with nature-sensitive urban art. To date, three winning works have been completed: „Akadeemia tee liikidevaheline ristmik", „Roo" ja „Põhukabel". The opening of the works will take place with a bicycle tour led by Kati Ots, curator of urban art in Tallinn.
Sat, 03 SeptWe will meet at the Hiiu Rimi parking lot03 Sept 2022, 11:45We will meet at the Hiiu Rimi parking lot, Pärnu mnt 386, 11612 Tallinn, Estonia
Sat, 03 SeptThe intersection of Tähetorni street and Kadaka road03 Sept 2022, 11:00 – 13:30The intersection of Tähetorni street and Kadaka road
Sat, 03 SeptWe will meet in the parking lot in front of the Stroom beach building03 Sept 2022, 10:15 – 10:20We will meet in the parking lot in front of the Stroom beach building, Pelguranna 58, 10316 Tallinn, Estonia03 Sept 2022, 10:15 – 10:20We will meet in the parking lot in front of the Stroom beach building, Pelguranna 58, 10316 Tallinn, EstoniaThe landscape architectural sketch solution of Merimetsa has been completed. Come for a walk with the authors of the sketch: Sfäär Planeeringud landscape architects, Tallinn spatial design competence centre's architects and urban planners, and Tallinn's biodiversity expert, to get to know Merimets and hear about future plans for the forest.
Fri, 02 Septwebcast02 Sept 2022, 13:00 – 03 Sept 2022, 16:00webcast
Mon, 29 AugOnline event29 Aug 2022, 14:00Online event
Pollinator Highway is a meadow-like natural environment rich in species, a green corridor and a space for people to move through 6 city districts. The Pollinator Highway runs along a former railway embankment and today's high-voltage line corridor. When the high-voltage lines are moved into the underground cable, the potential for a city-wide linear park is released.
The name "Pollinator Highway" refers to an already existing movement corridor which pollinators (butterflies, bumblebees and bees) and other groups of animals use to move from one green area to another.
The first phase of the Pollinator Highway to be realized is located in the area between the garages in North Tallinn, bounded by Ehte, Sõle and Puhangu streets and Kolde avenue. In its entire length, the Pollinator Highway runs from the Telliskivi creative city through the Kopli cargo station, the area between North Tallinn garages and Merimetsa along the border between the districts of Kristiine, Mustamäe, Haaberst and Nõmme to the Hiiu subdistrict.
The Pollinator Highway is defined by both biodiversity and urbanization. The city and nature are not opposite words: the guiding principle of the project is to preserve the richness of natural life while simultaneously offering both diverse activity opportunities and environmentally friendly movement opportunities for people.
In the future, the Pollinator Highway will become a city-wide linear park rich in life, a public space offering new green movement connections and diverse activity opportunities.
The Pollinator Highway is divided into 9 spatial sections although studies have shown that people perceive the borders of the different spatial sections that the Pollinator Highway passes through differently. Discontinuity of space is caused by strong urban interruptions, which cut off the light traffic road, for example highway streets with many lanes (such as Paldiski maantee and Ehitajate tee) or distinct changes in the urban or natural environment.
The Pollinator Highway concept is being developed with the support of two external projects of the European Union. Both the Augmented Urbans external project (2018-2020) and the B.Green external project (2020-2022) are financed by the Central Baltic Sea Program, which supports cross-border cooperation, sustainable urban mobility and cohesive communities. The leader of the project is the Spatial Design Competence Center of the Tallinn Strategy Centre.
9 Spatial Sections of the Pollinator Highway
1- Kopli Cargo Station
2- Paul
3- Pelguranna
4- Merimets
5- Mustjõe
6- Mill forest
7- Väike-Õismäe
8- Astangu
