Green Party activist Claire Norman is speaking out on her love of Walthamstow, Hackney and Leyton Marshes.
The Markhouse Road resident fears the open green spaces are being targeted by developers who think they can make a "quick buck", particularly since the 2012 Olympics.
She has also thanked campaign groups for helping to maintain the land as a free and accessible green space.
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