Visit Superbloom, the new natural landscape, surrounding the Tower of London. This summer, for the first time, visitors will be able to walk through the moat to see this thriving new habitat for wildlife close up! Over nearly 1000 years, the moat has seen many changes; it was filled with water in the 13th century to defend the famous fortress, drained at the request of the Duke of Wellington in the 1840s, then used as a grazing ground for livestock, before being used as allotments during the Second World War. Now, a new natural landscape has been created in the moat. It will have a long-term legacy, gradually becoming a new haven for wildlife in Central London.