How and why Foxes are a problem for Google’s biggest office in London

Google’s striking new £1 billion London headquarters in King’s Cross faces an unexpected challenge as foxes have taken up residence on its expansive rooftop garden, creating a three-year saga that has impacted construction and raised questions about urban wildlife management.

The cunning creatures have established themselves on the 300-meter-long rooftop garden of the 11-story “landscraper,” designed by Thomas Heatherwick Studio and Bjarke Ingels Group. Sources familiar with the construction confirmed that foxes have been digging burrows in the carefully manicured grounds and leaving droppings throughout the space intended for Google’s 7,000 employees.