Author: Caitlin

New noticeboards erected and bluebells emerging

By Caitlin

We’ve been busy behind the scenes, making sure everything is in place for when our funding lands. You may have seen our new noticeboards in the wood – one by the ramp to Wimbledon Common and one by the stream near the Rugby Club car park. We hope these provide you with up to date…

Fundraising target reached!

By Caitlin

We are delighted to announce that our project has been awarded a grant from the London Assembly Green Roots Fund. This award is part of the first round of funding recently announced by the Mayor of London, supporting a range of environmental and biodiversity projects across the capital. Among them are initiatives to restore and…

April survey results

By Caitlin

At the end of April, we undertook a survey of vistors to the wood over a single weekend. Huge thanks go to everyone who helped us: our group of brilliant volunteers, and all those who took time to chat to us about their experiences of the woods.

The first bluebells of the year

By Caitlin

We’re starting to see the first early bluebells poking through in the woods – a signal of what is still to come! Early flowering allows bluebells to make the most of the sunlight that is still able to make it to the forest floor before the leaves really start to fill the canopy. We’d love…