Remnants of the Great North Wood in focus: Spa Wood
Continuing a series of blogs on the Great North Wood, project officer Edwin Malins writes on the history and present-day ecology of Spa Wood.
Continuing a series of blogs on the Great North Wood, project officer Edwin Malins writes on the history and present-day ecology of Spa Wood.
In the first of a series of blogs on the Great North Wood, project officer Edwin Malins explores the history and present-day ecology of Biggin Wood.
Great North Wood, project officer Edwin Malins looks back at the summer of 2018 as efforts to survey butterflies across the area were stepped up and hot weather saw purple hairstreaks leave their…
Join one of our Trainees, Jennifer, for a walk through the Great North Wood to discover some hidden surprises and treats!
Entries are now closed for the Great North Wood photography competition 2020
In a blog exploring the autumnal Great North Wood, project officer Edwin Malins celebrates a wonderful time of year to discover this ancient landscape in south London.
In the third of a series of blogs on the Great North Wood, project officer Edwin Malins explores Long Lane Wood, its southerly outpost.
Oak trees, of which there are many in the Great North Wood, are host to several species of a fascinating group of plant parasites called gall wasps. These tiny, stingless wasps produce bizarre…
The Great North Wood was once a huge landscape of woodland and common grazing land, covering the hilly ridges to the north of Croydon and stretching towards the Thames at Deptford.
Look for wood avens along hedgerows and in woodlands. Its yellow flowers appear in spring and provide nectar for insects; later, they turn to red, hooked seedheads that can easily stick to a…