Great North Wood
The Great North Wood: fragments of a mighty woodland in south London
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Remnants of the Great North Wood in focus: One Tree Hill
In the second of a series of blogs on the Great North Wood, project officer Edwin Malins explores One Tree Hill in Honor Oak.
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.
Remnants of the Great North Wood in focus: Biggin 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.
A dry summer brought purple rain: the butterflies of the Great North Wood in 2018
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…
Great North Wood Photography Competition
Entries are now closed for the Great North Wood photography competition 2020
A trainee's guide to the wonders of the Great North Wood
Join one of our Trainees, Jennifer, for a walk through the Great North Wood to discover some hidden surprises and treats!
Autumn colours in the Great North Wood
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.
More ways to get involved in the Great North Wood
More ways to get involved in the Great North Wood
Remnants of the Great North Wood in focus: Long Lane Wood
In the third of a series of blogs on the Great North Wood, project officer Edwin Malins explores Long Lane Wood, its southerly outpost.
Galls galore in the Great North Wood
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…
Celebrating the Great North Wood, 30 years after the Great Storm
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.