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Oxleas Wood - Drains and Ditches Saturday, 14th February, 2026 What a beautiful, bright, sunny day Saturday 14th February (Valentine's Day) turned out to be, exactly what Laurie must have wished for when he planned the ditch, drain and pond clearance activities to show our love for the woodlands! Following the recent downpours, ditches were full to the brim, drains were blocked beneath sleeper bridges, and Oxleas Pond was once again full of broken branches.  A group of seven

Another rewarding day with volunteers from Barclays!

FOWs response to the Royal Borough of Greenwich's draft Local Plan consultation.

Eltham Common & Wood Saturday, 7th February,2026 This month, we returned to what is, perhaps, our biggest litter hotspot - Eltham Common and its woods, descending from Severndroog Castle Car Park. An amazing 25 people attended the session, despite the drizzly, grey weather, demonstrating their dedication to protecting the woodlands.  As we approached our meeting place, the clouds began to part and the skies brightened a little - a good sign for our session. The large group e

Jack Wood Friday 6 February 2026   Another 57 hours of Habitat Restoration Completed!   Twenty-one stoic volunteers , including two new recruits, turned up for this session in the apparently relentless drizzle…but it was not in vain!  By our 10 am start, the rain had stopped, the sun came out, and it was dry for the full 3 hours!  That’s another 57 hours of habitat restoration completed. Topping up the dead hedges protects the area and is good habitat too Protected Area Along

Back in the coupe for a second week this year and making good progress.

We're back at work in the coppice, carrying on where we left off.

Tuesday, 20th January Shepherdleas Wood   It was perfect weather for our first session of 2026 in Shepherdleas Wood - dry, sunny, with mild temperatures for January. Our ten eager volunteers included one new addition, who was warmly welcomed to this small, friendly group. Again, we focused on restoring and improving the woodland floor adjacent to the Red Path, and our volunteers beavered away to improve light and provide space for dormant bluebells and wood anemone to sprea

On Saturday 17 January, ten volunteers continued winter tidying in Jackwood House Garden — sorting compost, creating a wildlife pile, clearing brambles, cutting back laurel and beginning to remove Virginia creeper from the terrace walls.

Friday, 16th January 2026 Jack Wood We cancelled the rain, booked the sun and… hey presto, we were rewarded!  What lovely weather we had for our first Friday, Woodland Conservation Group session of 2026 and what a difference it made to our activities! A group of 20 volunteers joined us, including two new volunteers, and we split into three separate groups to continue our path-side activities. Sunshine and Smiles! Hazel Post & Binder Fence   The first group made excellent use

Oxleas Wood 10th January 2026 A Brilliant Start to 2026: Our First Woodland Conservation Session Willing volunteers, a packed woodland, and a brilliant start to our first Woodland Conservation Session of 2026 (Shooter’s Hill Woodlands Working Party). Maybe it was the result of New Year resolutions to get out into nature, get fitter, or give something back to the community. Whatever the reason, we were delighted to welcome everyone! A total of 30 people attended, including eig

The weather on Friday meant we had to consider how to ensure the volunteer session remained safe and enjoyable.

3rd January 2026 Woodland Edges along The Ways After all the festive fun, what a pleasure it was to get back to the woodlands helping make a difference.  The day was dry, with temperatures just a little below zero, but with the sun shining brightly, it was the perfect day for pottering about on the woodland edges collecting litter.    Although this is a busy location to conduct our pick, what a pleasure it was to set off from beside Oxleas Pond.  It looked absolutely stunning

Report from the General Members' Meeting on 10th December 2025.

Read about the birds spotted on our successful bird walk on Sunday 20th December.

Jack Wood 19th December 2025   What a fantastic day, Friday turned out to be, especially contrasting it with the appalling rain and wind we experienced the previous day.  Just as fantastic was the size of the group which gathered (17), particularly as we are so close to the Christmas festivities.  What a wonderful group of people we have in our community, willing to give up their time so freely to make a difference to these beautiful woodlands.   The focus for one group was t

16th December 2025 Shepherdleas Wood Volunteering in Shepherdleas Wood on a Tuesday is always a pleasure – a beautiful environment, calm and peaceful (if you ignore the traffic on the A2!) and a small, friendly group.  It was a chilly day but luckily there was some respite from the rain.    Seven volunteers attended and continued the restoration work in the area beside the bridge where bluebells and wood anemone are known to grow.  Some volunteers pulled up part of the huge m

Saturday, 13th December, 2025 Oxleas Car Park & Surroundings We were a happy band of 12 at today's session - and what a lovely, sunny day it was for our final litter pick of 2025!   We pickers gathered at Oxleas car park, eager to get started, and we were very pleased to welcome two brand new volunteers to our group. It's always good to have new volunteers amongst us and we hope we will have even more sign up for our 2026 sessions. A leisurely litter pick on the sunny woodla

We carried on working our way through the hazel stools in this year's coupe. By part way through the session, we were starting to see continuous areas of cleared coppice, and the area was obviously more open.