Recent scrub clearance on the viaduct along with material from two trees that came down in recent storms has provided plenty of material to help bolster our dead hedging and create more stag beetle loggeries. The meeting point is at the top of the steps from St James Lane.
The annual Big Clean. We need lots of volunteers as we scour the deep tangled parts of the nature reserve and haul out the year's annual litter offering. It's the most important litter pick of the year. Last year we collected over 60 bags. We'll supply the bags, litter picking tools and sturdy gloves if you don't have any.
We will be processing windfall tree brash - tending and extending our dead hedging along the path edge to protect ground from excessive human and dog footfall. Meeting point is the top of the steps from St James Lane.
We'll be continuing with our 'dead hedging' project. This is to reclaim ground for nature that was lost to trampling and an overzealous council edge trimming exercise. We're already seeing areas of ground making recovery and the privacy gained in the undergrowth seems to be going down extremely well with nesting birds. Meeting place is Stanhope Road. We will be […]
Stephen will give you pointers to help you identify some of the common and less common trees and will explain their importance for insects, lichens and other plants and the symbiotic and parasitic relationships between them. There will be plenty of 'Well I never knew that' moments. Places are limited and priority will go to fully paid up members of […]
Today we'll be cutting back encroaching vegetation along the edges of the platforms at Crouch End Hill and reducing cherry laurel regrowthFind on Streetmap
Volunteers meet every Wednesday morning all year round to maintain and develop the site. The aim is to create an environment that is sympathetic to a wide range of wildflowers and invertebrates. The team carefully manages individual parts of the site and attempts to control invasive species of plant or those that threaten to dominate. The Project is overseen by […]
A guided butterfly walk. The recent warm spell has heralded the appearance of a number of butterflies that have been absent until this point so this is the perfect time to be guided by our resident expert Dee Cullen. We'll start by the old railway tunnels near the Holmesdale Road entrance, then explore what the wildflower rich Wildlife Trail has […]
Volunteers meet every Wednesday morning all year round to maintain and develop the site. The aim is to create an environment that is sympathetic to a wide range of wildflowers and invertebrates. The team carefully manages individual parts of the site and attempts to control invasive species of plant or those that threaten to dominate. More information can be found […]
Volunteers meet every Wednesday morning all year round to maintain and develop the site. New volunteers are most welcome, no expertise required, and the group nearly always chills out at the Cool Carrot cafe on the Archway Road after the session. More information can be found on the Wildlife Trail webpage.
This should complete the meadow cut. We'll push back the bramble as far as possible and plant some Bird's Foot Trefoil which used to be prevalent in the past and should attract more butterflies. The meadow is between Stapleton Hall Road and Upper Tollington Park. The meeting point is Stapleton Hall Road Bridge near N4 3QF
We'll be clearing brambles and removing tree saplings from the 'bowl' in front of tunnels at the Highgate end to keep the area functioning as a glade and making the bank ready for spring growth.
