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Ecosia and community generosity In 2017 a small handful of us started on a journey to protect a heritage landscape in Lewisham, a...

Christmas Past In December 1854 Anna Strictland travelled from America and visited Lewisham. Anna’s uncle was the famous American...

Following on from our appearance on ITV news this time the Gorne Wood Project was featured on BBC London News. Click here to see the clip...

Did you spot us on the telly? On Friday ITV London news featured a piece on our campaign to save the ancient Gorne Wood. Their ‘tale of...

We are very happy to report that the Fourth Reserve’s application for funding from Lewisham Councils 2022 NCIL (Neighbourhood Community...

It’s been a pleasure supporting local residents in their wish to transform the empty space outside the Courtrai Road Scout Hut in to a...

There isn’t a subject that can’t be made richer by visiting a woodland. It covers history, local studies, poetry, art, science, drama and...

What a wonderful day we had. Readings from local poets and a reading from C.J Schuler’s book The Wood that Build London. Art and craft...

At the end of the Summer we hosted a series of sessions for female refugees. The sessions consisted on a mix of workshops around nature...

In collaboration with St.Hilda’s Church, visitors were given a tour of the nature reserve that focused on the history of the site across...

This wonderful book by C.J Schuler explores the history of the Great North Wood. We are delighted that the Buckthorne Cutting is...

Preparing the hacking station for rescued birds. We are awaiting the arrival of Frodo, a young tawny owl recovering from an eye injury.

Duke of Edinburgh volunteers help create meadow/glade to attract lizards and increase biodiversity in June, July and August 2020.

The first Open Day since the COVID-19 lockdown. It was fantastic to see so many visitors using the nature reserve and the new Eddystone...

The unusual discovery of clay Septarian nodules, while building the Raven’s Nest, show association with fossil horizon lines. Watch this...

A mural funded by Network Rail and painted by local artist Lionel Stanhope. The image is taken from a child’s drawing of watering plants...

The Raven’s Nest, a multi-purpose gathering space built over the course of 2020. Incredible work from a number of volunteers and trustees!

Fantastic work from all the volunteers on the new pocket garden. The next step along the way to greening the grey at Eddystone Bridge.

The Foraging Forest, funded by Awards for All (Big Lottery Fund). The objective of this development, along with the new fence, was to...