Success last summer

Success last summer

The Friends entered the It’s Your Neighbourhood category for ‘London in Bloom’ as usual but in 2015 were judged ‘Outstanding’ for the first time. This was in addition to the successful retention of our Green Flag.   For the RHS...
Tree felling tree planting

Tree felling tree planting

Sadly we have lost another mature tree – an ailanthus. It was close to a path, had some disease, and had developed a lean. Its roots were loosening one side. In its place a small oak is planted – one of many whips planted to secure succession.
Monthly Bird Count

Monthly Bird Count

Bird count. Each month a bird count is made. There is a pleasing predictability about it, yet it brings some exciting surprises from time to time. Recent counts have included our usual residents with seasonal visitors. The resident peregrines on the nearby hospital...

The Seasons

VIDEO – Photos taken (through the seasons) of one of the most beautiful and peaceful places you’ll find in London – a real haven in the centre of one of the busiest cities on...
Repairs to statues

Repairs to statues

You may have noticed that earlier in 2015, some of our angels were missing but have now been restored. They spent time in the stone mason’s workshop being repaired, following the incidents where someone damaged statues in the borough’s parks and cemeteries...