Ainslie and Larks Woods, London E4

05/04/2025

* The Wood Anemones need YOU! * CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! *

�The Friends of Ainslie & Larks Woods (FoAL) - that’s us! - was formed in December 2004 and have been looking after our lovely woods ever since. However, we are short of volunteers and aren't as young as we used to be(!) so we’re seeking new volunteers.

FoAL has monthly work sessions - the next is Sunday 13th April at 11am. To get involved or find out more, email Alan: [email protected]

(Photos by Ronald Andrews)

19/07/2024

We had a fun volunteer session last Sunday, making space for Bluebells by clearing brambles and improving footpaths. Many thanks to the Highams Park Snedders for their hard work! 💪🌸🌳🪓

Friend of Ainslie & Larks Wood meet every second Sunday of the month to conserve & enhance our wonderful woodlands. All welcome!

It's a Highams Park thing

28/11/2023

The wonderful Flying Sycamores are running Forest School sessions for children in Ainslie Woods and elsewhere. Follow them to find out more 🌲👧🐿

Little Larks toddler group in Ainslie Wood, E4.
It’s doing so well! We’ve got a great group of families who love coming to the woods for some play time, running around games, a little making, tying knots (yes we have a 3 year old knot expert already!), story time and a silly song or two!!
We will be running through the Winter do do come join us. We have a low wage ticket available too. Please book on www.bookwhen.com/flyingsycamores

23/10/2023

Join London Fungus Network for a Mushroom Foray in Highams Park this Sunday! Learn how to identify common species and the role they play in the ecosystem and human culture 🍄

11/10/2023

See you in Chingford on Sunday! 🍄🍄🍄

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15/12/2022

New loggery! FoAL volunteers installed not one - but two - loggeries in Ainslie Wood on Sunday morning, just a few hours before it was blanketed in snow. These decaying wood structures provide habitats for stag beetles, as well as other invertebrates and fungi, helping our local wildlife. They’re also a good winter workout 💪

12/12/2022

Ainslie Wood looking magical in the snow today ⛄️❄️🌳 Wrap up warm and pay a visit before it melts. PS See you if can spot our new Stag Beetle loggeries installed by FoAL volunteers yesterday just before the snow fell.

08/12/2022

Fancy doing something different this Sunday? Join Friends of Ainslie & Larks Wood to look after our wonderful woodland. We’ll be creating a loggery for beetles and other invertebrates, as well as other conservation tasks. * 11am Sunday 11 December at Ainslie Wood (entrance at corner of Ropers Ave/Underwood Rd, E4 9EE) * No experience required - tools (and tea!) provided *

21/10/2022

The local mushrooms and toadstools are putting on a fine show this autumn! 🌲🍄🌲If you'd like to learn more about fungi and the role they play in the ecosystem, join the London Fungus Network for the annual Highams Park Fungus Foray on Sunday 30 October - tickets and info at: https://hpfungi.eventbrite.co.uk

Join us for a walk in the woods to get to know your fungal neighbours

02/10/2022

*IMPORTANT NEWS* A planning application has been submitted for 72 housing units over 7 storeys at the New Road nursery, directly abutting our beautiful Larks Wood. Friends of Ainslie & Larks Wood (FoAL) are very concerned that the proposals will harm the delicate ecosystem of the woods due to light and noise pollution, as well as exacerbating existing pressures (e.g. fly tipping, footpath erosion, trampling wildflowers, anti-social behaviour, dog fouling). *If you share these concerns, we encourage you to COMMENT via the link below by FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER*

https://builtenvironment.walthamforest.gov.uk/planning/index.html?fa=getApplication&id=110028

Highams Parklife Love South Chingford Save Chingford Mount from Over-Development Save Our Suburbs - Chingford & Highams Park Developments Waltham Forest & Surround Cllr Catherine Saumarez Larkswood Conservatives Pimp Hall Park & Nature Reserve