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About Capital Woodlands

Capital Woodlands is a three-year London Biodiversity Partnership project (2006-2009) supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project is managed by Trees for Cities, which works in partnership with the GLA, Forestry Commission, BTCV, the London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Haringey, Merton and Redbridge, and Peabody to deliver the Capital Woodlands Project.  
 
The Capital Woodlands Project aims to raise appreciation of London’s woodlands and increase public benefit and participation by undertaking access, biodiversity, community and training work both in six ‘flagship’ woodlands and throughout the capital.
 
Key areas of work are the dissemination of good practice in the management of London’s woodlands, training in woodland management skills, strengthening links between woodlands and communities, supporting the educational use of woodlands in London, and the support and recruitment of woodland conservation volunteers.
 
For more information on the Capital Woodlands project partners, click on the logos at the bottom of the page.

Flagship Sites

London is well known for its large woodland and parks. But did you know that London also has hundreds of smaller, pocket woods where you can explore your local area and visit or take part in activities more regularly?
 
To champion London’s local woodlands, Capital Woodlands has selected six woods across the city as the focus of its programme of events for local communities. If you live near any of these woodlands, check out Trees for Cities or the Borough Council website for details of ways to get involved. Events at these and other greenspaces are also promoted on the Breathing Places website www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces.
 
The six Capital Woodlands flagship sites are: Scadbury Park (Bromley), Birch & Rowdown Woods (Croydon), Coldfall Wood (Haringey), Morden Park (Merton), Claybury Wood (Redbridge) and Peabody Hill (Lambeth).
 

 
These flagship woods face the typical range of issues that threaten many of London’s woodlands. Many of the Capital Woodlands programmes focus on these sites, working to empower local communities and enabling the woodlands to become celebrated as an invaluable natural resource.
 
Each flagship wood hosts an exciting programme of Capital Woodlands events and activities to improve their accessibility and biodiversity value, to encourage more recreational and educational use of these woodlands, and to celebrate them as an invaluable resource for local communities within London.
 
 

Capital Woodlands Project Partners

	Heritage Lottery Fund
	London Biodiversity Partnership
	Trees For Cities
	Forestry Comission
	BTCV
	Bromley Council
	Croydon Council
	Haringey Council
	Merton Council
	Redbridge Council
	Peabody
	Mayor Of London
	Natural England