Protecting A Vital Green Space In Crouch End
Workdays have been well-attended by a handful of local volunteers, TCV and Good Gym. Unlike last year, when we made not one but two new hoggin paths, we have built no new paths at all this year. We have however improved our existing paths: we used logs to better define the edges of the Woodland Walk where the original wooden edges had rotted and disappeared.
Our next workday is on Sunday May 21st from 11am to 1pm. Meet in the Hanley car park.
The hornbeam is one of the most versatile British trees. Freestanding mature specimens, with their characteristic conical crowns, have considerable amenity value, whilst the wood, the hardest of any tree in Europe, provides valuable timber for furniture.
This year's CREOS AGM will be held on Monday 15th May. CREOS members will find details in the latest newsletter, and all members are invited.
Thanks to the efforts of two valiant volunteers, the crumbling old boardwalk, the pathway that leads into the meadow, has been restored to its former glory. All done within a day. We thank one of our neighbours for donating some unwanted decking, which has been repurposed successfully as you can see in the picture. A great job done.
Harington is a small local charity based nearby in Highgate which teaches horticulture to young adults with learning difficulties and disabilities. They will be holding an Open Day and Spring Sale on both Saturday 6th May & Sunday 7th May (10am to 1pm).
The night of December 11th saw our first snowfall of the winter, and the cold temperature meant that the snow stayed on the ground for a week.
CREOS is holding a tree-planting session on Sunday 4th December. Do join us if you can.
We are aware that many of our members would be willing to help out occasionally with easy jobs like tree and bulb planting, or path sweeping, but are unable to come to our workdays on the third Sunday of the month. If you are someone who is available to help out occasionally on a weekday or perhaps a weekend and would be willing to be on our new Volunteers List do please let us know.
We are pleased to report that the water leak by the Hanley path has now at long last been fixed.
