Highgate Conservation Area Advisory Committee

Sunday Feature - New Generation Thinkers: Clay and Collapse - BBC Sounds Historian Eleanor Barraclough visits the Roman kilns found in London woodland.

Great piece on BBC Sounds by Eleanor Barraclough visits Highgate Woods in London, I thoroughly enjoyed working with this wonderful team, to reconstruct and fire one of the Roman pottery kilns which operated from c40-150 CE. We could do similar for your project
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Something to look forward to in the coming year: Allesandro Mendini at the Estorick www.estorickcollection.com/exhibitions/...

Plans for 150 affordable homes in Wood Green submitted by council The scheme is the latest part of the ongoing redevelopment of the former Barratt’s Sweets Factory site

Plans for 150 affordable homes in Wood Green submitted by council

The scheme is the latest part of the ongoing redevelopment of the former Barratt’s Sweets Factory site
haringeycommunitypress.co.uk/2025/12/29/p...

So many people experiencing this.

TfL and the Mayor of London need to get a move on to come up with an urgent plan, otherwise if even a tiny fraction of the 550,000 Zipcar members decide to buy a car, parking stress and congestion will increase substantially.

Can you help us look for hedgehogs on our trail cameras? It’s the perfect way to pass the time from the comfort of your sofa!

Sign up and tell us when you spot a hedgehog, or the odd pair of geese... www.nhmp.org.uk. 🪿

The NHMP is led by us and British Hedgehog Preservation Society.

Deadline today!

Presentation about the Camden Film Quarter shows the impact on Kentish Town. Add comments about the proposed scheme at planningrecords.camden.gov.uk Application number 2025/4861/P or by email to [planning@camden.gov.uk](mailto:planning@camden.gov.uk)
westkentishtown.org/2025/12/19/y...

Yes - I was trying to find a link to your joint letter with The Highgate Society etc.

highgatecaac.bsky.social's Bluesky Wrapped 2025 Check out highgatecaac.bsky.social's year on Bluesky!

This year on Bluesky I wrote 8 posts and 5 replies. I received 12 likes, whereas 3 was from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "london" and 🦔!

www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...

📣 SOUTH + SE ENGLAND inc. LONDON! You are in time to make a nomination for our Top Ten Endangered Buildings list 2026! Tell us about threatened and dilapidated Victorian & Edwardian buildings in your local area. 📩 media@victoriansociety.org.uk to suggest a building or structure 🧵
📷 Trevor Bishenden

Now open - a new art deco exhibition showcasing the golden age of poster design at London Transport Museum | London Transport Museum This new exhibition explores how art deco, a revolutionary visual arts, design and architecture style, influenced iconic transport posters.

Hello Friends! To celebrate one hundred years of art deco style, a new blockbuster exhibition is now open at London Transport Museum exploring the influence of this art movement on graphic poster design.

www.ltmuseum.co.uk/news/now-ope...

Trees in London Paul Wood, author of four books on trees and urban nature, discusses the history of trees in London.

Come to the Highgate Society's talk by tree expert Paul Wood on 'Trees in London' on 14 January 2026 from 19:30 to 21:00. Register here from 1 December on Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trees-in-l...

Is the correct link here? camdocs.camden.gov.uk/CMWebDrawer/...

A Robin sits silhouetted on a bare branch against a muted golden sky, its beak open as if calling out. The scene is quiet and atmospheric, hinting at the fragility of nature at a moment when vital protections are under threat.

This Government once vowed to be “the most nature-positive [we have] ever had”.

Months of blaming wildlife and stripping back protections have already made a mockery of that promise.

And if the rumoured cuts to BNG go ahead, it will deal yet another devastating blow to nature.

Are fish discos really a blocker to growth? It’s time to bust some myths This post is by Tessa Wardley, director for communications and advocacy at The Rivers Trust. Last week we had the frustration of a public launch of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rura…

New @green-alliance.org.uk blog post Tessa Wardley from @theriverstrust.bsky.social - "Development and nature can thrive together, but only if the safeguards designed to protect our wildlife and communities are respected and remain in place."

greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/12/11/a...

AHMM team gets green light to replace West Kentish Town estate

AHMM team gets green light to replace West Kentish Town estate

#DYK that some #bats 🦇 in the UK migrate long distances every year www.bats.org.uk/our-work/nat...

A view south east towards The City from the raised section of Highgate Hill (The Bank). 4.30 on a mid December afternoon. You can see the edge of Lauderdale House/Waterlow Park on the right and The Ghanaian High Commission on the left, plus a tree with Christmas lights in on the far left in front of Channing School.

A view south east towards The City from the raised section of Highgate Hill (The Bank). 4.30 on a mid December afternoon. You can see the edge of Lauderdale House/Waterlow Park on the right and The Ghanaian High Commission on the left, plus a tree with Christmas lights in on the far left in front of Channing School.

Christmas in the London Alps.

11A North Road, surely?

Lots of us joke about #hibernating at this time of year - but in the wild, most #hedgehogs will really be hibernating!
🦔

Learn more about this complicated and fascinating energy saving strategy on our website 👉 buff.ly/46jEj3z

#SundayShare

Looking after bats through the seasons. Our 'Stars of the Night' leaflet guides through the small actions you can take throughout the year to support the stars of the night in your garden or green space.

Download it for free on this page: www.bats.org.uk/advice/garde...

Our litter pick today was in the area of The Park. We had a huge haul, gas canisters, a battery, a golf club as well as the usual rubbish. Our team does a fantastic job. Thank you to the team and all the volunteers who have contributed throughout the year.

Collections The Isokon Gallery is a permanent exhibition telling the remarkable story of the Isokon building, the pioneering modern apartment block opened in 1934 as an experiment in new ways of urban living.

We've had a wonderful 2025 season at the Isokon Gallery, with record numbers of visitors.
Although the Gallery is now closed, our online shop remains open isokongallery.org/collections/
The Isokon Gallery will reopen next year on Saturday 28 February. See you there in 2026!

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Neasden Temple), Brent, London - Chandrakant Sompura, 1992-95 Image © Historic England

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Neasden Temple), Brent, London - Chandrakant Sompura, 1992-95 Image © Wikimedia Commons

1️⃣ Our 2025 Coming of Age list of the best British buildings now eligible for national listing is topped by the extraordinary Neasden Temple in Brent - Europe’s first traditional Hindu temple.

(BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir - Chandrakant Sompura, 1992-95)

➡️ c20society.org.uk/coming-of-ag...

Make a nomination for the Vic Soc’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list for 2026. Let us know about your local threatened and neglected Victorian & Edwardian buildings across England + Wales.

Email media@victoriansociety.org.uk with a building or structure, here's the info we need bit.ly/4hybqrc

Khan urged to intervene to safeguard car clubs in London The warning comes after the capital's biggest car club operator Zipcar announced it was ceasing its operations in the UK at the end of this year

Khan urged to intervene to safeguard car clubs in London

The warning comes after the capital's biggest car club operator Zipcar announced it was ceasing its operations in the UK at the end of this year
haringeycommunitypress.co.uk/2025/12/15/k...

We've been planting for a few weeks now, making streets all over the UK a little greener 🌲🌳

Have you seen any new trees in your local area?

Did you know we have a book called The Tree Grower's Guide? It's a beginner’s guide to identifying and growing trees from seed and starting a Community Tree Nursery.

Download the guide here: buff.ly/453a0gw
Buy the book here: buff.ly/3SeGQIh

#nativetrees #treesofinstagram #lovewildlife

EU must back affordable, cosy homes – not serve property developers - Greenpeace European Unit The EU’s housing strategy, proposed by the European Commission today, must focus on affordability for people to live, not simply free up property developers to boost their business, Greenpeace has war...

The EU Commission's plan for affordable homes must not just boost sales for developers and speculators

Homes must be affordable to buy and rent – and to heat and cool

There is a risk that building and planning standards get axed to line developers pockets, and in the end do nothing for people

Yoo Capital submit Camden Film Quarter planning application The Camden Film Quarter planning application for the redevelopment of Regis Road has been submitted by Yoo Capital.  This scheme is part of the wider overdevelopment of our neighbourhood, sque…

Comment on the latest proposed tall towers at Regis Rd, Kentish Town by 28th December - link in article below:
bactontowersaction.org/2025/11/15/c...
@ktnf.bsky.social