Claire Ford

Did you know that the sun won't set before 5pm until the 25th October. That's just what we wanted to hear!

Brighter days are coming. 🌿

Beautiful and tiny fungi spotted on my walk around the reserve, I think it is a frosty bonnet 🙂 #PimpHallNatureReserve

Government Survey of Friends Groups

We urge every group to fill in the survey. Please forward to any other similar groups you are in contact with. The deadline is Sunday 7th December.

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Clocks go back Sunday 26th Oct.
Our evenings get darker earlier & that means a big change for wildlife.

Hedgehogs, foxes & deer will suddenly find their routines overlapping with the rush hour.

🦊 Slow down during dawn & dusk.
🦔 Watch for movement at the roadside.

After 2 years of work, I've finally taken delivery of an actual printed copy of my second book 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest: A Visual Journey'.

I've done my best to capture the essence of these priceless, but mostly dying, ecosystems, and am over the moon with the results. 🌎

London's Local Nature Recovery Strategy The LNRS is part of a new system of spatial biodiversity strategies in England, required by law under the Environment Act 2021. London is one of the 48 regions tasked with creating this strategy.

🌿 Have your say on what action we need to take for nature in London. The Draft London Local Nature Recovery Strategy is open for consultation: londonlnrs.commonplace.is 🐍
@LDN_environment #London #LondonNature #NatureRecovery #LNRS

Hedgehog in a garden at night

Small gardens can boost biodiversity just as much as big ones. And when joined together, tiny nature-friendly spaces create wildlife corridors that can benefit hedgehogs and all sorts of other wildlife!
Ideas for small gardens: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/sma...

Side project - cheering up the underpass I walk through almost daily. Photos by Ron Andrews taken at Pimp Hall Nature Reserve of wildflowers growing there - flyposting with permission, with thanks to LBWF for the community Ward funding.

Fungi popping up at #PimpHallNatureReserve and getting ready for #ShroomSunday

Wonderful day out visiting Furnace Brook in East Sussex with other @nationalparkcity.bsky.social rangers. Beautiful and inspiring place.

#ShroomSunday returns - 5th Oct #Chingford

Join London National Park City & London Fungus
Network to celebrate the world of fungi and mushrooms. 🍄

A celebration of UK Fungus Day for the whole family

#mushroomlover #fungiofinstagram #fungi

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shroom-sun...

‘Red kite close up.’ #Streetart by ATM in Wembley Park at Wembley Stadium Station #art

Painted to celebrate #London becoming the first National Park City & the wonderful success story of the reintroduction of the once critically endangered red kite.

Looking forward to another fantastic Shroom Sunday at Pimp Hall Nature Reserve which will be on the 5th October this year.

Buy your tickets via the link below 🍄🍄‍🟫 www.londonfungusnetwork.org/event-detail...

Lovely article about one of our resident groups at the nature reserve 😀
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Such a great opportunity, any insect enthusiasts in Chingford!

➡️ FINDING NEW SPECIES: People have shared images on iNaturalist that have led to formal descriptions of new-to-science plants, sea slugs, insects, and more!

Really pleased to see cinnabar moth caterpillars are back in Pimp Hall Nature Reserve this year!

Fact: Common ragwort is one of the most frequently visited flowers by butterflies in the UK and more than 200 species of invertebrate have been recorded on it 😀.

The Playbus is visiting Pimp Hall Park again #Chingford Fun activities onboard and also outside too.
Date: Tuesday 5th August
Time: 10am to 12pm
Free.

More details here: www.walthamforest.gov.uk/schools-educ...

Walk yourself happy - family walk in Chingford Join us on a mystery walk that will spark curiosity and joy in the world around us.

Free family walk on Sunday 3rd August starting at Pimp Hall Park for ages 4 to 11 🙂👟🌳

Sign up at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-yours...

Just spotted a Jersey Tiger Moth at #PimpHallNatureReserve in Chingford, beautiful!

Just spotted a Jersey Tiger Moth in Chingford, London at #PimpHallNatureReserve too.

Some lovely family walks coming up over August, September & October. Save the date, booking via Eventbrite will be open shortly.

Been surveying for Hedgehogs using footprint tunnels 🙂 🦔 #PimpHallNatureReserve #Chingford

Thank you 2nd Highams Park Guides for a brilliant litter pick @PimpHallPark. We really appreciate the time you gave to help keep the park tidy ⭐️

Waltham Forest Family History Society banner & publications stall.

Researching your Waltham Forest family history? Discuss your queries with experts from Waltham Forest Family History Society at our Open Day on Sat 5 July. Drop in from 12.30pm-4.30pm at Chingford Assembly Hall, The Green E4 7EN. Free event, part of #NorthChingfordHeritageFestival.

#Free 1 hour #guidedwalks with our vice chair Joanna aka @westminsterwalks.bsky.social along part of the #NorthChingford Heritage Trail this Sunday 6th July at 11 and 2. Part of the #Heritage Festival. Please book in advance here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/north-chin...

Brilliant time meeting characters like William Morris and Queen Elizabeth I, painting ‘plein air’, whittling chopsticks & pond dipping! Special thanks @nationalparkcity.bsky.social
for funding the first heritage & wildlife day at Pimp Hall Nature Reserve.

We are so looking forward to participating in the first N #Chingford #Heritage Festival on from tomorrow 21 June to 6 July. There are loads of wonderful events & they are all #FREE! NB advance booking for some. In conjunction with the LB of #WalthamForest www.chingfordhistory.org.uk/heritage-fes...

North Chingford Heritage Festival starting Sat 21st June and will run for over two weeks. Printed programmes available at North Chingford Library. All info available here www.chingfordhistory.org.uk/heritage-fes...