6 OCTOBER 2019 The Archer - www.the-archer.co.uk Toilets and litter are top priorities for Cherry Tree Wood By Debbie Linton As reported in The Archer last month the Friends of Cherry Tree Wood carried out a survey asking the community about their opinions and aspirations for the wood. Close to 280 people responded and clear front runners were concerns about litter, toilet facilities and updating the woodland management plan to increase biodiversity. The full results can be seen of survey respondents declared published on the Friends’ web- themselves either dissatisfied or site, details below, and the plan very dissatisfied. This figure is is to use the results to help pri- too high and we hope it will fall oritise and shape the activities over the coming years as matters of the group. causing dissatisfaction are dealt Popular suggestions with and resolved. Better litter bins came out Forthcoming events: Lit- Natural notes: Helen Tierney, left, and Dinah Beamish play at the Barnwood party. Photo Mike Coles. as a top priority followed by ter-pick and history tour regular litter picks. Adopting On Saturday 26 October the flower beds near the café anyone can drop in to help on a A new woodland for everyone and tennis courts along with litter-pick at 10.30am. A guided By John Lawrence providing a drinking fountain history walk through the wood Barnwood, the newly restored woodland in Tarling Road, N2, has been granted char- for humans and dogs proved on the same day at 2pm will tell ity status, making it easier for the green site to be opened up for use by the whole very popular ideas and a nature the story of Cherry Tree Wood community. and tree trail were also well from being an ancient woodland tivate fruit and vegetables but supported. A party was held there on of brambles. Volunteers cleared to the modern day. Sunday 15 September to launch we hope it will be like a forest the land to give the native trees Improving the wood’s toilet In the future the Friends garden where there are things facilities was top of the list of it officially as a community room to breathe and created a plan to have litter-picks on a forest garden and welcome to forage.” new woodland pathway. Fund- longer term improvements. regular basis. Come along and A new larger café with inside in neighbours to explore its ing for materials and other essen- help keep the wood tidy on the natural delights. tial items has so far come from seating facilities received very second Sunday of every month strong support as did providing Charity status means Barn- Barnet Council and the Grange at 2pm. All equipment will be wood’s group of seven trustees Big Local project, which also an inclusive playground and provided. new surfaces for the tennis and will be able to raise funds to buy helped specifically in funding basketball courts. Get in touch, new trees, plants and hedging, as the bid for charity status. The idea of reopening the membership is free well as securing insurance cover Barnwood will next be culvert through Contact the Friends by for future community events. open for the Grange Big Local the park was considered impor- email: friendsofcherrytreewood They are already planning Fun Palace event on Sunday 6 tant by 50% of respondents. @gmail.com, Facebook @ nature workshops for groups October, when the whole com- Other ideas were a new gate at cherrytreewoodef, Instagram of young people with learning munity is welcome to come Fordington Road and the provi- @friendsofcherrytreewood difficulties from the Harington along. Regular dates when the sion of a scrape or pond. or visit the website at https:// Scheme, based in , and wood will be open to the public Overall satisfaction levels wordpress.com/view/friend- there is interest in arranging are hoped to be arranged soon. appeared reasonable but 16% sofcherrytreewood.home.blog visits from local groups like Age Follow Our Barnwood on Face- UK and Newstead Children’s book and contact the trustees Centre. by email at N2Barnwood@ Chair of trustees Leo Smith Reading: Poet Dennis Evans. gmail.com. September spring clean said: “The eventual idea is to A productive year have it open as a wood for all VIOLIN LESSONS the public to enjoy on certain A little over a year ago, the Experienced & in Coldfall Wood days. We are not going to cul- site was an impenetrable mass Encouraging teacher Recent actions in Coldfall Wood have smartened it up 40mins £23 and got rid of an unsightly and dangerous relic. Ann Lizzy Barmak Bronkhorst explains what’s been done, just in time for Your local home care company 020 8346 0722 this year’s Green Flag inspection. [email protected] Several metres of rusty iron few woods, including Coldfall, Call us now on 0300 124 5231 railings, once an old boundary will receive specially designed for your free assessment and 30, High Road fence separating the wood from rustic-looking ones after much get £100 off your 2nd invoice! East the fields, have been removed: consultation. N2 9PJ a hard job undertaken by Har- Fly tippers beware ingey’s Parks Department. Houses on Barrenger Road Convivial Lunch Club They have also painted over with gardens backing onto the the graffiti on a long stretch of wood have been leafleted with The North London Probus Club welcomes retired and semi-retired PROfessional wall along the eastern side of & BUSiness men and women on the third Wednesday each month for lunch warnings about fly tipping, fol- and a talk at Stephens House East End Road N3 3QE. Next meeting 16 October: the wood and on a much-loved lowing long-standing problems Derek Malcolm talks about his life as a film critic for The Guardian and memorial bench. No doubt the with garden waste and build- Evening Standard, and jury service at Cannes and other film festivals. vandals will be back but for a ers’ rubble dumped over the Details from Eveleen (8455 6431). little while they are not spoiling back fences. Similar problems the wood for others. occur from time to time behind The broken footbridge near the Creighton Avenue back Baptist Church the western entrance has been gardens. Useful contacts are Just off the High Road in Creighton Avenue N2 mended and the dog-waste www.haringey.gov.uk/report- bin nearby has gone. A notice a-dumper or 020 8489 1000. Sunday Mornings at 10.30 am explains that from now on all The Friends of Coldfall Crèche and Sunday School during service waste goes into just one bin (not Wood hope that these improve- tossed into the trees, please). For more information please contact the Church Office ments, and others in the pipeline, Email: [email protected] Several damaged bins have will help to reclaim and retain www.eastfinchleybc.org.uk been removed and soon all Coldfall’s Green Flag status and (Minister: John Lowrie) Haringey’s parks and woods encourage local interest in this will have smart new bins. A delightful ancient wood. Visitors always welcome