Future green space in Crofton Park - your views Do you think the scout hut and surrounding woodland green space would be beneficial to the community? Number of responses: 400 Yes 399 (99.75%) No 0 (0%) Maybe 2 (0.50%) Not sure 0 (0%) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Times Chosen Which of the following would you use the site for? Number of responses: 400 Walking 313 (78.25%) Relaxing 275 (68.75%) Social interaction 284 (71%) Exercise 262 (65.50%) Hire of hall ie. scouts, play group, pensioners … 270 (67.50%) Accessing family based 'green' activities 292 (73%) Accessing children's activities 236 (59%) Outdoor play 269 (67.25%) School projects 200 (50%) Community classes ie.yoga 249 (62.25%) Community meetings 210 (52.50%) Fetes 191 (47.75%) Theraputic benefits of green space/trees 301 (75.25%) Woodland education ie.walks, talks and cours… 295 (73.75%) Volunteering 168 (42%) Other 8 (2%) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Times Chosen "Other" text answers: Story telling Allotments Public access Community hub for everyone Community Facility for propagqting woods-person skills such as hedge-laying, including leading public courses is such skills. Stargazing, night wildlife Participation in local events eg BrockleyMax arts, etc Do you have any comments? Number of responses: 84 Text answers: It is a shame to walk past this every day knowing it’s past and that the young people cannot enjoy it anymore. It is a shame that such a site can be wasted. Keep the woodland as much as possible Sounds wonderful - we need more green community spaces This would be an excellent community space and much needed with very little woodland near by. Importance of green space and conservation I remember my sons used to go here for Beavers but then it was closed and we had to go elsewhere. I remember being told it was because the site was going to be developed. 20 yrs on and such a wasted space/opportunity. This space has been wasted for the entire time we have lived in Honor Oak Park. Over 15 yesrs. Spaces like this with trees and woodland are too precious to waste. Let's turn it into something the local community can use. This is a fantastic idea. SE London is so built up we cannot afford to waste any space and the greener the better This would be a great resource for local community It’s an incredibly important space for the community An excellent proposal for the "newnirmal" post pandemic All of these things would be amazing. It's an eyesore currently and needs protecting and using by a community who cares and who wants to benefit from it. Green space in our urban city is vital. A chance to spot nature and give children the freedom to explore would be great. Any loss or waste of community outdoor spaces is detrimental to whole community. Would be ideal for all age groups in myriad of ways. This is a useful resource for the community and should not be turned into more buildings These are rare wild spaces of particular value and very special in the community and ought not to be developed or have heavy usage from people. The wilder the space the better for the environment and biodiversity as well as the therapeutic effects Such a shame such a lovely space has been left to rot These spaces are vital for communities Although my children are now adults, I have good memories of my son attending scouts at this venue This us a great proposal for a site I pass on a daily basis. Ideal for kids as in a cul de sac. A nature reserve would also benefit locals living right around the site. Seems like a perfect location for community facility with allotment gardens for schools & nursery & community. Hire out facility for community. Would be wonderful to see this green space become a nature reserve. It’s such a shame that this important green space has become a dumping ground for rubbish Its an eye-sore at the moment. Its seems criminal for someone to leave it to ruin. To think what a wonderful addition and benefit this site could be to the community. Great set of ideas. This space has amazing potential - I would love to see it accessible. I would love to see this site regenerated & used for the community. It is an eyesore currently. Using it for scouts or nature reserve would be a real asset as it’s on such a quiet corner of Courtrai Road. Preserving it is so important. Look at success of Buckthorne and Garthorne and Devonshire Rd reserves. It shouldn't go to waste I think since the council have shut down so many community centres this one should be kept especially since it is apart of a nature conservation. I am Chair of the Ewart Community hall and could help with bringing projects that would benefit and would bring in schools to do nature projects. Scouting and local and affordable facilities for these activities is extremely important. If it’s lost it won’t come back again. Great idea! I have walked by this many times and imagined all of its potential cultural and ecological possibilities! Please don’t turn it into flats. It would make an excellent eco hub for Lewisham Borough of culture 2022. Lack of fitness/exercise/gym facilities in the area It would be really good to have another green space in crofton park for children to play with maybe a small playground (maybe made of wood so it's more fitting with the woodland). We currently have no playgrounds right by crofton park. This would be a fantastic addition to the local community green spaces and convert the building back to their original use. No flats please Would love this to be used as a green space. Happy to be involved if needed This is a community space. In an area with so few spaces for people to use - and especially spaces with outdoor areas attached to them - this is a vital amenity that must be preserved. As housing it offers a low grade option with limited ability to benefit the residents. We have limited green space locally that is 'wooded'. We need these spaces in the community for many reasons - both for the benefit of people including education for children, health reasons and the environmental benefit of trees in counteracting and absorbing pollution. Would be great to restore the hut to its former glory This is a valuable green site in a densely populated area. It is vital that the trees and natural habitat are saved to be enjoyed by the local community. I would strongly oppose this site for housing. My sons were members of the Cubs and so it troops which used this hut. The area is full of wild life including owls and there were bats. The ground was totally neglected by British Rail leaving the scout troops adults to maintain it. This site is neglected, disgusting and frankly embarrassing to have in the neighbourhood. It’s full of dumped trash, foxes and is a wasted green space that with funding and planning could be a great addition to the community It’s a great idea and I’d love to be involved This wood be an asset to the community and I believe people old and young would really benefit! It would be a wonderful community hub and could interact with St Hildas due to its close proximity. A multi use building for local people of all ages plus gardens and a wild conservation area would be brilliant. Raising some funding to make it a green building too with water capture and solar would be a good idea. We would greatly benefit from this green space if it is open for communal use. Please protect our local green spaces. We need them!!! Yes - Setting up a community space which utilizes the theme and benefits of the woodland area. there would a very good idea, and an enhancement, if the plan compliments the facilities at St Hilda's and adds a range of activities which cannot be supported there. Setting up a space with new facilities which would compete for the kinds of activities sponsored by St Hilda's especially as the income from these activities support the maintenance two of the three listed buildings of Crofton Park would seem to be detrimental to the current situation, and to for the long term wellbeing of community sector provision in Crofton park. It would demonstrate a lack of joined up thinking in the third sector in the area. My kids’ grandad went to scouts there. It would be wonderful to see it back in use! There are so few big spaces for kids activities round here. I feel sad seeing them all squashed into small rooms trying to learn to dance/act or attend cubs. Really need to retain and develop Cant remember who owns the land Please manage this space effectively for wildlife and the community. My only concerns would be parking and noise, particularly if this became a venue to be hired out; both residents and wildlife would be negatively affected by both I think the location would a great space for a more local forest school that all children of the community could access not just local school children or those who can pay. It would be lovely to have an outdoor, more wooded green space for children (preferably not dogs) to explore without a playground.