The Woodland Centre at Ruislip Lido Next to the café near the beach at Ruislip Lido is the Woodland Centre. Ever since it was built The Ruislip Woods Trust have had an ambition to upgrade the displays and provide an exciting introduction to the Ancient Woodlands surrounding the lido. With the help of the […]
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To Flush or Not to Flush
You will be aware that flushing most wet wipes down the toilet can result in the formation of ‘fat bergs’ and they can end up on our beaches and riversides. Thames 21 have issued the following information Although there has been an increase in products being labelled ‘Do Not Flush’, there are many wipes on […]
Ruislip Woods Trust and the expansion of Copse Wood
Latest update 2nd May 2021. Until October 2020 the triangle of woodland at the top of Copse Wood, (29.1 acres) bordered by Copsewood way was in private ownership, the rest having been sold to the Middlesex County Council by Kings College in 1938. In the 1982 Long Term Management Plan for Ruislip Woods adopted by […]
Council Protects Ancient Woodland For Future Generations
Hillingdon Council has invested £88,000 to acquire a further 30 acres of ancient semi-natural woodland in Ruislip Woods, to manage and protect for future generations to enjoy. The Council worked with Ruislip Woods Trust to acquire Copse Wood which will become part of the council-owned Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve. The nature reserve consists of 726 acres […]
The River Pinn Project (Flood Alleviation)
The Environment Agency are pleased to announce that they have launched a dedicated webpage for the River Pinn project. Instead of sending briefing notes via email every quarter they will be updating the information contained on this page: https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/hnl/the-river-pinn-project-information-page/
