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East Finchley Late Summer Social
Sunday 5th September
12 noon - 6pm

This Sunday the East Finchley Festival comes to Cherry Tree Wood. It should be a good one. Later in the year than usual - blame Covid but with music, food, art and craft stalls and lots of fun and entertainment. It will also be a chance for people to say hi to the two Sharons and their wonderful cafe that opened last Sunday. The food and coffee is wonderful. They will be opening 9am - 5pm. Do try it.

The Friends will be having a stall. Our hook a duck game of skill will be back. We will also be seeking your support to extend Cherry Tree Wood to take in the area of tarmac outside the Station gate down to the High Road. We have put this to Barnet Council and wait for their views. More information on this below. Do come along and sign our petition. We also want to hear your views about they type of events and activities you would like to see in the Wood. Do let us know.

We will be helping the Festival out by litter picking at the end of the day. If you can spare some time come along to the stall at 5.30pm and collect a bag and picker.

Our next meeting (probably via zoom) will be on Tuesday 5th October starting at 7pm. We will send out the link nearer the time.

Extending Cherry Tree Wood

The Friends have put forward a plan to Barnet Council to extend Cherry Tree Wood at the Station Road gate to the High Road taking in the current tarmacked area of Brompton Grove. See area 26a in blue above. Site 26 outlined in red is Park House, currently occupied by Monkey Puzzle nursery which Barnet Council propose, in the long run, should be developed for community use and housing retaining the trees and open space at the front.

Extending the Wood to the High Road will give it a new landmark entrance – which currently is recessed - opposite the Grade II listed East Finchley Underground station and would be a marked improvement on the High Road. It would remove a large section of tarmac which is currently only adding to the Heat island effect and replace it with natural open space which should be designed to complement the ancient woodland, provide shade and seek to improve pollinator activity to support the B line which runs through this site. (Cherry Tree Wood lies in the middle of a designated B - line through London which are a series of 'insect pathways' running through our countryside and towns, along which a series of wildflower-rich habitats are being created and restored.) We are doing our small bit towards this in Cherry Tree Wood by creating a meadow around the orchard area next to the tennis courts see more at: https://www.buglife.org.uk/our-work/b-lines/

We will be seeking signatures for a petition in support of the idea of extending the Wood at our stall next Sunday. Do visit us, play hook a duck and sign the petition.

We will be litter picking the end of festival on Sunday 5th September. If you can spare some time please drop by to our stall at 5.30pm and pick up a picker and a bag.

We will also be picking for an hour on Sunday 12th September at 4pm. Meet at the bench opposite the Orchard next to the cafe and tennis courts.

Lets keep Cherry Tree Wood clean.

A patch of land

Here, is all the World
in a patch of land.
A sacred space.

The glory of an Autumn morning,
and gaunt winter days

All the world is here unfurled
with a life sustained
throughout the seasons.

All the World,
in a patch of land.

© Dennis Evans

Animals in Distress - Emergency Numbers

The RSPCA has a 24-hour emergency injured animal line to report an animal in distress: 0300 1234 999.

London Wildlife Protection – for injured wildlife anywhere in London call 07909 795 064;
RSPCA Putney Animal Hospital, 6 Clarendon Drive, Putney, London SW15 1AA
St Tiggywinkles Animal Hospital, Aston Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP17 8AF (call 01844 292 292);
Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service, Trent Country Park, Enfield (call 0208 344 2785);
The Fox Project – for injured foxes call 01892 731 565;
National Fox Welfare Society – for injured foxes call 07778 183 996;
Bat Conservation Trust – for injured bats call 0345 1300 228;
British Hedgehog Preservation Society - for injured hedgehogs call 01584 890 801

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East Finchley Late Summer Social Sunday 5th September 12 noon - 6pm

A patch of land

East Finchley Late Summer Social
Sunday 5th September
12 noon - 6pm