Help shape the future of nature recovery across the capital.

Help shape the future of nature in London

Epping Forest staff have contributed on-the-ground insight from the Forest to the London Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). Now its your turn.

Public consultation is live and runs until 29 October 2025 - A vital opportunity for Londoners to help shape the future of nature recovery across the capital.

What is the LNRS?

The LNRS sets out a strategic approach to restoring and enhancing nature across London. It identifies priority habitats, species, and opportunities for recovery, aiming to support biodiversity, climate resilience, and community wellbeing.

How to Get Involved

Visit the consultation platform: https://londonlnrs.commonplace.is

Share your views via interactive maps, surveys, and comment sections.

Encourage others to participate, everyone’s input matters!

You can review hard copies of the consultation materials at

The Epping Forest Visitor Centre at Chingford

The Chingford Golf Shop

The London LNRS is led by the Greater London Authority, for queries contact: biodiversity@london.gov.uk

HMO application Snakes Lane West

Councillor Joel Herga has shared that the HMO application in Snakes Lane has been rejected.

"I have been advised by the Redbridge Planning Department that the application for an up to 21 person HMO on Snakes Lane West has been rejected. I know many residents were concerned about this application and I wrote to the Chair of the Planning Committee asking for this application to be reviewed as I too had concerns. I will be continuing to monitor the situation to see if another application is submitted. If you have concerns about this or other matters in Monkhams ward, please do get in contact with me as the ward Councillor at [Joel.Herga@redbridge.gov.uk](mailto:Joel.Herga@redbridge.gov.uk)"

Broadmead Road Bridge

The Council held a public meeting on 30 June at Hawkey Hall at which they updated local residents on the current position with the rebuilding of the bridge, details can be found at the LBR sire by following this link where you can download their presentation.

Celebrating VE day

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE on 8 May the tree has been decorated and the lights turned on

Spare Loaf at St Barnabas Church

Free quality food, save it from going to waste, see the local events page for details

Litter Pick with the Woodford Green Amenity Group

HEALTHY REDBRIDGE BUS AT HAWKEY HALL

The healthy Redbridge bus offering free health checks will be at Hawkey Hall car park this Saturday 15 March, see our events page for full details

StreetSafe – Where in Redbridge do you feel unsafe?

As part of the government’s agenda to tackle violence against women and girls, the police are using a new online tool called StreetSafe to enable people, particularly women and girls, to report locations where they feel or have felt unsafe.

The focus of this is to identify particular areas and factors that lead to people feeling unsafe and might help offenders either commit or conceal a crime – such as street lighting, abandoned buildings or poorly designed spaces, vandalism, as well as behaviours of individuals or groups of people.

StreetSafe is anonymous to use and can take only a minute to fill in.

We want our police partners to target patrols in problem areas where you feel unsafe – please use StreetSafe as often as you can to highlight issues, and hopefully you will see a more visible policing presence at the times you want. Click here to use the tool.