The threat to the local hydrology and ecology posed by the School’s proposals

by Maggy Meade-King | Jun 3, 2024 | Development & Heritage, Open Spaces, Sustainability

Local resident and veteran environmental campaigner Nicky Gavron warns Highgate about the impact of Highgate School’s development proposals. The work of the Highgate Neighbourhood Forum has been very valuable in regard to this topic, especially the way you have...

What will Highgate School’s proposed developments mean for Highgate?

by Maggy Meade-King | May 21, 2024 | Development & Heritage, News, Open Spaces

Commentary on Highgate School development proposals by Gail Waldman, Chair, Highgate Conservation Area Advisory Committee This will take you through each application from a heritage and conservation area perspective but that is definitely not to say that each...

Guide to doing your own Citizen Science Project

by Maggy Meade-King | Apr 29, 2024 | Open Spaces, Sustainability

Highgate Neighbourhood Forum Citizen Science Guide HNF are encouraging everyone in Highgate – and particularly those with gardens on our suggested wildlife corridors – to survey their patch. Thanks to Heath Hands for these suggestions on how to begin your...

Help us map Highgate’s Wildlife Corridors

by Maggy Meade-King | Jan 15, 2024 | Open Spaces, Sustainability

Our project to increase Highgate’s biodiversity began with a meeting of all the neighbourhood’s major landowners (schools, parks, Parkland Walk, Heath Hands, Omved Gardens, the Golf Club etc) back in September 2022. Inspiring speakers told us about what...

Our replacement street trees are flourishing

by Maggy Meade-King | Jul 5, 2023 | CIL, Open Spaces, Social & Community, Sustainability

We are pleased to report that our CIL-funded replacement street trees have at last been planted around Highgate. Our friends in the Cholmeleys have sent the following pics to show us how their trees are flourishing. Do send us more pics of the trees in your...

Plans for play areas in Parkland Walk and Shepherd’s Hill

by Maggy Meade-King | Jul 5, 2023 | CIL, Open Spaces, Social & Community, Sustainability

We have had an update from Haringey Parks Project Officer Jake Jones on our two CIL-fuinded play projects: Parkland Walk Play We are looking to install a play trail using natural materials which help people connect with Parkland Walk through play. This scheme has been...