walk in the woods with The Tree Council
Walk in the Woods is The Tree Council's month-long festival to encourage everyone to enjoy trees and woods during spring. Across the UK, walks, talks and other events are taking place in towns and the countryside throughout the month of May. It's a great time to go down to the woods, the local park or just for a stroll along tree-lined streets. Spring flowers, birdsong and lush green leaves make them all particularly inviting places to be. Just click your local area on the map opposite to see all the walk in the woods events near you.
While you're on a walk in the woods why not take along a copy of our kids tree trail game that you can download by clicking the green box below...
county: London
date: Sunday 27th April, 11 am for apx. 2 hours
location: Hainault Forest Country Park, Romford Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 4QN
town: Borough of Redbridge
organiser: London Borough of Redbridge (Hainault Forest Country Park)
contact: 020 8500 7353 or 020 8501 3953
details: Bluebell & Blossom Walk - Leader Brian Ecott. Spring has sprung, come and see all the attractive wild flora and fauna that can be found in Hainault Forest at this time of the year. Meeting point: Visitor Centre. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and footwear.
cost: Free
county: London
date: Monday 5th May, 6.30pm for apx. 2 hours
location: Hainault Forest Country Park, Romford Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 4QN
town: Borough of Redbridge
organiser: London Borough of Redbridge (Hainault Forest Country Park)
contact: 020 8500 7353 or 020 8501 3953
details: Beltane May Day Walk -Leader Alice Greenacre. The Maypole dance is a well known celebration, so come on a walk to celebrate the awakening of Spring, ending with a dance round the Hainault Maypole! Hear about the Beltane fires and why it is customary to leap over fire three times. Meeting point: Visitor Centre. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and footwear.
cost: Free
county: London
date: Friday 9 May, 7.45pm
location: Francis Peek Centre Dulwich Park
town: Dulwich
organiser: Francis Peek Centre - as part of the Dulwich Festival
details: Discover what goes on in Dulwich Park under cover of darkness. Join local moth expert Malcolm Bridge for a talk in the Francise Peek Centre, which will be followed by a walk around the lake to detect bats and find out about their nightly routine. Then it's back to the Francis Peek Centre to see moths caught in the moth trap and learn more about them. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear, and bringe a torch if you have one. Refreshments served at 7.45pm prompt. Tickets £3 payable at the meeting point.
cost: Free
county: London
date: Saturday 10 May, 2pm
location: Dulwich Wood, Meet at the top of Grange Lane
town: Dulwich
organiser: Dulwich society - as part of the Dulwich festival
details: Tree Walk - Dulwich Society trees walk in Dulwich Wood, led by our excellent guide Letta Jones. It's like the real country up there! Tickets £3 payable at the meeting point.
cost: Free
county: London
date: Sunday 11 May, 2.30pm
location: Meet by the College Road tollgate
town: Dulwich
organiser: Dulwich society - as part of the Dulwich festival
details: Grow Your Own! - Dulwich residents have been doing this for years, not only in their gardens, but also in their allotments. Take the opportunity to visit the allotments off College Road and meet the growers on a trip arranged by the Dulwich Society and Dulwich Going Greener. Tickets £3 payable at the meeting point.
cost: Free
county: London
date: Saturday 17 May, 2.30pm
location: Meet at the corner of College Road and Kingswood Drive
town: Dulwich
organiser: Dulwich society - as part of the Dulwich festival
details: On the Edge - An architectural walk led by Ian McInnes from the Dulwich Society on the southern extremities of the Dulwich Estate. An opportunity to see where the Estate's post-war housing estates started and to learn a little more about the fascinating history of development around the Crystal Palace borders. Tickets £3 payable at the meeting point.
cost: Free
county: London
date: Saturday 18 May, 2.30pm
location: Meet at Dulwich Library
town: Dulwich
organiser: The Dulwich festival
details: Historical walk with Brian Green - Devastated in World War 2. A 1-hour historical and architectural walk led by local historian Brian Green through East Dulwich. Find out why farm fields and the site of a Roman forest were built on. Tickets £3 payable at the meeting point.
cost: Free
county: London
date: Sunday 18 May, 2.30pm
location: Meet at the corner of College Road and Kingswood Drive
town: Dulwich
organiser: Dulwich society- as part of the Dulwich festival
cost: Free
county: London
date: Saturday 17 May, 11am, for apx. 2 hours
location: Meeting point: Visitor Centre. Hainault Forest Country Park, Romford Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 4QN
town: Borough of Redbridge
organiser: London Borough of Redbridge (Hainault Forest Country Park)
contact: 020 8500 7353 or 020 8501 3953
details: Walk in the Woods - Leader Brian Ecott. Stroll around the woodland to celebrate The Tree Council's Walk in the Woods campaign to make communities aware of the feelgood factor of enjoying a woodland walk. Come prepared to walk approx. 3 miles. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and footwear.
cost: Free
