Claire Ford
@rangerceecee.bsky.social
•LNPC Ranger •Chair for the Friends of Pimp Hall Park & Nature Reserve •Project Coordinator for Walk the Loop •Chingford based.
Beautiful and tiny fungi spotted on my walk around the reserve, I think it is a frosty bonnet 🙂 #PimpHallNatureReserve
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Beautiful and tiny fungi spotted on my walk around the reserve, I think it is a frosty bonnet 🙂 #PimpHallNatureReserve
Reposted by Claire Ford
Government Survey of Friends Groups
We urge every group to fill in the survey. Please forward to any other similar groups you are in contact with. The deadline is Sunday 7th December.
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We urge every group to fill in the survey. Please forward to any other similar groups you are in contact with. The deadline is Sunday 7th December.
07lkx.mjt.lu/lnk/AWAAAIPv...
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Government Survey of Friends Groups
We urge every group to fill in the survey. Please forward to any other similar groups you are in contact with. The deadline is Sunday 7th December.
07lkx.mjt.lu/lnk/AWAAAIPv...
We urge every group to fill in the survey. Please forward to any other similar groups you are in contact with. The deadline is Sunday 7th December.
07lkx.mjt.lu/lnk/AWAAAIPv...
Clocks go back Sunday 26th Oct.
Our evenings get darker earlier & that means a big change for wildlife.
Hedgehogs, foxes & deer will suddenly find their routines overlapping with the rush hour.
🦊 Slow down during dawn & dusk.
🦔 Watch for movement at the roadside.
Our evenings get darker earlier & that means a big change for wildlife.
Hedgehogs, foxes & deer will suddenly find their routines overlapping with the rush hour.
🦊 Slow down during dawn & dusk.
🦔 Watch for movement at the roadside.
October 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Clocks go back Sunday 26th Oct.
Our evenings get darker earlier & that means a big change for wildlife.
Hedgehogs, foxes & deer will suddenly find their routines overlapping with the rush hour.
🦊 Slow down during dawn & dusk.
🦔 Watch for movement at the roadside.
Our evenings get darker earlier & that means a big change for wildlife.
Hedgehogs, foxes & deer will suddenly find their routines overlapping with the rush hour.
🦊 Slow down during dawn & dusk.
🦔 Watch for movement at the roadside.
Reposted by Claire Ford
After 2 years of work, I've finally taken delivery of an actual printed copy of my second book 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest: A Visual Journey'.
I've done my best to capture the essence of these priceless, but mostly dying, ecosystems, and am over the moon with the results. 🌎
I've done my best to capture the essence of these priceless, but mostly dying, ecosystems, and am over the moon with the results. 🌎
September 3, 2024 at 7:09 AM
After 2 years of work, I've finally taken delivery of an actual printed copy of my second book 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest: A Visual Journey'.
I've done my best to capture the essence of these priceless, but mostly dying, ecosystems, and am over the moon with the results. 🌎
I've done my best to capture the essence of these priceless, but mostly dying, ecosystems, and am over the moon with the results. 🌎
🌿 Have your say on what action we need to take for nature in London. The Draft London Local Nature Recovery Strategy is open for consultation: londonlnrs.commonplace.is 🐍
@LDN_environment #London #LondonNature #NatureRecovery #LNRS
@LDN_environment #London #LondonNature #NatureRecovery #LNRS
London's Local Nature Recovery Strategy
The LNRS is part of a new system of spatial biodiversity strategies in England, required by law under the Environment Act 2021. London is one of the 48 regions tasked with creating this strategy.
londonlnrs.commonplace.is
September 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🌿 Have your say on what action we need to take for nature in London. The Draft London Local Nature Recovery Strategy is open for consultation: londonlnrs.commonplace.is 🐍
@LDN_environment #London #LondonNature #NatureRecovery #LNRS
@LDN_environment #London #LondonNature #NatureRecovery #LNRS
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Small gardens can boost biodiversity just as much as big ones. And when joined together, tiny nature-friendly spaces create wildlife corridors that can benefit hedgehogs and all sorts of other wildlife!
Ideas for small gardens: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/sma...
Ideas for small gardens: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/sma...
September 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Small gardens can boost biodiversity just as much as big ones. And when joined together, tiny nature-friendly spaces create wildlife corridors that can benefit hedgehogs and all sorts of other wildlife!
Ideas for small gardens: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/sma...
Ideas for small gardens: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/sma...
Side project - cheering up the underpass I walk through almost daily. Photos by Ron Andrews taken at Pimp Hall Nature Reserve of wildflowers growing there - flyposting with permission, with thanks to LBWF for the community Ward funding.
September 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Side project - cheering up the underpass I walk through almost daily. Photos by Ron Andrews taken at Pimp Hall Nature Reserve of wildflowers growing there - flyposting with permission, with thanks to LBWF for the community Ward funding.
Fungi popping up at #PimpHallNatureReserve and getting ready for #ShroomSunday
September 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Fungi popping up at #PimpHallNatureReserve and getting ready for #ShroomSunday
Wonderful day out visiting Furnace Brook in East Sussex with other @nationalparkcity.bsky.social rangers. Beautiful and inspiring place.
September 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Wonderful day out visiting Furnace Brook in East Sussex with other @nationalparkcity.bsky.social rangers. Beautiful and inspiring place.
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#ShroomSunday returns - 5th Oct #Chingford
Join London National Park City & London Fungus
Network to celebrate the world of fungi and mushrooms. 🍄
A celebration of UK Fungus Day for the whole family
#mushroomlover #fungiofinstagram #fungi
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shroom-sun...
Join London National Park City & London Fungus
Network to celebrate the world of fungi and mushrooms. 🍄
A celebration of UK Fungus Day for the whole family
#mushroomlover #fungiofinstagram #fungi
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shroom-sun...
August 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#ShroomSunday returns - 5th Oct #Chingford
Join London National Park City & London Fungus
Network to celebrate the world of fungi and mushrooms. 🍄
A celebration of UK Fungus Day for the whole family
#mushroomlover #fungiofinstagram #fungi
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shroom-sun...
Join London National Park City & London Fungus
Network to celebrate the world of fungi and mushrooms. 🍄
A celebration of UK Fungus Day for the whole family
#mushroomlover #fungiofinstagram #fungi
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shroom-sun...
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‘Red kite close up.’ #Streetart by ATM in Wembley Park at Wembley Stadium Station #art
Painted to celebrate #London becoming the first National Park City & the wonderful success story of the reintroduction of the once critically endangered red kite.
Painted to celebrate #London becoming the first National Park City & the wonderful success story of the reintroduction of the once critically endangered red kite.
July 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
‘Red kite close up.’ #Streetart by ATM in Wembley Park at Wembley Stadium Station #art
Painted to celebrate #London becoming the first National Park City & the wonderful success story of the reintroduction of the once critically endangered red kite.
Painted to celebrate #London becoming the first National Park City & the wonderful success story of the reintroduction of the once critically endangered red kite.
Looking forward to another fantastic Shroom Sunday at Pimp Hall Nature Reserve which will be on the 5th October this year.
Buy your tickets via the link below 🍄🍄🟫 www.londonfungusnetwork.org/event-detail...
Buy your tickets via the link below 🍄🍄🟫 www.londonfungusnetwork.org/event-detail...
August 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Looking forward to another fantastic Shroom Sunday at Pimp Hall Nature Reserve which will be on the 5th October this year.
Buy your tickets via the link below 🍄🍄🟫 www.londonfungusnetwork.org/event-detail...
Buy your tickets via the link below 🍄🍄🟫 www.londonfungusnetwork.org/event-detail...
Lovely article about one of our resident groups at the nature reserve 😀
fieldsintrust.org/case-studies...
fieldsintrust.org/case-studies...
August 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Lovely article about one of our resident groups at the nature reserve 😀
fieldsintrust.org/case-studies...
fieldsintrust.org/case-studies...
Such a great opportunity, any insect enthusiasts in Chingford!
Do you know a young person with an interest in insects? 🦋
The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽
The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽
Douglas Boyes Fund - Royal Entomological Society
The Douglas Boyes Fund has been established in honour of Douglas Boyes (1996-2021), an esteemed entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. The Fund aims to provide young people aged 14-18 with access…
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August 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Such a great opportunity, any insect enthusiasts in Chingford!
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➡️ FINDING NEW SPECIES: People have shared images on iNaturalist that have led to formal descriptions of new-to-science plants, sea slugs, insects, and more!
July 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
➡️ FINDING NEW SPECIES: People have shared images on iNaturalist that have led to formal descriptions of new-to-science plants, sea slugs, insects, and more!
Really pleased to see cinnabar moth caterpillars are back in Pimp Hall Nature Reserve this year!
Fact: Common ragwort is one of the most frequently visited flowers by butterflies in the UK and more than 200 species of invertebrate have been recorded on it 😀.
Fact: Common ragwort is one of the most frequently visited flowers by butterflies in the UK and more than 200 species of invertebrate have been recorded on it 😀.
July 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Really pleased to see cinnabar moth caterpillars are back in Pimp Hall Nature Reserve this year!
Fact: Common ragwort is one of the most frequently visited flowers by butterflies in the UK and more than 200 species of invertebrate have been recorded on it 😀.
Fact: Common ragwort is one of the most frequently visited flowers by butterflies in the UK and more than 200 species of invertebrate have been recorded on it 😀.
The Playbus is visiting Pimp Hall Park again #Chingford Fun activities onboard and also outside too.
Date: Tuesday 5th August
Time: 10am to 12pm
Free.
More details here: www.walthamforest.gov.uk/schools-educ...
Date: Tuesday 5th August
Time: 10am to 12pm
Free.
More details here: www.walthamforest.gov.uk/schools-educ...
July 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Playbus is visiting Pimp Hall Park again #Chingford Fun activities onboard and also outside too.
Date: Tuesday 5th August
Time: 10am to 12pm
Free.
More details here: www.walthamforest.gov.uk/schools-educ...
Date: Tuesday 5th August
Time: 10am to 12pm
Free.
More details here: www.walthamforest.gov.uk/schools-educ...
Free family walk on Sunday 3rd August starting at Pimp Hall Park for ages 4 to 11 🙂👟🌳
Sign up at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-yours...
Sign up at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-yours...
Walk yourself happy - family walk in Chingford
Join us on a mystery walk that will spark curiosity and joy in the world around us.
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July 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Free family walk on Sunday 3rd August starting at Pimp Hall Park for ages 4 to 11 🙂👟🌳
Sign up at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-yours...
Sign up at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-yours...
Just spotted a Jersey Tiger Moth at #PimpHallNatureReserve in Chingford, beautiful!
July 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Just spotted a Jersey Tiger Moth at #PimpHallNatureReserve in Chingford, beautiful!
Some lovely family walks coming up over August, September & October. Save the date, booking via Eventbrite will be open shortly.
July 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Some lovely family walks coming up over August, September & October. Save the date, booking via Eventbrite will be open shortly.
Been surveying for Hedgehogs using footprint tunnels 🙂 🦔 #PimpHallNatureReserve #Chingford
July 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Been surveying for Hedgehogs using footprint tunnels 🙂 🦔 #PimpHallNatureReserve #Chingford
Thank you 2nd Highams Park Guides for a brilliant litter pick @PimpHallPark. We really appreciate the time you gave to help keep the park tidy ⭐️
July 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Thank you 2nd Highams Park Guides for a brilliant litter pick @PimpHallPark. We really appreciate the time you gave to help keep the park tidy ⭐️
Reposted by Claire Ford
Researching your Waltham Forest family history? Discuss your queries with experts from Waltham Forest Family History Society at our Open Day on Sat 5 July. Drop in from 12.30pm-4.30pm at Chingford Assembly Hall, The Green E4 7EN. Free event, part of #NorthChingfordHeritageFestival.
July 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Researching your Waltham Forest family history? Discuss your queries with experts from Waltham Forest Family History Society at our Open Day on Sat 5 July. Drop in from 12.30pm-4.30pm at Chingford Assembly Hall, The Green E4 7EN. Free event, part of #NorthChingfordHeritageFestival.
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#Free 1 hour #guidedwalks with our vice chair Joanna aka @westminsterwalks.bsky.social along part of the #NorthChingford Heritage Trail this Sunday 6th July at 11 and 2. Part of the #Heritage Festival. Please book in advance here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/north-chin...
July 4, 2025 at 7:09 AM
#Free 1 hour #guidedwalks with our vice chair Joanna aka @westminsterwalks.bsky.social along part of the #NorthChingford Heritage Trail this Sunday 6th July at 11 and 2. Part of the #Heritage Festival. Please book in advance here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/north-chin...
Brilliant time meeting characters like William Morris and Queen Elizabeth I, painting ‘plein air’, whittling chopsticks & pond dipping! Special thanks @nationalparkcity.bsky.social
for funding the first heritage & wildlife day at Pimp Hall Nature Reserve.
for funding the first heritage & wildlife day at Pimp Hall Nature Reserve.
July 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Brilliant time meeting characters like William Morris and Queen Elizabeth I, painting ‘plein air’, whittling chopsticks & pond dipping! Special thanks @nationalparkcity.bsky.social
for funding the first heritage & wildlife day at Pimp Hall Nature Reserve.
for funding the first heritage & wildlife day at Pimp Hall Nature Reserve.