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Happy 150th Birthday to Liverpool Street Station!

Happy 150th Birthday to Liverpool Street Station!

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Benjamin Murphy

This week, colleagues from across the rail industry and leading organisations from the Bishopsgate community gathered to pay tribute to celebrate the milestone 150th Anniversary of London’s Liverpool Street Station. Peter, Lord Hendy of Richard Hill, in his capacity as…

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Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications

Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Benjamin Murphy

This notice gives details of applications registered by the Department of The Built Environment   Code: FULL/FULEIA/FULMAJ/FULLR3 – Planning Permission; LBC – Listed Building Consent; MDC – Submission of Details; TPO – Tree Preservation Order   Retail Unit 7 Lower Concourse Liverpool…

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Burnham Beeches & Stoke Common, Buckinghamshire – Newsletter Feb 2024

Burnham Beeches & Stoke Common, Buckinghamshire – Newsletter Feb 2024

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Benjamin Murphy

Report confirms the value of the Beeches and Stoke Common A new report has revealed that, over a fifty year period, Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common delivers £130million of benefits to the public through recreation, health and wellbeing, air and water quality…

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Coulsdon Commons, Croydon, London – Newsletter Feb 2024

Coulsdon Commons, Croydon, London – Newsletter Feb 2024

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Benjamin Murphy

What a lot of hedge! The beauty and biodiversity benefits of hedges are capturing media attention, thanks to a ground-breaking study—the most comprehensive map of hedgerows across England. This new map is crafted from aerial laser scanning of England’s entire landscape using…

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West Wickham, Bromley, London – Newsletter Feb 2024

West Wickham, Bromley, London – Newsletter Feb 2024

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Benjamin Murphy

Volunteers back in action, thinning holly and enhancing woodland diversity Kickstarting the first conservation work party of 2024, the volunteers gathered on West Wickham Common to assist the Ranger in thinning the woodland understory and addressing a dense pocket of…

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Ashtead Common, Surrey – Newsletter Feb 2024

Ashtead Common, Surrey – Newsletter Feb 2024

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Benjamin Murphy

Reviving tradition, from woodland to hedge On a fresh, sunny Saturday morning in January, the Surrey Hedgelaying Group paid a visit to Ashtead Common. Their mission: to harvest hazel stakes and binders destined for laying a hedge at Horsley Meadows. This particular coupe, set to be…

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Epping Forest – Newsletter Feb 2024

Epping Forest – Newsletter Feb 2024

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Benjamin Murphy

Hands-on conservation: Making a difference one task at a time Over the last 47 years The Epping Forest Conservation Volunteers (EFCV) have completed more than 2000 conservation tasks, leaving behind a legacy of positive impressions across the Forest.  On a…

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Heartwood Collection acquire The Royal Forest, Chingford, adding to its growing portfolio of freehold ‘pubs with rooms’

Heartwood Collection acquire The Royal Forest, Chingford, adding to its growing portfolio of freehold ‘pubs with rooms’

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Benjamin Murphy

This acquisition adds a further 28 rooms to the 150 rooms that the Group has acquired over four sites. Following completion of The Royal Forest, Heartwood Collection remains on track to hit its target to grow to over 60 inns…

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New report: Network of Commons worth millions to society

New report: Network of Commons worth millions to society

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Benjamin Murphy

New report: Network of Commons worth millions to society (cityoflondon.gov.uk) A new report has revealed that the network of “Commons” – managed and conserved by the City of London Corporation across Buckinghamshire, Surrey, and parts of South London – are…

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Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications

Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Benjamin Murphy

This notice gives details of applications registered by the Department of The Built Environment  Code: FULL/FULEIA/FULMAJ/FULLR3 – Planning Permission; LBC – Listed Building Consent; MDC – Submission of Details; TPO – Tree Preservation Order   Brushfield House 12 Brushfield Street London E1…

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