On Friday 28th March around 720pm Ingestre Woods had two incidents of fire from unknown group of persons causing considerable damage to the 'dead hedging' near Hambrook entrance. 


This may now cause a delay in opening the woods to the public.


Please call Crimestoppers anonymously to help catch the persons responsible. Help make our estate safe.


The 'dead hedging' has now been repaired and a new fencing area that will mature over the next few years that separates the woods from Wiblin Mews has been rebuild.

DELAYED OPENING TILL SUMMER 2025


Sadly the TRA committee have to inform you due to a technical difficulty the Ingestre Woods has to be delayed in opening to the general public. This was an oversight by the core members of the committee John, Kevin and Helen when setting up the project and not picked up until last week by Camden.


We are in the process of resolving the situation and hope to have the woods open to the public soon. Please bear with us.


During early June our disabled seating area will be installed. Persons confined to a wheelchair or that have difficulty in walking and users with pushchairs can opt to sit in this area and still enjoy the experience of being in the woods at the entry point of Fletcher Court and Tideswell.


We will be opening to community groups, schools, forest schools and nurseries Monday to Friday only. Please monitor our website for more details of when and how to make bookings including the policy of how you gain access to the woods. This we hope to go live by the end of July.

INGESTRE WOODS TAKING SHAPE FROM



2023, 2024 & 2025 FOR



OPENING IN SUMMER 2025.



ENJOY THE



JOURNEY WITH



US........

ABOUT THIS PROJECT


THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED EVERY MONTH. LAST UPDATED June 2025

Pete, John, Kevin and Helen have headed this project to bring the woods back to live since the first projected started in 2013. Our estate and the wider community can enjoy the peace and quiet away from everyday city life.

 

Walk-ways are being upgraded, a new mini-pond, refurbishment of the original pond, new fencing, new seats, new bins and general grounds maintenance are on-going.


See how the Woods projected unfolded back in 2013 by clicking  here, when the project was completed by TCV and the TRA.


Also, from memory lane is a

video on YouTube filmed over

20-years ago

Click here to watch,

 ‘The Big

Woods Film Project

2004’.



Please enjoy the photos/videos as the site is developed to re-open in Spring 2025. 


Pete of TCV is our guide, bringing everything together. Please support the TCV by contributions of time or charitable monies. Click the link below to view their web page       


 www.tcv.org.uk/getinvolved/volunteering


Please join our voluntary days by clicking the QR code. We look forward to you joining us and meeting new people from our estate, corporate companies and TCV amongst others.

The below 5 videos were filmed by Pete in December 2024. Enjoy.

Legal and General Volunteers building the new seat in November 2024 overlooking the main pond.

Rawlinson and Hunter International Volunteers helping to create and improve the paveway heading to the Apple orchid from Fletcher Court Ingestre Woods entrance

Pete and Karen of TCV led the volunteer group from Pan MacMillan the book publishers for a day of volunteering in Ingestre Woods in September 2024.


The objective was to build more fencing and a great day was achived in the rain. Thank you for helping the Ingestre Woods project and we all enjoyed having you around.

Below you'll find 2 videos filmed in August 2024 showing you the progress of Ingestre Woods since 2023. The project still has works to complete which is explained in the videos below. The 1st one from the right side facing the nursery and the other from the right side.

The Pond

The pond in August 2024

Ingestre Woods Orchard

 Ten Apple Trees, kindly donated by Thatchers the Cider makers, were planted on the sunniest part of the woods


There are five different varieties of apples which should be fit for picking in three years time.


This picture taken in August 2024