Residents jubilant as they raise £100k to protect ancient woods in south London from developers

The Great North Wood

(Picture: Daniel Greenwood)

Locals organised school cake sales, cub scout fundraisers and bike rides to raise £100,000 to purchase an ancient woodland in south London and protect it from development.

Surrounded by homes and gardens, Gorne Wood in Lewisham, a rare patch of old forest home to endangered wildlife, was under threat from housing developers.