On Saturday 7 March, 10am - 1pm come along and join the Vision Nature Conservation Rangers and Wild Wanstead to help us plant wildflower seedlings in the lon...

2020 should see more happy bees buzzing around the streets of Wanstead as a massive 80 new tree bases were adopted by residents to grow wildflowers. Adoption...

Just ditch the throwaway cup and switch to a reusable one instead, and our lovely Wanstead cafés will give you a discount on takeout drinks – which quickly a...

Adopting a tree pit might seem a small thing to do in the face of such a monumental decline in our native wildlife, but in places where there’s a lot of hard...

Well done to East London bakery, Ingles, which has achieved a massive reduction in its use of plastics… with plans afoot to cut back even further. Ingles has...

The supermarkets have broken their pledge to cut down on plastic… by using more this year than ever before. Together, the 10 biggest chains produced a stagge...

Despite calls to urgently reduce emissions, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen again to reach its highest ever level in latest data released by the W...

*** IN THE NICK OF TIME, THE PLANTS HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED!!! COME AND GET EM *** 10.30am – 12noon, Saturday 23 November, entrance to Christ Church, Wanstead P...

Electric vehicles are an important way of dealing with the environment crisis - reducing carbon emissions as renewable electricity becomes mainstream, and he...

At this year’s Wanstead Fringe, an event was held to discuss how to turn a regular residential extension into a garden in the sky. Here speaker, Chris Bridgm...

Local botanist, Iain Ambler, reports on the plants and insects thriving in Wanstead's new wild areas. Lots of Wanstead residents will be familiar with the te...

Gardens in the sky: How to put a green roof on your extension. 7.30pm - 8.30pm, Tuesday 10th September 2019, The Larder, 39 High Street, Wanstead. Doors open...

The Stow Brothers don’t’ just help people seeking greener pastures – they’ve gone greener themselves! In a guest blog post, CLEANER GREENER WANSTEAD's sponso...

Sick of buying food wrapped in plastic – but given no choice by the supermarkets? Join the national #OurPlasticFeedback campaign this Saturday (29th June) by...

On Thursday 20th June, Redbridge Councillors will vote on a motion asking the Council to go carbon neutral by 2030, in line with many other boroughs includin...

A new wildlife mowing regime is up and running in a number of park areas and road verges around Wanstead. Grass in these designated areas will be left to grow...

Did you know, glass milk bottles can be cleaned and refilled over 20 times? It’s such a simple way to reduce waste! We’re lucky to have a dairy on our doorst...

Kids and staff at Wanstead High have started work towards achieving an international Eco-Schools Green Flag award. Eco-Schools is a global programme that aim...

Redbridge Council is consulting the community on the borough's latest plans to tackle air pollution in the borough. Evidence shows that toxic air can worsen ...

The new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) launched on 8 April 2019 in central London, with the area to be extended to the North and South circular roads in 2021...