There are many ways you can become part of the Friends of the Scrubs - whether by donating to our fighting fund in case of legal action, sharing photos of the wildlife, or engaging in active volunteering. Read on for details of all these opportunities.
“Consider that slow-worms have now returned to Wormwood Scrubs Open Space, after an absence only God can measure...”
“As a Scrubs volunteer, I have discovered three species of bats using the Scrubs; that the Scrubs has 40% of all UK butterfly species including scarce and protected species; and 18 species of bee!”
How can YOU help Wormwood Scrubs stay “more wild than tamed”?
Become a Friend of the Scrubs
Donate to our fighting fund
Write to your local and parliamentary representatives and to the WSCT about anything that concerns you - such as HS2’s impact on the Scrubs, development, vandalism
Volunteer
Follow us on Instagram @fowws
Join the Facebook group
Send us your own photos of the Scrubs via social media using hashtags #welovethescrubs or #fowws
Be part of Scrubs Watch - our effort to save the wildlife of the Scrubs!
In early 2023, a proposal to use a large part of the Scrubs for two months for an open air cinema event was postponed because of lack of data on the wildlife which we believe would have been severely affected by the incursion of 5000 people nightly.
In response, Kate McVay, ecology officer for IdVerde (the company which manages the Scrubs for Hammersmith and Fulham Council) has appealed to Friends and the public to send her their own wildlife observations.
This is your chance to be involved! Kate will collate reports, photos etc from members of the public to help create a clearer picture of what really lives on the Scrubs - and how we can help a biodiverse ecosystem to thrive.
Kate says: “I would absolutely love to have folks send me species records!
The main bits that need to be collected are the species, number of individuals, a grid reference point (https://gridreferencefinder.com) and the date. Email your information to kate.mcvay@idverde.co.uk.
It would be absolutely lovely if people could use the spreadsheet to submit record but still happy to collect records in any format as long as they at least list the above data. I'm also happy for the location to be shared using GPS points, what3words or something similar.
It would also be quite useful if folks could send in a picture so that I can verify the record and add to the growing photo album of beautiful biodiversity on the Scrubs. I will have to take some of these records with a grain of salt as I cannot be certain about someone's identification skills (this is where the pictures are quite helpful!), but I'm currently planning to hold a few identification workshops for those interested.”
Here are the steps you need to take: see right (or below if you are reading this page on your phone) and you can also download Kate’s master grid from the button below.
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It does not need to be something exotic.
If you can, please also send in a picture so that I can verify the record and add to the growing photo album of beautiful biodiversity on the Scrubs. As I cannot always be certain about someone's identification skills this is where the pictures are quite helpful, but I'm currently planning to hold a few identification workshops for those interested.”
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Kate says: "Note down the species, number of individuals, a grid reference point (https://gridreferencefinder.com) and the date. I'm also happy for the location to be shared using GPS points, what3words or something similar.
If you aren’t sure what it is you’ve spotted, give a description and/or add a photo
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You can either email your observations directly to Kate.McVay@idverde.co.uk
or download the grid below and fill it in then send to Kate.
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Message us on instagram @friendsofthescrubs
use our Contact page
Wormwood Scrubs is under constant threat. Until now campaign costs have been borne by individual Friends, mainly generous members of the Committee but this is no longer sustainable. We know many of you want to help us keep the Scrubs “more wild than tamed” and your donations will help our outreach and future legal costs.
Painting: “Autumn Scrubs” by Nick Clark