Forest Hill Society

We're moving in! The Forest Hill Society has a new (tiny) home and we need ideas from the local community to fill it - or links to ideas others have already developed What would YOU do? www.se23.rocks/t/looking-fo...

Remembering our dear friend Steve Grindlay www.se23.rocks/t/rememberin...

As announced in our latest newsletter, we're having a (late) Spring gardening event at Forest Hill Station TOMORROW - Saturday 30th May 2026 10:00 - 13:00 Help us to recover this waste ground and turn it into something a great deal more welcoming www.foresthillsociety.com/event-detail...

Innovative new rail service launches in Forest Hill www.foresthillsociety.com/post/scootra...

Sad news for Forest Hill: The Dartmouth Arms (and MEATLiquor) to close www.se23.rocks/t/dartmouth-...

Traffic alert - A205 / South Circular works 27/3 - 8/4 www.se23.rocks/t/traffic-th...

Target reached! And not just the target, but the stretch target - £3000 in 3 weeks. Thank you to the amazing #SE23 community www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bring-back...

Success for local residents, with the support of the Forest Hill Society, as Lewisham Council begins work to make the dangerous crossing on Woolstone Road safer for everyone www.se23.rocks/t/safer-cros...

Gotta love your community www.foresthillsociety.com/post/another... #litterpick #community #valentinesday

Some more news about the redevelopment of The Capitol in Forest Hill, SE23 www.foresthillsociety.com/post/forest-... #se23 #london #community

'Tis the season again ... the autumn and winter rubbish has accumulated and we want to help put a proper Spring in everyone's step. Help us clean up this local footpath www.foresthillsociety.com/event-detail...

If you live in Forest Hill, Honor Oak, Kirkdale or Perry Vale, come to the 2025 Forest Hill Society AGM TONIGHT from 19:30 (with informal drinks afterwards) Details below, but members are invited to join via Zoom if they prefer. #London #SE23 #society www.foresthillsociety.com/event-detail...

Help us make Forest Hill a more pleasant place to travel to and from, or just walk through: www.foresthillsociety.com/event-detail... #se23

Public Service announcement: with both Thames Water remedial work on the South Circular, and the closure of Dartmouth Road, it is best to avoid driving through Forest Hill for the next two weeks #psa #se23 #traffic

Lewisham Council is consulting on an Active Travel Strategy, including several potential corridors in Forest Hill, Perry Vale and Honor Oak Park. Please do take moment to read the proposals, and maybe send your feedback (link on this page) consultation.lewisham.gov.uk/highways-and...

Always nice to see our great local businesses and active community being celebrated ... but we're not THAT hard to find :) #se23 #foresthill #shoplocal www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

A short wrap-up post about last weekend's Forest Hill Walking Festival Together we covered around 340 miles and 680,000 steps! Hopefully we created some new friends and a better insight into our local area. #se23 #lovelocal www.foresthillsociety.com/post/forest-...

Perfect weather for a walking festival and edible plant giveaway. See you in Forest Hill #se23 TODAY. www.foresthillsociety.com/event-detail...

"We are new to the area and really looking forward to discovering more during the walk! Such a great initiative!" Wonderful words to hear from a neighbour who has just signed up to the Forest Hill Walking Festival taking place THIS WEEKEND (7-8 June '25) www.foresthillsociety.com/event-detail...

1/3 Dame Doris Beale b1889 over father’s drapers shop 42 London Road, Forest Hill. Joined Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service 1917 after nurse training & took many postings both in UK and overseas, her career culminating in the position of Matron-in-Chief of QARNNS from 1941 during WW2.

Join us in the feature 'challenge' walk of this year's Forest Hill Walking Festival - exploring 5 nature reserves in one circular walk - 8th June 2025 #se23 www.foresthillsociety.com/post/take-th...

Join me for a musical stomp around SE23 - Forest Hill railway station at 2.30pm on Sunday 8 June - and check out the playlist for a hint of what to expect open.spotify.com/playlist/6oe....

Lace up your walking shoes & join us for the Forest Hill Society Walking Festival on Sat 7th & Sun 8th June 2025 - Explore some beautiful London trails and discover the hidden gems of Forest Hill. Find all the details here: www.foresthillsociety.com/forest-hill-... #ForestHill #SE23 #ExploreLondon

We're very excited about our new planned walk, the Nature Reserves Challenge taking place as part of the 2025 Forest Hill Walking Festival Come and join us on this exclusive walk - and meet the challenge - June 8th, 2025 #walking #nature #challenge #se23 www.foresthillsociety.com/post/take-th...

A development has appeared on the corner of Dacres Road and Perry Vale - and yet no-one seems to know what it is about. #se23 www.foresthillsociety.com/post/mysteri...

Some good news on this story - but it took quite a bit of pressure and chasing www.foresthillsociety.com/post/forest-...

Lewisham's Sustainable Streets initial consultation for Forest Hill & Perry Vale wards has opened. We encourage everyone to add their thoughts on ways that our streets can be made safer, healthier and less congested, and we will read this with interest too. lewishamsustainablestreets.commonplace.is

We were contacted by a local resident about an idea for an 'express' bus route (Superloop?) that would connect Forest Hill with Brixton via Herne Hill. What do you think? www.change.org/p/express-bu...

Introducing the Gulf of Forest Hill www.foresthillsociety.com/post/introdu...

Dealing with poor parking behaviour is important, but sometime the cure can make things worse. Let's make better, joined-up plans for healthier, wealthier and safer streets #shoplocal #se23 #parking www.foresthillsociety.com/post/letter-...

Spotted some new bollards and painted spaces recently? Here's the story: www.foresthillsociety.com/post/docking... Dealing with the parking of dockless e-bikes and scooters #se23 #mobility #streetscape

Tomorrow is Open Day for a local gem - Garthorne Road Nature Reserve. Come and explore remnants of the Great North Wood #se23 garthorneroadnaturereserve.com Third Saturday of each month, 2-5pm

The deadline for this work has now passed, but no new work has yet been carried out by Network Rail. We are continuing to chase them to get an update (they can take 1-20 days to answer!) #SE23 www.foresthillsociety.com/post/forest-...

We're carrying out a local traffic study with @telraam.bsky.social devices so residents have data to co-create solutions to propose to Lewisham Council. If you live in #SE23 (in the Devonshire Road area), please consider volunteering www.foresthillsociety.com/post/devonsh...

Are you new to Forest Hill or Honor Oak #SE23 - or maybe just curious? Are you interested in learning a bit more about local history? Join us for the first in a regular series to introduce you to some local history: www.foresthillsociety.com/event-detail...

Some excellent local historical gems that have plenty to teach us about housing solutions even today. Do visit if you get a chance. --- The road of council houses in South London that was built by its residents | getwestlondon - MyLondon search.app/CE53kBwMEQnG... #se23 #honoroak #blythehill

A brief update on the Forest Hill Station underpass www.foresthillsociety.com/post/forest-... #se23

Will you join us? www.foresthillsociety.com/event-detail...

A short report on our recent SAS (@sascampaigns.bsky.social) event - thanks for all those who helped! www.foresthillsociety.com/post/communi...

Great story about making time for even a small effort in your local community. Particularly topical after our litter-pick this weekend (write-up on this soon) www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...