Environmental Protection

Celebrate Crews Hill and Enfield's countryside on the National Day of Action for Nature, Parks and Green Spaces

01 April 2026

Later this month, local environmental defence groups are joining forces to invite the borough's residents to tour some of the treasured Enfield landscapes that are under threat from proposals for a 'new town' and from Tottenham Hotspur's plan to build a training centre part of a former golf course turned ecological treasure trove.

Pinkham Way campaign update

18 March 2026

An update on the campaign being fought by the Pinkham Way Alliance to safeguard environmentally precious woodland adjacent to the North Circular (on the left when driving towards Finchley).

Find out about climate anxiety, what it is, how it's growing and how to manage it ...

18 February 2026

If news reports of rising temperatures, melting ice caps or forest fires fill you with dread and anxiety, you aren’t alone. You might be experiencing ‘climate anxiety’, and while it's a relatively new term, it’s on the rise and particularly affects young people. A meeting on Monday 2nd March which you can join in person or online will help you understand the issues and manage your feelings.

Pinkham Way and Haringey's Local Plan - you can help

25 November 2025

Karl Brown argues why Enfield residents should lend their voices to a campaign to ensure that a Grade 1 Site of Importance for Nature Conservation just over the border in Haringey should no longer be classified as suitable for industrial uses

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Got a tool that needs repair? Try the new service at the tool library at Palmers Green Library

16 November 2025

News from Enfield Tools Library: as well as lending out tools, they are now offering an inexpensive repair and sharpening service.

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Plans for a 'mobile repair café' in Enfield: Get involved!

05 November 2025

Enfield Council and the Restart Project are working together to set up a 'mobile repair café' which would operate from multiple venues across the borough, repairing electronic devices and other items, and teaching people repair skills. If you're interesting in volunteering, or just want to find out more, there's a meeting at Enfield Town Library on 22nd November.

An opportunity to make your home more environmentally friendly at a bargain price

20 August 2025

People living in Enfield and other north London boroughs have an opportunity to take part in a 'group buy' scheme and install environmentally friendly and cheaper heating in their homes at a reduced price.

Could you be a School Climate Ambassador?

20 August 2025

Enfield Climate Action Forum is recruiting volunteers to help schools handle the challenges of climate change.

Reducing waste through creating a circular economy

12 August 2025

How can we create an economy that is sustainable and does not produce so much waste, but still have access to the things that we need? In other words, how do we develop a circular economy? Join Enfield Climate Action Forum's online meeting on 28th August to hear from subject experts and put your own point of view.

Restoring the Pymmes Brook in Arnos Park: putting both sides of the debate

15 July 2025

Enfield Council's proposals to restore the meandering course of the Pymmes Brook as it flows through Arnos Park are supported by nature conservation volunteer group Pymmes BrookERS but opposed by park users groups Friends of Arnos Park and Arnos Park Preservation Society. In this article, Colin Barratt from Southgate District Civic Voice summarises the positions of all four organisations.

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Tool library to launch this month in Palmers Green

09 July 2025

Enfield's first community tool library launches on 24th July and will be opening once a week for people to borrow a range of different tools.

Towards a genuinely low-waste strategy for north London

15 January 2025

Two environmental groups have published their responses to a consultation on a draft version of a new waste strategy for north London. Enfield Climate Action Forum and Stop the Edmonton Incinerator Now both argue that the draft in its current form will not do enough to improve the amount of reusable materials that are recovered from household waste and relies too heavily on incineration, which by emitting greenhouse gases is exacerbating the climate emergency.

Micromobility bays coming to the borough: what's this all about?

18 December 2024

'Micromobility bays' for rental e-bikes are being installed in streets in Enfield borough south of the North Circular Road, to support a trial in Haringey. The bays form part of a drive by Transport for London to tackle the problem of hire bikes littering pavements and causing obstructions and hazards.

New Edmonton incinerator: This environmentally disastrous project must be stopped!

05 December 2024

If waste authority bosses thought that environmental campaigners, along with campaigners for good governance, had abandoned their efforts to put a stop to the building of a new and bigger waste incinerator in Edmonton, they have been proved wrong. An open letter sent to energy secretary Ed Miliband sets out in the clearest terms yet why the mega-incinerator makes no sense in economic terms, while the reasons why operating it would be environmentally disastrous are becoming more evident almost by the day

Front Gardens on the Frontline discussion: Watch the recording

16 November 2024

Watch a recording of the recent webinar Front Gardens on the Frontline, with information about the problems caused by paving over front gardens, which include residential flooding, hotter cities, and loss of vitally important pollinating insects.

Front gardens on the frontline of the battle against climate change

12 November 2024

Climate change is making our cities hotter, to the point where vulnerable people are dying from the heat, while associated heavy downpours are causing more flooding of streets and homes and leading to sewage overflows polluting our rivers. So what can we, as individuals, do to help? CPRE London say that we can start by taking the apparently trivial step of restoring front gardens that have been paved over. Join an online talk on Thursday to find out more.

Single-use plastics and you

30 October 2024

North London Waste Authority wants to know about residents' reuse habits and thoughts about single-use plastics.

Environmentally sustainable playground inaugurated at Hazelwood Primary School

25 October 2024

Transformation of a playground at a Palmers Green primary school into a more environmentally sustainable area was celebrated this morning at a tree planting ceremony attended by the leader of Enfield Council.

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The Pymmes Brook restoration project: Addressing concerns

23 September 2024

The Pymmes BrookERS, a volunteer-run river action group, respond to concerns voiced about a project under consideration that would change the course and appearance of the Pymmes Brook as it flows through Arnos Park.

Watch the candidates for Southgate & Wood Green speaking about housing, the cost of living and the climate

29 June 2024

A recording of yesterday's election hustings for the Southgate & Wood Green constituency is now online. The LibDems were represented by their election agent as their candidate could not attend. As happened with the Edmonton & Winchmore Hill hustings, both the Conservative and Reform parties failed to take up the invitation to participate.

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