Author: Wansteadium

Ilford Recorder reporting that a body was found in Wanstead on Sunday by two boys playing in woodland.

Police taped off an area of the woods on New Wanstead on Sunday and remained there on Monday morning.

It is not yet clear how long the body had been there or how it came to be there. The paper says police are still identifying the body.

Update 2.30pm: Wanstead Guardian now reporting that police estimate the body had been in the woods for up to two months, and that they were treating it as a crime.

Update 10.30pm:

BBC London also reported the find, clarifying that the death was unexplained, that the gender cannot be established, and that a post mortem examination will be held on Tuesday.

Geoff Wilkinson writes on Wanstead Daily Photo: “I spoke with Wanstead’s guerrilla gardner, Marian Temple the other day, she was telling me about her recent planting in The Corner House garden. It’s a little unusual as it’s in the form of a toilet cistern, it might look a little unusual now but in the coming months when it’s weathered in and some of the greenery has taken hold it will be a great addition. Marian has also been busy at Wanstead station, if that turns out half as good as the garden of the ‘little house’ on the corner of Sylvan Road that will be great. Anyway here’s a couple more shots of The Corner House garden, it is going to look fab all summer.”

@scouserachel @sollyk word. You'll get a shoebox in Stokey. OR come to lovely Wanstead…

— emmacox (@emmacox) April 26, 2014

'Shaniqua'. If you're going to dump yr Starbucks cup on the grass in Wanstead park, use a coffee chain that doesn't write yr name on the cup

— Ten Inch Wheels (@teninchwheels) April 26, 2014

Christchurch park, Wanstead .. This is a vandalised replacement for one of the storm damaged trees. Very sad.. pic.twitter.com/D7sAorYmlK

— WansteadPaddy (@WansteadPaddy) April 26, 2014

Wansteadium reader Richard K points out this planning document visualisation for the plans for Station Approach, hosted on the Redbridge planning website. (Photos of current demolished state of building here.)

Guerrilla gardener Marian Temple writes:

Next work party on Wanstead station surrounds is on Sunday 27 April at 11am. This will probably be the last Sunday session for some time as I’m running out of Sundays but it’s a family friendly day. A lot has been done with just two work party sessions and there’s not a lot more to do. Three more patches need the weeds pulled out and after that, it’s just a matter of chucking wild flower seeds around. Yippee! I want to plant more foxgloves and primroses in some shady patches and would love someone to saw up a branch of buddleia which has fallen down. If you fancy doing a bit for Wanstead and putting your mark on a sad patch of earth to make it something that gives pleasure, do join us if you can. Those that came really enjoyed themselves. Sometimes, little things can be so satisfying. No experience necessary. Bring gardening gloves if you have ‘em and any tools that might be useful. Children really welcome. See ya Sunday. Marian Temple.