There is an emphasis on educational and amenity usage over many of the Trust s reserves. Therefore LWT was a natural candidate to undertake the management of the churchyard on the council s behalf. Since then the churchyard has been cleaned up and a nature trail laid out. Many shrubs, trees and wildflowers have been planted including thousands of spring bulbs. Within two years the Trust had transformed the site from a local eyesore to being awarded third place in the prestigious London in Bloom awards.
Local volunteers carry out a great deal of the necessary maintenance and improvement works.
Last but not least there is a pool of individual volunteers who regularly attend Wednesday Workdays. During the spring up to 30,000 bulbs can come into flower including about 18,000 bluebells - this makes it one of the best places in east London to see such an array. The grassland around the church is kept short. There are formal gardens planted with ornamental flowers and shrubs such as lavender, rosemary, roses and butterfly bush. Many of the old gravestones are covered in ferns, mosses and lichens.