Three years after a skeleton was discovered in woodland, an appeal has been renewed, calling for information to help identify the person.

Missing People, the UK's leading charity for missing and unidentified people, is asking for people to help identify the man whose remains were unearthed in Petersham Woods near Richmond on February 26, 2005.

A forensic artist at the charity, which works with the police, coroners, hospitals and social services to resolve cases of unidentified people (both alive or dead), produced a facial reconstruction of the man to show what he may have looked like. However, he remains unidentified.

It is thought the man may have been in his 40s or 50s, white, between 5ft 8in and 5ft 11in tall. His teeth were not well looked after and his dental work may not have been done in the UK.

It is possible he suffered a medical condition that would have led to neck pain and/or ear ache. He may also have walked with a limp.

Head of Missing People's identification department Teri Blythe said: "In most cases an unidentified person is also a missing person, so it is likely this man will have family and friends out there who do not know his fate.

"We still hope that the reconstruction will spark recognition from a member of the public and provide more information to help identify him so that his family can be informed."

If you have any information, please call the confidential 24-hour charity Missing People on freefone 0500 700 700 or email identification@missingpeople.org.uk.