Join Lewisham Council and Creekside Education Trust for a series of guided walks, wades & training events and discover some of the rich natural history and heritage associated with the borough’s waterways.

All events are FREE and open to children and adults alike. Please contact Chris for more details: Chris.McGaw@Lewisham.gov.uk or 07850 713 974

 

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 Discover the birds of the Waterlink Way

Click on the link below, print (double-sided), fold and take it with you on your next walk along the Pool or Ravensbourne. 

Waterlink Way Bird Leaflet

 

 

 

  

 Latest Rivers & People Programme   

Activities colour-coded as follows:

Walks; Exploring Wildlife Events; Practical sessions

 - indicates that the route we will be taking is on surfaced paths with only slight gradients.  

 

  Click here to download the latest leaflet.

 

February 2012

 

Tues 21^st 10am to 1pm - Riverbank Management Session

Join us at Ladywell Fields as we continue to manage the vegetation along the River Ravensbourne. No experience necessary. Gloves, tools and tea provided.

Meet by cafe in north field. Click here for map

 

Tues 21^st  1:30pm – Waterways Health Walk 

Please click here for details.

 

Wed 22^nd  10 to 1pm – Brookmill Park Habitat Work Session

Explore the reasons for management work on habitats and then roll up your sleeves and get warm helping out.

Meet at park entrance opposite Bolden Street (close to pond). Click here for map

 

Tues 28^th  1:30pm – Waterways Health Walk

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March 2012

 

Tues 6^th 10am to 1pm - Riverbank Management Session

Join us at Chinbrook Meadows as we continue to manage the vegetation along the River Quaggy. No experience necessary. Gloves, tools and tea provided.

Meet in Chinbrook Meadows Car Park (off Amblecote Road). Click here for map

 

Wed 7^th   10am to 1pm – Walking the Ravensbourne (Keston to Bromley)

The first in a series of walks as we trace the river from source to mouth. Caesar’s well enough to point us in the right direction, which is nice.

Meet at Keston Ponds Car Park (off Westerham Road). Click here for map

 

Tues 13^th  10am to 1pm – Chinbrook Meadows Habitat Work Session

Explore the reasons for management work on habitats and then roll up your sleeves and get warm helping out.

Meet in Chinbrook Meadows Car Park (off Amblecote Road). Click here for map

 

Sat 17^th  11am to 2pm – On the Road to Ruin

Join us as we welcome in the spring with a walk along the Green Chain path. Hoary trumpets blaring yellow-white reveille will announce our arrival at Lesnes Abbey.

Meet outside Falconwood Station. Click here for map

 

Sun 18^th   11am to 1pm – Deptford to the Dome

A stroll along the Thames Path with a focus on birds and spring flowers.

Meet at Creekside Discovery Centre. Click here for map

 

Tues 20^th  10am to 1pm - Riverbank Management Session

Join us at Brookmill Park as we continue to manage the vegetation along the River Ravensbourne. No experience necessary. Gloves, tools and tea provided.

Meet at park entrance opposite Bolden Street (close to pond). Click here for map

 

Fri 23^rd   2 to 4pm – Walking the Ravensbourne (Bromley to Beckenham)

Emerging unscathed from the Charybdian ‘Glades’, we’ll cross the border on our ongoing voyage from source to mouth.

Meet outide Bromley South Station. Click here for map

 

Wed 28^th   2 to 4pm – Anyone for Anemones?

Down in the depths of Downham, there be ancient woodland indicators doing just what they do best – indicating ancient woodland and looking rather pretty to boot. Come and see them for yourself on this walk.

Meet outside Beckenham Hill Station. Click here for map

 

 

April 2012

 

Mon 2^nd    10am to 12noon – Waterlink Way Willow Warbler Walk

If all goes to plan, these summer migrants from sub-Saharan Africa will be passing through on schedule, serenading us en route as we meander down by the river.

Meet outside Sainsbury’s Savacentre (main entrance). Click here for map

 

Tues 3^rd  10am to 1pm - Riverbank Management Session

Join us at Chinbrook Meadows as we continue to manage the vegetation along the River Quaggy. No experience necessary. Gloves, tools and tea provided.

Meet in Chinbrook Meadows Car Park (off Amblecote Road). Click here for map

 

Wed 11^th  2 to 4pm – River Dipping in Ladywell Fields

Come along to meet some of the diverse and fascinating inhabitants of the RIver Ravensbourne. All equipment provided. Drop in any time you like.

Takes place in front of the cafe (north field). Click here for map

 

Thurs 12^th   11am to 2pm – Anniversary Creek Wade and Picnic

Join us as we celebrate 2 years of the project. We’ll be descending into the creek at low tide and wading upstream and down. Please bring some lunch for a picnic afterwards.

Meet at Creekside Discovery Centre, Deptford. Click here for map

 

Tues 17^th 10am to 1pm - Riverbank Management Session

Join us at Ladywell Fields as we continue to manage the vegetation along the River Ravensbourne. No experience necessary. Gloves, tools and tea provided.

Meet by cafe in north field. Click here for map

 

 

Taken part in an event? Got an idea for a future activity? Let us know what you think!

Click the link below and add a comment to the wall.

All feedback is very welcome.

Rivers and People Feedback Wall by RaP.

Many thanks for getting involved!

The Rivers & People Project is funded through Natural England and Big Lottery’s Access to Nature Fund.