Author: Judith Simmons

This Saturday, the Magic Book Puppet Theatre will be performing the latest in their series of shows at the Creekside Centre in Deptford. Click on the link  for more details: Magic Book Puppet Theatre

Rivers & People is offering a FREE course in winter tree ID this Sunday. Identifying trees by their buds is a great skill to learn and often easier than relying on leaves & other features.   Date: Sunday 13th February -  11am to 3:30pm   Booking Essential. Please visit the Rivers & People page for more information.

A few dates for the diary... The following events are all organised by the Friends of Beckenham Place Park and are free and open to members and non-members alike. Click here to go to the website... Sunday 20th February FEBRUARY STROLL Meet Mansion steps 1.30pm for a short walk around the woods and down to the … Continue reading

Rivers & People is offering a further FREE course in winter tree identification in February. Identifying trees by their buds is a great skill to learn and often easier than relying on leaf shape and other features. Date: Sunday 13th February -  11am to 3:30pm - Booking Essential. Please visit the Rivers & People page for more … Continue reading A second chance to get to know your winter trees!

Event this Sunday 5th Dec 2 to 4pm A (slightly premature) festive walk in the snow from Blackheath through Greenwich Park to the Thames at Deptford and ending at the Dog and Bell pub. Meet at Blackheath rail station. Map Link All welcome. This is a FREE event and there is no need to book. Please contact Chris for … Continue reading Gone to the Dogs

   Wed 24th Nov   2 to 4pm Up Spring & Down Ravens    A 3-mile circular walk taking in a familiar river and a less well-known tributary. Meet at Beckenham Place Park (Old Bromley Road entrance). Map Link  All ages welcome. No need to book.

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FREE WILDFLOWER COURSE THIS SUNDAY Wildflower Identification Course - How to go about identifying the wildflowers in London   Sunday 10th October  - 11 am to 4pm - Creekside                                                              As part of the latest Rivers & People programme we are giving Lewisham residents the chance to get to know their local wildflowers for free.        … Continue reading

Buglife is encouraging the public to learn to appreciate wasps, and to stop swatting them! The new campaign hopes to challenge common-held beliefs that wasps are dangerous, aggressive and of no use. Buglife is asking people to take a new look at wasps and to sign up to the Stop Swatting Pledge. Click on the logo … Continue reading Wonderful Wasps – Stop Swatting Wasps Pledge

  This evening (Wed 15th Sep) the Rivers & People Project will be hosting a guided walk from Canary Wharf to Creekside in Deptford. We will stroll along the River Thames to see Lewisham from a different perspective, with local conservationist Nick Bertrand interpreting some of the history and natural history along the way. Walk … Continue reading Canaries, Cormorants and Crabs in the Creek