Be tick aware’ to avoid tick bites and know how to take action if you or your family get bitten by ticks. Here are some information leaflets from Public Health England to help you. 'Enjoy the outdoors, but be tick aware!' 'Be tick aware' - Toolkit for raising awareness of the potential risk posed by … Continue reading Ticks – An awareness leaflet
The strange things you find in a river (Part 1)
On a lovely sunny wade through Ladywell Fields the other week, we cam across this chap. We don't know he is or where he came from - any ideas?
Parks and Open Spaces consultation
A link to the consultation can be found on Lewisham Council's website
Devonshire Road Nature Reseve Open Day
New Woodland for Crab Hill in Beckenham Place Park
Trees for Cities write... Trees for Cities is working in partnership with the London Borough of Lewisham to re-establish an area of woodland on Crab Hill in Beckenham Place Park. The woodland will be planted carefully so it does not block visibility. It will bring splashes of colour throughout the seasons and attract bees, birds and … Continue reading New Woodland for Crab Hill in Beckenham Place Park
London Wildlife Trust – Great North Wood Festival
The London Wildlife Trust writes... Join London Wildlife Trust at Sydenham Hill Wood for the first-ever Great North Wood Woodland Festival! The Festival of the Great North Wood will be a celebration of the Wood’s wildlife and history... Please come and join us on Sunday 9th September, 10am-6pm, for the Festival of the Great North … Continue reading London Wildlife Trust – Great North Wood Festival
Nature’s Gym location change
Due to illness Nature's Gym on Thursday 26 July will now be at Ladywell Fields. There will be a wade and some bankside management work. The session on Saturday 28th July remains the same. Please pass the message on.
Summer Events at Beckenham Place Park
National Park City Week – 21st July 2018 Fundraiser Event at Railway Garden in Crofton Park
Coinciding with National Park City Week the Crofton Park Railway Garden and hosting a series of activities detailed here, helping to raise the rest of the funds for the landscaping works to turn this greenspace into a more usable community garden and pocket park, with a 'sensory-learning' theme running through it. This will be our last … Continue reading National Park City Week – 21st July 2018 Fundraiser Event at Railway Garden in Crofton Park
Enter the Lewisham Homes ‘Love Where You Live art competition’
Lewisham Homes writes... We know that lots of our residents are artists, photographers and writers, so we want you to show off your skills by creating a tribute to your favourite green space in Lewisham. Maybe you love Ladywell Fields or are mad about Mayow Park. Perhaps you prefer your own gorgeous garden. Wherever your … Continue reading Enter the Lewisham Homes ‘Love Where You Live art competition’