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 ticks … 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?
Great North Wood talk – Woodland industry and the shipyards of Deptford
Tuesday 2 October 2018 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm A talk about the history of the Great North Wood and the industries that it supported. Join London Wildlife Trust at Deptford Folk's 'First Tuesday' series for a talk about the historic wooded landscape that once covered the high ground to the south of the River Thames and how it … Continue reading Great North Wood talk – Woodland industry and the shipyards of Deptford
Parks and Open Spaces consultation
A link to the consultation can be found on Lewisham Council's website
Devonshire Road Nature Reseve Open Day
Great North Wood tree walk at Buckthorne Cutting
Sunday 23 September 2018 - 11:00am - 12:00pm Join London Wildlife Trust and the Fourth Reserve Conservation Trust for a guided tree walk around the recently-opened Buckthorne Cutting Nature Reserve in Crofton Park. Learn how to identify different tree species, how trees relate to other woodland wildlife, their folklore and etymology, as well as past and current uses … Continue reading Great North Wood tree walk at Buckthorne Cutting
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.