A walk of 4 green miles through the remnants of the Great North Wood This is the annual Great North Wood walk in partnership with London Wildlife Trust, the Friends of One Tree Hill, The Horniman Gardens and The Conservation Volunteers. The walk will begin at One Tree Hill, passing over the hill down to … Continue reading Great North Wood Walk – Saturday 20 August, 12pm-4pm
How to be a curious entomologist
Insects are everywhere. They are so many, and so varied - fascinating, beautiful, mysterious, bizarre. Through their mind-boggling biodiversity they offer us a window into the ecological complexity of life on Earth, and give us a powerful insight of the workings of the natural world. But their small size means that they can easily be … Continue reading How to be a curious entomologist
Family Fun Day – Crystal Palace Park with London Wildlife Trust
It may not be Lewisham, but we thought this event might interest some of our readers! Join the London Wildlife Trust for pond dipping and hapa zome - the Japanese art of leaf printing. This event is free and open to everyone as part of the Trust’s Great North Wood project. No need to book. … Continue reading Family Fun Day – Crystal Palace Park with London Wildlife Trust
Wild about gardens week 2016
(Reproduced from www.wildaboutgardensweek.org.uk) Wild About Gardens Week 2016 is a joint initiative by the RHS, The Wildlife Trusts and Bat Conservation Trust to encourage people to support wildlife in their gardens Last year Wild about Gardens Week focused on Hedgehogs. This year the focus is on our UK bats. This is more important than ever. In 2013, wildlife … Continue reading Wild about gardens week 2016
Nice weather for water beetles — not (with thanks to R.Jones)
Reposted here, with kind permission from Bugman Jones One of the delights of entomology is that you can always find insects — any place, any time of day, any time of year. They are so many and so diverse that you can find them everywhere. On Monday 20 June 2016 my thesis, however, was about … Continue reading Nice weather for water beetles — not (with thanks to R.Jones)
Butterfly walk at Sydenham Hill Wood – Sunday 24 July, 2pm-4pm
A guided butterfly walk in Sydenham Hill Wood Please note booking is essential for this event Join London Wildlife Trust's Sydenham Hill Wood volunteer Emma Pooley for a guided walk looking at the range of butterflies that can be found in an urban woodland. Sydenham Hill Wood is a mixture of ancient and secondary woodland with large, … Continue reading Butterfly walk at Sydenham Hill Wood – Sunday 24 July, 2pm-4pm
Bug day at Sydenham Hill Wood – Thursday 21 July, 11am-3pm
A family-friendly day to celebrate the amazing invertebrates that are so vital to our world Join the London Wildlife Trust to celebrate the weird and wonderful insects that are so important to Sydenham Hill Wood and the ecosystems we depend on for survival. They'll be leading pond dipping sessions to discover the wild world underneath the surface of … Continue reading Bug day at Sydenham Hill Wood – Thursday 21 July, 11am-3pm
Festival in the Forest, Saturday 2nd July 2016, Devonshire Road
Lewisham 3 Peaks challenge
The people behind 'Lewisham's 3 Peaks Challenge' write: The Brockley Three Peaks walk was an idea which sprung out of a co-design workshop last summer, as part of the neighbourhood planning work. A year later, local residents, with thanks to grant funding from the Ladywell ward assembly, have made it happen! Realising what a great … Continue reading Lewisham 3 Peaks challenge
July-September 2016 Nature’s Gym programme
Please see attached the new Nature’s Gym programme. There are a couple of sites on there that we’ve not been to for a while alongside some old favourites. Please note that Nature’s Gym is not running on 7th or 14th July. Our first session of the new programme will be on 21st July. The following … Continue reading July-September 2016 Nature’s Gym programme
Nature Conservation Lewisham 