The Friends of Hither Green Triangle have been working hard in the reserve for a number of years. Recently their work has focused on building the steps in to the site from platform 5. They have worked in glorious sunshine and pouring rain. They have come across buried train windows and metal poles. It has been very … Continue reading The steps are finally complete at Hither Green Triangle
Iona Close hedge planting
As part of the successful Local Assembly bid and to satisfy some local residents we planted a number of hawthorn whips along the boundary of the site. Enjoying the slightly warmer weather 19 people turned out to help which meant that we were able to get a lot of work done. Aside from planting almost 300 whips we also … Continue reading Iona Close hedge planting
Steatoda grossa spider found at Devonshire Road nature reserve
Steatoda grossa has a body length when mature of around 10mm for adult females and again males are generally smaller. It is variable in appearance, with only juveniles and adult males usually having a pattern and adult females often having none. The Steatoda grossa spider is also known as the false widow spider. They belong to … Continue reading Steatoda grossa spider found at Devonshire Road nature reserve
Invitation to Rivers and People – The legacy installation
On a still-warm September Sunday evening, something magical happened in Ladywell Fields along the banks of the River Ravensbourne. London Bubble Theatre Company, working in partnership with Lewisham Council, told the story of Ladywell Fields, the River and its spirit, the Naiad. Local artists and residents created film, photographs and beautiful flora and fauna from … Continue reading Invitation to Rivers and People – The legacy installation
London Orchard Project workshops at De Frene Road allotments
The London Orchard Project will be (LOP) is providing a number of expert fruit tree restoration workshops at De Frene Road allotments. These will be held on; Tuesday 29 January 2013 – 10.30am to 3pm Tuesday 5 February 2013 - 10.30am to 3pm Saturday 16 February 2013 - 10.30am to 3pm With these three sessions they … Continue reading London Orchard Project workshops at De Frene Road allotments
Come rain, come cold winds, come frozen ground….
.....the Nature's Gym volunteers will be out toiling in the Parks and Nature Reserves in Lewisham. Yesterday, 19 brave souls made the trip to Sydenham Wells Park to volunteer their time. We have been working here for a while to create and improve the meadow areas in the nature area of the site. Sydenham Wells … Continue reading Come rain, come cold winds, come frozen ground….
Nature’s Gym at Pepys Nature Area
Back in April, the Nature's Gym volunteers made two visits to of Upper Pepys Park to start clearing the nature area. We dug up some of the buddleia that had been planted and continued to cut it back from some of the path network. However, we had to be careful cutting any buddlleia because were … Continue reading Nature’s Gym at Pepys Nature Area
Ladywell Fields clean up with Thames 21
Join Thames 21 at Ladywell Fields on Sunday 11 November for a family friendly clean up. Email Vic Richardson of Thames 21 for more details. The meeting point is by the cafe in the northern fields. The nearest train station is Ladywell, easily accessible from London Charing Cross, Canon Street or London Bridge on the … Continue reading Ladywell Fields clean up with Thames 21
London Orchard Project & Ladywell Fields User Group
The London Orchard Project will be running another couple of training sessions at Iona Close Orchard in Ladywell Fields. They ran a couple of training sessions here during the summer, but there is still quite a bit to do. The two sessions will be on Sunday 18 November and Sunday 9 December. For more information … Continue reading London Orchard Project & Ladywell Fields User Group
Success for the Friends of Dacres Wood
At the recent Perry Vale Ward Assembly meeting the newly formed Friends of Dacres Wood were successful in their bid to win some money for pond enhancements on the site. For such a new group this is a fantastic achievement and everyone that went to the meeting should be very proud of themselves. Dacres Wood is a … Continue reading Success for the Friends of Dacres Wood
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