On Saturday 28th January from 12pm-3pm, the Friends of Mayow Park will be working with the London Orchard Project to plant 10 fruit trees and a fruit hedge. They will be there to offer their assistance and expertise to the volunteers! Site of proposed new community orchard So why not come along and help to plant … Continue reading Help to plant a new Community Orchard in Mayow Park
River Days on the River Pool
Join Thames21 in their weekly riverwork days on the River Pool. Please see the poster below or get in contact with Vic RichardsonJoin in the fun with Thames21!
New events at Grow Mayow
Grow Mayow has some exciting events coming up in the next few weeks, so why not pop along and give them a hand. If you are unable to attend these, they also run a number of regular events at the weekends for young and old. Get you children involved in a number of training courses from … Continue reading New events at Grow Mayow
Grove Park Nature Reserve goes audio
Thanks to a successful grant application from Awards for All the Friends of Grove Park nature reserve have established a new and innovative way to inform visitors about the interesting things they can see on the site. Already successful in Central Park in New York this innovation gives you an audio guide around the reserve using your … Continue reading Grove Park Nature Reserve goes audio
Free training for budding naturalists
Magic of Christmas Fair – Sunday 11 December 2011
Burnt Ash Pond Open Days
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck – Part 2
The Nature's Gym volunteers are getting used to building footpaths, creating loggeries and digging out bramble and they seem to enjoy it. On Thursday 17 November 2011 they spent yet another very happy few hours digging, barrowing, raking and toiling at De Frene Road allotments. This is a new site for the volunteers and they all … Continue reading How much wood would a woodchuck chuck – Part 2
Man Digs Pond – a great success
Having reported on the fantastic event that was being planned at Albion Millennium Green, we felt that we had to go and visit to give our support to Bruno Roubicek who was doing all the hard work. Once we arrived he has already been there for about 16 hours and the pond was looking great. Most … Continue reading Man Digs Pond – a great success
Hither Green Triangle Steps take a few steps closer
The last time Nature's Gym and the Friends of Hither Green Triangle visited the site, they all got very very wet, but they managed to get a lot of work done. Last weekend we all kept our eye eagerly on the weather reports and our hearts sank - another wash out. Luckily and rather remarkably(!) the weather reports got it wrong and while … Continue reading Hither Green Triangle Steps take a few steps closer