Thames 21 clean up 5 February 2012

Join Thames 21 for a clean up along the River Pool in Lewisham.  They will be meeting on the bridge at the end of Winsford Road, SE6.  For more information, please contact Vic Richardson.  For more events on the Rivew Pool, please see our earlier post or check out the Rivers and People page on the … Continue reading Thames 21 clean up 5 February 2012

Bell Green confirmed

Hi all Nature's Gymers, just to let you know that we will be going ahead as planned at Bell Green on Thursday 26th January 2012.  If you've not joined in before, but would like to join us, please visit the Nature's Gym page for information on how you can get involved.

Big Waterways Clean Up 2012 – Thames 21

Big Waterways Clean Up 2012 is a London 2012 inspired, partnership campaign run by Thames 21 to improve the East London’s waterways by July 2012.  We want to connect East Londoners to their rivers and canals as safe and fun places for people and wildlife well into the future.  Thames 21 want to connect East Londoners to … Continue reading Big Waterways Clean Up 2012 – Thames 21

Hilly Fields Bird Watch

The Friends of Hilly Fields pleased to confirm that they will be holding their usual Big Bird Watch in Hilly Fields next weekend - 29 January 2012, 10.30am-12.30pm.   Glendale will bring materials for making bird feeders.  You don’t need to be an expert, we’ll have our expanded team of bird champions on hand to lead bird surveys.  They are … Continue reading Hilly Fields Bird Watch

Help to plant a new Community Orchard in Mayow Park

 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

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

New Year, New Programme, New Events & Activities

Hooray hooray, the new events programme for January-March 2012 is now available. In it you will find lots of ways to get involved in local projects.  From river wades at the Creekside Discovery Centre to permaculture course for children with Grow Mayow to volunteering with Nature's Gym or Rivers & People, there is something for everyone.  So … Continue reading New Year, New Programme, New Events & Activities