Wear your wellies on 4 March 2011 and have some fun! Click on the picture on the left to find out more! Click here for more information on the Woodland Trust http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/Pages/default.aspx
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Have you taken part in a Rivers & People or Nature's Gym event? If so we would love to hear from you. Please click on the relevent link below and you will be redirected to a wall where to can; Leave feedback Suggest new activities or locations Make any comments you wish about … Continue reading Please leave us your feedback!
Looking after birds this Winter
Encourage the birds into your garden this winter by following the RSPB's top tips for looking after them through the cold snap... 1. Introduce a bird table and high calorie seed mixes. This can also be used to put out kitchen scraps such as animal fats, grated cheese and soaked dried fruit. 2. … Continue reading Looking after birds this Winter
NATURE’S GYM LOCATION CHANGE
Due to a reasons beyond our control we have had to move the location of the two sessions of Nature's Gym scheduled for Honor Oak Nature Reserve. Instead we have some other excting locations lined up! 25th November 2010 will now be at Albion Millenium Green 9th December 2010 will now be at Beckenham Place … Continue reading NATURE’S GYM LOCATION CHANGE
Albion Millenium Green
Help protect this hidden oasis and join the Friends of the Green. This is former tennis club that was landscaped into an attractive informal park at the turn of the century under the Countryside Agency's 'Millennium Greens' scheme. The Albion Millennium Green Trust was then established to protect and preserve this tiny green oasis, tucked … Continue reading Albion Millenium Green
Get Involved At Grove Park Nature Reserve
Grove Park Nature Reserve, situated across the railway from Hither Green Cemetery, contains a good variety of habitats, including the only substantial area of grassland with a calcareous influence in the borough. These habitats support a wide diversity of plants and animals, including a number of locally rare species. The reserve is greatly appreciated by … Continue reading Get Involved At Grove Park Nature Reserve
Halloween at Devonshire Road
Come and visit Devonsire Road on 31st October for some Halloween fun. The day will start at 5pm.
Changes at Burnt Ash Pond
Successful Bid to the Mayor's Fund brings improvements to Burnt Ash Pond After an unsuccessful attempt at applying for an Awards for All grant, the Burnt Ash Pond Friends, were finally successful with a bid to the Mayor’s Fund. This fund is intended to help wards make improvements that cannot be delivered through the existing … Continue reading Changes at Burnt Ash Pond
NEW NATURE’S GYM PROGRAMME AVAILABLE
The latest Nature's Gym programme for October-December. There are lots of interesting walks and talks happenind this quarter, so why not try something new? These include Wildflower Walks and River Wades with the Rivers and People Project, and Apples Days at Devonshire Road and Woodlands Farm.
Devonshire Road Apple and Pear Day 3rd October 1pm-4pm
Celebrate the wonderful variety of our apples and make Apple & Pear juice, make cider, or have a warm apple punch! Join the Friends of Devonshire Road to celebrate these wonderful fruits! For more information visit http://devonshireroad.blogspot.com/2010/09/apple-day.html