We know so many people absolutely loved the successful 2021 festival, it was extremely popular and so much fun! Perhaps you browsed the stalls, kept the kids busy with the funfair and woodland stage or just soaked up the atmosphere listening to the live music on the main stage? It was an amazing event and we'd like it to happen again! However, our wonderful annual festival is in danger of not running this year as we're very low on volunteers. We also need a passionate secretary to help with the general admin throughout the year.
Tiny Forest Planting Day – Durham Hill
Earthwatch, Yeo Valley and Lewisham Council invite you to attend your local TinyForest tree planting day at Durham Hill. The event takes place on 28th February 11am-3pm.
St. Mary’s Church Therapeutic Garden volunteer day
On Saturday 5th February, we are having a community volunteer day, to try and dig out as much of the invasive 3-cornered garlic as possible, as it is spreading rapidly across large swathes of the churchyard. There will also be other tasks to do if volunteers prefer.
Happy Christmas from Nature’s Gym
Thank you for all of your help during 2021. It was lovely to have a relatively normal year after the cancellations of 2020.
Lewisham has the best parks in London
This year the London Borough of Lewisham came out top which a a great testament to all of the hard work of Friends Groups, volunteers, Glendale and the Nature Conservation team put in over the last year. We are always grateful for all of this hard work and this award would not be possible without their help.
LATEST – Dacres Wood – Extra Open Day
Due to the success of the Dacres Wood Open Day, the friends have added another open date for this year. We would therefore like to invite you to an extra day this Saturday 27th October between 1pm-4pm. The Friends are looking for extra help on site and with the open days and so if you are willing and bale to help, please let them know.
LATEST – Lewisham wins highest-ever number of Green Flag Awards
Lewisham’s parks and green spaces have been awarded their highest-ever number of Green Flags, the award given to the very best green spaces in the UK. The latest green spaces in Lewisham to be given prestigious Green Flag Community Awards are Garthorne Road and Dacres Wood, managed by Lewisham Council with the help of the Friends Groups
LATEST – Lewisham Council endorse new Biodiversity Action Plan
Local Councillors voted at a meeting last week to endorse the new plan called, ‘A Natural Renaissance 2021-2026’. The plan sets out how Lewisham's Biodiversity Partnership (LBP) will work with the Council, the local voluntary and community sector and other partners over the next five years to help protect local wildlife, plants and natural habitats.
LATEST – Join the Lewisham Climate Conversation “#climatechat”
The Council has produced a step-by-step guide as part of the Lewisham Climate Conversation campaign, which shares some inspiration and positive actions that residents can take to decrease their carbon footprint. This includes advice to help start a climate conversation and ten practical and easy ideas that can benefit the planet.
LATEST – Volunteering opportunities at Iona Close Orchard
A small group of volunteers has been looking after the site over the last few years on the basis of the Council’s management plan, leaving most of the site largely undisturbed. New fruit trees were planted c.2014 to maintain orchard use, and they are thriving. We have a series of volunteer sessions arranged over the next few months as follows:
Nature Conservation Lewisham 