.....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
October-December 2012 Lewisham events programme now available
The new programme of events for Lewisham is now available here! There are a few new and exciting ways to get involved listed, so why not take part! Inside the programme you will find great activities for all the family, such as learning about the healing power of plants or going on a Nature Discovery … Continue reading October-December 2012 Lewisham events programme now available
De Frene Road Allotments
The Nature's Gym last visited De Frene Road in November 2011. Yesterday, like then they spent a few happy hours digging, barrowing, raking and toiling at these allotments. This is still a relatively new site for the volunteers having only been here once before. The allotments are part of the Sydenham Gardens Project who have managed to secure the … Continue reading De Frene Road Allotments
Compost bin and bug hotel
This week the Nature's Team were back in a very hidden away site in Brockley. The last time were here we had to move 4 tonnes of soil around a narrow path way and down some steps to fill in some raised beds for food growing. Coming back to the site almost a year to the … Continue reading Compost bin and bug hotel
How much wood does a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood? – Part 5
Once again the Nature’s Gym volunteers found themselves laying a woodchip footpath. They have previously done it at a Local School , De Frene Road allotments and Burnt Ash Pond. A few months ago they also started a new path at Iona Close Orchard. The last time we were at this site we managed to improve our woodchip path making skills … Continue reading How much wood does a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood? – Part 5
River wade in Brookmill
The rain held off and the sun shone on the Nature's Gym volunteers this week as they took the the Ravensbourne as part of the 3Rivers Clean Up. We waded downstream through Brookmill Park removing the litter and Himalayan Balsam. The volunteers as usual did great work and managed to take out over 20 bags … Continue reading River wade in Brookmill
3 Rivers Clean Up is on the way – 2nd June until 23rd June
Once again Lewisham will be taking part in the 3Rivers Clean Up. This is a three week long series of volunteering events on the Rivers Ravensbourne, Poole and Quaggy that flow through Lewisham, Greenwich and Bromley. Now in its fourth year, this unique collaboration between a number of key organisations in the area offers the chance for everyone to improve their local environment … Continue reading 3 Rivers Clean Up is on the way – 2nd June until 23rd June
Mayfield in the sunshine
The last time we visited Mayfield we had glorious sunshine and blue skies. This time when we visited Mayfield we had glorious sunshine and blue skies - there must be something about the place! At our last visit we constructed some raised beds, built a bug hotel and stag beetle loggery. We all enjoyed visiting … Continue reading Mayfield in the sunshine
Mayfield Confirmed
Hi all Nature’s Gymers, just to let you know that we will be going ahead as planned at Mayfield on Thursday 24th May 2012. At this session we will be mending the bug hotel, weeding the raised beds, building more raised beds and helping with a general tidy up. If you’ve not been out with us before, but would like to join us, please … Continue reading Mayfield Confirmed
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