Please see attached the Nature's Gym programme for July-September 2015. I hope there is something in there that you will enjoy! Please be aware that there are quite a few sessions that involve wearing waders and working in the river. At these sessions, we can not guarantee that there will be any work available on … Continue reading Nature’s Gym Programme July-September 2015
River Clean-Ups in Lewisham & Greenwich
Free Training With Thames21
Get Thames21 Training for free! Thames21 offers a range of FREE training sessions to anyone who is keen to get involved with activities in and around their local waterways. Check out these opportunities... Imagine leading your own group of volunteers in a cleanup event to improve your stretch of river, canal or pond. You can! Our 2-day 'LEADING A WATERWAY CLEANUP' … Continue reading Free Training With Thames21
RaP Guided Walks September-October 2014
Dear All Thank you for supporting these walks so far. The next Rivers and People Walks are as follows: Saturday 6 September at 2.00pm Meet Ladywell Station Walk from Ladywell to Deptford Bridge We will walk to Cornmill Gardens, a pleasant green space that provides open access to the River Ravensbourne, then follow the … Continue reading RaP Guided Walks September-October 2014
RaP Walk Sunday 24th August
The next Rivers and People walk will take place on Sunday 24 August at 2.00 pm. The walk goes from Catford Bridge station to Ladywell Station via Ladywell Fields and will look at the naturalised sections of the Ravensbourne river and other aspects of this green space, once part of the Kent countryside. We will … Continue reading RaP Walk Sunday 24th August
Ladywell Fields River Clean-Up
Sunday 30 March, 10.30am-1pm
Heritage Lottery consultation for Beckenham Place Park
Lewisham Council is currently working on a Heritage Lottery bid for Beckenham Place Park. Have a look at some of the preliminary ideas to improve the park. Have your say and talk with the landscape architects to feed back on the ideas and to provide some of your own suggestions for improvements. The consultation event is … Continue reading Heritage Lottery consultation for Beckenham Place Park
River Ravensbourne catchment improvement plan
The Catchment Improvement Plan is an initiative being led by Thames 21 and supported by several partners, including Lewisham Council, to encourage those with an interest in their local rivers to express their views and have a say about the future of the River Pool, the River Quaggy and the River Ravensbourne. The project has … Continue reading River Ravensbourne catchment improvement plan
A lovely day for a dip in the river
On a bright and sunny Tuesday our volunteers headed to Ladywell Fields for a dip in the river. There was quite a lot to do, so some donned waders and cleared the Ravensboune of litter, while others concentrated on bankside management. Between the 4 of them the volunteers in the river pulled out 6 bags of … Continue reading A lovely day for a dip in the river
Mils and Meanders, 10 April 11am-1pm
From Tudor England to present day, a leisurely wade to from Brookmill Park to Cornmill Gardens, taking in Lewisham's industrial past and describing plans for river regeneration. Meet by the Park Ranger's Hut in Brookmill Park. (Enter via the entrance opposite Bolden Street). Contact Lawrence Beale Collins on 07986 237 431
Nature Conservation Lewisham 