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Great North Wood tree walk at Buckthorne Cutting

Sunday 23 September 2018 - 11:00am - 12:00pm Join London Wildlife Trust and the Fourth Reserve Conservation Trust for a guided tree walk around the recently-opened Buckthorne Cutting Nature Reserve in Crofton Park. Learn how to identify different tree species, how trees relate to other woodland wildlife, their folklore and etymology, as well as past and current uses … Continue reading Great North Wood tree walk at Buckthorne Cutting

New Woodland for Crab Hill in Beckenham Place Park

Trees for Cities write... Trees for Cities is working in partnership with the London Borough of Lewisham to re-establish an area of woodland on Crab Hill in Beckenham Place Park. The woodland will be planted carefully so it does not block visibility. It will bring splashes of colour throughout the seasons and attract bees, birds and … Continue reading New Woodland for Crab Hill in Beckenham Place Park

London Wildlife Trust – Great North Wood Festival

The London Wildlife Trust writes... Join London Wildlife Trust at Sydenham Hill Wood for the first-ever Great North Wood Woodland Festival! The Festival of the Great North Wood will be a celebration of the Wood’s wildlife and history... Please come and join us on Sunday 9th September, 10am-6pm, for the Festival of the Great North … Continue reading London Wildlife Trust – Great North Wood Festival

National Park City Week – 21st July 2018 Fundraiser Event at Railway Garden in Crofton Park

Coinciding with National Park City Week the Crofton Park Railway Garden and hosting a series of activities detailed here, helping to raise the rest of the funds for the landscaping works to turn this greenspace into a more usable community garden and pocket park, with a 'sensory-learning' theme running through it. This will be our last … Continue reading National Park City Week – 21st July 2018 Fundraiser Event at Railway Garden in Crofton Park

Bat, moth and owl prowl at Sydenham Hill Wood – Friday 6 July, 9pm-11pm

Meet at the Crescent Wood Road entrance. Join the London Wildlife Trust for a guided walk of Sydenham Hill Wood to discover bats, moths and tawny owls. Using bat detectors, our site warden and volunteers will reveal a hidden, nocturnal world in urban south London. Sydenham Hill Wood is part ancient woodland, one of the … Continue reading Bat, moth and owl prowl at Sydenham Hill Wood – Friday 6 July, 9pm-11pm

London Rivers Week – Saturday June 23 to Sunday July 1

Thames 21 writes.... London Rivers Week Do you cherish rivers and enjoy exploring them? Do you love the wildlife that roams our countryside? Do you want to learn about what’s being done to protect London’s life-giving rivers and how you can help?  Then join us for the third annual London Rivers Week, running from Saturday … Continue reading London Rivers Week – Saturday June 23 to Sunday July 1