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How to be a curious entomologist
Insects are everywhere. They are so many, and so varied - fascinating, beautiful, mysterious, bizarre. Through their mind-boggling biodiversity they offer us a window into the ecological complexity of life on Earth, and give us a powerful insight of the workings of the natural world. But their small size means that they can easily be … Continue reading How to be a curious entomologist
Family Fun Day – Crystal Palace Park with London Wildlife Trust
It may not be Lewisham, but we thought this event might interest some of our readers! Join the London Wildlife Trust for pond dipping and hapa zome - the Japanese art of leaf printing. This event is free and open to everyone as part of the Trust’s Great North Wood project. No need to book. … Continue reading Family Fun Day – Crystal Palace Park with London Wildlife Trust
Wild about gardens week 2016
(Reproduced from www.wildaboutgardensweek.org.uk) Wild About Gardens Week 2016 is a joint initiative by the RHS, The Wildlife Trusts and Bat Conservation Trust to encourage people to support wildlife in their gardens Last year Wild about Gardens Week focused on Hedgehogs. This year the focus is on our UK bats. This is more important than ever. In 2013, wildlife … Continue reading Wild about gardens week 2016
Nice weather for water beetles — not (with thanks to R.Jones)
Reposted here, with kind permission from Bugman Jones One of the delights of entomology is that you can always find insects — any place, any time of day, any time of year. They are so many and so diverse that you can find them everywhere. On Monday 20 June 2016 my thesis, however, was about … Continue reading Nice weather for water beetles — not (with thanks to R.Jones)
Festival in the Forest, Saturday 2nd July 2016, Devonshire Road
Lewisham 3 Peaks challenge
The people behind 'Lewisham's 3 Peaks Challenge' write: The Brockley Three Peaks walk was an idea which sprung out of a co-design workshop last summer, as part of the neighbourhood planning work. A year later, local residents, with thanks to grant funding from the Ladywell ward assembly, have made it happen! Realising what a great … Continue reading Lewisham 3 Peaks challenge
Wildflower walk at Sydenham Hill Wood – Saturday 26 June, 2pm-3.30pm
Guided walk looking at the diverse plant communities in this urban secondary/ancient woodland. Please note booking is essential for this event Join the Sydenham Hill Wood Conservation Officer and London Wildlife Trust volunteers for a guided wildflower walk. Please note this is not a foraging event. The Wood is a remnant of the once vast … Continue reading Wildflower walk at Sydenham Hill Wood – Saturday 26 June, 2pm-3.30pm
Bat walk, Nunhead Cemetery – Friday 24 June 2016, 9pm
Guided bat walk using bat detectors in Nunhead Cemetery led by London Wildlife Trust Join London Wildlife Trust and the Friends of Nunhead Cemetery for a guided bat walk in this stunning Victorian Cemetery. Nunhead Cemetery is a Local Nature Reserve with a mixture of secondary woodland of sycamore, ash and naturalised tree species. … Continue reading Bat walk, Nunhead Cemetery – Friday 24 June 2016, 9pm
Lewisham DWP help out with the 3 Rivers Clean UP
A merry bunch of eager volunteers from the Lewisham branch of DWP came out on a wade today as part of the 3 Rivers Clean Up. 16 of us waded from Ladywell Fields to Catford and managed to pull out 10 bags of rubbish, a bin and a trolley. The trolley came in very handy when we … Continue reading Lewisham DWP help out with the 3 Rivers Clean UP
Nature Conservation Lewisham 