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Urban Wildlife Talk – Friday 5th February 2016, Peckham Library
Join London Wildlife Trust at Peckham Library to learn about the amazing wildlife thriving in the capital Daniel Greenwood will be giving a talk about the array of wild animals and plants that live in London, despite it being a densely populated city London is known to have over 13,000 species of plant, animal and … Continue reading Urban Wildlife Talk – Friday 5th February 2016, Peckham Library
Latest Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership outputs now available!
The Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership achievements have now been collated added together and released for your perusal. They make for some great reading. Everyone has been working hard. One of the outstanding accomplishments is that they carried out 209 events, engaging 4,501 people and nature conservation volunteers carry out over 2109 hours of work worth over £19,297 … Continue reading Latest Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership outputs now available!
Inaugural Open Day for Friends of Garthorne Road – 23rd January 2016, 10am
A message from Ernie! Hi Members Thank you for the excellent support and all the members that have joined the group so far. Please spread the word and share this group, has I already mentioned that we had not formed a committee yet, if anyone is Interested in putting their name forward please either by … Continue reading Inaugural Open Day for Friends of Garthorne Road – 23rd January 2016, 10am
Ravensbourne Catchment Improvement Plan
The River The river Ravensbourne rises, 4 miles south of Bromley town centre at Caesar's Well in Keston. It then flows through the London Boroughs of Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich where it then joins the River Thames at Deptford, where its 1/2 mile muddy tidal reach is known as Deptford Creek. The Ravensbourne is 11 miles (17 km) … Continue reading Ravensbourne Catchment Improvement Plan
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
I’ve got my ‘Top Hat’ – Do you have yours?
We over here at the Nature Conservation department in Lewisham would like to wish all our readers old and new a very happy Christmas and New Year. We hope you have a wonderful festive season and look forward to seeing you back in the New Year! Why not take a walk in one of the … Continue reading I’ve got my ‘Top Hat’ – Do you have yours?
New River Bankside Sessions programme available
The new Bankside Management programme is now available. For more information on this and how to get involved, please visit our Rivers and People blog and the FAQ page.
Tesco Local Community Grants – Deadline Friday 11th December
The Tesco Community Grant which is funded through the 5p carrier bag charge and administered by Groundwork has been hugely under subscribed with many borough's not receiving any applications. There are 3 grants of up to £12,000 available in each London Borough this round of funding. Due to poor take up and few applications being … Continue reading Tesco Local Community Grants – Deadline Friday 11th December
Nature’s Gym at Frendsbury Gardens
The last Nature's Gym session of the year was held in Frendsbury Gardens on Saturday. A chill wind blew, but the volunteers stayed enthusiastic - maybe it was the thought of the tea and mince pies that were to come! Some of the volunteers spent time weeding the beds, especially the herbaceous boarders. A few … Continue reading Nature’s Gym at Frendsbury Gardens