The Friends of Devonshire Road are looking for volunteers to help with Halloween at the reserve, both on the day and before (posters, baking etc.). The last two or three years have seen this becoming a really popular event, they get up to 200 people now, so they need plenty of helpers on the night. … Continue reading Halloween at Devonshire Road Nature Reserve
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Friends of Albion Millennium Green work days
Saturday 12/09/2015, 10.30am – 2.30pm: Organising dumped garden waste on half container site into habitat piles; cutting summer meadow grass strip and grass around fruit trees. Meet at main entrance to AMG, at the end of Albion Villas Road, SE26 4DB Saturday 10/10/2015, 10.30am – 2.30pm: Sawing recently felled hawthorn trunks to use as path … Continue reading Friends of Albion Millennium Green work days
Bird Boxes for sale
The Friends of Dacres Wood had a successful open day on 26th September. They bought a number of bird boxes for local people to put together and either place in the Nature Reserve or take home for a small fee. Half with 25 mm holes suitable for smaller birds, such as blue tits, and the … Continue reading Bird Boxes for sale
Make a home for nature with the RSPB
The RSPB are giving away packs to help you make your garden more wildlife friendly. In it you will find 20 ways to give nature a home! Whether you have a window box, a balcony or a large garden you will find an idea for you.
London Wildlife Trust – Fungi walks this Autumn and Winter
Fungi walk 1/2 Sunday 25th October, Sydenham Hill Wood (booking essential) Join us for the first of two fungi walks at Sydenham Hill Wood this autumn and winter. This walk is for beginners who would like to learn more about woodland fungi and its ecology. Please note this is not a culinary foraging event. The Grand Peckham … Continue reading London Wildlife Trust – Fungi walks this Autumn and Winter
London Wildlife Trust – Fungi walks this Autumn and Winter
Fungi walk 1/2 Sunday 25th October, Sydenham Hill Wood (booking essential) Join us for the first of two fungi walks at Sydenham Hill Wood this autumn and winter. This walk is for beginners who would like to learn more about woodland fungi and its ecology. Please note this is not a culinary foraging event. The Grand Peckham … Continue reading London Wildlife Trust – Fungi walks this Autumn and Winter
Penny Dreadful Productions – Creak
What Be taken back in time with Penny Dreadful to meet the Toshers who worked in the sewers of London. Come and visit Creekside Discovery Centre, see archived photos and maps of the area from Victorian times. Go on a low tide wade and find measure hidden in the Creek… Immersive theatre performance. Afterwards check out … Continue reading Penny Dreadful Productions – Creak
A change is as good as a bike ride
The new (programme link includes change) Nature's Gym programme may have only been out for a few days, but we have already had to make a change. Our session on 22nd October 2015 will now be at Lower Sydenham Cycle Path. This is a project that we have been working on n partnership with Sustrans who … Continue reading A change is as good as a bike ride
Wildcat Wilderness – Rushy Green Time Bank
While on the phone to a colleague yesterday I learnt about a wonderful sounding project. I promised her I would feature it on the blog, so here goes! Wild Cat Wilderness is a community green space in Catford coordinated by the Rushey Green Time Bank. It is a natural wilderness on your doorstep, which you can … Continue reading Wildcat Wilderness – Rushy Green Time Bank
October – December 2015 River Bankside programme now available
The new programme of events for the River Bankside sessions is now available. If you are interested it attending one of these sessions, please read the River Volunteering page on our blog. Here you will find a lot of information on how to take part. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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