Our good friends over at Recycle for Lewisham have writen and intersting piece about how we here at Wearside have been attempting to 'green up' our surroundings. As they say we are all firm believers in 'practicing what we preach'! To see what they have to say and to see more photos of how we have … Continue reading Greening our Offices
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Make a Difference Award.
The Nature's Gym group were mysteriously nominated for a Make a Difference Award. We didn't win on the night, but we were still very proud of our certificate of achievement and delighted to be nominated. However, we have no idea who nominated us! We have asked the volunteers and our colleagues and nobody knows, so … Continue reading Make a Difference Award.
Pond Dipping at Telegraph Hill
Glendale’s Nature Conservation Officer will be running a number of events throughout the Summer Holidays. Please call 0208318 3986 or email Lara to book the events. There will be a sessions at Telegraph Hill on 4 August 11am-1pm
Glendale Summer events in parks
Pond Dipping in Telegraph Hill Please book my calling Glendale on 020 8318 3969 or emailing Lara
River Dipping at Manor Park
Glendale's Nature Conservation Officer will be running a number of events throughout the Summer Holidays. Please call 0208318 3986 or email Lara to book the events. The first session will be held at Manor Park on 3 August 2011, 11am-1pm. Please note that Manor Park is the small park on Manor Park Road and not Manor … Continue reading River Dipping at Manor Park
Man Digs Pond
Man Digs Pond – Live For 24 hours, A Man will move. A Man may sing. A Man will not speak. A Man may cry. A Man will not leave until A Man has dug a pond. Performer, Bruno Roubicek is creating a brand new show: “Man Digs Pond.” Over 24 hours, from midday to … Continue reading Man Digs Pond
Double Feature down at the Creek…
Tomorrow morning (Thursday 21st July) there's another chance to explore the majestic splendour of Deptford Creek at low tide. We'll be looking for eels, flounder and mitten crabs to name a few and if we're lucky we may catch sight of the creek's latest arrivals to-ing and fro-ing from their purpose-built riverside apartments... If … Continue reading Double Feature down at the Creek…
Deptford Railway Meadow Association
Reading the fantastic Brockley Central Blog I came across this article and felt that we should spread the word on this blog too. The Deptford Railway Meadow Association is a local residents group who are hoping to turn a local area of land owned by Network Rail into a wildlife meadow. They're looking for new … Continue reading Deptford Railway Meadow Association
Rain, Rain and more rain (with a little step building thrown in)
A group of hardy volunteers braved the elements to continue the work at Hither Green Triangle. We were joined by members of the Hither Green Community Association who have been doing their own sterling work along the railway embankment at Springbank Road. The steps were started last year in the bright sunshine (!) and we continued with this … Continue reading Rain, Rain and more rain (with a little step building thrown in)
Toil, Soil and Cake
The Nature's Gym volunteers put their collective brains together on Thursday to work out the best way to move 4 tonnes of soil along a footpath and down some very narrow steps. After much deliberation and head scratching a chain gang was set up to ferry buckets of soil along the route. In the end … Continue reading Toil, Soil and Cake
Nature Conservation Lewisham 