Join Thames 21 for a river wade along the Ravensbourne River in Beckenham Place Park. Learn about your river while making a positive difference with other locals.
River wade in Beckenham Place Park with Thames 21
Eastern side of Beckenham Place Park (the Common and Summerhouse Fields)
Lewisham Council is pleased to be able to start some early engagement with local residents and the wider community about potential changes to the eastern side of Beckenham Place Park (the Common and Summerhouse Fields). This is a great opportunity for residents and the community to contribute to the shaping of this local asset. The … Continue reading Eastern side of Beckenham Place Park (the Common and Summerhouse Fields)
Beckenham Place Park Flower Show 2019
Beckenham Place park will be hosting the flower show in June this year. You can find the categories here.
Beckenham Place Park – Half Term Activities 2017
Photography Competition – Beckenham Place Park
October-December 2016 Nature’s Gym programme now available
Please find attached the Nature's Gym programme for October-December 2016. There are a couple of site scheduled that we've not been to for ages which will therefore probably be new to a lot of you! Due to the number of projects that we have been asked to carry out, there are quite a few different … Continue reading October-December 2016 Nature’s Gym programme now available
Clearing the Ravensbourne in Beckenham Place Park
As part of the 3 Rivers Clean Up the Nature's Gym volunteers cleared part of the River Ravensbourne in Beckenham Place Park. Their work involved picking up litter and pulling up Himalayan Balsam. Himalayan Balsam is one of a number of invasive species that you can find along our rivers. This one however is easy to … Continue reading Clearing the Ravensbourne in Beckenham Place Park
Dead hedging at Beckenham Place Park
Over the last two weeks a very hardy bunch of Nature's Gym volunteers have been working at Beckenham Place Park to continue with their project of creating dead hedges. These hedges not only make use of cut bramble and sycamore, but they can also make great wildlife habitats for a number of insects. We were … Continue reading Dead hedging at Beckenham Place Park
Nature’s Gym among the Bluebells of Beckenham
The Bluebells in Beckenham were looking fantastic when Nature' Gym visited yesterday. The smell of the flowers really hit you as you stood among them. It certainly was a great day to out volunteering in the park! It is also very encouraging for the volunteers to see bluebells on patches where they had dug up brambles earlier … Continue reading Nature’s Gym among the Bluebells of Beckenham
Tree Planting in Beckenham Place Park
As mentioned earlier on this blog, the Nature's Gym volunteers have been helping the Friends of Beckenham Place Park and other local groups plant trees in the former burning yard area of Beckenham Place Park. So on a rather glorious Thursday, 17 merry volunteers prepared the area, then dug and planted a mixture of trees, including Silver … Continue reading Tree Planting in Beckenham Place Park
Nature Conservation Lewisham 