From this Wednesday 25th September until the river improvements are complete, Thames21 will be hosting weekly weekday events between 10am – 2pm and we’d love local residents and park users who can give their time in the week to get involved.
On Saturday 5th February, we are having a community volunteer day, to try and dig out as much of the invasive 3-cornered garlic as possible, as it is spreading rapidly across large swathes of the churchyard. There will also be other tasks to do if volunteers prefer.
Unfortunately we have had to postpone the Nature’s Gym session at Deptford Park tomorrow. Tree’s (and volunteers who have to dig it) don’t like frozen ground very much and so we can’t plant them! Instead we will be going to Deptford Park on 8th March and Sydenham Wells Park on 15th March. The next few … Continue reading Nature’s Gym changes due to frozen ground!
A great way to get involved with the London Wildlife Trust in Lewisham is to become a conservation volunteer to make a real difference for wildlife in your local area, learn new skills and to gain a deeper understanding of woodland ecology. They have monthly conservation workdays at New Cross Gate Cutting on the following … Continue reading New Cross Gate Cuttings volunteer days with The London Wildlife Trust
The Friends of Dacres Wood are planning a volunteering session Jan 31st in the morning, and in the afternoon, from 2.30, they will going to be going round with a camera just looking and recording what they see growing, or rotting as the case may be - just as interested in fungi! They would be very pleased if others could join them, … Continue reading Volunteering and photography at Dacres Wood
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
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
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
There is nothing we here at Nature's Gym like more than hearing your feedback. If you have taken part in an event and have something to say about it, please let us know. If we can improve things, we need to know! If there are certain tasks or sites that you like, you should … Continue reading ‘Hello Wall’
Sunday 30 March, 10.30am-1pm
Nature Conservation Lewisham 