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.
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
Wildlife Garden Volunteers Required Northbrook Park Need Budding Gardeners or People who are willing to give up 2 - 8 hours a month of their spare time to help out in their local community park. Volunteers Activities: Watering Plants Weeding Recommending Improvements and changes to enhance the Wildlife Garden If you are interested please … Continue reading Volunteers needed for Northbrook Park
The 3RiversCleanup is a chance to take part in the fun, friendly and FREE volunteer effort to remove Himalayan Balsam from 3 rivers in SE London. http://www.qwag.org.uk/3riverscleanup/
The Nature's Gym were out in force once again to carry out work to the meadow areas in Devonshire Road nature reserve. This included digging out the brambles and widening the footpaths. There was of course still time for a good chat over tea and biscuits
A merry bunch of nature's Gym voluteers braved the chilly weather on Saturday 5th March to improve one of the footpaths in Ladywell and Brockley Cemeteries. They started by cutting back some of the bramble to widen the path a little. They then created a hurdle fenace at the start of the path and laid … Continue reading Nature’s Gym volunteers create new footpath
The wonderful Nature's Gym volunteers worked hard on building a new woodchip footpath through a school nature area. Using spades mattocks and forks, they started by digging out the turf so that the woodship had something to sit in! Edging was then put along the sides of the footpath before woodchip was wheelbarrowed in … Continue reading How much wood does a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood?
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