Long-tail Tit in Crystal Palace Park

Catch the last of the summer light this Sunday in Cator park on a slow, guided forest bathing stroll to open your senses and get out of your head. Do something different. Book free linktr.ee/parkbathe 💚🌳

The fire in Rosenthal Road, Catford is now out and there are no reported injuries. Council staff remain on the scene to support residents.

🍏 This #SelfCareSeptember, boost your health with an apple a day! Rich in fibre & vitamin C, British apples support digestion & immunity. Perfect for a tasty, energising snack on the go! 🍎 #BritishApples #AppleADay #HealthyHabits

18 bags of waste retrieved today by us from the banks of the #RiverQuaggy on the upper #LeeHighRoad. This dumping has been going on for well over a year. We removed 200+ bags from the same spot on 8/1/24. Not sure Lewisham Council is getting far tracking the polluter.

It’s that time of year again as the haws turn red on our lovely little hawthorn, Crataegus Prunifolia”Splendens” Street Trees for Living Trees for Cities Paul Wood 🌳 Lewisham Council | Environment @LDNMayorEnvironment #StreetTree #Lewisham #SE23 #berries

We've just had our Scratch Night, but we keep the fun coming! SATURDAY 14th SEPTEMBER is our ANNIVERSARY PARTY! All welcome! FREE ENTRY The Amateur Theatre Network Amdram Community BlytheHillVillage FoBlythe Hill Fields Blythe Hill Tavern The Honor Oak St George's, Perry Hill Forest Hill Society Sydenham Society WeAreLewisham

Trees are helping us one smell at a time! ✨ New research has found that tree bark could absorb up to 50 million tonnes of methane a year. This could have a great impact on our planet 🌍 as greenhouse gases contribute to the worsening of our climate and we DON’T want that…

The marvellous Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) is our species of the month ✨ Learn all about these impressive insects and the phenomenal 9,000-mile journey they undertake ever year in our latest blog 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/… 📷: Iain H Leach

The Artists Trail begins this Saturday! But why wait until then? Join us for our opening events this Thursday and Friday to get an sneak peek of what’s in store.🧐 Explore early exhibits, meet the artists, and get inspired before the official trail kicks off. 🎉

⏰ Get your applications in for NCIL community funding before the closing date of Monday 23 September! 🌟 Apply here: communityfunding.lewisham.gov.uk/ncil/apply 👇 Meet Gloria from Downham Community Action who explains how NCIL funding has made a real difference! Edison Huynh

It's *almost Autumn 🍂 which means it's *almost Harvest time! Would you like to get involved in our harvest campaign with your street, your school, your church, your family, your business or another group? #harvest #Harvest2024

Thanks to everyone who came on our “Missing Section 12” #GreenChainWalk festival walk today from Greenwich to Eltham - it’s an absolutely lovely walk and we hope we can get it waymarked in the not-too-distant future. Final festival walk on Sunday innerlondonramblers.org.uk/articles-62328…

Open House Festival starts tomorrow. So exciting! And #Lewisham has a whole list of interesting places for people to visit. All FREE! From self-build houses to religious buildings, art studios and guided walks. Don't miss out ! programme.openhouse.org.uk/calendar #OpenHouseLondon #London #Free

See you today for music, food, drinks, apple picking & pressing, forest school fun, hop wreath making, creative activities. As it’s a fundraiser for our charity we are asking for £1 from all coming so bring cash / as our jams and other goodies for sale Plus a raffle..#Catford

Do you consider yourself a wildlife Sherlock Holmes?🕵️ Put those detective skills to the test and see if you can find these finches! Let us know if you spot any this weekend!

On 29 September, members of the public can watch a historic sheep drive over London Bridge, visit a Livery Fair and see expert blade shearing demos and rare breed sheep. James Cracknell Haringey Community Press Joe Coughlan Waltham Forest Echo  GoParksLondon* London Wildlife Trust    sheepdrive.london/about/

📢ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Booking for the London Parks and Gardens Winter Lecture Series is now live🎉 📍WHEN: 14th October 2024 - 11th March 2025 📍WHERE: Six online lectures on Zoom, of which three will also be live at the Garden Museum in Lambeth. 📍TO BOOK: londongardenstrust.org/winter-lecture…

🌟 Nominate Your Favourite Lewisham Business! 🌟 The 2024 Lewisham Business Awards are now open! Show your support by voting in 14 exciting categories, including Best Sustainable Business and Best New Business, plus many more. Vote today 🔗 ow.ly/6cel50Tof2i

Nestboxes are a great addition to your garden but did you know they can harbour parasites? So it is good practice to take them down at the end of the season and give them a clean. While you're cleaning them, be sure to clean your bird feeders too! wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-cl…