We are actively campaigning to save the woodland in the cemeteries and to encourage wild life and plant health and diversity.
Projects of interestThanks to Southwark News our local independent newspaper for writing this piece focusing on some of the Camberwell Old Cemetery graves featured in the Walks booklet.
www.southwarknews.co.uk/history/a-walk-back-in-time-through-camberwell-old-cemetery/?fbclid=IwAR0IV2ZuOtWlIhB9UW6gas0QE9wYIEgL--1xFumqpvhAaPKFDJKj4EIoP58#.XXKFfVLEcIM.facebook We are actively campaigning to save the woodland in the cemeteries and to encourage wild life and plant health and diversity.
The mighty Oak is so important to us - the Honor Oak. See more from the Woodland Trust here: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/native-trees/english-oak/ Beautiful Burial Ground Project:
the National Lottery has awarded Caring for God’s Acre a £586,700 grant for the Beautiful Burial Ground Project. This project will put burial grounds on the map, by revealing the hidden heritage and wildlife of burial grounds across England and Wales. Fourth Reserve A new nature reserve for South East London
Established in 2016 to safeguard the natural heritage of South East London's New Cross to Forest Hill designated cutting. Starting as a small ‘Friends Group’, the group is concerned about one section of Site of Metropolitan Nature Conservation Importance. A part of the nature corridor at Buckthorne Rd in Crofton Park Ward and Brockley is threatened with development under the ownership of a property developer. The good news is that following a survey funded by the Crofton Park Assembly, the existence of a reed bed on this site was confirmed - a remnant from its use as a canal over 200 years ago. In addition, the Giant Horsetail, a plant scarce in London grows in abundance here and the Great Spotted woodpecker is a regular visitor. Network Rail, the owners of this part of the Buckthorne Road Cutting, welcomed the Fourth Reserve’s proposal to transform this land into a local nature reserve and together with Lewisham Council are supporting this fantastic initiative! Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FourthReserve The Woodland Trust
The #TreeCharter is launching in November! #StandUpForTrees and help spread the word! http://www.woodlandtru.st/zflCp Mayor Sadiq Khan’s new £9 million fund to create and improve green spaces and encourage more tree planting in London.
www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/parks-green-spaces-and-biodiversity/greener-city-fund Over the next three years the Mayor has committed £3 million to help Londoners plant trees and make our city greener. We love to record the nature in the cemeteries: Spotted in COC: Shrubs, Plants & Trees
Also Join in the www.bigbutterflycount.org Holly, Dog Rose, Beautiful honey suckle.Buddleia, Euonymous japonicus, Elder & Privet.Other Trees ( Seedlings to huge trees.) Sycamore, Ash, Hawthorn, Rowan,Yew, Field Maple, English Oaks, Horse Chestnuts. Other Plants such as Dock, Stinging nettles, Bramble, Red and White Clover, Ferns, Yellow vetch, Plantain, Field and Hedge Bindweed, Lord and Ladies, Knapweed, Ragwort, Rose Bay Willow Herb, Herb Bennet. Publications• We have been reading:
Camberwell Old Cemetery: London's Forgotten Valhalla by Ron Woollacott. Oaks of London: The Honor Oaks
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Walks & Talks & FilmsTwo Autumn Walks coming up kindly offered by Roy Vickery who is a retired botanist from the Natural History Museum. He is an experienced lecturer on plant lore and has written a number of books, including one published this year Vickery’s Folk Flora: An A-Z of the Folklore and Uses of British and Irish Plants.
On our walks he will be identifying plants and talking about their uses and folklore. Thursday 26th September at Camberwell Old Cemetery - Wildflower walk. Meet inside the Main gates at 2.30pm. Sunday October 27th at Camberwell New Cemetery - General plant walk. Meet inside the main gates at 2.30pm. This walk will be in conjunction with the South London Botanical Institute. Everyone welcome. Many Thanks to Edwin Malins of the London Wildlife Trust who conducted these walks for us.
Evening Wildlife Walk at Camberwell New Cemetery:Friday 24th May Afternoon Wildlife Walk at Camberwell Old Cemetery:Saturday 6th July 2019 The Friends of One Tree Hill are having their annual meeting on Thursday 12th April at 8pm at St. Augustine’s Church on One Tree Hill. This year they have Chris Schuler, a local historian, with his film 'Mapping the Great North Wood'.
Sam Bentley-Toon of the London Wildlife Trust will give an introduction to the LWT's Great North Wood project. Mapping the Great North Wood: a large part of South London was once forest. This documentary tracks its history and efforts to conserve it now. The 20-minute film was also screened at the Centre for Wildlife Gardening, 28 Marsden Rd, London SE15 4EE. Friends of Belair Park
TALKS:Nature in Belair “Belair park: Its role and potential for birds”&“Rescuing the water of the Effra" Saturday March 3, 2018 Recreation Rooms, Gallery Road, SE21 The 'Recreation Rooms' are a single storey set of council community rooms, set back from the road with car parking space, close to Belair Park and its Mansion. belairpark.org.uk Monthly walk in COC News for dog walkers in the Southwark cemeteries. See link: http://www.southwark.gov.uk/environment/animal-welfare/dog-control-order We also saw a beautiful headstone being cleaned near Wood Vale. This Artangel show is a must see: Andy Holden / Peter Holden Natural Selection Former Newington Library, London SE17 10 September 2017 - 05 November 2017 https://www.artangel.org.uk |