October Open Day
Saturday 19th October
2 -5pm
The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve are opening the reserve for the last time this year. We will be having a Childrens Mini-beast hunt as well as a self guided tree walk is available. Come and bring a picnic and enjoy the surrounding and the wildlife. Also see your newly planted native hedge.
Sorry No Dogs, Scoters or BBQ’S
Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Annual Bake-off 2024
The folks at Garthorne Road Nature Reserve are throwing open the gates one last time this year. Swing by and soak in the peaceful vibes, catch a glimpse of the wildlife, and witness the onset of autumn. Oh, and don’t miss the legendary cake Bake-off, generously sponsored this year by Bryan & Keegan Estate Agents in Crofton Park. You can even snag a slice of cake and help support the Friends group’s important work.
Reserve entrance is on Beadnell Road next to alleyway to Garthorne Road
Garthorne Road Nature Reserve August Open Day
1–2 minutes
Garthorne Road Nature Reserve will be open again soon! Come and explore the serene surroundings, and don’t forget to bring your picnic basket. There are seating areas scattered around the reserve for you to relax and enjoy. Also come and see our newly installed commissioned Street art by Aeroarts
Can you spare an hour a month? We need volunteers to help manage the gate and provide information to visitors. No previous experience is required. If you’re interested, please contact us by email. garthorne.reserve@talktalk.net
There will be family bug hunting activities suitable for both children and adults, as well as a self-guided tree walk.
Reserve gates are at Beadnell Road (see map below)
Please use public transport if possible
Train: Honor Oak Park: Southern & London Overground
Bus: Honor Oak Park Station P4 & P12 (10 minutes walk)
Brockley Park: 122, 171 (6 minutes walk)
Forest Hill Fire Station: 122 & 185 (10 minutes walk)
Parking available in nearby streets please consider our neighbours
Sorry No dogs, BBQ’s or scooters
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Garthorne Road Nature Reserve July Open Day
1–2 minutes
Garthorne Road Nature Reserve will be open again soon! Come and explore the serene surroundings, and don’t forget to bring your picnic basket. There are seating areas scattered around the reserve for you to relax and enjoy. Also come and see our newly installed commissioned Street art by Aeroarts
Can you spare an hour a month? We need volunteers to help manage the gate and provide information to visitors. No previous experience is required. If you’re interested, please contact us by email. garthorne.reserve@talktalk.net
There will be family bug hunting activities suitable for both children and adults, as well as a self-guided tree walk.
Reserve gates are at Beadnell Road (see map below)
Please use public transport if possible
Train: Honor Oak Park: Southern & London Overground
Bus: Honor Oak Park Station P4 & P12 (10 minutes walk)
Brockley Park: 122, 171 (6 minutes walk)
Forest Hill Fire Station: 122 & 185 (10 minutes walk)
Parking available in nearby streets please consider our neighbours
Sorry No dogs, BBQ’s or scooters
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Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Art in Nature Event
The Friends is opening the reserve and will be having local Arts and Craft artists selling their goods also available a self guided tree walk and a children’s mini beast hunt and explore this ‘Quiet Oasis in Forest Hill’
Bring a picnic and enjoy the fauna and flora of the reserve.
Please use public transport if possible
Rail:
Honor Oak Park Station: London Overground and Southern (10n min walk)
Buses:
Honor Oak Park: P4 & P12 (10 minutes walk)
Brockley Rise: 122, 171, 172, (10 minutes walk)
Limit bike storage available
Parking available in nearby roads
Sorry No dogs or BBQ’s
Moving On- No Man’s Land
PLEASE NOTE: This event is not been run by the Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve and will not be held responsible for any issues with this event. For further details please contact the organiser Exitmap.
Exit Map is a non-profit company, limited by guarantee, number 13503177, registered in England at 117 Chudleigh Road, London, SE4 1HP
A sound installation in Garthorne Road Nature Reserve A time out to connect to nature and neighbours.
An immersive ambience of sounds and words, found in one of London’s hidden gem’s, Garthorne Nature Reserve. A magical and transformative experience awaits you to connect to nature for a renewed sense of navigating life through our senses.
All ages are welcome – children go free!
Moving On events fine tune your attention to sensory input in nature. Feel and reconnect to your own body through audio imagery and sounds to ease movement and find dances inspired by what you see and sense. Let nature move you and connect to land and all that grows from it.
The installation is part radio installation and part transmitted through headphones. For that you need to bring your phone and headphones! Alongside your booking you will receive a link for an audio to download prior to the event!
It is an intergenerational project that invites all cultures, genders and abilities to join in. Should you have concerns about navigating natural terrain, please get in touch, we are happy to assist.
We want people to encounter nature and each other on common natural ground to foster a togetherness based on equality and openness that reconnects to nature as something that grows away and back into us, to remember our own nature and how to resource from it to be well.
Before and after
Doors will open at 11am and we invite you to come then for an intial stroll before we begin at 11.30am.
The event mixes roaming in nature to find your own pace, allow for a pause and to re-energise you; our sound caters for and inspires connections between body and surroundings. It is also a social event to encounter other people, hang out and enjoy some food.
We invite you to bring some nibbles to share therefore to create a picnic all together towards the end.
Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Open Day | Forest Hill Community Event
Saturday 18th May
2 – 5pm
The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve will be opening the site for the public to explore this hidden oasis of calm in Forest Hill. We will have an information stall and also the children’s can take part in a mini beast hunt and also have a self guided tree walk also plenty of butterflies and spring flowers. Bring a picnic and enjoy the wildlife.
Entrance at north end of Beadnell Road next to alleyway between Garthorne and Beadnell Road.
Sorry no dogs or BBQ’s
Limited bike secure space
Please use public transport if possible
Parking available in nearby roads
Southern Rail/ London Overground: Honor Oak Park (10 mins walk)Buses: Honor Oak Park: P4 & P12 (10 mins walk)Brockley Rise: 122, 171 & 172 (10 mins walk)
Not so early Dawn Chorus
International Dawn Chorus Day is the worldwide celebration of nature’s greatest symphony and Garthorne Road Nature Reserve is taking part in this come and join us for a ‘Not so early bird walk around the reserve and listen to the many species seen and heard.
Meet at reserve gates at Beadnell Road (see map below)
Please use public transport if possible
Train: Honor Oak Park: Southern & London Overground
Bus: Honor Oak Park Station P4 & P12 (10 minutes walk)
Brockley Park: 122, 171 (6 minutes walk)
Forest Hill Fire Station: 122 & 185 (10 minutes walk)
Parking available in nearby streets please consider our neightbours
Sorry No dogs
Please Note: Reserve gates is locked for security purposes and arrive in time otherwise their will be no entry after starting time.
Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Dawn Chorus
Sunday 5th May 2024
5:15 -6:30am
Suggested minimum donation £3 per group
International Dawn Chorus Day is the worldwide celebration of nature’s greatest symphony so come join us for a magical morning at the Garthorne Road Nature Reserve! Experience the beautiful symphony of bird songs as the sun rises. This in person event is a perfect way to start your day surrounded by nature’s music. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with the local wildlife in their natural habitat. Get ready to be serenaded by the dawn chorus at this hidden gem in the heart of the city!
Please be on-time as site is secured and locked. Also wear suitable clothing and footwear has path can become muddy
Bring binoculars if you have them?
If you’re keen on joining Ernie, the chair of the Friends group, go ahead and book below!
Meet at reserve gates at Beadnell Road (see map below)
Please use public transport if possible
Bus: Brockley Rise: N171 (10 minutes walk)
Parking available in nearby streets please consider our neighbours
Sorry No dogs
Please Note: Reserve gates is locked for security purposes and arrive in time otherwise their will be no entry after starting time.
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