Group photoRaising the tree crownMaking stakesBeadnell Road dead hedgingLitter clearance
The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve hold monthly Conservation workdays on a Saturday of each month throughout the year (weather permitting). If interested in joining ‘us’ at our next workday(s) please register on our main page https://garthorneroadnaturereserve.com/
The next workday will be
Saturday 22nd November and 13th December
We will be containing to plant a hedge and non-native species removal.
Meet at Beadnell Road entrance at 11am. Please note this a locked site and will not be able to get access see map below
Workdays will be cancelled if heavy rain, snow or high winds sometimes at short notice.
We do a wide range of activities from Invasive species control, cutting the meadows, live and dead hedging to constructing steps and benches. Also volunteer training in tree and butterfly ID.
If you are interested in joining us please book a place using the booking form below which places are limited.
Please wear old clothes and Safety boots (Steel-toecaps) if you have them if you don’t find getting dirty also bring your own gardening gloves if you have them? otherwise we will supply you with an clean washed pair of gloves.
Please bring a hot/cold drinks and food as required.
Please note the main gate is locked on time for security reasons, please be on time.
An maximum numbers of 10 volunteers plus the workday leader.
Please book your place below this to allow us to know how volunteers and ensure enough tools and gloves available.
The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve committee has taken the difficult decision of cancellation of all the groups upcoming workdays and events including Open Days in line with the government’s new advice to avoid non-essential travel and contact.
Blackthorn blossom
If you are symptom free, we encourage you to get outside and enjoy the weather and enjoy the spring weather and emerging flowers like the blackthorn blossom above. Nature reserves such as One Tree Hill or Sydenham Hill and Dulwich woods are still open or local parks such as Horniman Gardens (Museum is closed), Hilly Fields or Dulwich Park. Please avoid public transport and close contact with others by social distancing ensuring you are 2 metres away from other people (Unless it is you same householder member(s) when you are out and about.
It’s a real shame that we’ll have to take a break from all the fantastic work we’ve been doing but I’d like to take this moment to thank you for the volunteers who have helped improve the reserve with their hard work and dedication over the last few months.
We apologies to everyone who was planning to attend upcoming workdays and will let you know of any changes to the groups position on this as they occur.Please keeping checking the groups multi -media pages or contact us by e-mail.
Garthorne Road Nature Reserve 