Lewisham Council has allow The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve to reopening of the reserve and are opening its on Saturday 18th July from 12 noon – 4pm, there will be restrictions on the number of visitors of 6 members per family and 18 persons including children per hour and a booking system in place on a first come first serve basis and can be found on the main website https://garthorneroadnaturereserve.com/open-days/ is you don’t book you will be refused entry.
Please either walk or cycle if possible you can secure your bike inside the reserve limited space avaible and avoid using public transport.
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.
Upcoming Dates Please note, some activities are subject to change.
Saturday 7th March
We will be extending the deadhedging from the already cut materials and if no nesting birds and will continue to cut out invasive species andplant the last donated Hornbeam sapling.
Saturday 4th April
Friends will be installing path edging to keep the visitors on the right path and to stop the been widen. In the afternoon will be surveying for first signs of spring.
What you need to know
All workdays run from 11:00 -15:30 with break for lunch at 1pm. Please let us know which sessions you would like to come to so that we can provide sufficient tools and for the number of volunteers we are expecting and please note the gate will be locked to stop unauthorised access, please contact me by text or phone on 07707023359 so we can let you in. If you are letting us know at the last minute please text Ernie (Chair and task days organiser) on the above number. We have gloves in limited supply, please bring gardening gloves if you have them and wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather and safety. Please bring food and drinks if required.
The Friends will be doing some more invasive species eradication of Holm oak and garden escapes such as snowberry. We will also continue to extend the dead hedging to allow small mammals such as hedgehogs and invertebrates to shelter.
What you need to know
All workdays run 11am-3:30pm. Please let us know which sessions you would like to come to so that we can provide sufficient tools and for the number of volunteers we are expecting and please note the gate will be locked to stop unauthorised access, please contact me by text or phone on 07707023359 so we can let you in. If you are letting us know at the last minute please text Ernie (Chair and task days organiser) on the above number. We supply gloves but have limited supply, please bring gardening gloves if you have them and wear suitable clothing and footwear for the weather and safety. Please bring food and drink if required.
This program workdays is subject to change or cancellation at short notice due to weather conditions such as rain or high winds and other matters out of the control of the friends group. Tasks maybe swapped between workdays as necessary.
If you require more information please contact the Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve
Honor Oak Pub, 1 Saint German’s Road, Honor Oak, London SE23 1RH
The Friends will be holding their Annual General Meeting to elect voluntary committee members of Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and 4 other members for this year, If you are interested in getting involved please either leave a post or e-mail at garthorne.reserve@gmail.com before Sunday 26th January.
Following the AGM we will hold our quarterly committee meeting, come and see what events & activities we have planned for 2020. All our committee meetings are open to members and non members.
The Friends will be taking out invasive species such as Snowberry and Holm Oak and will creating a dead hedge to encourage Hedgehogs and invertebrates to use. After lunch a winter walking looking for wildlife and tree ID for volunteers.
Please Note: Change to contact details for tomorrow’s Taskday : Due to having an broken phone , please either use the group’s e-mail at: garthorne.reserve@gmail.com. or leave a message if you wish to attend . If arriving on the day please wait at the gate and I will be checking the entrance about every half hour?. Sorry for inconvenience caused ?.
All the workdays run from 11am – 3:3:30pm with a break about 1pm, bring food and drink if required. Please let us know so we can provide sufficient tools for the number of volunteers expected and please let as know when at the gate by phoning or texting Ernie (Chair and Taskday organiser) or you are coming at the last minute on 07707023359 as the gate is kept closed due to licence conditions by Network Rail.
We have gloves in limited supply, please bring gardening gloves if you have them and wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather and safety (No sandals please).
The program of taskdays is subject to change or cancellation at short notice due to weather conditions and other matter out of the control of the friends groups. Tasks maybe swapped between workdays as necessary.
The Friends will be taking out invasive species such as Snowberry and Holm Oak and will creating a dead hedge to encourage hedgehogs and invertebrates to use. Also planting a Hornbeam tree.
All workdays run 11am-3:30pm. Please let us know which sessions you would like to come to so that we can provide sufficient tools and for the number of volunteers we are expecting and please note the gate will be locked to stop unauthorised access, please contact me by text or phone on 07707023359 so we can let you in. If you are letting us know at the last minute please text Ernie (Chair and task days organiser) on the above number.
We have gloves in limited supply, please bring gardening gloves if you have them and wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather and safety (No sandals please).
The program of taskdays is subject to change or cancellation at short notice due to weather conditions and other matter out of the control of the friends groups. Tasks maybe swapped between workdays as necessaryand maybe subject to weather conditions and will be cancelled at sometimes very short notice due to high winds or rain is forecasted.
If you require more information please contact the
The Friends will be taking out invasive species such as Snowberry and Holm Oak and will creating a dead hedge to encourage Hedgehogs and invertebrates to use. Also planting a Hornbeam tree.
All the workdays run from 11am – 3:3:30pm with a break about 1pm, bring food and drink if required. Please let us know so we can provide sufficient tools for the number of volunteers expected and please let as know when at the gate by phoning or texting Ernie (Chair and Taskday organiser) or you are coming at the last minute on 07707023359 as the gate is kept closed due to licence conditions by Network Rail.
We have gloves in limited supply, please bring gardening gloves if you have them and wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather and safety (No sandals please). The program of taskdays is subject to change or cancellation at short notice due to weather conditions and other matter out of the control of the friends groups. Tasks maybe swapped between workdays as necessaryand maybe subject to weather conditions and will be cancelled at sometimes very short notice due to high winds or rain is forecasted
The Friends cleared the Beadnell Road meadow area of encroaching Ash, Hawthorn and Clematis and with the arisings we continued to extend the dead hedging at the top of the meadow and removed some small ash and sycamores trees from around the site.
If you are interested in joining the friends to manage the site we have monthly weekend workdays, for further information check the Autumn & Winter workday page
Saturday 8th February
Clearing invasive species and creating dead hedging to stop trampling to the woodland floor
Saturday 7th March
Installing path edging to stop trampling and widening of paths and allow important species to flourish, also making steps safer.
What you need to know
All workdays run 11am-3:30pm. Please let us know which sessions you would like to come to so that we can provide sufficient tools and for the number of volunteers we are expecting and please note the gate will be locked to stop unauthorised access, please contact me by text or phone on 07707023359 so we can let you in. If you are letting us know at the last minute please text Ernie (Chair and task days organiser) on the above number.
Sorry no on-site toilets
No children under 16 please (Due to insurance reasons)
Please bring food and drink if required. We have gloves in limited supply, please bring gardening gloves if you have them and wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather and safety.
This program workdays is subject to change or cancellation at short notice due to weather conditions such as rain or high winds and other matters out of the control of the friends group. Tasks maybe swapped between workdays as necessary.
If you require more information please contact the
Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve
