Sycamore Felled in DKH Open Space
Ian Williams, the Southwark tree officer for parks has issued an emergency tree felling notice for a sycamore in Dog Kennel Hill Open Space. The large tree sits next to… Read More »Sycamore Felled in DKH Open Space
Ian Williams, the Southwark tree officer for parks has issued an emergency tree felling notice for a sycamore in Dog Kennel Hill Open Space. The large tree sits next to… Read More »Sycamore Felled in DKH Open Space
By Stephen Govier Dog Kennel Hill Wood is full of colour in March and early April as Violets, Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria, syn. Ficaria grandiflora Robert, Ficaria verna Huds.), Comfrey… Read More »Dog Kennel Hill Discoveries
Yesterday eight volunteers met in Dog Kennel Hill Woods to plant thirty trees that were given for free by the Woodland Trust. These particular trees were donated by Ikea. We… Read More »Woodland Trust Trees Planted
The Friends of DKH Wood met this morning for a tidy up. We picked several bags of litter, marked the hedging with ribbons and moved some of the dead… Read More »Winter Tidy Up
Six members of the Friends group took part in the RSPB Garden Birdwatch today 25th January from 11am – 12pm. It was a grey overcast day but there was no… Read More »RSPB Bird Count Winter 2015
Wishing everyone who has been involved in the Friends of Dog Kennel Hill Wood this year a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a Happy 2015. Thank you for all your hard… Read More »Merry Christmas!
On Remembrance Sunday the Friends undertook some work in the wood and meadow. A patch of earth was dug in the meadow and a number of wildflowers planted. Nettles and… Read More »Autumn Clearance
We have now taken over responsibility for maintenance of the wildflower meadow and Stephen Govier is our “meadow officer”. We have acquired a scythe and to date three mowings have… Read More »Meadow Work