Litter Picking and Butterfly Count
Today the friends met to pick litter in the wood and park. Amongst the items found were a BB gun and a vintage fireplace surround! And there was the usual… Read More »Litter Picking and Butterfly Count
Events
Volunteer Day 2
Today was the second council-run volunteer day in the park. Work began at 10am and finished at 2pm. Pippa Krishnan and a team from the London Wildlife Trust conservation services… Read More »Volunteer Day 2
Weeding the Jubilee Hedge
The hedge we planted back in February had become so choked in nettles and cow parsley that it was impossible to see. Fearing that the new fence contractors would trample… Read More »Weeding the Jubilee Hedge
Volunteer Day 1
Today saw the first council-organised volunteer day in the park. The day started at 9.30am and went on until 3.30pm. A team of people, including some corporate volunteers, helped to… Read More »Volunteer Day 1
Planting a Jubilee Wood
As part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the Woodland Trust were giving away free packs of trees to community groups. The Friends of Dog Kennel Hill were lucky to… Read More »Planting a Jubilee Wood
RSPB Winter Bird Count 2012
Several members of the Friends took part in the RSPB winter bird count this morning. We covered an hour from 10.30am until 11.30am. Our final count was: Apparently, because the… Read More »RSPB Winter Bird Count 2012
Bulb Planting
Today the Friends met in the wood and planted 300 native woodland bulbs. These included: winter aconites,wood anenomes and wild garlic. If all goes to plan then thigns should start… Read More »Bulb Planting
Litter Picking
Six members of the Friends met today for a marathon two hour litter-picking session. Most of the time was spent in the wood. We did managed to fill ten bin… Read More »Litter Picking