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Lewisham Report written by Lewisham runner
The usual part of the weekend litterati were out keeping Lewisham litter free, Adi enjoyed the glorious sunrise on Saturday in Sydenham’s Mayow Park - although couldn’t help feeling that it calm before the storm, litter wise, as a Santa's grotto was being setup for later.
Paul was in Deptford’s Brookmill Park a day earlier in drizzle, where there seemed to be an abundance of abandoned coffee cups and energy drink cans. He was able to see a lot of wildlife as he picked and bagged the litter, after last week’s nest preparation by the herons, that seemed to have been disrupted by the return of one of last year’s brood. There was a young fox, plus lots of ducks and a kingfisher zooming past.
Sat 6th Dec at 10:30am
Lewisham Report written by Lewisham runner
The usual duo of Adi and Paul picked litter in two parts of Lewisham - the former in Sydenham’s Mayow Park, the latter in Deptford’s Brookmill Park.
Paul found lots of plastic brought down by recent high flows on the Ravensbourne - around a couple of black bags full, a lot more than recent weeks. There was also an abandoned shopping trolley to report via Love Clean Streets.
There was other activity along the Ravensbourne too, the herons were nesting! This is several weeks earlier than last year.
Sat 6th Dec at 7:35pm
great pics of the Herons
Sun 7th Dec at 3:16pm
Thank you! I’ll probably do an update on them most weeks until their young fledge. It’s an utter joy watching them as I pick litter.
Sun 7th Dec at 5:02pm
It's so nice observing the wildlife and the changing seasons. A very mindful thing.
Sun 7th Dec at 9:45pm
It really is! There is so much variety for an urban setting - what I see varies from week to week, on river levels and more broadly on the seasons. Whatever my mood is when I start, it is always better when I finish - it sets me up for the rest of the day.
Mon 1st Dec at 7:00pm
Clearing weeds & rubble from this historic structure 🤠
Read moreSat 29th Nov at 10:30am
Lewisham Report written by Lewisham runner
Adi and Paul partnered to pick Lewisham litter on dull, damp days. Adi was in Sydenham's Mayow Park, Paul in Deptford's Brookmill Park. In adddition to a black sack full of litter, Paul saw the early stages of courting rituals of both the herons and the Egyptian geese as wel, as a fleeting glimpse of a kingfisher.
Sat 22nd Nov at 10:30am
Lewisham Report written by Lewisham runner
Adi was in Sydenham's Mayow Park on dull and soggy morning today, The weather meant that it didn’t take that long to get the park litter free though.
Paul had litter picked a day earlier in cold sun along the Ravensbourne in Deptford’s Brookmill Park, river levels were a bit lower this week so he was able to get to areas that have been inaccessible for a couple of week so more litter picked than for a few weeks. There was lots of wildlife including herons, a kingfisher, lots of mallards, and several foxes - including a friendly one asleep in the sun. He got some positive feedback from a member of the park Friends group.
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