This afternoon we joined The Bee Conservation Trust, Discover Welling and Southeastern Trains to plant a host of bee-friendly plants at Welling Station.

With Ivar taking charge of the drill to create holes deep enough for the larger plants, the rest of us worked with trowels and a dibber to settle the seedlings into their new home.

We can't wait to see everything in bloom next spring and summer, when the flowers will be a brilliant source of forage for bumblebees 🐝🌼!

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Wednesday 4 November – Putting up the Welling Sparkle stickers

Promoting Welling's Christmas market.
https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/putting-up-the-welling-sparkle-stickers-063d0797-a0a8-4e07-be10-06c420f143d9

Saturday 7 November – Clearing brambles, cleaning railings and coffee treats at The Exchange

Helping out at Erith's wonderful community venue.
https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/clearing-brambles-cleaning-railings-and-coffee-treats-at-the-exchange

Sunday 8 November – Lending a hand at Crossness Pumping Station

Helping to maintain this wonderful hidden gem of a museum.
https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/lending-a-hand-at-crossness-pumping-station

There were three of us out picking litter in Lewisham (and Greenwich) this week.

Adi welcomed a misty morning in Sydenham's Mayow Park and left the park a lot nearer to litter free before the sun finally broke through.

Ivar was on his way to volunteer at Charlton parkrun and made some big inroads into one of the paths alongside the A2 in Kidbrooke which are always pretty grim. One of his stranger 'finds' was a bag of lemons!

Paul squeezed in his regular monthly litter pick alongside the Quaggy in Kidbrooke's Sutcliffe Park, clad in wellies as the area gets quite muddy. The river had flooded since his previous visit so there was lots of muddy litter to pick up along with more golf balls than normal, presumably from the courses up stream in Bromley.