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 🐝🌼!

Coming up...

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.

It may be the last day of October, but someone forgot to tell the weather, as it was still feeling more like late summer than spooky season! ☀️

Eight of us, plus Arthur, joined forces with our friends at Mycenae Gardens for our monthly volunteer session. We soaked up the sunshine, enjoyed a good natter and got stuck into some gardening. It was a fang-tastic way to spend the morning. 🧙‍♀️🌿

Some of the team got their hands dirty weeding, clearing grass and tackling the alkanet to get the space ready for planting lots of lovely new plants next month. Others got busy lopping down overgrown trees, bushes and dead plants and dragging them over to the dead hedge that we've been adding to over time.

A special welcome to Leonor, who joined us for her very first GoodGym task. She certainly didn't let the grass grow under her feet, tackling her lopping task with gusto! ✂️

A great morning, topped off with some hauntingly yummy cake from Virginia and a coffee in the cafe.

Lovely to see you all - until next time 😊

*Coming up *

On wednesday we'll be litter picking in woolwich: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/woolwich-river-litter-pick-57deb427-7033-49e5-85fc-c8010e88f8ef

Next weekend, as well as the parkruns we have:

• Saturday 7th November: Maintenance at Westcombe Woodlands: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/maintenance-at-westcombe-woodlands-b989e989-3623-4bdc-9700-3324f9db4748

• Saturday 7th November: Litter picking and Wildflower planting at Maryon Wilson Park: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/litter-picking-and-wildflower-planting-at-maryon-wilson-park