friends of burgess park
Weekly litter pick Mondays 7:30-9.30am and Thursdays 6:15-8pm July to September
2020. Meet at the picnic benches at Chumleigh Gardens. Gloves and litter pickers
provided or bring your own. More information here. Read the blog. Photo of Grebe
swimmingLaunch of Southwark nature action conservation volunteers Dave Clark
provided online training in recognising birdsong. He has an MSc in Ornithology
from Birmingham University and is particularly interested in the interaction
between birds and humans. Read his blog about birds in Burgess Park From Africa
to the Old Kent Road and follow him on Twitter @daveclark77. Burgess Park
contains a mosaic of locally important habitats including areas of rough grass,
wildflower ‘meadows’, hedges and patches of bushes, scrub and trees; and a lake
and some small ponds with reeds. Regular visitors include House Martins, Swifts,
Blackcaps, Reed Warblers and Whitethroats. Other birds include House Sparrow,
Starling, Greenfinch, and typical garden species like the Robin and Blue Tit.
The lake has several different species of waterbirds, including three species of
geese – Canada, Egyptian and Greylag. Tuesday 3 March 2020, 7pm, Theatre Deli,
Wells Way SE5 Book ticket. white letter hairstreakHelp with species’ habitats
and nature conservation in Southwark parks: carry out surveys, help with
planting, dig ponds, map wildlife sightings to target habitat action, photograph
wildlife and habitats etc. Launch event includes talks from Simon Saville,
Butterfly Conservation and Jon Best, Southwark Ecology Officer, films and
discussions. Find out more.
