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Eltham Common Saturday, 9th May 2026 What a beautiful, sunny morning we had for our May Litter Picking session. The sun was shining, the weather was warm, and our plan was to litter pick in what is, arguably, one of the most relaxing spaces to pick - the woods of Eltham Common. Kitted up and ready for action! Kitted out in Hi-Vis vests, with rings, bags and pickers handed out, we split into two groups: one group started by picking in and around the car park, working their wa

Oxleas Wood Saturday, 9th May, 2026 Another, sunny morning in the woodlands and what a beautiful area to work, amongst the blossom, flowers and wildlife. This time we concentrated our efforts on clearing the main invasive plant in this particular wood - rhododendron! As a SSSI, we are tasked with conserving this ancient woodland by reducing and preventing the spread of this plant which was, most likely, introduced within the garden of the Victorian era mansions that once st

Spring came and went a little early this year, leaving our spring flower walk rather faded. But we saw plenty of signs of new life.

Conditions were good for our second spring bird walk of 2026. We saw Parakeets, Dunnocks, Jays and more.

Jack Wood Friday, 1st May 2026 This session fell on a Bank Holiday weekend - a hot day too - but this did not prevent our team of 8 dedicated volunteers from continuing our work in Jack Wood, where the trees meet the path up to the cafe from the Rochester Way. Ready for action! Firstly, we found a space to place the cut Snowberry which was removed at the previous session. Building a dead hedge within the shade of the tree-line, at the top margin of Oxleas Meadow, seemed lik

Shepherdleas Wood - Pathways and Ditches 28th April 2026 For many years, an area on the Green Chain Walk, close to the Falconwood entrance to Shepherdleas has been impassable in the winter. Rainwater overflowed the collapsed bridge and ditch and flooded the path. For the last three years we have carried out activities to improve this: we have cleared the drain, replaced the bridge edges, inserted a drainpipe, cleared the ditch, built a small dam, cleared mulch from the path

Oxleas Wood - Friday, 24th April, 2026 This second of five special Barclays volunteering days in 2026 had been organised since early last autumn. Everyone was looking forward to the day, and indeed, we had several ‘returners’ demonstrating their enjoyment of previous days and a growing attachment to our aims, particularly as many volunteers live outside London itself, never mind Greenwich! It was, therefore, a great disappointment for all involved when a public transport st

On Sunday, a half dozen volunteers sat down on the grass in Jackwood and got to work on a bit of detail weeding.

Jack Wood - Pathways, Verges and Edges 17 th April 2026 On this bright, mild day, a cheerful group of 15 volunteers set off from our meeting point, pushing two wheelbarrows loaded with garden forks, spades, loppers, and two tree-pullers. Eight volunteers headed to the edge of Jack Wood and Oxleas Meadow to tackle a dense wall of invasive snowberry. This proved to be a mammoth task. It involved digging into a thick carpet of roots to loosen them, using tree-pullers to lever