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Urban Wildlife: Garden Birds!

Male Blackcap singing

Female Great tit

Urban wildlife is special! There is something admirable about animals which thrive in the built environment- successfully negotiating concrete, lawn-mowers, traffic and people. 
This month's  featured article is by Tom, Brockley Birdwatcher and author of the rather marvellous Hillyfields Bird Watch blog. 

Tom takes a closer look at the birds with which we share our London gardens, and gives advice about what gardeners can do to attract more birds. Read about 'Garden Birds.'
 
 

In Your Garden

 Have your Spring bulbs come through?

 Share your garden's progress. 

 

In Your Neighbourhood

Find out more about your local community garden, allotments and conservation projects.  

 

Around the borough

Find out what's going on 
elsewhere in the Borough. 
 

Lewisham Open Gardens 
Summer 2012

Visit local private 
and community gardens 
 
Open Gardens - further afield. 
The NGS- National Gardening Scheme
Every year the NGS publishes its 'Yellow Book', a guide to over 3,700 gardens. Its a nationwide index of private gardens which open to the public on selected days during the summer months. 
You can search the index by date, by postcode and by county.
It is possible to check for wheelchair access, family friendliness and for plant sales.  If you are lucky- there may even be cake!
 

Fruit & Veg-
Grow Your Own

Grow at home and 
as part of  your community

GYO- Where to Start! 

A Complete Guide

Download the Guide to Start a Garden

Allotments

Find an Allotment

See the waiting list here (PDF)

Landshare.net

Need/ have land to grow?

Sign up to: www.Landshare.net  
 
 

Cash for Carrots

Support  for sustainable food growing projects 

Capital Growth  Lewisham Projects

Organic fertilzer

 Available from local horse riding stables

Riding Stables in
 Lee, SE12 

Buy Local

Garden Centres & Nurseries in Lewisham 

List of local centres and nurseries  
 
 
 

Lewisham Gardens- local media + blog coverage

Check the Calender for Weekly 
Green Chain Guided Walks 
  • Beckenham Place Park
  • Chinbrook Meadows
  • Downham Woodland
  • Lesnes Abbey Bluebell Walk
  • Falconwood to Grove Park 

Improve your fitness by taking part in conservation activities in nature reserves and parks in Lewisham. 
Nature’s Gym is free and fun – and no experience is needed!
I'm a Member of UK Veg Gardeners!
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This is a small, independent site based in Hither Green. It was created to give local gardeners a space to share their love of gardening.

From the tiny flower garden planted by Brownies in Hither Green, to large volunteer conservation projects like Chinbrook Meadows and Burnt Ash Pond, Lewisham is also blessed with passionate and generous community gardeners.   

Whether you only have room for herb pots on a window sill, or you have a grand lawn with a ride-on mower- this is the place for you to talk about it! 

~The Lewisham Gardens Team
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RHS Chelsea 2012
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