We invite Thamesmead residents to join us at the Nature Forum on 30 Jan to help protect and improve unique local natural spaces. Bulb planting activity & beverages provided! Book: bit.ly/2QNi0PK #TMNature ThamesmeadNow PeabodyLDN LDNMayor Environment CLEVER Cities

Our next Ridgeway Community Litter Pick is on Saturday 1st Feb, 10am - 12pm. All Welcome. Meet at McDonalds, Pettman Crescent, Plumstead. Don't forget to bring some sturdy shoes, all other equipment and refreshments provided facebook.com/events/4832055…

Brilliant to see #NatureBasedSolutions going into Thamesmead. Looking forward to adding to these as part of #makingspacefornature & #CLEVERCities Peter Massini CLEVER Cities Groundwork London ThamesmeadNow

As part of the #Thamesmead Making Space for Nature Programme we're launching regular drop-in gardening sessions across Thamesmead. Come and get your hands dirty and learn how to grow a variety of plants. More info here: bit.ly/39CdRoB

We're greening up #Thamesmead! Come and join us on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 March as we plant floating reedbeds to make our canals more attractive to people and wildlife! No experience necessary, booking essential. Join the reedbed revolution! bit.ly/2UOYK6Y

We're holding a 'Love your Orchard' event on Thurs 12 March (10.30am until 3pm) at Crossway Community Orchard. Join us to help build a dead hedge fence which will provide a fantastic new habitat for wildlife. You can find more events like this here: bit.ly/381e98q

Ralph Todd (Ralph Todd) has taken on the BTO Heronry Survey for Bexley Borough. Please tweet him with any Grey Heron or Little Egret nesting observations. Thank you! #londonbirds Mike Robinson

This is Tump 53 Nature Reserve where we offer young people the chance to connect with and learn about nature 🌿 through outdoor activities like den building and exploring woodland habitats #Thamesmead

Now that’s teamwork! 👍🏽 These Moorhens are busy building their nest at Gallions Lake #thamesmead

Free salad growing kits for #Thamesmead residents! #GetSetSow

This week marks National Growing for Wellbeing Week. To celebrate, our Making Space for Nature team is giving away free salad kits to #Thamesmead residents so that you can grow food at home. To apply for your free kit, click here: bit.ly/3cjoMEp #GYO #wellbeing #getsetsow #TMNature

My Summer Salad Kit arrived yesterday- now all set up! Hoping for some shoots by the end of the week #GetSetSow ThamesmeadNow Groundwork London CLEVER Cities

Signs of life! I've been keeping the soil damp and now the shoots are pushing through. #GetSetSow ThamesmeadNow Groundwork London CLEVER Cities

There's still lots of time to register for our free online workshop this Thursday (30 July). From 5:30pm until 7pm our Making Space for Nature team will be sharing some top tips on how to grow herbs, fruit, and veg at home & lots more. More info here: bit.ly/3gap9Uz

20 days since my last picture! Think I need to give these plants more space now! #GetSetSow ThamesmeadNow CLEVER Cities Groundwork London

Our Making Space for Nature team have come up with a list of 25 free things to do when exploring Thamesmead’s parks & open spaces. How many you can tick off? Share your progress with us on social media. Don't forget to use #SummerInThamesmead. Info here: bit.ly/3kEkf4Y

Have you seen the #Sunflowers in Crossway Park? Well, our team planted them back in May to see how they would grow. The field, which is bigger than the pitch at Wembley Stadium, became an enjoyable display for people this summer. Read more here:bit.ly/3mVFb8O #Thamesmead

Central and Canals Team getting Tump53 ready for safe visits for the local schools, grass cut and in the process of purging duckweed over the wier #Tump53 #Thamesmead

Book now for Tuesday 19.00-20.00 "A History of Greenwich in 50 Objects" - Royal Observatory Greenwich Royal Borough of Greenwich The Royal Parks Royal Museums Greenwich Old Royal Naval College Greenwich Society Blackheath Society

#BigGardenBirdWatch is here! Our gardener-in-residence, Georgiana, was at the Good Life Garden in Thamesmead doing some birdwatching. It was a bit rainy 🌧 but the gulls, crows, wood pigeons, magpies and coal tits she spotted didn’t care! RSPB