River walks & events
Water pollution: Outfall Safaris and Riverfly Monitoring
Wednesday, 20th March, 7.45pm online Guest speaker: Lawrence Beale Collins How volunteers are testing and tracking water quality and how pollution affects our river habitats and species Book now: qwag@qwag.org.uk Public concern about polluted water is high. The sewage...
Get to know your local river
FREE EVENTS in Jan, Feb and March 2024 for residents in the Horn Park, Mottingham Lane, Dutch House area. You may know the River Quaggy flows nearby, but how much do you really know about the river, its condition, wildlife, and how it can be improved? A new local...
Get to know your local river
INVITATION to residents in the Horn Park, Mottingham Lane, Dutch House area. You may know the River Quaggy flows nearby, but how much do you really know about the river, its condition, wildlife, and how it can be improved? A new local project aims to...
20 July – Zoom Meeting: Deluge! The 1968 Great Flood and reducing flood risk today
Lewisham is London borough of culture 2022. 54 years ago much of the borough was hit by the Great Flood of 1968. Join QWAG’s July meeting for amazing pictures and fascinating recollections gathered from people across the borough - from central Lewisham, Ladywell and...
17 Nov – Zoom Meeting: Wild Swimming – a Personal View
Christopher Woodward, Director of the Garden Museum There has been rising interest in wild swimming. People speak of the health benefits as well as how to prepare and awareness of the legalities. In his talk for QWAG, Christopher will give his personal view of wild...
19 Jan – Zoom Meeting: Nature’s Recovery in Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham
The government is consulting on its Nature Recovery Green Paper. Boroughs will also soon start to help prepare Local Nature Recovery Strategies. Ahead of the global biodiversity summit (COP15) in spring 2022 the government is consulting on how to restore nature in...
16 Mar – Zoom Meeting: Amazing Eels! Overcoming the barriers they face
Community Eels Project Officer, Thames21 Eels are amazing, but they face immense struggles. Since the 1980s European eels (Anguilla anguilla) have declined by over 90 per cent. A main threat eels face is man-made physical obstacles in rivers. Having migrated over...
The 6th Great Quaggy Duck Race – 24th May 2020
The 6th Great Quaggy Duck Race, Manor Park, as part of the 21st Hither Green Festival. The Quaggy ducks have been in training all year. The Kingfisher Trophy has been polished. Will the river run as fast as in 2018, or will it flow as slowly as it did in 2019? Find...