by Qwag | Nov 27, 2018 | 2018
Lewisham Under Water – Share your memories of the Great Flood of 1968 or local rivers and waterways Over 50 years ago, in September 1968, Lewisham was under water from a huge storm and flooding including from the Quaggy and Ravensbourne rivers. What happened and...
by Qwag | Sep 10, 2018 | 2018
Oasis of nature: Maintaining a nature reserve hemmed in by industry, roads and housing, Martin Watts & Linda Graham November 21 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm There’s a treasure trove of a nature reserve deep in south London and bounded by busy built development. Can...
by Qwag | Sep 10, 2018 | 2018
Beneath our feet: The geological history of Lewisham, the Ravensbourne valley and the Lady’s well and Spring with Phil Laurie, engineer. The rivers we care for have shaped and sculpted the landscape carving into sands, soils and rocks beneath our feet. In turn streams...
by Qwag | Jul 10, 2018 | 2018
Wednesday 18 July On the streets where we live with street tree champion and author of ‘London’s Street Trees – a Field Guide to the Urban Forest’, Paul Wood. In our busy lives do we admire or ignore our street trees? London is known for its London Planes but these...
by Qwag | Apr 20, 2018 | 2018
Join the 10th 3 Rivers Clean Up (3RCU) the UK’s largest community led event of its kind – all equipment provided, just turn up and you’ll: Meet others, get a Quaggy Duck’s eye-view and a new sense of your area Help keep our local rivers clear of harmful plastic and...
by Qwag | Apr 20, 2018 | 2018
On your marks… get set… Quack! Yes, it’s the 4th Great #QuaggyDuckRace highlight of the final weekend of the 2018 Hither Green Festival. Which Quaggy Duck will win the prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and last places?! Race Entry: £1 payable at the registration desk on the...
by Qwag | Feb 26, 2018 | 2018
Join QWAG for a free, 2 hour (11am to 1pm) Sunday spring walk, with SE London explorer, Paul Browning aka @RunningPast. First, we will follow the course of Lower Kid Brook from the River Quaggy in central Lewisham to Blackheath, discovering the history and geography...
by Qwag | Jan 25, 2018 | 2018
On the streets where we live with street tree champion and author of ‘London’s Street Trees – a Field Guide to the Urban Forest’, Paul Wood. In our busy lives do we admire or ignore our street trees? London is known for its London Planes but these make up less than 3%...
by Qwag | Jan 25, 2018 | 2018
Sutcliffe Park is where QWAG first persuaded the authorities to back proper river restoration instead of insisting on keeping our rivers out of sight in underground concrete culverts. This led to the River Quaggy being brought above ground in 2004 to flow naturally...
