by Qwag | Oct 26, 2021 | 2021, River walks & other events
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...
by Qwag | Oct 26, 2021 | 2021, River walks & other events
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...
by Qwag | Oct 26, 2021 | 2021, River walks & other events
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...
by Qwag | Jan 12, 2021 | 2021
What If? Imagine being able to walk from central Lewisham to Lee Green, over the border into Greenwich and then on to Grove Park – all within a stone’s throw of a restored, fully functioning River Quaggy. That is the prospect if our ambitious ‘Quaggy Links’ project...
by Qwag | Jan 12, 2021 | 2021
Jeff Royce, Chairman of the Friends of Bromley Town Parks & Gardens will present on hopes for the remodelling and restoration of this waterbody in central Bromley. Jeff will also refer to Bromley Council’s draft Open Spaces Strategy. 8pm online via Zoom. The...
by Qwag | Jan 12, 2021 | 2021
Mark QWAG’s 31st year and discuss plans for 2021-22 and hear about the Greening of south east London from our special guest speaker, Catherine Ashcroft, who will present her plans to improve the ecology of the river side with ‘secret’ wildflower meadows on the River...
by Qwag | Jan 12, 2021 | 2021
Unable to race in 2020, ducks everywhere have been in training all year hoping to win the prized Kingfisher Trophy along with the title of fastest Quaggy Duck in London. Will the river run as fast as in 2018, or will it flow as slowly as it did in 2019? Find out for...