Oasis of nature: Maintaining a nature reserve hemmed in by industry, roads and housing, Martin Watts & Linda Graham – 21st Nov 2018
There’s a treasure trove of a nature reserve deep in south London and bounded by busy built development.
Can you guess location of what could be south east London’s best kept secret?
Beneath our Feet: The geological history of Lewisham, the Ravensbourne valley and the Lady’s well & Spring, Phil Laurie – 19th Sept 2018
The rivers we care for have shaped and sculpted the landscape carving into sands, soils and rocks beneath our feet. In turn streams and waterways are shaped by the underlying geology.
On the streets where we live with Street Tree champion, Paul Wood – 18th July 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 which are only 3% but do you know the other 97%?
The 10th 3 Rivers Clean Up – 3 weeks, 3 reasons – 2nd – 23rd June 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...
The 4th Great Quaggy Duck Race – 27th May 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?!
Spring walk in the valleys of the Kid Brooks – 25th March 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...
Qwag meeting – On the streets where we live with street tree champion, Paul Wood – 18th July 2018
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% of all species of street trees in the capital. Do you know the other 97%?
QWAG meeting – Prams, shopping trollies & trash screens, Jack Hayes and Stuart Rapson – 16th May 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.
QWAG AGM + Celebrating 10 years of the 3 Rivers Clean Up – 21st March 2018
QWAG’s famous light buffet – Annual General Meeting – 10 Years of the 3 Rivers Clean Up (3RCU) with special guest panel.
Have you been on a river clean up? Can you remember the first 3RCU in 2008? Our guest panellists can – just about.
QWAG meeting – Nature under our noses – 17th January 2018
How much wildlife can you find in your local park? Special guest speaker, Penny Metal, has discovered over 500 different species of insect alone in a humble south east London park. That goes to show just how much nature is under our noses if we care to look, and if...