“If you’re keen to get gardening and growing food, we suggest you join one of our parks-based community gardens. These are well-run sites with great community spirit. The ethos is to grow together, and everybody gets more than enough to take home for their own use,” urges Lambeth Parks. There are a few suggestions on the…Continue Reading “Community Gardening”
from Dr Iain Boulton, Head of the Lambeth Biodiversity Fourm The Greater London Authority (GLA) is asking Londoners for their views on the Draft London Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). The LNRS is a new spatial tool for London’s nature and is one of 48 new strategies across England that aim to reverse biodiversity loss. The…Continue Reading “New Nature Strategy for London – give your views”
Sunday 5 October Roots & Shoots Goes Wild! Visit our pop up Hut at Roots and Shoots for this wonderful annual Autumn community event. Join or reconnect. Find out more about the LHS Wildlife Gardening Group. Nestled in the heart of the city, Roots and Shoots is a flourishing oasis that has transformed a once-polluted…Continue Reading “Roots & Shoots”
Summary The annual survey ran throughout June 2025. Following poor take up of the print version in 2024, this year it was online only. We received 66 responses (63 in 2024). We are very grateful to everyone who took part, and especially those who took the time to critique the organisation and its activities. Many…Continue Reading “LHS Annual Survey 2025 – results”
Are you interested in joining a new wildlife gardening group within LHS to share and support your activities? Czech Conroy talked to us in May about the importance of biodiversity and the vital role gardeners can play, especially in urban areas. He has now volunteered to set up a members’ wildlife gardening group with us….Continue Reading “New LHS Wildlife Gardening Group”