Local Wildflowers Survey: Creekside Discovery Centre - Thursday 19th September 2024
Saturday 19th September, 10:30 - 12:30
Get ready for a petal-packed adventure, a walk looking at the wildflowers around Creekside Discovery Centre!
We will be looking at the grounds of the Creekside Centre the most diverse site for its size in inner London.
Creekside Discovery Centre
Local residents started managing the site for wildlife in 1996. It then was used by the constructors of the Docklands Light Railway as a car park. Then the Environment Agency needed to do flood defence works to the site and finally the gas company decided to decontaminate the site when it was agreed the Creekside Discovery Centre would be built here. So year one for the site was 2002 and conservation management started to be implemented in 2007. The approach taken was to work with the real wildlife of the area.
In excess of 99% of the wildflowers on site are entirely wild. We achieve the diversity that lives here through management and not planting. In excess of 300 species live here a mixture of native and wild species from around the world.
Would you like to discover more? Join us for a survey!
The survey celebrates inner London's real wildness and is open to anyone who loves the untamed world around us. Whether you're a seasoned plant enthusiast or simply curious about the global wildlife that thrives in our city, we invite you to join us.
What to expect:
- the survey will last about 90 minutes and is led by an experienced urban conservationist, Nick Bertrand
- you will learn more about local wildflowers and our conservation efforts
- this survey will be happening at Creekside Discovery Centre grounds
What to bring?
- enthusiasm and curiosity
- comfortable footwear and warm clothes
Meeting point:
Creekside Discovery Centre
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Prebooking is essential. Book now to confirm your place. If you have to cancel your place for any reason, please get in touch via info@creeksidecentre.org.uk
All ages can join the walk. For everyone aged 15 and under, they will also need a parent/guardian with them to attend.
Contact info:
The session will be run by Nick.
Telephone: 0208 692 99 22
Email: info@creeksidecentre.org.uk