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@GlendaleLew @LewishamCouncil please repair our broken @TimberplayLimited children’s play equipment at Mountsfield Park SE6
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Many thanks to Lewisham’s Nature’s Gym volunteers who maintain the wildlife area near to the Carswell Road gate at Mountsfield Park Catford
Many thanks to Lewisham’s Nature’s Gym @naturesgymlew volunteers who maintain the wildlife area near to the Carswell Road gate at Mountsfield Park. If you would like to get involved get involved please contact: naturesgym@lewisham.gov.uk
More information:
https://natureconservationlewisham.co.uk/
Ragged robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi) 
Cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) 
Red campion (Silene dioica) 
Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor), White clover (Trifolium repens) and wild grasses 
Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) 
Meadow buttercups (Ranunculus acris) 
Grass vetchling (Lathyrus nissolia) and other species 
Meadow cranesbill (Geranium pratense) 
Wild carrot (Daucus carota) 
Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) with Cinnabar moth larvae (Tyria jacobaeae) 
Vipers-bugloss (Echium vulgare) and other species 
Hare’s-foot clover (Trifolium arvense) 
Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) and other species 
Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) purple variation 
Knapweed with Meadow brown butterflies 
Ragged robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi), meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) and other species 
Hemlock 
Wild parsnip 
Knapweed and Cinnabar moth
The following species were identified by Lewisham Nature’s Gym volunteers in the nature conservation area at Mountsfield Park:
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@GlendaleLew, @GlendaleUK, Lewisham GreenScene why so many overfull litter bins at #mountsfieldpark? Please arrange for morning, afternoon and evening litter collections during hot weather and keep our park clean…
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Take Part in the Lewisham Parking Consultation – Closing Date 26th July 2019
The new Beckenham Place Park swimming lake will look something like this…
The new Beckenham Place Park swimming lake will look something like this, but probably a lot busier on warm days!
Well done Lewisham Council, Heritage Lottery Fund, Land Use Consultants and everyone else that made it happen!
More information:
https://lewisham.gov.uk/inmyarea/regeneration/improvements-to-parks/beckenhamplacepark/the-lake-in-beckenham-place-park
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Mountsfield – the Park, the House & the Butterflies
Hither Green Lane largely follows a ridge that is the watershed between the Ravensbourne and the Quaggy, it once offered fine views to the east towards Shooters Hill and to the west along the Ravensbourne and Pool valleys and Forest Hill, once part of the Great North Wood. These vistas were no doubt the reason behind the location of several large houses, that were homes to the wealthy – including Campshill House, Laurel Cottage, Oak Cottage, Wilderness House, Hither Green Lodge, and Mount Pleasant. Perched around the highest point on the ridge was Mountsfield – this post tells the story of the house, its occupants and the Park that came after.
The land for Mountsfield seems to have been bought around 1845 by Henry Stainton of Springfield House (1). Springfield was at what is now the junction of Rushey Green and Hawstead Road, next to the almshouses…
The land for Mountsfield seems to have been bought around 1845 by Henry Stainton of Springfield House (1). Springfield was at what is now the junction of Rushey Green and Hawstead Road, next to the almshouses…View original post 1,443 more words
