Getting Involved

Change things for the better by getting involved in practical work which helps to create new habitats, sympathetically manage existing ones or promote the enjoyment of Bromley's green and natural spaces. You can do this yourself at home, on your landholding, in your school or at your work place, with the help of friends, family and work colleagues. But , if you want to get involved with specific activities being run by a local organisation, check out workdays that are coming up, below. You will develop your practical skills and learn more about biodiversity at the same time!

Dates for the diary


Sat 5th February - Saving Darwin’s Bog
10.30am -12.30pm. Meet at Fishponds Road by the pond to join Bromley’s Countryside Service and the Friends of Keston Common to clear scrub from around Keston’s famous bog. Ages 16 and upwards. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Gloves and tools provided.
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Saturday 5th June - Three Rivers Clean Up at Mottingham Woods
Help clear rubbish from the river running through this beautiful site in the north of the Borough with the Friends of Mottingham Woods, Parks Partnership Officer (LB Bromley) and Thames 21. Morning session. Booking essential.
Contact Information:- For more details and to book ring 020 8461 7521 and visit www.thames21.org.uk


Friday 11th June - Three Rivers Clean Up at Mottingham Lane
Help clear rubbish and remove invasive Himalayan Balsam from a hidden, varied stretch of river, working with Bromley Countryside Service and Thames 21. Evening session. Booking essential.
Contact Information:- For more information and to book ring 01689 862 815 and visit www.thames21.org.uk


Sept - December 2010 - Green Muscle Days
Do something to help biodiversity during the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity! For ideas see 'What Can I Do?'


Countryside & Parks Service's Work with Friends Groups on Local Nature Reserve & Commons
Countryside Officers based at High Elms Country Park provide direct support for wildlife conservation work undertaken by the Friends of Jubilee Country Park, Friends of Hayes Common, Friends of Keston Common, Friends of Darrick Wood, High Elms Country Park Volunteer Ranger Service.
Contact Information:- For more details about conservation activities of these groups, please ring the Countryside Officers on 01689 862815.


Friends Groups Across the Borough
A number of Friends groups have been established for parks within the Borough. Three Parks Partnership Officers support the work of these groups: Pherenice Worsey-Buck, Penny Read and Stephen Tickner.
Contact Information:- Contact the Parks Partnership Officers via the Bromley Civic Centre switchboard on 020 8464 3333 regarding opportunities to get involved with activities at these Council-owned sites.


Thurs 14th October - Langley Rake Day
11.00am. Help manage one of the green oases along The Beck River, close to Harvington Estate, Beckenham. Help the Bromley Countryside Service, promote wild flowers with this annual conservation meadow cut and rake up. Ages 16 and upwards. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Gloves and tools provided.
Contact Information:- Booking essential, please call 01689 862 815.


Countryside & Parks Service Work Programme on Private Land - Ongoing
Regular Wednesday and Thursday practical work is undertaken by volunteers working with Bromley's Countryside Projects Officer throughout the year. Management and creation of habitats and work on access routes is undertaken.
Contact Information:- For more details ring Ewa Prokop on 01689 862815


Please take a look at 'Where can I get involved'
Find out about local groups active in the area and contact them directly for information about work programmes.


Sat 6th November - Benefiting Biodiversity!
10.30am-12.30pm. Meet at Lakes Road entrance to Keston Common to help Bromley’s Countryside Service and the Friends of Keston Common remove exotic cherry laurel which is smothering native plants. Ages 16 and upwards. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Gloves and tools provided.


Thurs 25th November - Try Traditional Coppicing
10.00am. Meet at Hale Close entrance to Darrick Woods, Broadwater Gardens, Farnborough to join Bromley’s Countryside Service and the Friends of Darrick & Newstead Woods. Carry out traditional coppicing work to supply stakes and binders for hedgelaying in other Countryside Sites. Ages 16 and upwards. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Gloves and tools provided.


Sat 27th November - Helping Bromley’s Heathland
10.30am. Meet at Westerham Road (top pond car park), Keston to join Bromley’s Countryside Service and the Friends of Keston Common help restore Keston’s heathland heritage. Ages 16 and upwards. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Gloves and tools provided.


Sun 19th December - Beat the birch
10.00am. Meet at Baston Road car park, Hayes. Help us as we try and restore some of Bromley’s marvellous and threatened heathland, by removing some of the encroaching birch trees. Ages 16 and upwards. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Gloves and tools provided.
Contact Information:- Booking essential, please call 01689 862815.


Wed 12th Jaunary - Beat the Birch
10.00am. Meet at Baston Road car park, Hayes. Help us as we try and restore some of Bromley’s marvellous and threatened heathland, by removing some of the encroaching birch trees. Ages 16 and upwards. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Gloves and tools provided.
Contact Information:- Booking essential, please call 01689 862815.


Sun 27th February - Beat the birch
10.00am. Meet at Baston Road car park, Hayes. Help us as we try and restore some of Bromley’s marvellous and threatened heathland, by removing some of the encroaching birch trees. Ages 16 and upwards. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Gloves and tools provided.
Contact Information:- Booking essential, please call 01689 862815.


Sat 5th March - Helping Heathland 2
10.30am-12.30pm. Meet at Westerham Road (top pond) car park, Keston. Join Bromley’s Countryside Service and the Friends of Keston Common, to clear back scrub invading the heathland and find out more about its connections with Darwin. Ages 16 and upwards. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Gloves and tools provided.


Sat 26th March - Bamboo and Bean Poles
10.30am Meet by Keston middle pond, Fishponds Road, Keston. Spring is coming! Help us to harvest bamboo poles for your garden. Led by BCP. Ages 16 and upwards. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Gloves and tools provided.


Sun 27th March - Wellies and Weeding
10.00am. Meet at Baston Road car park, Hayes. Come and help us as we weed out bracken, gorse and birch from one of the newly scraped heather restoration patches on Hayes Common. Ages 16 and upwards. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Gloves and tools provided.

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