August saw us enter the River Quaggy and the River Ravensbourne from a variety of parks and places. We started the month off by finishing our plastic clearance project in Lewisham town centre, you might actually be able to spot the fallen willow that we attended to from the bridge on Smead Way.
August has been a great month for spotting wildlife for our team! Not only have we seen a few grey wagtails and grey herons, including the very confident young heron pictured above, but we’ve seen three European Eels, at varying ages, during our sessions, Can you spot the eel in the last photo below? Another notable spot from one of our volunteers was the wonderful bullhead fish pictured below.
Do you know the owner of the red speckled egg below? It’s a Moorhen egg! This one was no longer viable as it was found on the riverbed, but from the number of moorhens we see on the rivers normally they seem to have enough hatch to allow for some to not make it. Do keep an eye out for nests on the rivers whilst you’re walking around– many of the poorly placed nests are from our Moorhen friends!
Rivers and People 