Local Wildflowers Survey: Creekside Discovery Centre - Saturday 28th September 2024

Saturday 28th September,  10:00 - 12:00

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.

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