Saturday 29th May 10am-2pm
Entry every half an hour to allow for social distancing so at 10, 10.30, 11, 11.30, 12, 12.30, 1, 1.30 (1.30pm last entry).
Please queue by the allotment gate and we will let people in every half an hour.
Please make sure you have a bag to carry your plants home and some money preferably small change as we won’t be giving change back or you can pay by credit card. All our veg plants are grown using Garden Organic’s Organic Guidelines from seed and we use organic, peat free compost and recycled pots. We have herbs, tomatoes, courgettes, cucumbers, pumpkins and squash, strawberries and fruit bushes, dye plants and a whole host more of things for your kitchen garden, window ledge or indoor pot. Prices between £2-4. Plus nettle fertiliser and free gardening advice from the growers.
We will also be selling our homemade jams and chutneys using fruit and veg from the garden.
All money will support our charity project and provide resources and educational equipment for the garden and site overall.

I’m sorry to say that the Wilderness is currently only available to local schools for forest school and to regular volunteers. We aren’t running any events or activities during this period but hope to change this as and when restrictions are updated.

I’m sorry to say that we have had to pull out of this years event and our community natural dyeing sessions cancelled. We are hoping to make them available however online so watch this space. Please do support the wonderful local artists participating over the two weekends http://catfordarts.org/catford-arts-trail

Visit the What’s On Page to book for volunteering on a Thursday afternoon or Friday morning, for Nature squad fortnightly on a Saturday afternoon or the new date for Be Wild our adult only forest school.

Be wild – adult only forest school for Lewisham residents.

We believe that not only children should get to play.

When did you last climb a tree or make a fire? Could you make a hedge out of branches or a natural instrument out of wood? Can you be creative with leaves? A taste of some of the things we might do in our adult only session at the Wilderness. 

Feeling a bit stressed or anxious due to Covid? Just fancy being outdoors having fun as a break from your routine?We will be a small group of 6 adults who will socially distance and activities will be based on ability.As places are limited then please don’t book unless you can definitely attend. Places are limited to Lewisham residents over 18 so proof of address will be required for this free session. Please be on time as no late entry after 10am so we can start promptly. If we get alot of interest we will repeat this session. 

We are now releasing bookings on a weekly basis for the following week’s activities so book in via the whats on page for your dose of nature. Please note that activities might repeat the following week so please don’t book again and allow others attend.

Due to Covid 19 restrictions we are limiting these sessions to x5 people and to 1.5 hours. So please book per person, adult and child so we can monitor numbers. We have a big site but to protect our team and you, we ask that you social distance from other people whilst at the Wilderness unless you are from the same household or have formed a bubble. To book choose the number of places in the drop down box. It might not have the number of places you want as we have reached capacity for that session. So please don’t just book less places as you will be turned away if you turn up with more people than your booking. Thank you and please bear with us during this time.