Creekside Discovery Centre, Deptford Creek

Crab shedding its exoskeleton, caught on film.... Speed is 4x. Filmed by Lucy.

Stages of escape... a crab climbing backwards out of its old exoskeleton in order to expand and then harden its shell again

Humans weren’t the only ones enjoying a low tide walk in the creek tonight, a Grey Heron also walked this way.

Tonight was the last of our Spring NEWS walks... we headed South to discover the wildflower species hidden in plain sight. Thanks to all who came and to Nick for leading such a fascinating series of walks. There is more to come! Watch this space and our website for news of our upcoming local walks series, we will be doing one free walk every two months.

Queenie with this years cygnets. They hatched over the bank hol weekend. (Photo by Nick Bertrand)

Female Holly Blue Butterfly; check out those fabulous striped antennas!

Oxeye Daisies are exploding onto the scene! Just one of the many species spotted last night on our Wildflower NEWS walk.

Tonight we headed west on the third of our Wildflower NEWS walks. In the glorious evening sun we discovered many species of plant flowering wild and free in Deptford. Join for the last of this series of free walks on Thurs 30th May when we explore what’s in flower to the south. Details and bookings: https://www.creeksidecentre.org.uk/events /

No, we didn’t drop something! It’s a team effort looking for wildflowers in a patch of habitat in Greenwich. Finds included some stunning Red Clover. Join using Thursday evening of next week and discover the Wildflower species of Deptford. www.creeksidecentre.org.uk/events/

Tricks of the trade.... looking through binoculars in reverse turns them into a magnifying glass

Tonights Wildflower NEWS included Colt’s Foot, Hoary Mustard, Tall Nightshade, Bittersweet, Cat’s Ear, Lesser Trefoil and many more. Join us next week as we walk Westwards to discover Deptford wildflowers and their stories... https://www.creeksidecentre.org.uk/events /

Brilliant article by Miles Hedley discussing the street botany experienced during our last Wildflower NEWS walk. Don’t miss the remainder of the free walks on Thursday evenings. For details see: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk/events/

We teach about habitats, adaptations and foodchains.... children learn about making discoveries, valuing what’s local and empathy for living things ❤️

The light at the end of the walk! Reaching the Thames on our northward walk yesterday evening, searching out real urban wildflowers. Join us for the East, West and South walks over the next few weeks. Walks are free! Details here... www.creeksidecentre.org.uk/events/

This evening we headed North from Creekside on the hunt for real urban wildflowers, discovering their stories on route. Next Thurs evening we are headed East into Greenwich, come along and join us... www.creeksidecentre.org.uk/events/

TOMORROW evening, FREE guided spring wildflower walk heading north towards the Thames. Meet at Creekside Discovery Centre at 6.30pm for an evening walk finding real Deptford wildflowers in the urban environment. Event lasts approx 1.5 hours. For more details and to reserve your place visit: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk/events

This Thursday evening, FREE guided spring wildflower walk heading north towards the Thames. Meet at Creekside Discovery Centre at 6.30pm for an evening walk finding real Deptford wildflowers in the urban environment. Event lasts approx 1.5 hours. For more details and to reserve your place visit: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk/events