Ashburnham Triangle Association

We all know the Triangle is green. But how green? Lock Down has made London a quieter, cleaner place. And it's given us time to pay more attention to what this means for the wildlife in our own neighbourhoods. A group of Triangle residents are using this extraordinary opportunity to find out - and they want more help with recording what's moving, and what's growing, all around us. There's definitely something exciting in it for kids - show them this video of Ashburnham Grove's fox cubs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwaXIbBpLyM But whatever your interests - birds, blossoms or insects - there's plenty more to see: here are some of Egerton Drive's busy bees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSbkAcT3LeA Each week those helping with the Spring Census are sending in a short record of what they have seen - in words, or in pictures like these - to Census co-ordinator, Mick Delap. They've been at it since April. And the Census will continue to gat...

The annual ATA Plant Swap is ‘going walkabout’! Saturday, 23rd May 2020 11.00 – 12.30  Come and find new plants at the following addresses: 16 /17 Egerton Drive  75 Ashburnham Grove  38 Greenwich South Street Plants to swap can be dropped off at the same time Look out for the logo and please don’t forget social distancing –  stay two metres apart

This week, as lock down continued, the Triangle turned green. Spring has arrived in full glory. Can you help the ATA residents who have already started tracking what that means along the different streets - and back gardens - of the Triangle?  A small group of us are three weeks into recording the birds and bees and bugs we see, and when and in what numbers shrubs and flowers are blooming. We are saving our weekly accounts, exchanging pictures, and comparing notes. Some of us with just a few lines a week, others in more detail (depending on exactly what they are most interested in). It is already helping to build up a better idea of exactly how green the Triangle is.  But we need more help, urgently, if we are to achieve our ambition. By the end of June, after three months observing, we want to be able to piece together a well informed picture of what Spring means for the Triangle. We are calling it the ATA Spring Census. But so far we have only recruited e...

Join Mick Delap in conducting a SPRING WILDLIFE CENSUS in the Triangle over April and May. Help him record birds, bees, butterflies and blossom - as they happen. We will share the results on the ATA website. Keep a wildlife diary of your garden and encourage your children to do the same. Citizen science at its best.  Guidance and starter ideas available – and more suggestions welcome. See here for more details and let Mick know if you are interested by emailing him at  mick@delap.plus.com

Our Environment & Gardening team have announced the following dates for the year: Gardening:   15 March 10am 10 April  (Good  Friday,  time to be announced) 14 June 10am 18 July 2pm 23 Aug 10am 13 Sept 10am 17 Oct 2pm Plant swap   Sunday 10 May  morning Daffodil planting 14 Nov As far as environmental issues and action, we are linking with other groups and will publicise through the ATA . We may have an event next Autumn/Winter. Do let us know if you have any ideas or a willing to help. For more information email Sara Emanuel 

If you have not done so already please consider completing this survey regarding Greenwich Council’s bin collections proposal. They are considering reducing service and charging for things like green wheelie bins. Fill out the consultation and tell them your thoughts on how proposed changes to our bin collections would affect you. https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/zerowaste?fbclid=IwAR2pEw7wwpo2BMZ-4wQOmPrmR0zY4Ij38U8JssetJcWCC431Kv6Nf_W8bS8

Our Environmental and Gardening Group have informed us of a series of Spring lectures at the Brookmill pub that may be of interest to our members. Full details here .

Many of us are thinking about what more we can do about the Climate Emergency how we can keep our streets free of litter and graffiti. We can work with the Council on both of these issues. Climate Emergency Network The Council is setting up a Climate Emergency Network as part of the work it is doing to become carbon neutral by 2030. See here for details.  The Council says that the reason for setting up the network is: “about 25% of the borough’s total emissions come from the council’s offices, vehicles and housing, so we need everyone’s help to step up to the carbon neutral challenge. Everyone can make a difference and together we can tackle the climate crisis.” When you join the Network you’ll get information about what you can do to reduce your carbon emissions. The Council will send you updates about what steps they are taking, and give you the opportunity to do your bit for Greenwich. Please sign up to the Climate Emergency Network , it only takes a min...