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Five adults stand in front of a wildflower bed with red poppies and white daisies. One person is wearing a black t-shirt with 'Green Gym' written in green on it.

Newham Green Gym

East Ham Nature Reserve is a tranquil oasis nestling alongside the busy A13, offering the opportunity to enjoy nature at first hand. It is set in a nine-acre churchyard, which is one of the largest in Britain.nature reserve flowers and gravestone

Since 1977 the churchyard has been managed as a nature reserve. It boasts a rich variety of wildlife. From butterflies to slow worms, lime trees to wildflower meadows, lizards to bees and many more all waiting to be discovered! The ancient Norman parish church of St Mary Magdalene, which is more than 800 years old, can be viewed by appointment.

Ways That You Can Volunteer

Conservation and Heritage Volunteering Wednesday sessions
These are every Wednesday 10am-1pm, but you don’t have to stay for the whole session. Hot drinks and biscuits at 11.30am.
Tasks include :
clearing goosegrass and ivy,
removing ivy from trees and gravestones,
making dead hedges
Hoeing, scything and raking areas in meadows and woodland and sowing wildflower seed.
Heritage volunteering!
Saint Mary Magdalene church is one of the oldest in London, dating back to the 12th century. It stands in the largest parish churchyard (not cemetery) in the country, which is now East Ham Nature Reserve. There are approximately 7,500 named graves with stories to tell. We need help uncovering gravestones, many of which are covered in ivy, and recording their GPS position so we can find them again. As a starting point there are 64 war graves we would like to find and record to make a war grave trail. If you are interested in helping, please email Penny at newhamgg@gmail.com Please note that we only have equipment for a small group. For group visits and corporate volunteering, please contact Sarah Dodd sarah.dodd@newham.gov.uk

Corporate Volunteering

Specialist Volunteering Requirements

Various opportunities available
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Volunteer, Newham

Newham Green Gym, East Ham Nature Reserve, Norman Road, East Ham, London, E6 6HN

website address

https://www.newhamgreengym.org

email address:

newhamgrnewhamgreengym@gmail.comeengym@gmail.com

contact number:

07845 973156

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