Spring Open Day: Discover the Flora and Fauna of West Norwood Cemetery - with Dr Iain Boulton

Sunday 14 June
11.30am-12.30pm
FREE, but booking essential due to limited places.
This event is part of our completely FREE Spring Open Day

Join us for a gentle walk thorough West Norwood Cemetery to discover the abundance of flora and fauna that exists there. Led by expert Dr Iain Boulton.

Most suitable for adults and young people over 7 years old.

“West Norwood Cemetery has a long and fascinating history, including once being part of the Great North Wood and then being laid out as an ‘arboretal (tree-rich) private cemetery’ before it eventually came under the ownership of Lambeth Council. This history has left behind a splendid mixture of different trees and other plants to be found on the site today, some which have been planted deliberately, alongside others which arrived by natural means and have colonised the cemetery, including some which tell us about a much older history, including back to the Great North Wood. Alongside its trees and flora, the cemetery is also abundant in many different wild animals, ranging from insects tiny and big, through to wild birds and even bats. Come along and learn something about this amazing richness of nature in one of Lambeth and London’s most precious green spaces”.

Meet outside the Visitor Centre just inside the main entrance on the corner of Robson Road and Norwood Road.

More about Dr Iain Boulton
Iain works for Lambeth Landscapes, which is responsible for the maintenance of Lambeth’s 65 parks, commons and cemeteries. He acts as the borough’s ecologist, working to ensure Lambeth’s wildlife and nature conservation sites are suitably managed to protect them. He is also responsible for helping to raise awareness in local residents and communities of Lambeth’s rich biodiversity, supporting them to look after and help improve the borough’s wildlife sites for the benefit of people and nature alike.