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Can you please keep your dog(s) out of any lakes in Southwark. The two mentioned (Burgess and Belair) are a habitat for wildfowl. The park wardens will take a dim view of you allowing yours dogs to disturb these birds, especially during the mating/nesting season.

bawdy-nan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are signs up in the park saying that dogs > should be kept on a lead. Not on the common, only in the Japanese Garden and around the lake. Nonetheless, the owner should have been able to control their dog and should also have offered to pay to replace the glove.

That sounds very much like option three to me!

3 choices. Dismount and walk through, cycle up the ramp on to the road or cycle through the chicane and risk being fined.

LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In light of the above, Sue, do you mind editing > your post to reflect the fact the cyclist was > legitimately cycling on a cycle path (admittedly > not easy to see) and your OH wandered into said > cycle path. > > Clearly the cyclist is a nob for not stopping > after colliding with him, but I know how > frustrating it is cycling through there with > pedestrians stepping in front of you all the time > or walking along the path with headphones on not > listening to requests to get out of the way. The 'cycle path' (poorly designed, poorly signed) is in fact a shared use path where pedestrians have priority, much the same as Surrey Canal Walk (no signage?). Cyclists should use these paths displaying as much care and courtesy to pedestriansas they would expect a driver to show them on the road, not go barrelling down the path shouting at people to get out of the way as I have seen. If a pedestrian can't see or hear you approaching, slow down to walking pace, it will only be for a few seconds.

It is against the park byelaws (unauthorised temporary structures) unless you apply to hold an event.

Lady D Bye laws on the back of the noticeboard by the Oval gate. And what makes you think the parkie is over zealous? He may feel a bit bad not being able to show a bit of discretion when dealing with BBQs

Matt. There are "no bbq" signs on the noticeboards at all the park entrances and dotted around the Common. Alice. There were only two barbeques going in the arboretum/picnic area but several more dotted around the park/common. A dedicated barbeque area for the park would be a great idea, but only if everyone kept within it's boundary and tidied up after themselves.

Sorry to be boring and stick a pin in your balloon of rapidly inflating hysteria but the following is pretty much what happens. Council officer or gardener who works in the park identifies tree that may be dangerous because they have the knowledge to identify the symptoms. Information passed to Council tree officer who has qualifications and expertise to confirm or otherwise the concerns raised. If tree confirmed as dangerous, contractors employed by the Council to remove or prune the trees. It really is that simple. There isn't a Council plot to kill trees for no reason. Much like people, trees have a life cycle and they are also blighted by disease. When this is identified, it is dealt with. The poplars at Honor Oak Sports ground were all planted at the same time. Would it not be reasonable to suggest that they might reach the end of their life cycle at the same time or possibly be affected by the same disease. If you have little knowledge of tree health and/or your local authority's policy for dealing with that matter, please try to find out something factual before you post.

The fox managed to elude the warden while he was writing in his notebook so perhaps not quite at death's door. Having seen the RSPCA trap a sick and injured fox in the park last year, I hope anyone attempting to catch this one tomorrow comes well equipped unless they are willing to sacrifice a few fingers. They aren't quite as cute and fluffy as they look!

Dodgy unless he/she wants to join a gang

This disease has spread from the heart of Dulwich as far as Peckham Rye Park now. Many a time in the park I have seen people approaching looking at me so I smile, nod and say hello only for them to avert their gaze with no acknowledgement. Who needs manners when you have money! (and I'm not saying that all people with money have no manners but most people with no manners do seem rather well off!) Luckily Peckham Rye Park is still populated 80/20 by people with the good grace to greet fellow park users, though on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day the balance was about 50/50. If that level (or worse!) becomes the norm, I'm emigrating to Catford! A good tip for dealing with those who don't acknowledge you holding a door open or stepping aside for them is to say, very loudly, "Don't mention it" or something like "I hope you find them soon" which should elicit the response "Find what?" leading to "Your manners."

If you are going to leave your bike there all day, I would recommend using two decent locks to secure your bike (one for the front wheel, the other for the rear wheel and frame). Someone tried to cut through my lock there while I was away shopping for just 30 minutes and I often find discarded bike locks in the undergrowth at Holly Grove Shrubbery while at work too.

A tree survey was carried out in the park a few weeks ago (before Kew) and 37 dead trees were identified and consequently felled.

To counter one or two of the rather ignorant posts on this thread, only one of the dozens of people I have fined for dog fouling has been illiterate. Educated people are perfectly capable of a complete lack of responsibility. As for the ridiculous suggestions of ?1000 licences/ extra council tax, why punish the vast majority of law abiding dog owners? The logical policy of fining people who don't pick up after their dogs is in play. Frustratingly, it is very hard to be in the right place at the right time to catch them. You lot could help by reporting offenders, giving as much detail as possible, so wardens can be in the right place at the right time to issue fixed penalty notices. The number for the Peckham Rye Area Park Liaison Officer (who will quite happily fine dog foulers outside of his parks) is 07940 743929. Community Warden control room is 0207 525 5846. Please let them know where and when it is happening rather than just moan about it on here

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Only thing that Southwark Council are strict > on that they actually deal with is Parking Fines. > They Never fail there. 100% A quick bit of online research would reveal you are only about 15% right there. Trouble is most people don't put up a fight and just cough up. As regards the type of person that causes this sort of criminal damage in the East Dulwich and Peckham Rye area, I would say that dope smoking, skateboarding, wannabe gangster/rebellious middle class teenage males would fit the bill in many cases. Time to start looking a lot closer to home I think.

Southwark Council graffiti policy below. Can't see the bit about "Young people expressing themselves" Uncleglen and Fox. Get your facts right before you post. Graffiti What is graffiti and why is it a problem? 'Graffiti' refers to any drawings, scribbles, messages or 'tags' that are painted, written or carved on walls and other surfaces. Graffiti is vandalism and it's become a really expensive problem. Removing graffiti costs the UK over ?1 billion a year. We and other agencies have to remove graffiti from walls, street furniture, telephone boxes, bus shelters, monuments and even gravestones. Graffiti is: Illegal - and clearing it up costs tax payer's money Unsightly - graffiti is a sign of a neglected neighbourhood and is associated with increased levels of crime and the fear of crime. It also discourages investment and new businesses from moving into the area. What can I do about graffiti? Report it! Click here to The following link opens in a new windowreport graffiti online or call the 24 hour hotline on 020 7525 2000. We can remove graffiti if it's either Offensive (e.g. contains language or images that are racist, homophobic, express religious intolerance or anything else that could be described as offensive) On council owned property (e.g. public buildings, monuments, subways, parks etc.) Report graffiti vandals If you know someone who repeatedly vandalises property with graffiti, you can report it to us using the reporting form and phone number above. You could receive a ?1000 reward - see below for more information about our anti-graffiti campaigns. If you see someone writing or painting graffiti, do not approach them - what they're doing is illegal, they don't want to get caught and could be dangerous. Instead, make a note of what you remember about the incident and report it to us. Graffiti on private property If you'd like us to remove graffiti from your property, please contact us using the details at the bottom of the page. We can only remove graffiti from private property if it faces the public highway and we have written permission from the property owner. Click here to The following link opens in a new windowdownload a disclaimer form. Once you have signed and returned it to us, we can remove the graffiti free of charge. If the graffiti does not face the public highway, our specialist teams will still be happy to do the job for you but will have to make a small charge. If this is of interest, please get in touch with us for a quote. What does Southwark Council do about graffiti? Graffiti removal Southwark council receives around 100 complaints about graffiti every month. We also respond to reports of graffiti from our own street cleansing teams, the Southwark Wardens and the Street Leaders. In order to deal with graffiti more quickly, we've doubled the size of our graffiti removal teams and now deal with 96% of graffiti reports within 24 hours. Our Street Leaders help to remove graffiti too. They are trained and supplied with mini graffiti removal kits for removing small amounts of graffiti from lamp columns, street signs and other public property. Click here for more information about Street Leaders. Prosecution and prevention Those caught causing graffiti can be prosecuted under the Criminal Damage Act 1971. Those found guilty can be fined up to ?5000. Young offenders may be given a community service order.

> ...Is the 'new' Burgess Park dodgy then? Was going > to pop along to the playground with the kids this > weekend. OK for most of the day but there is a distinct change of atmosphere in the late afternoon/early evening. The playground is fantastic and I will be taking my kids there soon.

If anyone finds a duckling wandering about Peckham Rye Park nowhere near water, please pick it up and put it in the pond at the Japanese Garden. I spotted one at dusk today on the grass opposite Harris Boys. Thinking some sort of homing instinct would direct it back to it's mother, I followed it in an effort to ensure a fox or dog didn't kill it. After 20 minutes zig-zagging across the park at a surprisingly brisk pace, I realised it didn't have a clue where it was going, especially when it wedged itself against the wildlife garden fence and tried to climb it! I guessed it was from the brood residing in the Japanese Garden and carried it to the water's edge. Luckily, it let out a few high pitched quacks which brought mum and the other ducklings out from under the reeds on the island to greet it. I know a couple of people have reported similar incidents in the past two weeks, so I'm guessing there is at least one duckling in the park with seriously faulty radar

To all of you who have experienced an incident along these lines (3 out of 16 postees plus, I expect, a few of those who have read the thread), please call the police on 101 and report it, you will not be wasting anyone's time and may play a part in preventing somebody being mugged. We need to constantly challenge and/or report this kind of behaviour. If we don't, there are many youths who will see East Dulwich/Peckham Rye as a location for easy pickings. You could always pop along to the new Burgess Park playground area for a taste of what it could be like! Put another way, how good will you feel about yourself if you do not report an incident like this and then read on here that someone was robbed/assaulted in the vicinity

The humps are being introduced after complaints from park users and observations by parks staff (me included) of vehicles driving way too fast (much more than 10mph) along Strakers Road, especially since the road was resurfaced. It is an accident waiting to happen and I have witnessed a couple of near misses in the past few months, both times with toddlers nearly being hit. Better to react to these complaints and observations than react to a death I reckon. People do switch off a bit mentally as soon as they come into the park, parents, dog owners and drivers too. I don't think they treat Strakers Road as carefully as they would almost any other road. As a cyclist, I'm not a fan of speed bumps either, but we can still traverse the park in any direction without touching one or even having to make a significant detour.

Hello Henryb You don't seem to know the location too well. There is a cycle path (part of London Cycle Network route 25) that runs near Strakers Road, cutting across the common in front of the cafe. If you do use this path, please bear in mind that much like Strakers Road, small children, unattended dogs or absent minded adults are likely to wander across your path at any time.

Sorry to hear about what happened Reddinggirl. I will check the undergrowth in the park for the items you mentioned. Rbrtdngl,hysterical, factually inaccurate posts really do not help. There is lighting on all paths across Peckham Rye Common, but due to tree foliage, and the absence of lighting from buildings, it can still seem pretty gloomy. The park itself is not lit, but then no one should be in there anyway as it is locked at/just after dusk. From what I have read on the forum over the past 2-3 years, this area is no worse for mugging/robbery than Rye Lane, Lordship Lane, the area around East Dulwich station and sevearl other local areas. The street lighting is much the same as in most of the surrounding streets and I can't think of too many other parts of East Dulwich or Nunhead where CCTV is in operation. Robbers will choose a location they know, one that is populated with people off their guard (leaving a pub/restaurant/station), and with an easy escape route. We can't realistically expect police and cameras to be on every street corner so it is up to us to be aware of this and be on our guard.

Thanks for the good luck wishes. I'm setting off at 4am from Blackfriars Bridge to run back to the start, then complete the full marathon! A little challenge I set myself to celebrate my 50th birthday!If anyone would like to donate, here is the link to my Justgiving page http://www.justgiving.com/Mark-newell.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Community Wardens > > Reducing environmental crime > > Wardens help to improve the environment by > identifying and reporting litter, graffiti, fly > tipping and abandoned vehicles to the council's > cleansing services. > > The monitoring of street and estate cleaning helps > improve the appearance of the area and discourages > further crime and ASB. Wardens are empowered to > issue fixed penalty notices for littering, fly > tipping and dog fouling. > > Read Here > > Don't seem to be working around East Dulwich.. > > Fox Unfortunately, Government cuts meant the Dulwich warden team was disbanded last year. However a request to the warden control room 0207 525 5846, giving as much detail as possible, should result in one or two operations to target the area and hopefully catch the offender(s)