Wildcat Wilderness
Posted on: August 31, 2020 by Louie Christie
When I visited Wildcat Wilderness I didn’t find any Lions, Tigers or Panthers, but there were a lot of wild bramble blackberry bushes.
I visited in Summer of 2020 when I, and the world, had been hooked on the ‘Tiger King’ documentary on Netflix while stuck at home during covid-19.
Well Wildcat Wilderness in South London is nothing like Joe Exotic’s Tiger Zoo.
Instead it’s a delightful nature reserve, outdoor classroom and events space.
It’s more for school groups and not generally open to the public – so the best way to see the place is to volunteer with GoodGym and do a bit of gardening.
The idea with GoodGym is you get fit, meet people, while doing good in the community. What a good idea.
On the day I helped out we were clearing the orchard of brambles and it was a fairly good upper body workout.
Plus it was 1000-1200 on a Saturday morning so it gave me just the incentive not to drink five pints and 1000 calories of lager the night before so it had double the fitness effect.
The orchard The Treehouse The entrance can be hard to find. It’s by 53 River View Park The outdoor kitchen campfire circle
Update 5/12/2020: I just realised, it’s called Wildcat Wilderness because it’s in Catford (South London.)
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