Found 129 activities
Tuesday 16th July 2024
With Bartley Green and Go!
About 39.7 miles away from your postcode
At Bartley Green Library
Make new friends, get active and get growing!. Bartley Green and Go! is a community focused project based at Bartley Green Library. Join us for some fun and friendly gardening and food growing in the library garden. Together, we will create a community food growing area complete with raised beds and a greenhouse. In addition, we will also create a vibrant, wildlife friendly garden. We will also learn about traditional conservation activities and undertake various wildlife surveys.
Tuesday 16th July 2024
With Kingsbrook and Cauldwell Community Food Growing
About 42.3 miles away from your postcode
At Bunyan Sports and Fitness Centre
Join our new community food growing project! Learn new skills, meet new people, grow your own food! All tools and instruction will be provided and no previous experience is required to take part. Our first session will be on Tuesday 13th February 2024 and sessions will then run every Tuesday throughout the year from 10.45am until 1.30pm. Please do wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy enclosed footwear. Do bring your own gardening gloves if you have some. We meet at 10.45am in front of the Bunyan Sports Centre on Mile Road, Bedford. For further information call Jen on 07740 899633 or email Jennifer.zwetsloot@tcv.org.uk
Wednesday 17th July 2024
With Queen Elizabeth Hospital Green Gym
About 37.0 miles away from your postcode
At Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Join us every Wednesday morning at out Queen Elizabeth Community Gardens based in the grounds of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. We are a friendly and welcoming group who love to grow our food, and help provide a space where our local wildlife can thrive. We have a variety of different species on site, including a large variety of butterflies in the spring and summer and different birds from woodpeckers to blue tits. No previous experience is required and all tools are provided.
Wednesday 17th July 2024
With Queen Elizabeth Hospital Green Gym
About 37.0 miles away from your postcode
At Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Join us every Wednesday morning for our weekly nature and wildlife trail around our site at the Queen Elizabeth Community Gardens. We often see a variety of different species, including many different types of birds. Summer is especially magical when the butterflies take flight, and autumn brings the fungi in all of their delight! Learn about all of our amazing wildlife and how to ID what you see!
Wednesday 17th July 2024
With Chatham Place Green Gym
About 38.9 miles away from your postcode
At Chatham Place
Join us every THIRD WEDNESDAY of the month at Chatham Place in Northfield as we sow, grow and enjoy each other's company in the beautiful setting of the communal gardens! Enjoy gardening in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Everybody is welcome and no experience is necessary! All tools and equipment is provided. The garden is flat and provides an accessible space for everyone to enjoy being outdoors. Please note that the front doors close automatically at 3 so please arrive by 2.30 to avoid being locked out.
Thursday 18th July 2024
With Milebrook Hall Food Growing
About 40.1 miles away from your postcode
At Milebrook Hall
Join us in the garden at Milebrrok Hall for a couple of hours of relaxed conversation and food growing. We have a greenhouse here to enable us to start the growing season off early. There are also a couple of raised beds which are readily accessible and easy to manage. This session coincides with the coffee morning too, so a warm brew is never far away. All tools and gloves etc are provided for you.
Friday 19th July 2024
With Rowheath Pavilion Green Gym
About 37.8 miles away from your postcode
At Rowheath Pavillion
Join us every Friday as we live the Good Life by sowing, growing, and harvesting our own food. Feel the thrill of uncovering tasty potatoes, parsnips, and carrots. Enjoy the taste of freshly picked peas and savour those fabulous strawberries. It doesn't get better than this. We have a growing space with accessible raised beds right next to the pavilion building. All tools and equipment are provided. We also go for a nature walk around Rowheath Park whilst we immerse ourselves in the sights and sounds that this valuable green space has to offer. Bird ID walks are also undertaken along with traditional conservation activities.
Friday 19th July 2024
With Rowheath Pavilion Green Gym
About 37.8 miles away from your postcode
At Rowheath Pavillion
May the force (of nature) be with you. Amaze your friends and family by being able to identify birds by their call alone. Become a local hero as you gain confidence and expand your knowledge. Join us for a relaxed circuit of Rowheath Park whilst we ID birds by song and sight. The site has meadows, mature hedgerow, and a large pool with a diverse variety of birds and other wildlife. The walking route is wheelchair and pushchair friendly. Look out for our dawn chorus walks in April and May!
Tuesday 6th August 2024
With National Forest Volunteers
About 22.9 miles away from your postcode
At Swadlincote Woods
Join our friendly team at this urban woodland and park. Our team will be working on outdoor practical conservation activities to improve the site for both wildlife and local people. Tasks on the day will vary, but there will be something for everyone, no matter what your level of fitness. The day runs 10-3 with breaks for tea and for lunch! We are always pleased to welcome new volunteers (under 18s welcome by prior arrangement only).