40 reps and members of active greenspace Friends and community groups came together in what may have been the first ever UK green space community empowerment conference. Workshops and discussions centred on empowering groups and sharing knowledge.
Events & Activities
Bromley Park Friends Toolkit
The Bromley Park Friends Toolkit provides guidance and information to help you find the appropriate place or person to solve problems in or associated with your green space, whether rural or urban. It does not attempt to prescribe how or what every Friends Group should do, the intention is to provide a starting point for “how do I?”
questions.
Friends of Central Park dog show
Central Park in Peterborough has a large population of dog-walkers. The Friends Group organised the parks first fun Dog Show in 2016 and it continues to go from strength to strength.
Disused wasteland transformed into Meadow Orchard
Meadow Orchard Project is 1.5 -2 acres in size. It’s a wild space, a disused area of wasteland that was developed by a dynamic group of volunteers to establish a nature conservation site based on permaculture principles for the public to enjoy and from which to learn. Permission was granted by the landowners, NHS Properties Ltd, in 2010. Haringey Council has listed the site as a grade one site for nature conservation.
Defeating a “land Grab” and making a green space an “Asset of Community Value” – Friends of Wandsworth Park
Friends of Wandsworth Park successfully defeat a land-grab. Neighbours adjacent to the park submit a planning application to ‘change of use’ to allow the space to be incorporated into their private gardens.
A month by month guide to looking after the wildlife on your green space
Wildlife can benefit for your support throughout the year. Find out what to do and when.
Nesting & Nest Boxes
How to build and site a nest box
Wildlife surveys – benefits and advice
Friends and volunteers can get involved with site management by reviewing wildlife through surveys and site recording.
Coppicing trees and shrubs
The ancient skill of coppicing has been practised at least since Anglo Saxon times and possibly longer.
Ancient Woodland Tree Management
Ancient semi-natural woodlands (ASNWs) are woods that have persisted in the landscape since the Middle Ages.