Conservation

Practical activities in Markfield Park

Thursday 20 June, 10.30am – 2.30pm
Nature Gardens at Markfield Park
A variety of gardening tasks in the community nature garden such as weeding the bee/butterfly, herbal and healing beds, alongside a general tidy-up of the footpaths and removal of excessive floating plants in the pond. Make your Mark at Markfield.
Meet: Markfield Park café, Markfield Park, Crowland Road, Seven Sisters N15

In addition, BTCV will be running conservation sessions in Markfield Park on the 3rd Thursday of every month.

TCV Practical Conservation in other parts of Haringey

Tuesday 4 June, 10am – 3pm
Pruning and Aftercare Training Workshop for Plants, Part 1
Learn how to prune and maintain plants including mulching during this two-day training workshop with our partners the Tree Council. We will be improving the health of a hedgerow planted by The Conservation Volunteers earlier this year along the edge of Finsbury Park.
Meet: Manor House gate of Finsbury Park, N4

Thursday 6 June, 10.30am – 2.30pm
Pruning and Aftercare Training Workshop for Plants, Part 2
Learn how to prune and maintain plants including mulching during the final part of this two-day training workshop with our partners the Tree Council. We will be improving the health of a hedgerow planted by The Conservation Volunteers earlier this year along the edge of Finsbury Park.
Meet: Manor House gate of Finsbury Park, N4

Tuesday 11 June, 10am – 3pm
Naturally Nature at Railway Fields
A variety of tasks at this hidden oasis to enhance this Green Hub on Green Lanes for wildlife including creating steps or improved footpath at back of the reserve, cutting back overgrown vegetation and improving the tool storage.
Meet: At hut of Railway Fields, 381 Green Lanes, N4 1ES

Thursday 13 June, 10.30am – 2.30pm
Community Gardening at Living Under One Sun
A variety of tasks in this community award-winning allotment run by Living Under One Sun, which won The Conservation Volunteers’ Community Group of 2011. Dig in on the 2nd Thursday of every month.
Meet: Entrance to East Hale Allotments on Mill Mead Road, Tottenham Hale, N17 9QU

Tuesday 18 June, 10am – 3pm
Spinney Around at Lordship Rec
Weeding Spinney footpath, placing woodchip along it and dead hedging its edges, alongside possibly digging out invasive dogwood in woodland.
Meet: Next to Broadwater Farm Community Centre, Adams Road, Tottenham N17 6HE

Tuesday 25 June, 10am – 3pm
Wild Woodlands in Coldfall Woods
Helping alleviate a flooded footpath area near Lover’s Lawn in this beautiful ancient woodland. Creating a French drain, which involves digging a ditch, installing a pipe and filling it with stones.
Meet: Western entrance of woodland, Creighton Ave. Muswell Hill, N10

Thursday 27 June, 10.30am – 2.30pm
Mystery project
Join us for our mystery project in one of the wonderful parks or green spaces in Haringey, details to follow.

Every Friday, 10am – 1pm
Harmony Gardens Green Gym
Join The Conservation Volunteers every Friday to grow vegetables and create a new wildlife education area. Some of the produce will be used in Broadwater Farm Community Centre’s community kitchen project and there will be enough for some home cooking. Working in partnership with Back 2 Earth and the Friends of Harmony Gardens, this is an exciting opportunity to get involved in helping to develop this green space and volunteers will get a 30% discount in the Community Kitchen. Back 2 Earth and Friends of Harmony Gardens also have volunteer sessions every Tuesday, 1-4pm. June is a busy month in the vegetable calendar for sowing carrots, beetroot, swede and turnips, and for planting out kale, brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower.
Meet: Next to Broadwater Farm Community Centre, Adams Road, Tottenham N17 6HE