Working Party
This project offers gratitude to our volunteers, celebrates them and inspires new folk to get involved. Grassroots volunteer sessions are often called Working Parties…so let’s party!
Urban Fruit Harvesting
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This project enables people to start their own fruit harvesting groups – the grant helps with purchasing start up materials including the telescopic pole, tarpaulin and rucksack.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 30 Moths, Ponds and the Power of Community Nature
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In this interview, Aneel reflects on how curiosity can open up whole new ways of seeing the natural world. A member of Heston Action Group, volunteer at Heston Community Garden, and National Park City Ranger, he shares how the garden has grown over the past five years and how projects like the wildlife pond and Moth Night have helped bring people and nature closer together.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 29 Disability, Transport and Nature
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Hounslow Ranger Tarek Mrad pushes real accessibility, showing nature for everyone matters if everyone can reach parks from bus stops.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 28 London Fruit Harvest
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Fruit trees, neighbourhood harvest crews, and the surprisingly joyful logistics of saving three tonnes of apples and pears from becoming pavement jam.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 20 Cultivate Colindale
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This August, Wayward and Energy Garden joined forces to transform 4,000 m² of vacant land beside Heybourne Park, Colindale, into a lively public destination, a meanwhile space for sustainability, creativity and community. We visited to record the Do London Differently podcast with Wayward Directors Heather Ring and Thomas Kendall at their new site: Cultivate Colindale.
Nature Connection Centre (NW10)
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Developing a new nature space in Roundwood Park, Brent, bordering Willesden and Harlesden, an essential green space in one of the most densely populated areas of London, to connect people to the outdoors.
Emotions, connection and equity in green spaces: Katie Mills’ Ranger story
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Learn how Ranger Kate Mills is making London greener, healthier, and wilder.
Brent Bends
Woodland and grassland line the River Brent, bringing nature into this industrial landscape. Part of Brent River Park, the area within a five-mile radius of Brent Bends is home to an impressive 28 species of mammals and 203 species of birds.
Brent Bends itself is a 2.92-hectare woodland in Greater London, managed by the London Borough of Brent. This green space provides a vital habitat for wildlife and a peaceful retreat for visitors.
Brent Reservoir
The Welsh Harp, centred around Brent Reservoir, is one of London’s most important urban wild spaces. Designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), it supports a remarkable variety of wetland birds and plants, making it a key ecological site within the city.
Straddling the Brent and Barnet borough boundary, the reservoir is owned by the Canal & River Trust. Its name comes from a former public house, The Welsh Harp, which stood nearby until the early 1970s.
With its open water, reedbeds, and surrounding habitats, the Welsh Harp remains a haven for wildlife and a peaceful escape from city life.