Chaldon Way Community Gardens
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Chaldon Way Community Gardens is community garden in the borough of Croydon.
Connecting Shades of the Past
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A guided walk through surviving fragments of The Great North Wood from Streatham to Crystal Palace
Sprout’s Kitchen
This project engaged over 100 people of all ages at Roots Allotments, building a mud kitchen and educational space while offering hands-on activities, workshops, and homemade produce to connect the community.
Black Growth CIC
Black Growth CIC is a grassroots, Black British-led organisation founded in 2012, advancing Black social and economic empowerment through environmentalism and agriculture.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 27 RSPB Croydon
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Ranger Emily joins members of RSPB Croydon for a birdwatching walk in Happy Valley and Farthing Downs in South Croydon. We spot and hear a whole range of birds, including redwings, gold crests, kites, and long-tailed tits, and learn about why citizen science is so crucial for tracking patterns in bird numbers.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 23 Tribe Roots for Resilience
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Ranger Paula Harvey is building a permanent outdoor learning space in North London for families, including SEND. Donate, share, volunteer, help it happen.
Open Area Podcast Ep 2 Moja Collective – Shukura Babirye
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When Moja Collective founder Shukura Babirye hosted her first group walk in January 2024, it was never meant to launch a hiking community. In fact, Moja Collective was originally just an Instagram page , a space to show that nature belongs to everyone, not only the people in glossy outdoor adverts summiting distant peaks.
Open Area Podcast Ep 1 Rachy McEwan and Kalpana Arias
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In October 2025, we joined artist Rachy McEwan and technologist, guerrilla gardener and nature rights campaigner Kalpana Arias at Camley Street Nature Park for a live conversation recorded in collaboration with Open Area.
Do London Differently Podcast Ep 22 Coulsdon Station Pocket Park
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Emily visits a brand-new community garden by Coulsdon South Station, in the borough of Croydon, to hear how Community Rail Network, maintenance teams and local volunteers collaborated to build a space that adds joy to the daily commute.
Wild South London Midsummer Nature Festival
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Wild South London brought together 375 people at Beckenham Place Park to celebrate local biodiversity through creative, family-friendly activities. Highlights included a butterfly walk spotting 14 species, zine-making, and workshops on insect habitats and foraged herbs.