FRIENDS OF THE PARKLAND WALK

Highgate tunnels
2024-11-27 10:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Holmesdale Road, Holmesdale Road, London, N6 5TF, United Kingdom
We’ll be clearing brambles and removing tree saplings from the ‘bowl’ in front of tunnels at the Highgate end to keep the area functioning as a glade and making the bank ready for spring growth.

Stroud Green Meadows cut 3
2024-08-20 10:00 - 15:00 | Stroud Green Meadows
This should complete the meadow cut. We’ll push back the bramble as far as possible and plant some Bird’s Foot Trefoil which used to be prevalent in the past and should attract more butterflies. The meadow is between Stapleton Hall Road and Upper Tollington Park. The meeting point is Stapleton Hall Road Bridge near N4 3QF

The Wildlife Trail Biodiversity Project
2024-08-07 10:30 - 12:30
Volunteers meet every Wednesday morning all year round to maintain and develop the site. New volunteers are most welcome, no expertise required, and the group nearly always chills out at the Cool Carrot cafe on the Archway Road after the session. More information can be found on the Wildlife Trail webpage.

The Wildlife Trail Biodiversity Project
2024-07-31 10:30 - 12:30
Volunteers meet every Wednesday morning all year round to maintain and develop the site. The aim is to create an environment that is sympathetic to a wide range of wildflowers and invertebrates. The team carefully manages individual parts of the site and attempts to control invasive species of plant or those that threaten to dominate. More information can be found on the Wildlife Trail webpage.

Guided butterfly walk
2024-07-27 11:00 - 12:30 | Holmesdale Road, Holmesdale Road, London, N6 5TF, United Kingdom
A guided butterfly walk. The recent warm spell has heralded the appearance of a number of butterflies that have been absent until this point so this is the perfect time to be guided by our resident expert Dee Cullen. We’ll start by the old railway tunnels near the Holmesdale Road entrance, then explore what the wildflower rich Wildlife Trail has to offer. The walk is free but there are limited places. Email us at foparklandwalk@gmail .com to reserve a place.

Smartening the platforms
2024-07-16 10:00 - 15:00 | The Platforms, Crouch End Hill, London, N8 9QQ, United Kingdom
Today we’ll be cutting back encroaching vegetation along the edges of the platforms at Crouch End Hill and reducing cherry laurel regrowthFind on Streetmap

Guided Tree Walk
2024-06-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Holmesdale Road, Holmesdale Road, London, N6 5TF, United Kingdom
Stephen will give you pointers to help you identify some of the common and less common trees and will explain their importance for insects, lichens and other plants and the symbiotic and parasitic relationships between them. There will be plenty of ‘Well I never knew that’ moments.
Places are limited and priority will go to fully paid up members of the Friends.

The Big Litter Pick
2024-04-06 10:00 - 12:30 | Oxford Road entrance, Oxford Road, London, N4 3EY, United Kingdom
The annual Big Clean. We need lots of volunteers as we scour the deep tangled parts of the nature reserve and haul out the year’s annual litter offering. It’s the most important litter pick of the year. Last year we collected over 60 bags. We’ll supply the bags, litter picking tools and sturdy gloves if you don’t have any.

Dead hedging and stag beetle loggeries in Muswell Hill
2024-03-05 10:00 - 15:00 | Muswell Hill, top of steps from St James Lane, N10 3QX
Recent scrub clearance on the viaduct along with material from two trees that came down in recent storms has provided plenty of material to help bolster our dead hedging and create more stag beetle loggeries. The meeting point is at the top of the steps from St James Lane.

Annual General Meeting
2023-10-23 19:00 - 21:00 | St Aidan’s VC Primary School, Albany Road, London, N4 4RR, United Kingdom
The AGM will consist of election of officers, reports from the Chair and Treasurer and approval of last year’s minutes and a short talk about the plans to reintroduce hedgehogs on Hampstead Heath. There will be an opportunity for members to raise discussions from the floor – with a focus on Haringey Council’s plans to carry out improvements for accessibility that might include a resurfacing of the main path. You need to be a full member to have voting rights but non members are still welcome to attend.

Meadow management in Stroud Green
2023-10-17 10:00 - 15:00 | Stroud Green Meadows
Parkland Walk (South) We’ll be continuing the big meadow cut on the banks and managing vegetation around the meadow edges. Meet: Stapleton Hall Road entrance, near N4 3QF.
If you arrive after the morning meeting time, the venue is a few hundred yards along the Parkland Walk towards Finsbury Park. This event is being run by Haringey Conservation Volunteers. See below to find their contact details and a map showing the location. We recommend you register your interest directly with them so that they can contact you if there are any changes.
