At Newington Green and Market Road Garden we'll be weeding, pruning, raking leaves, creating a loggery and a bee bank......... and generally enjoying being active outside.
This is a great opportunity to become part of a local community group , share and learn new skills, improve both the appearance and the biodiversity of our local parks and green spaces and discover the opportunities that small local chaities provide.
As well as the above there may be opportunities for you to be involved in our evaluaion of the programme .
Click here to go to our website for more details: https://www.thegardenclassroom.org.uk/community/green-guardians/
This is a series of six sessions where we'll create areas of native planting and habitat and work with the Orchard Project planting fruit trees.
The sessions are free, but we encourage people to book a place using the QR code on the poster.
1. Thursday 16th Oct 2025, 10am to 12pm ; Meadow regeneration
2. Thursday 13th Nov 2026,10am to 12pm ; Naturalising bulbs
3. Tuesday 6th Jan 2026, 10am to 12pm ; Orchard tree planting with the Orchard Project (with optional free volunteers lunch at 1pm)
4. Tuesday 13th Jan 2026, 10am to 12pm ; Wildlife hedge planting
5. Tuesday 20th Jan, 2026, 10am to 12pm ; Loggery habitat creation
6. Tuesday 27th Jan, 2026, 10am to 12pm ; Loggery habitat creation
https://www.thegardenclassroom.org.uk/community/green-guardians/
You'll love being outside in the brisk autumn air , getting to know our regulars, seeing the changes that happen throughout the session and playing a part in green our parks and increasing biodiversity and habitiat.
You'll learn lots - you'll get to know local parks and people, you'll experience the changes that take place through the seasons, you'll learn new gardening and conservation skills and hae the opportunity to be involved in the evaluationof the programme.
We're looking for people who want to spend time outdoors in nature.
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