Dates for your Diary – events in Holland Park

The events listed below are either organized by The Friends (F), or organized by the Ecology Service (ES), most of which are sponsored by The Friends.

Sat. 7 June       Bird walk led by Bill Haines. Free to attend. No need to book.
                          Meet by The Friends’ noticeboard in the Café Yard. F. 9-10.30am
Wed. 18 June   Tree identification walk in Holland Park, led by Dr Alan Harrington. Free to attend. No                                 need to book. Meet by The Friends’ noticeboard in the Café Yard. F. 11am-1pm
Sat. 21 June     CANCELLED. Blue Badge guided tour. History of the gardens. 
Tues. 28 June   Butterfly and Moth morning. Free to attend but must book. ES. 10am-12noon   
Sun. 6 July        RBKC Summer Festival of activity, wellbeing and sports. Holland Park sports field.  Free                              to attend. No need to book. RBKC. 10.30am-4pm
Thurs. 10 July    Wild plants of Holland Park walk with Dr Mark Spencer. Free to attend, but must book.                               ES. 6-8pm
Fri. 18 July      Dragon fly walk. Free to attend, but must book. ES. 11.30am-1.30pm
Mon. 21 July   Pimm’s in the Park party for members of the Friends. Tickets @£25 can be bought from                              The Friends’ website HERE, or by returning the order form enclosed with the Summer                                  newsletter, or by contacting Margaret Rhodes (see contact details at the start of the                                    newsletter). F. 6-8pm
Sun. 14 Sept    Blue Badge guided tour. Statues, sculptures and Art in the park. Must book. £10.                                         F. 10.30-12 noon

Tues. 16 Sept Herbal Medicine walk. Free to attend, but must book. ES.  5-7pm
Sat. 18 Oct     Blue Badge guided tour. History of Holland House and the families that lived there. Must                            book. £10. F.10.30-12 noon

The Ecology Service (ES) events can be booked on Eventbrite.  

The Friends’ (F) Blue Badge tours can be booked on our website   or by contacting Isabelle Beaumont on 07549 138 461 or IBeaumontnew@gmail.com.  Unless otherwise instructed when you book, meet by The Friends’ notice board in the Café Yard.

Holland Park Conservation Volunteers (adults) meet on the third Saturday of each month from 10.30am to 3.30 pm. Tasks focus on practical conservation that helps deliver the Ecology Service management plan and might include dead-hedging, scything, pond clearing and maintaining the paths in the Wildlife Enclosure. If you want to join, or find out more, please email Gerry Kelsey, idverde’s Training and Community Manager, at Gerald.Kelsey@idverde.co.uk. 

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