Dates for your Diary – events in Holland Park

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

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
Wed. 8 Oct.   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.  No dogs please. F  11am-1pm
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
Sun. 19 Oct.   Fungi Foray, with Dr Mark Spencer. Free to attend, but must book. ES 10am-12 noon
Sat. 25 Oct.   Bird ringing demonstration by Bill Haines in the Wildlife Enclosure. Free to attend. No need to book. No dogs please. ES 7.30-11.30am
Sat. 8 Nov.   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
Sun. 7 Dec.   Christmas Concert performed in The Orangery by the Ariel Consort of London. £27. 7.00pm. Tickets can be booked HERE online .

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

The Friends’ (F) Blue Badge tours can be booked HERE online or by contacting Isabelle Beaumont on 07549 138 461/IBeaumont@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. 

[September 2025]