Workshops & Activities

Seasonal, creative, and nature-based experiencesโ€”from planting days to biodiversity walks.

Upcoming Workshops & Activities

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Energy Garden Hounslow: Community Nature Walk
Nov
8

Energy Garden Hounslow: Community Nature Walk

Energy Garden Hounslow: Community Nature Day 2025

Saturday, 8 November 2025 | 10:00โ€“14:00 | Hatton Cross Station Energy Garden & Feltham Forest

About this Event

Energy Garden invites you to join us in Hounslow for a day of gardening, composting, and biodiversity exploration.

Weโ€™ll start the morning at Hatton Cross Station with compost building and regular gardening tasks, then take a guided nature walk to Blenheim Park, where weโ€™ll finish with bird watching, plant species ID, and Miyawaki forest data collection.

Itโ€™s a hands-on, family-friendly day of nature, community, and learning; everyoneโ€™s welcome!

What to Expect

๐ŸŒฑ Compost & Coffee โ€“ build a compost bay
๐Ÿšถ Guided nature walk to Feltham Arenas Parkland
๐Ÿฆ Bird watching & biodiversity activities
๐ŸŒณ Miyawaki forest tree data collection

Practical Information

Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing suitable for walking and the weather.
Come connect with nature and neighbours โ€“ everyoneโ€™s welcome!

If you have any questions, please email ellen@energygarden.org.uk

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Community Bulb Planting at Bush Hill Park Energy Garden
Nov
8

Community Bulb Planting at Bush Hill Park Energy Garden

8 November 2025 | 10:00โ€“13:00 | Bush Hill Park Station, Enfield

About this Event

Help us get Bush Hill Park Energy Garden ready for its most colourful spring yet! ๐ŸŒท

Join us with your friends and family for a fun and relaxing spring bulb planting session at the station garden. Together, weโ€™ll be planting a wide range of species: tulips, crocuses, snowdrops, camassias, alliums, and more โ€” creating a vibrant blooms in the coming months.

This is a free, drop-in event, perfect for all ages. Bring your friends, family, or neighbours and get your hands in the soil for a great cause!

What to Expect

๐ŸŒผ Community bulb planting
๐ŸŒท Learn about spring flower species
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ Tools and materials provided

Practical Info

  • Drop in anytime between 10:00โ€“13:00.

  • All tools and materials are provided โ€“ no gardening experience needed.

  • Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing suitable for the weather.

  • Children are welcome but must be accompanied by a supervising adult.

If you have any questions, please email juanpablo@energygarden.org.uk

Everyoneโ€™s Welcome

Come along, plant something beautiful, and be part of greening your community! ๐ŸŒฑ

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Free event โ€“ please register to let us know you're coming!

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Bloom Junction: Wildflower Meadow Planting at Willesden Junction Station
Oct
23

Bloom Junction: Wildflower Meadow Planting at Willesden Junction Station

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Bloom Junction: Wildflower Meadow Planting at Willesden Junction Station

Thursday, 23 October 2025 | 14:00โ€“18:00 | Willesden Junction Energy Garden (NW10 4UY)

About this Event

Help us plant UK native wildflowers and bulbs ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒท to create a lovely community site for next spring and to help support native UK wildlife ๐Ÿ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Thursday 23 October 14:00-18:00 (you can drop in and out whenever during this time)

๐Ÿ“ Willesden Junction Station Energy Garden โ–ถ Station Approach, the Mound (exit station through Old Oak Lane exit, turn left into Station Approach where the buses wait), what3words = ///transfers.ripe.spark

What to Expect

  • Plant a meadow ๐ŸŒธ, meet new people, spend time outdoors ๐ŸŒž, take a break, grab some snacks ๐Ÿ!

  • Snacks, tools, and a great time will be provided. See you there!

  • Also, keep an eye out for a future session for creating a colourful banner for the meadow.

This is an event supported by Grow Wild, the national outreach programme of the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew and Energy Garden.

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๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ This is a free event, but please RSVP to let us know you're coming!

๐Ÿ“ง If you have any questions, please email juanpablo@energygarden.org.uk

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Nature Tales: End of Summer Storytelling with Jan Blake & Pan on Percussion
Oct
15

Nature Tales: End of Summer Storytelling with Jan Blake & Pan on Percussion

Nature Tales: End of Summer Storytelling with Jan Blake & Pan on Percussion

Wednesday, 15 October 2025 (16:00 โ€“ 18:00) at Ladbroke Grove Secret Garden (W10 6HJ)

About this Event

Why does the grass keeps growing?
Who injured the blue bird?
Why does a man have a tree growing on his head?

Join Jan and Panโ€™s storytelling caravan as they take you on journey through joyful tales of nature & growth.

Free and open to all! Children are welcome with a supervising adult.

Location

Ladbroke Grove Station's Secret Garden, London W10 6HJ. A tucked-away green space right next to the station.

How to get there

To access the garden please exit the station and wait outside the entrance. There is a black door to the left of the station entrance which is our garden access point.

Facilitators will have put a sign on the door with a phone number to call when you are waiting outside to let them know you have arrived. Just call the number on the poster and one of our team will come to let you in.

If you have any difficulties entering the garden, please speak to the station staff who can direct you to the garden or let the facilitators know you are outside.

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