Events and training from our network
Weeds: friend or foe?
The polytunnel, Vine Road Recreation Ground, Vine Road, London, SW13 0NE
20 Jun 2026 | Accredited training
Weeds: pesky and pernicious invaders, or valuable, wildlife-friendly plants? In this workshop, we will look at how to identify the most common weeds and discuss how best to keep them at bay without using chemicals. We’ll also look at the benefits of allowing some weeds to grow in your garden. You’ll have a chance to taste a few common weeds – you might be surprised at how flavourful and nutritious they can be!
Weeds: pesky and pernicious invaders, or valuable, wildlife-friendly plants? In this workshop, we will look at how to identify the most common weeds and discuss how best to keep them at bay without using chemicals. We’ll also look at the benefits of allowing some weeds to grow in your garden. You’ll have a chance to taste a few common weeds – you might be surprised at how flavourful and nutritious they can be!
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Natural Perfumery one-day workshop
EcoLocal The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3NX
20 Jun 2026 | Accredited training
Immerse yourself in a beautifully sensory day of creativity, scent, and discovery. Set within the tranquil Garden Hall at EcoLocal—a peaceful and inspiring space—this hands-on natural perfumery workshop with Tanya Moulding, also known as The Perfume Mistress, offers a rare opportunity to explore fragrance in its most authentic form.
Immerse yourself in a beautifully sensory day of creativity, scent, and discovery. Set within the tranquil Garden Hall at EcoLocal—a peaceful and inspiring space—this hands-on natural perfumery workshop with Tanya Moulding, also known as The Perfume Mistress, offers a rare opportunity to explore fragrance in its most authentic form.
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Summer Currant Pruning practical half-day workshop
EcoLocal Community Allotment, Carshalton, SM5
20 Jun 2026 | Accredited training
Join our horticultural tutor for a half-day workshop on the summer pruning techniques for all your gooseberries, red and white currants.
Summer pruning rewards your efforts with healthier, more productive currant bushes that give better quality fruit without using up too much of the plant’s resources. Mid-summer is the ideal time to do your summer pruning, and our short, practical workshop will give you the skills and confidence you need to tackle your own fruit garden.
Join our horticultural tutor for a half-day workshop on the summer pruning techniques for all your gooseberries, red and white currants.
Summer pruning rewards your efforts with healthier, more productive currant bushes that give better quality fruit without using up too much of the plant’s resources. Mid-summer is the ideal time to do your summer pruning, and our short, practical workshop will give you the skills and confidence you need to tackle your own fruit garden.
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The Birds and The Bees: The Queer Ecology of Barnes Common
The polytunnel, Vine Road Recreation Ground, Vine Road, London, SW13 0NE
24 Jun 2026 | Accredited training
Did you know that scientists often struggle to find male woodlice, that male trees can turn female, or that many of London’s birds partner up into same-sex couples?
‘Queer Ecology’ aims to challenge what we think of as being ‘natural’ or ‘unnatural’ and celebrates diversity in all life. Join ecologist Connor Butler on a guided nature walk through Barnes Common to explore the diverse and unusual lifecycles found in the 'unnatural' plants and animals right outside your doorstep.
Did you know that scientists often struggle to find male woodlice, that male trees can turn female, or that many of London’s birds partner up into same-sex couples?
‘Queer Ecology’ aims to challenge what we think of as being ‘natural’ or ‘unnatural’ and celebrates diversity in all life. Join ecologist Connor Butler on a guided nature walk through Barnes Common to explore the diverse and unusual lifecycles found in the 'unnatural' plants and animals right outside your doorstep.
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The Regenerative Garden: Low Cost Food Growing with Vicky Chown
OmvedGardens Townsend Yard, London N6 5JF
27 Jun 2026 | Accredited training
This hands-on workshop will show you how to turn everyday scraps and store-bought produce into thriving plants, making food growing accessible, affordable, and sustainable. Learn how to grow herbs, vegetables, and microgreens from kitchen staples like shop-bought peas, garlic, and fresh herbs.
Whether you're new to food growing or looking to expand your skills, this session will equip you with practical, low-cost techniques to start growing your own food at home, no garden required!
This hands-on workshop will show you how to turn everyday scraps and store-bought produce into thriving plants, making food growing accessible, affordable, and sustainable. Learn how to grow herbs, vegetables, and microgreens from kitchen staples like shop-bought peas, garlic, and fresh herbs.
Whether you're new to food growing or looking to expand your skills, this session will equip you with practical, low-cost techniques to start growing your own food at home, no garden required!
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The Healing Herbs of Our Land: Community and Ecosystem Health
The polytunnel, Vine Road Recreation Ground, Vine Road, London, SW13 0NE
11 Jul 2026 | Accredited training
We’ll walk, talk and meet our medicinal friends of the garden and the wild, sharing stories of their place in the mix of symbiotic life systems we are all part of. High summer offers a rich mix of flower and seed remedies, we will smell and taste, make a seasonal infusion to drink together, and discover how we can build community through herbalism and our shared cultural histories of plant medicine.
We’ll walk, talk and meet our medicinal friends of the garden and the wild, sharing stories of their place in the mix of symbiotic life systems we are all part of. High summer offers a rich mix of flower and seed remedies, we will smell and taste, make a seasonal infusion to drink together, and discover how we can build community through herbalism and our shared cultural histories of plant medicine.
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Writing in Bloom
The polytunnel, Vine Road Recreation Ground, Vine Road, London, SW13 0NE
15 Jul 2026 | Accredited training
Join us for this flowy, gentle and playful creative writing workshop in and inspired by nature.
Using a series of playful creative writing exercises we'll respond to the nature around us with words and imagination. All levels of experience welcome.
Join us for this flowy, gentle and playful creative writing workshop in and inspired by nature.
Using a series of playful creative writing exercises we'll respond to the nature around us with words and imagination. All levels of experience welcome.
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Summer Intergenerational Event
Islington Ecology Centre, 191, Drayton Park, N5 1PH, London
25 Jul 2026 | Event
Free event for all ages organised by Islington Ecology Centre, Bright Start (supporting families and children 0-5) in collaboration with AgeUK. Free refreshments provided, a wildlife presentation, arts and crafts etc.
Free event for all ages organised by Islington Ecology Centre, Bright Start (supporting families and children 0-5) in collaboration with AgeUK. Free refreshments provided, a wildlife presentation, arts and crafts etc.
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Climate Resilient Garden Border one-day workshop
EcoLocal The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3NX
26 Sep 2026 | Accredited training
Led by our RHS qualified tutor, you’ll learn:
techniques for ‘successional’ planting to maintain year-round colour
how to improve your soil to ensure your plants thrive
how to choose plants for difficult situations
tips and tricks for being water wise
about some of the new climate-change pests and diseases
Led by our RHS qualified tutor, you’ll learn:
techniques for ‘successional’ planting to maintain year-round colour
how to improve your soil to ensure your plants thrive
how to choose plants for difficult situations
tips and tricks for being water wise
about some of the new climate-change pests and diseases
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