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Dates:
- Sat, 5 Sept 2026, 10:00–12:00
The [Friends of Horsenden Hill](https://www.horsenden.co.uk) host regular sessions at Horsenden Farm with a range of conservation, gardening, veg growing, and site maintenance tasks.
No prior experience needed - all the instructions and tools will be provided!
At 12pm you can join us for **team lunch** and buy freshly brewed **draft beer** at the on-site nano brewery, **coffee** and **pizzas** baked in the clay oven or other sweet and savoury treats from the bakery! If pizza is not your thing, that's ok too - feel free to bring your own lunch or snacks. There is free tea for the volunteers at the volunteer centre.
✔️ **What is the task?**
Gardening can be unpredictable. Depending on the weather, the tasks may include:
* building enclosures for goats and pigs
* trimming hedges
* moving compost or manure
* rolling sheds down the hill
* tidying up the driveways
* woodchipping the paths
* and many more!
🕑 **When?**
* First Saturday of the month at 10:00 am
* The GoodGym session is between 10:00am – 12:00 pm but the volunteers can stay until 2:00 pm
📍 **Where?**
* Meet in the [Horsenden Farm](https://maps.google.com/?cid=12156698774290920879&entry=gps) courtyard at 10am.
* what3words - [///went.backup.exchanges](https://what3words.com/went.backup.exchanges)
🧤 **What to bring?**
* Gardening gloves, if you have them.
* Sometimes the task includes dealing with plants with thorns, so an extra layer to protect your arms and legs is use...
Cost: Free
Bookings: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/horsenden-farm-volunteering-animals-pizza-craft-beer-green-task-49d7fc62-a33c-4148-b7d8-2c94d1846e9e?utm_medium=openactive&utm_source=default
Categories: Running
More information: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/horsenden-farm-volunteering-animals-pizza-craft-beer-green-task-49d7fc62-a33c-4148-b7d8-2c94d1846e9e?utm_medium=openactive&utm_source=default
Source: Event information supplied by GoodGym via OpenActive (CC BY 4.0).
Dates:
- Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 13:30–15:30
[Friends of Grove Farm](https://friendsofgrovefarm.wixsite.com/community) have a lot of conservation work to do at **Grove Farm Nature Reserve** in the summer months. They don’t always have enough volunteers to help preserve this hidden urban gem, which provides a biodiverse natural space in North Greenford.
✔️ **What is the task?**
- Clearing a path for the rangers to reach Japanese knotweed
📍 **Where will we meet?**
- The roundabout next to David Lloyd Sudbury Hill, Greenford Rd, Greenford UB6 0HX, United Kingdom.
- [See on Google Maps](https://goo.gl/maps/QKhPD6sZSDtHtu597)
🧤 **What to bring?**
- Gardening gloves if you have them 🧤
- Thick clothes to protect your arms and legs from thorns 🧥
- Shoes that you don't mind getting muddy 🥾
❓ **What to expect?**
- Trip hazards: uneven ground, roots, branches and brambles
- Paths that can be wet and muddy in the winter
- Thorns - brambles can scratch arms and legs
- Tools: loppers, shears, rakes & spades will be provided
We encourage you to **run, walk or cycle** to the task 🏃🏽🚶♀️🚴🏿♀️ (but there's also Piccadilly line at Sudbury Hill 🤫).
Cost: Free
Bookings: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/explorers-wanted-clear-a-path-for-the-rangers-afternoon-session-at-grove-farm?utm_medium=openactive&utm_source=default
Categories: Running
More information: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/explorers-wanted-clear-a-path-for-the-rangers-afternoon-session-at-grove-farm?utm_medium=openactive&utm_source=default
Source: Event information supplied by GoodGym via OpenActive (CC BY 4.0).
Dates:
- [Tue, 25 Aug 2026, 10:30–11:30](https://www.everyoneactive.com/centre/Perivale-Park-Athletics-Track#activities)
- [Tue, 1 Sept 2026, 10:30–11:30](https://www.everyoneactive.com/centre/Perivale-Park-Athletics-Track#activities)
Almost anyone can put on a pair of trainers and become a regular runner, although you might need to start with walking, and build up your speed and distance gradually. Plod, jog or run weekly with like minded people who enjoy the outside environment.
Cost: GBP 6.65
Categories: Running
Image supplied by Everyone Active through OpenActive.
Source: Event information supplied by Everyone Active via OpenActive (CC BY 4.0).
