Dates:
Sat, 8 Aug 2026, 10:30–11:30
Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 10:30–11:30
🏆 Barking Food Forest is the #1 commuity growing garden in Barking & Dagenham, providing garden space for residents to grow their own food and take part in a calendar of community activities.
👀 They have an ambitious and bold vision for the future that includes a new Japanese water garden, terrace, polytunnel, pavillion, irrigation system and outdoor kitchen. You have to see it to believe it.
👉 Come along and meet some other cool locals, spend time in nature and get some physical activity. Check out a recent Insta reel of one of sessions at the Forest here for a flavour of what to expect
🧤 **What We’ll Do**
using tools to level the ground (digging)
lifting & move railway sleepers into position
weeding, litter picking, watering
No experience needed! All tools and guidance will be provided on the day.
🕕 **Timings**
09:00 - (optional) meet at Barking Park cafe for Barking Park Run, a 5km run with 100s of other people. Supportive, inclusive and with walking option. Afterwards, travel together by public transport to Barking Food Forest.
10:30am - meet at Barking Food Forest ready for instructions and safety briefing
10:35 - 11:25 - task time
11:25 - 11:30 – wrap-up and high fives
11:30am – finish (with the option to stay on and con...
Cost: Free
Categories: Running
Source: Event information supplied by GoodGym via OpenActive (CC BY 4.0).