Growing Focal is a small community garden where we grow fruit, vegetables, flowers for local people to enjoy. We encourage local people to come on Wednesday afternoon during the growing season to help plant out seedlings, bulbs and plants and to help with encouraging them to grow and maintaining the raised beds. We have a small greenhouse to protect the plants and nurture growth. We aspire to enthuse and encourage people to grow in their homes and gardens and bring pleasure to those who walk by. We also have volunteers that are part of Blooming Lindley and Marsh, where we tidy up and plant bulbs and flowers into the planters in Marsh and Lindley approximately 4 times a year.
Location: Huddersfield North (Ashbrow, Greenhead and Lindley)
Huddersfield New College Eco Schools Committee
We are a student led group working to achieve the college's green agenda to reduce carbon emissions and plastic waste, and improve biodiversity on site. We planted 300 trees last year and this year the students would like to plant 30 more trees on site but we need access to tools to do this.
DIGS Accommodation Storthes Hall Park
We are the DIGS Accommodation site based in Kirkburton, Storthes Hall Park. Our students are extremely eco conscious and keen to do litter picks to help our local community as well as benefit from getting out and about improving their health and wellbeing.
Friends of Gledholt Woods
To help protect Gledholt woods and adjacent Horses Field for wildlife and recreational use.
Friends of Highfields Community Orchard
The Friends of Highfields Community Orchard maintains and encourages community use of a community orchard site in Huddersfield, HD1.
Huddersfield Litter Busters
Remove litter and rubbish from our communal, woodland and wildlife areas to improve our local environment for our residents and wildlife
Birkby Community Wildlife Garden
To provide and maintain a small area of urban woodland with aims to include the conservation and promotion of wildlife; in doing so, to provide a resource for the local people (adults, young people, families) to come to, somewhere nearby but relatively tranquil; somewhere from which to appreciate nature, it’s looks, smells and sounds and the open air, and to have opportunities to further their knowledge and experience of nature and it’s conservation through the seasons.
Cowcliffe Community Recreation Area
To develop a greenspace which is accessible and inclusive to all, where they can meet and feel proud about the space and therefore take care of it: - To develop a space where individuals and families (and dogs) can play, exercise and meet to feel connected. - To create an environment which balances formal planting with a place where nature can thrive - To secure funds and campaign to improve the infrastructure and existing facilities of the park. - To promote the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the local community in all activity undertaken by the group.
Friends of Norman Park
Welcome to the Friends of Norman Park. We are a voluntary group helping to take care of the park for the community and wildlife to enjoy. We have regular work days in park, including litter picks, footpath clearing, gardening and maintaining facilities in the park. We are currently working on improving the biodiversity and creating new wildlife habitats and gardens. We also run sports, wellbeing, food, music, arts and crafts events for families throughout the year, including Bonkers for Conkers and Carols in the Park. New volunteers and member are always welcomed.
Huddersfield Woodscape
To create and maintain a woodland habitat for the recreation of humans and the support of wildlife / flora.