The View from Here: Community Art in the RoundhouseDates Exhibition open Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays, June 4th -15thTime 12.00 – 7.00pmPlease see links below for workshop dates and times About Meadow Orchard Our Art Exhibition The View from Here: Community Art in the Roundhouse takes place in our wondrous cob built roundhouse (made by overContinue reading “Meadow Orchard @ Crouch End Festival – June 4th – 15th”
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Workshops @MOP: Crouch End Festival – June 4th – 15th
The View from Here: Community Art in the RoundhouseDates Exhibition and Workshops open Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays, June 4th -15thTime 12.00 – 7.00pmPlease see links below for workshop dates and times About Crouch End Festival The Crouch End Festival, the UK’s largest community arts festival, returns from June 12 to 18, 2025, transforming the heartContinue reading “Workshops @MOP: Crouch End Festival – June 4th – 15th”
The View from Here: Community Art in the Roundhouse – Meet the Artists
The View from Here: Community Art in the RoundhouseDates Exhibition open Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays, June 4th -15thTime 12.00 – 7.00pmDetails of our workshop dates and times Community Art in the Roundhouse Running in tandem with the Crouch End festival, Our Art Exhibition The View from Here: Community Art in the Roundhouse will showcase theContinue reading “The View from Here: Community Art in the Roundhouse – Meet the Artists”
London Permaculture Festival
Sunday 6th July 2025 – 11.00am-6.00pmCecil Sharp House, Camden Tickets: £20 (includes access to all the workshops)£10 concessions tickets available only on the door • U18s free Celebrate Sustainability, Creativity and Community at the London Permaculture Festival 2025 The London Permaculture Festival 2025 offers a dynamic day of practical workshops, inspiring talks, demonstrations, and hands-on activities.Continue reading “London Permaculture Festival”
PLANTS and TREES
Annalou Oakland’s writing is a vivid, impassioned tapestry that weaves together folklore, herbal knowledge, political critique, and deep-rooted cultural memory—all through the symbolic lens of the hawthorn tree. Blending poetry, oral history, and protest, she reclaims the hawthorn not just as a wild plant, but as a living witness to communal loss, seasonal renewal, andContinue reading “PLANTS and TREES”
Get Involved at Meadow Orchard: A Haven for Nature, Learning, and Community
At Meadow Orchard, we offer a rich and varied volunteer experience where you can connect with nature, learn new skills, and be part of a vibrant, caring community. Here’s just some of what you can get involved in: Gardening & Growing Orchard & Meadow Care Rewilding & Permaculture Wildlife & Ecology Beekeeping Community & Well-beingContinue reading “Get Involved at Meadow Orchard: A Haven for Nature, Learning, and Community”
The Hairy-Footed Flower Bee: An Early Pollinator
If you’ve visited Meadow Orchard this April you might have noticed a rather distinctive bee visiting our Apple blossom and Broad Beans. One of our lesser-known solitary beed is the hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes). Often mistaken for small bumblebees, these bees play an important role in early-season pollination and exhibit several fascinating biological adaptations.Continue reading “The Hairy-Footed Flower Bee: An Early Pollinator”
Our Roundhouse: Planned Upgrades
Exciting Upgrades Coming to our Roundhouse! UpgradesWe’re excited to share that we’re planning a series of upgrades to the Roundhouse to make it a more flexible, welcoming space for workshops, learning, and community events. These improvements are all about making the Roundhouse more functional, comfortable, and inspiring for everyone who uses it. A Community HubOneContinue reading “Our Roundhouse: Planned Upgrades”
Lifecycle Differences: Bee v Hoverfly
Often Bees and Hoverflies can look quite similar and it can be hard to tell them apart. Hoverflies don’t have a sting and some species have even evolved to look like Bees, Wasps and Hornets! In nature where a harmless species such as a hoverfly (the mimic) resembles a dangerous species i.e. a bee (theContinue reading “Lifecycle Differences: Bee v Hoverfly”
Spring Bulbs @MOP💚🌺🌹🌷
Over the last couple of years we’ve signed up to receive free bulbs from the Haringey Parks Department, we’ve also signed up to receive bulbs from MPGA (Metropolitan Parks and Gardens Association) through their Bulbs for London Programme in association with Taylors Bulbs. We also supplemented these with another 160 native Bluebell and Fritillary bulbs.Continue reading “Spring Bulbs @MOP💚🌺🌹🌷”
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