The Harlow Wildspace! project started in February 2004. The project was part funded by English Nature until August 2006. Harlow Council have pledged to continue the work of the project. Its aim is to work with local communities, encouraging greater use and appreciation of wildlife sites. The project also aims to increase biodiversity and the amount of Local Nature Reserves for everyone to enjoy. The Wildspace! project encourages schools, youth groups, communities, and individuals to get more from Harlow's green spaces and have fun whilst doing so.

For more information Wildspace! on the Harlow Council website.

Wildspace! Events

The following is a summary of the current general events programme.

Autumn-Winter 2009-10 Wildspace! Events Programme

Date	Site	Activity	Cost
Sat. 14 Nov	Parndon Wood	Acorn Group	Please call Free
Sat. 14 Nov	Parndon Wood	Card making workshop in aid of MacMillan Cancer email leoniepujol@hotmail.co.uk	£30
Sun. 15 Nov 1-3pm	Parndon Wood	The Great Winter (bird) Getaway
Wed. 25 Nov 10am-2pm	Timberland's Fishery	Plant a tree day	Free
Sun. 29 Nov 11-4pm?	Parndon Wood	Feed the birdies
Sun. 6 Dec 1-3pm	Parndon Wood	Tree dressing
Sat. 12 Dec	Parndon Wood	Acorn Group	Please call Free
Sun. 20 Dec 1-3pm	Parndon Wood	Xmas crafts
Sun. 27 Dec 1-2pm	Parndon Wood	Stodge-buster walk	Free
2010
Tue. 9 Mar 7pm	Parndon Wood	Biodiversity partnership
Fri. 23 Apr	Parndon Wood	Performance & visual arts workshop Contact: Anthony Stapleton: eyeseastories@yahoo.co.uk or Ivan Daggett: ivandaggett@yahoo.com	£30-45
Tue. 8 Jun 7pm	Parndon Wood	Biodiversity partnership
Tue. 9 Nov 7pm	Parndon Wood	Biodiversity partnership

You can download a PDF file (for Adobe Acrobat) of the current Wildspace! enewsletter with full events programme from here:

Wildspace! News (440kbyte - typically ~1min 47sec with a 56kbit/s modem)

For further details and up to date information visit the Harlow Wildspace! events page on the Harlow Council website.

Greenteam Volunteers

Midweek tasks around Harlow - see Greenteam programme page.

Wildspace! Conservation Task Group

This group carries out conservation work midweek in Parndon Wood in Harlow. The group now meets on Tuesdays, 10.00am - 1.00pm at Parndon Wood. Contact the Biodiversity officer.

Events and activities for all the family at Parndon Wood. Extended opening hours during school holidays and half-term breaks.
Nature Club after school Tuesday afternoons.

Contact Becky Naman, Forest Funtasia Project Officer on 01279-430005.
Email: becky.naman@harlow.gov.uk
More details on the Harlow Council - Forest Funtasia webpage.

Acorn Group

This conservation group for 12-17 year olds usually meets on the second Saturday of the month at Parndon Wood. Contact the Biodiversity officer.

Biodiversity Officer

The biodiversity officer is based at Parndon Wood and can be contacted as follows:

Glenn Mulleady,
Biodiversity Officer,
Parndon Wood Nature Reserve,
Parndon Wood Road, HARLOW, Essex CM19 4SF
Tel: 01279-430005
Email: glenn.mulleady@harlow.gov.uk
or wildspace@harlow.gov.uk

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Wildspace! News back issues

Some older issues of Wildspace! News can be found in the Wildspace! News archive.