We run fun, educational, community-focused projects for all ages.
Active projects
Grow Wild
Weekly conservation volunteering in Richmond - Ham Lands and Meadway Orchard
Improvement to Avenue Park-Nature, Community and Access
A project to develop the open space in Avenue Park, Cranford for the whole community and wildlife. We will do this by working in partnership with Hounslow Council parks team in 2026/7 using grants from the Crane Fund, the Environment Agency and NCIL funding. The project initally aims to develop a landscape design through consultation with the local community through:
- Community engagement and consultation
- Engagement with schools including those that regularly use the site
- Shared learning through workshops/events delivered to community stakeholders
- Develop landscape design plans for new infrastructure for the park.
A consultation with local people to determine next steps for this orchard in residental streets of Bedfont. - read the report to see what people told us should happen next.
Regular activites and workshops to discover the magic of the River Crane in Hounslow - read the report to see what we did and what you told us.
River Crane Smarter Water Catchment
An initiative in partnership with the community to improve the Crane Valley in London Boroughs of Harrow, Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Richmond. The Crane Smarter Water Catchment approach is being piloted by Thames Water, the Crane Valley Partnership and other key stakeholders as a collaborative way of addressing the challenges and opportunities that the rivers and green spaces face. The Crane is the first urban river system in the Thames region to be considered in this way.
Completed projects
Reclaiming the Riverside
Habitat restoration and community engagement in the Crane Valley - read what we did from 2022-2025. We are still working in these green spaces see Improvements to Avenue Park- Nature, Community and Access.
Fresh Air and Friendship
Accessible group nature walks in Hounslow - not currently active read what we achieved.
Let's Go!
1-1 walks supporting individual recovery through nature - not currently active read the reports.
Richmond Schools Climate Change Project
Supporting student-led action groups to make decisions about greening their schools - read the report to see what we did.
You can also check out our events calendar to see what is coming up soon.