Canal-side gardening in public orchards - March 2025

Encourage biodiversity and local community engagement along the Grand Union Canal

Ealing

Location
Bernd's Shed & Orchard
Grand Union Canal Walk/Capital Ring
London
W7 2PY
Date and time
10:30 - 12:00
Saturday, 8th of March 2025
Who this task will support
Hanwell and Norwood Green Orchard Trail
Hanwell and Norwood Green Orchard Trail is a local community project to plant and care for a trail of publicly accessible community orchards in the Grand Union Canal corridor in Hanwell and surroundings. Publicly accessible community orchards benefit humans, flora and fauna alike, and fruit is free to pick and enjoy. We planted over 150 fruit trees, hazels and rowans since January 2015 in over 12 locations between the Brentford and Southall borders, building nature and wildlife habitat improvements as well as a strong community of local volunteers with a shared sense of responsibility. We also planted hundreds of fruiting hedge plants. We work in close cooperation with Ealing Council park rangers, the Canal & River Trust, local schools and other community groups.

Come and help Hanwell and Norwood Green Orchard Trail (HANGOT), a great organisation who plant fruit trees in public green spaces to encourage biodiversity and foraging for food. We help them to plant and maintain their orchards along the Grand Union Canal.

โ“ What?

We may be doing one or more of:

  • ๐Ÿ›’ Wheelbarrowing
  • โœ‚๏ธ Cutting back invasive plants
  • ๐Ÿšฟ Watering
  • ๐Ÿ‚ Mulching
  • Any other general maintenance

๐Ÿ“ Where and When? ๐Ÿ•‘

10:30am: Meet at HANGOT's base, entering from the Grand Union Canal towpath (see listing photo)

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  • The easiest route there is from The Fox Inn, W7 2PJ
    • Walk towards the canal and turn left onto the towpath
    • Walk around 200m and Bernd's Shed is on your left
  • We'll then move as a group along the canal to one of HANGOT's orchards

๐ŸŽ’ What to Bring

  • ๐Ÿงค Gardening gloves, if you have them

How are you getting there?

Meet at the task
I will make my own way to the task
  • Unknown runner

Who's going

  • Kash

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Location
Bernd's Shed & Orchard
Grand Union Canal Walk/Capital Ring
London
W7 2PY
Date and time
10:30 - 12:00
Saturday, 8th of March 2025
Who this task will support
Hanwell and Norwood Green Orchard Trail
Hanwell and Norwood Green Orchard Trail is a local community project to plant and care for a trail of publicly accessible community orchards in the Grand Union Canal corridor in Hanwell and surroundings. Publicly accessible community orchards benefit humans, flora and fauna alike, and fruit is free to pick and enjoy. We planted over 150 fruit trees, hazels and rowans since January 2015 in over 12 locations between the Brentford and Southall borders, building nature and wildlife habitat improvements as well as a strong community of local volunteers with a shared sense of responsibility. We also planted hundreds of fruiting hedge plants. We work in close cooperation with Ealing Council park rangers, the Canal & River Trust, local schools and other community groups.
Walkable

As you will make your own way to the task, feel free to walk or run as you wish.

Ideal for beginners

Bernd's Shed & Orchard
Grand Union Canal Walk/Capital Ring
London
W7 2PY

Access from the canal towpath

Kash
Led by Kash

Running? Lifting? I'll do that only for GoodGym.

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