Ealing Transition manages Lammas Community Orchard and want orchard volunteers to come along for a working party on Sunday 28th July 10.30 am to 12 noon. Ealing Transition will be mulching the fruit trees planted by local children, with cardboard & woodchip to suppress weeds & brambles and help the trees to thrive.
Workparty at Lammas Community Orchard Details
- Location: Lammas Enclosure Community Orchard,
Between Walpole and Lammas Parks, alongside Lammas Park Gardens, W5 5JH - Date: Sunday, 28th July in the relevant section.
- Time: From 10:30 am to 12 noon
Volunteer tasks
Tasks that orchard volunteers will include removing sticky tape from cardboard, laying a carpet of card for each tree & covering with woodchip & snipping dangling brambles. Be well shod & dressed. This is intentionally a wild area managed for nature and is quite rough. Please bring garden gloves if you have a pair.
The area is intentionally managed for both nature and people so is ‘wild’ with rough edges. This is much appreciated by Forestbuds Forest School and local nursery groups who value the natural setting for learning and play. It is also now home to birds, frogs, bats, spiders, butterflies, moths and many other than human creatures. Ealing Transitions aim is to share the space with respect to all.
Tools & barrows & a limited amount of gloves supplied. If you can bring your own tools and gloves, this would be helpful as we can all get more done.
Please email steering@ealingtransition.org.uk to book your place on the working party. Ealing Transition would love you to join and support their projects, so please find out more here https://ealingtransition.org.uk.
More details on Ealing Transition Lammas Enclosure Community Orchard.
Importance of Volunteers
Nature and biodiversity projects like the Lammas Community orchard are essential in protecting and preserving our natural environment and its resources in Ealing. This project is successful because of the local Ealing community and this is important because:
- Local community develops a sense of ownership: By involving the local community it will build a sense of ownership and responsibility towards the natural environment. When local communities are involved in conservation projects, they develop a sense of attachment and pride towards the environment they are helping to protect. Local communities are more likely to feel accountable for the success or failure of conservation projects if they are directly involved in them.
- Improve the project’s effectiveness: The local community has a wealth of knowledge and expertise regarding the local environment, including the plants and wildlife. By involving the local community, conservation projects can benefit from this knowledge and expertise, making them more effective. It also ensures that the project’s aligns with the needs and desires of the local community. This leads to a more effective conservation project that achieves the desired outcomes while still meeting the local community’s needs.
- Promotes a sustainable approach to conservation: Conservation projects are not just about protecting the environment but also about ensuring it is sustainable. By involving the local community, conservation projects can promote sustainable practices that benefit both the environment and the community. This educates the local community on sustainable practices, and empowering them to implement these practices in their daily lives.
Ealing Transition Projects
Ealing Transition supports local nature restoration and climate action projects around Ealing. Since their establishment they have inspired and supported many projects, including:
- Ealing Clothes Repair café
- Beeshare community project
- Community Garden at Village Park allotments
- Solar Schools
- Lammas Enclosure Community Orchard
Lets make Ealing Green
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