Grow Together Grow Wild
The Clitterhouse Farm Project
A series of mini nature festivals focusing on developing a neglected area which will bring nature and people together. We will create wildlife habitats, plant wildflower meadows and grow fungi.
Visitor Information
Clitterhouse Farm Outbuildings
Clitterhouse Playing Fields
London
NW2 1AP
The Clitterhouse Farm Project is located in the Clitterhouse Playing Fields. The entrance to the park has a kissing gate which is located at the junction between Claremont Road and Clitterhouse Road South near to Claremont Primary School. As you walk in this entrance the Clitterhouse Farm Outbuildings are on the right. There is free on-street parking. We are 10minutes walk from Cricklewood Station. https://goo.gl/maps/KkhEMUiJ6rQ2
Get involved
Volunteering opportunities / Upcoming events
We hold community volunteering sessions on Fridays from 9am to 11am and on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm. More volunteering opportunities will take place in the evenings during the week in the Summer months. For festivals and volunteer opportunities please visit our website on www.clitterhouse.com.
Get in touch
Contact information
For more information please contact [email protected]
Photos of the site
Our site at the beginning.
Friday, December 7, 2018
Barnet Council cleared the site.
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Designing the garden space.
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Aderayo finds an old sign!
Saturday, March 9, 2019
We have an outline plan
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Creating a Willow Dome
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Student making a path
Friday, March 22, 2019
Wildflower plugs arrive
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Student watering new picnic area
Friday, March 29, 2019
Good gym preparing ground
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Community volunteers helping out
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Community effort
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Amazing what you find!
Saturday, April 6, 2019
Site ready for planting
Monday, April 22, 2019
Evening session good gym
Monday, April 22, 2019
Primary school prepare for event
Friday, April 26, 2019
Sanding for climate pledges
Friday, April 26, 2019
First planting session with kids
Friday, April 26, 2019
Wildflowers for Nature Event
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Wildflowers for Nature Event
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Wildflowers for Nature Event
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Wildflowers for Nature Event
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Poster for event
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Wildflowers for Nature Event
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Wildflowers for Nature Event
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Wildflowers for Nature Event
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Straw bale arranging
Monday, April 29, 2019
Family planting
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Straw Bale Vegetable Planting
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Grow from Nature Poster
Friday, May 31, 2019
Pathway through planting
Friday, May 31, 2019
Straw Bale Planting
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Walk through
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Wildflowers
Friday, June 7, 2019
Walk through
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Grow From Nature Event
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Community day - replace willow
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Volunteer session - luffa prep
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Arts and Nature Event
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Arts and Nature workshop
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Community session
Friday, August 2, 2019
Family fun
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Good Gym weeding
Monday, August 5, 2019
Apple Juicing starts
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Celebrate Nature Music
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Celebrate Nature Seed Bank
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Celebrate Nature Seed Bank
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Celebrate Nature Natural soaps
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Celebrate Nature - Natural cosmet
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Deconstructing Pallets
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Celebrate Nature Yoga in new area
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Celebrate Nature Apple press
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Celebrate Nature Clothes swap
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Celebrate Nature -cover from rain
Saturday, September 28, 2019What we've been up to
| What we did | When we did it | How many people took part | Who was there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrate Nature event - Using the vegetables from our community garden to make food and natural products. | 28/09/2019 - 12:00 | 300 | Mixed ages |
| Grow from Nature Event. Bringing the community together with workshops on growing fungi, making sourdough, growing indoors and lots more. | 15/06/2019 - 12:00 | 300 | Mixed ages |
| Planting up the straw bales with Strawberries, beans, tomatoes has started. | 17/05/2019 - 11:00 | 20 | Mixed ages |
| Secondary School Students help to water the straw bales with a nitrogen feed to help to start the process of decomposition. | 03/05/2019 - 11:00 | 15 | Mixed ages |
| Straw bales were laid out ready for the straw bale vegetable growing experiment. | 29/04/2019 - 18:00 | 5 | Mixed ages |
| Wildflowers for Nature Event - planted up the new area with wildflowers. | 27/04/2019 - 12:00 | 100 | Mixed ages |
| Primary school pupils planted up some of the new wildlife area and made preparations for the Wildflowers for Nature Event. | 26/04/2019 - 11:00 | 40 | Mixed ages |
| Removing the last of the matt of roots of bindweed and brambles in time for planting up the area with wildflowers. | 22/04/2019 - 10:00 | 26 | Mixed ages |
| Turned over grass sods, digging up bramble roots and moving soil to prepare new area. | 30/03/2019 - 10:00 | 25 | Mixed ages |
| School groups and community volunteers moved soil into the beds. | 29/03/2019 - 11:00 | 16 | Mixed ages |
| Moved the woodchip with local students and community members to make the paths for our new wildlife area. | 22/03/2019 - 11:00 | 16 | Mixed ages |
| We started making a willow dome and a willow arch. | 16/03/2019 - 10:00 | 30 | Mixed ages |
| The community came together to design and map out the new child-friendly wildlife area. | 09/03/2019 - 10:00 | 8 | Mixed ages |
| Barnet council scraped away most of the debris and the surface of the soil. | 03/03/2019 - 09:45 | 3 | Mixed ages |
| Barnet Council cleared the rest of the site of rubble and debris. | 06/03/2019 - 10:00 | 5 | Mostly adults 25+ |
| The community came together to design the new area considering something that was wildlife and child-friendly. | 09/03/2019 - 11:00 | 6 | Mixed ages |
| We started to clear the scrubland. | 02/03/2019 - 12:00 | 7 | Mostly adults 25+ |