Friends of Grove Farm is a local community group founded in September 2021 by members of the local community. The group aims to bring together people who love Grove Farm Nature Reserve and want to support a green space where both local wildlife and the community can flourish.
We host a variety of talks and walks to encourage local people to explore Grove Farm and connect to nature. We undertake monthly litterpicks with LAGER Can to keep the nature reserve clean as well as the path that goes past David Lloyd to Sudbury Hill.
Moreover, we work in collaboration with the Ealing Park Rangers, holding monthly conservation mornings with local volunteers to maintain and improve the current LNR space. So far the conservation work has focused on improving light levels and removing scrub to increase biodiversity. One result has been the magnificent display of wood anemones in spring this year. We have also worked to improve safety by opening up vistas and views in Grove Farm and removing vegetation from paths so people can walk more easily. We welcome all to volunteer and get involved in our activities.
We have experience of running projects, having won grants from the Freshwater Foundation to install two sets of noticeboards and signs and a new grant this year from the Mayor of London's Rewild Fund to create a conservation management plan for Grove Farm as well as pay for an ecologist to carry out some habitat improvement projects on Grove Farm.
An overview of Grove Farm Nature Reserve.
Grove Farm is a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) and a Statutory Local Nature Reserve (LNR). It is a hidden urban gem which provides a biodiverse natural space in North Greenford. The deciduous woodland on Grove Farm contains broadleaf trees such as oak, ash, elm, hazel and blackthorn. Grove Farm has a particularly magnificent display of wood anemones in spring as well as native bluebells. It has rare trees including many wild service trees. All these species are indicators of ancient woodland. A stream runs along a valley through the site adding to its nature conservation interest.
