Parrs Wood Environmental Centre

In celebration of Apple Day, Michaelmas daisies blossomed for us. Thanks to Angela for the photo.

More great photos from Angela. Merryweathers being coy. Tomatoes - left to right, San Marzano, Yellow Pear, Roma. Apple Day shaping up to...

The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is getting under way at the centre. Splendid photos below from Angela. True damsons in this...

As ever from Harriet, a really good opportunity. https://www.cityoftrees.org.uk/event/dementia-friendly-woodland-walk

Som e pictures from Harriet of the fun of weeding.

More from Harriet:- -people can do their bit for citizen science and report their UK swift sightings here: https://www.rspb.org.uk/our-wo...

https://www.bnhc.org.uk/city-nature-challenge/ is a great way to do something for our wildlife.

A helpful posting from our very own Harriet. Two glorious pictures form Harriet to cheer us all up as lockdown heads to a close and...

While Harriet was doing her RSPB count at the centre, she had time to provide a few indications that Spring is nearly upon us.

So, amber flood warning for Didsbury, flood basin likely to be used and the Centre is closed under current lockdown rules. Meanwhile...

Again from Harriet, here are things we can all do these next days, even given the weather forecast we have had. They are guaranteed to...

Baby it's cold outside, but warm as toast in our hothouse. Two reminders of the tropics for us.

There is great beauty even in the dark and damp places.

A candidate for a really posh appetiser, if you have the patience.

Thinking you might have to card your own wool in our new green economy? We have the technology.

Who's been nibbling the pine cones - not the usual suspect, nowhere near neat enough.

Getting 2021 under way to get rid of 2020 as a bad job. Really early snowdrops.

A series of photographs from Harriet to cheer you up over this rather strange Christmas. First, a carol - The Holly and the Ivy

Welcome to a new volunteer, starting under covid restrictions but already doing great work as you can see.

Neil, Steve C and Adrian have been doing a wonderful job renovating the roof and shading of our main greenhouse. Nearly finished now.