Parrs Wood Environmental Centre

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.

Penny Skerrett is an artist who had a residency at Parrs Wood in 2009. Her website has a good legacy of what she did at Parrs Wd,...

Caution and control are our watchwords as we gather in a good harvest of apples this year.

So much jam made, jellies made, chutneys bottled. One last experiment to try this year, Hedgerow Jelly. Not quite sure of the taste of...

Help the Heatons as a community to find and drive local solutions to climate change. Join our online Heatons Climate Action Festival for...

News in from Harriet: I don't know if any of our members/friends/visitors would be interested in this local river survey? If so it might...

Hi, The RSPB is asking people in Greater Manchester how nature has lifted their spirits during lockdown. https://ilovemanchester.com/sola...

The Big Butterfly Count has just started, (17/7/20-9/8/20). This is a UK-wide survey of butterflies and some day-flying moths. See ...