Enjoy a scriptwriting workshop inspired by nature in the Community Patch community garden on Sunday 19th April 1-3pm. Are you a gardener interested in exploring creative writing? Are you a writer looking to try out new ways of working? Are you a theatre maker who wants to develop your writing skills? In this interactive outdoor […]
Our free monthly guided woodland walk - Step Into Nature. The next walk together is on 27th April, 10am, starting at Scot Lane Bridge, WN6 7NL, and will be led by Victoria – we’ll gently enjoy the sights and sounds of these beautiful woodlands through the seasons - and try something new as we get into […]
Join us in the community garden on the last Sunday of each month for our weekend session - 12 - 3pm, for some company and gentle movement in the outdoors. At the community garden, we tend to several raised beds, borders, a greenhouse, fruit trees, and a wildlife pond together. We grow all kinds of […]
This Bat Walk is a fantastic joint event with the Springfield Beech Hill Gidlow Community and Billinge Bat Rescue. Please join us for our first Beech Hill Bat walk on 27th April at 7:40pm Starting just before sunset, using special detectors so we can hear the bats, we will listen for echoes and observe bats […]
Please join us to continue our project in making Diggle Street Park beautiful for people and pollinators. On 28th April at 10am, we'll start creating our 2nd flower bed in the park, and we really need your help! We will be digging out the flower bed and planting a variety of flowers and plants chosen […]
Wild Crafts is a new spring programme of fun nature-based creative sessions for families in Wigan. A great way to try something new and creative together - inspired by nature. Some events are drop-in, some you can book in advance - all are free and suitable for children and adults. Join Ali on 2nd May, […]
Wild Crafts is a new spring programme of fun nature-based creative sessions for families in Wigan. A great way to try something new and creative together - inspired by nature. Some events are drop-in, some you can book in advance - all are free and suitable for children and adults. Join Ali on 9th May, […]
Wild Crafts is a new spring programme of fun nature-based creative sessions for families in Wigan. A great way to try something new and creative together - inspired by nature. Some events are drop-in, some you can book in advance - all are free and suitable for children and adults. Join Victoria on 17th May, […]
Our free monthly guided woodland walk - Step Into Nature. The next walk together is on 22nd May, 10am at Standish Wood Lane, WN6 8RA and will be led by Victoria – we’ll gently enjoy the sights and sounds of these beautiful woodlands through the seasons. Starting in Beech Hill this month, we’ll explore local woodlands […]
Join us in the community garden on the last Sunday of each month for our weekend session - 12 - 3pm, for some company and gentle movement in the outdoors. At the community garden, we tend to several raised beds, borders, a greenhouse, fruit trees, and a wildlife pond together. We grow all kinds of […]
Our next Sunday session is also our annual plant swap! If you have sown too many seeds this year or just have plants that you've fallen out of love with, bring them along and grab some new ones. We host this each year, and it's always a great event with so many interesting plants. We […]
Join us for a guided walk in Elnup woods and bash Himalayan Balsam as we find it. Meet up at the woods entrance on Parkbrook Lane, WN6 8AF on 7th June at 11am This is a fun and satisfying activity for everyone, as we all enjoy the beauty of these ancient woodlands along Mill Brook. […]
If you want to help Improve where you live in Wigan, for your own well-being and for wildlife, see how you can get involved, we'd love to hear from you.