The Harlow Wildspace! project started in February 2004. The project was part funded by English Nature until August 2006. Harlow Council have pledged to continue the work of the project. Its aim is to work with local communities, encouraging greater use and appreciation of wildlife sites. The project also aims to increase biodiversity and the amount of Local Nature Reserves for everyone to enjoy. The Wildspace! project encourages schools, youth groups, communities, and individuals to get more from Harlow's green spaces and have fun whilst doing so.

For more information Wildspace! on the Harlow Council website.

Biodiversity Officer

The biodiversity officer is based at Parndon Wood and can be contacted as follows:

Glenn Mulleady,
Biodiversity Officer,
Parndon Wood Nature Reserve,
Parndon Wood Road, HARLOW, Essex CM19 4SF
Tel: 01279-430005
Email: glenn.mulleady@harlow.gov.uk
or wildspace@harlow.gov.uk

Greenteam Volunteers

Midweek tasks around Harlow - see Greenteam programme page.

Wildspace! Conservation Task Group

This group carries out conservation work midweek in Parndon Wood in Harlow. The group now meets on Tuesdays, 10.00am - 1.00pm at Parndon Wood. Contact the Biodiversity officer.

Events and activities for all the family at Parndon Wood. Extended opening hours during school holidays and half-term breaks. Contact Leanne Block, Forest Funtasia Project Officer on 01279-430005.
Email: leanne.block@harlow.gov.uk
More details on the Harlow Council - Forest Funtasia webpage.

Acorn Group

This conservation group for 12-17 year olds usually meets on the second Saturday of the month at Parndon Wood. Contact the Biodiversity officer.

Wildspace! Events

The following is a summary of the current general events programme.

Spring 2009 Wildspace! Events Programme

Date	Site	Activity	Cost
Sat. 11 Apr	Parndon Wood	Acorn Group	Please call Free
Sun. 12 Apr 12-2pm	Parndon Wood	Easter Egg Hunt
Sun. 19 Apr 11am-4pm	Parndon Wood	Springwatch Day
Sun. 26 Apr 12-2pm	Parndon Wood	Snake Hunt
Mon. 4 May 5-7am	Parndon Wood	Dawn Chorus
Sat. 9 May	Parndon Wood	Acorn Group	Please call Free
Tue. 12 May 7.30pm	Parndon Wood	Biodiversity partnership
Sun. 17 May 11am-5pm	Parndon Wood	Wildlife Fair
Tue. 14 Jul 7.30pm	Parndon Wood	Biodiversity partnership
Tue. 8 Sep 7.30pm	Parndon Wood	Biodiversity partnership

For further details and up to date information visit the Harlow Wildspace! events page on the Harlow Council website.

You can download a PDF file (for Adobe Acrobat) of the current Wildspace! enewsletter with full events programme from here:

Wildspace! News (590kbyte - typically ~2min 24sec with a 56kbit/s modem)

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Wildspace! News Archive

Back issues of Wildspace! News can be found in the Wildspace! News archive