What is the Small Community Greenspaces project?

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Come along to an upcoming gardening session at a Small Community Greenspace near you!

Find out more about the project at an engagement event.  

Gardening Days & Engagement Events

Community Gardening DaysCome along to an upcoming gardening session at a Community Greenspace near you!No experience is necessary and no need to book - just turn up when you can. Tools are provided for all sessions, but if you have your own do bring them along.*Please note, all sessions will be photographed, if you don&#39;t want your photograph taken please let the Project Officer know.Don&#39;t see a date you can make? &nbsp;Check back as more dates are added. &nbsp;Or email your question to parks.volunteering@haringey.gov.uk<table style="width: 84%; margin-left: calc(8%); margin-right: calc(10%);"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 38.356%; text-align: left;">Gardening Session</td><td style="width: 27.3974%;">Date and Time</td><td style="width: 34.2466%;">Location</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 38.356%; text-align: left;">St Anns N15 Weeding and Spring Bulb planting</td><td style="width: 27.3974%;">Sunday 22nd Sept, 11am-1pm Saturday 12th Oct, 11.30am-1.30pm</td><td style="width: 34.2466%;">Corner of St Anns Road and Tottenham High Road, (Outside Ama&#39;s Hair Salon)N15 6DT </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 38.356%; text-align: left;">Lansdowne Corner N17 </td><td style="width: 27.3974%;">Monday 22nd July, 1-3pm 6-8pm</td><td style="width: 34.2466%;">Corner of Lansdowne and Shelbourne Road, N17 9XW </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 38.356%; text-align: left;">St Ann&#39;s N15&nbsp; </td><td style="width: 27.3974%;">Saturday 13th July, 11.30am -1.30pm</td><td style="width: 34.2466%;">Corner of St Anns Road and Tottenham High Road, (Outside Ama&#39;s Hair Salon)N15 6DT</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 38.356%; text-align: left;">Apple Tree &amp; Blackberry Orchard N8 </td><td style="width: 27.3974%;">Tuesday 9th July, 2-4pm </td><td style="width: 34.2466%;">Apple Tree &amp; Blackberry Orchard Green, Tottenham Lane, N8 7EJ </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 38.356%; text-align: left;">Lansdowne Corner N17</td><td style="width: 27.3974%;">TBC </td><td style="width: 34.2466%;">Corner of Lansdowne and Shelbourne Road, N17 9XW </td></tr></tbody></table>

Engagement EventsFind out more about the Small Community Greenspaces Project and talk to the Project Officer.Bring your questions and your ideas!Don&#39;t see a date you can make? &nbsp;Check back as more dates are added. &nbsp;Or email your question to parks.volunteering@haringey.gov.uk<table><tbody><tr><td>Event</td><td>Date and Time</td><td>Location</td></tr><tr><td>Make space for the Women and Girls Park Take Over! </td><td>Saturday 23 March, 1-5pm </td><td>Down Lane Park, Park View Rd, N17 9AU </td></tr><tr><td>Apple Tree &amp; Blackberry Orchard Green Engagement Event </td><td>Tuesday 19 March, 3-4.30pm</td><td>Apple Tree &amp; Blackberry Orchard Green, Tottenham Lane, N8 7EJ </td></tr><tr><td>Sewn Together &ndash; International Women&rsquo;s Day, Health, Wellness and Beauty Fair </td><td>Saturday 9 March, 1-6pm </td><td>Chestnuts Community Centre, 280 St Ann&rsquo;s Road, N15 5BN</td></tr><tr><td>Go Green, Eco Urban Pop Up&nbsp;</td><td>Monday 4 March, 12.30-2.30pm</td><td>Chestnuts Community Centre, 280 St Ann&rsquo;s Road, &nbsp;N15 5BN</td></tr><tr><td>Ermine Road and Plevna Crescent Resident Meeting</td><td>Tuesday 30 January, 6-8pm</td><td>Ermine Road Centre, N15</td></tr></tbody></table>

Find out about this pilot project supporting residents to plant at the base of trees 

Community Planting Streets Pilot

What is a Community Planting Street?

The Community Planting Streets pilot project is now closed to nominations.A Community Planting Street starts with nominations from local people. We gathered your suggestions for streets where planting in tree pits &ndash; flowers and bulbs for example &ndash; would work really well.Respondents will be contacted shortly. &nbsp;We will keep hold of additional nominations for consideration when further funding becomes available.Community Planting Streets is a pilot project and is only open to Haringey postcodes. &nbsp;It is subject to different conditions and timeframes to Small Community Greenspaces.Click next to find out more about the pilot project.

Nominate your street

Tell us about your street, the number of tree pits you&#39;d like to plant up and how many residents are working together to green the street.Read on to find out more about this pilot project and what to expect after nominating.

Things to think about

What happens next?

Click next to tell us about yourself

Please leave your contact details so that we can get in touch about this project and your nominated street.

This page is currently closed to nominations while we work on small greenspaces with residents

Tell us about your greenspace

Nominate an existing  greenspace and tell us  about it

The Small Community Greenspaces project supports you to get together with neighbours to transform pre-existing greenspaces. This could be a small grassed area, an existing planter or a shrubbed area at the side of a road.&nbsp;Read about the project in more detail <a data-uw-original-href="https://communitygreenspace.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/find-out-more/step1" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" href="https://communitygreenspace.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/find-out-more/step1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> or go ahead and nominate a space below *please note this project is only open to existing greenspaces with the London Borough of Haringey

Click next to tell us about yourself&nbsp;

Please leave your contact details so that we can get in touch with you about your nominated greenspace.

Bulb planting

Small Community Greenspaces

We know there are small greenspaces across the borough that could be brought back to life through community involvement. We want to work collaboratively with you to transform these spaces for your community. We even have small pots of money to help you do this!A small greenspace could be a small grassed area, a neglected greenspace or planter, or perhaps a grassed or shrubbed area at the side of a road.Working together on greenspace can have amazing benefits for physical and mental wellbeing as well as brightening your neighbourhood and encouraging wildlife. &nbsp;Nominations for Small Community Greenspaces are currently closed whilst we work on gardening with communities. This section page is currently for information only.Why not check out the gardening days tab and see if there is a space near you to join in with?<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1704815491/projects/6553528b96abf298034612dc/hjxvufx1gffe9wnsubbo.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 800px;">Community planting at Caversham Road

How can I get involved?

There are lots of ways you can be involved. You will be able to:<ul><li>Nominate a space you would like to be involved with</li><li>Choose plants&nbsp;</li><li>Design planting&nbsp;</li><li>Take part in community planting days</li><li>Skills share with other gardening groups</li><li>Tend, maintain and harvest!</li></ul>

What spaces are eligible?

Nominated spaces need to be pre-existing greenspace, such as:<ul><li>A small grassed space</li><li>Shrubbed or grassed verge</li><li>A small section of a larger grassed area &nbsp;</li></ul>

What else will influence which spaces can be involved?

How will it work?

<ol id="isPasted"><li>Nominate a space with your community or a few of your neighbours</li><li>We will check the land is in Council ownership and any permissions needed.</li><li>If your space is selected, we will survey the ground to see if there are any utilities restricting or preventing work.</li><li>Take part in a co-design workshop with a designated Small Greenspaces Officer. &nbsp;Together, you will design the layout of the space, select plants within a designated budget, agree planting day (s) and a maintenance schedule. We can also give training and advice for those groups who need a bit of extra support.</li><li>We will arrange for any necessary clearance of the space and then it&rsquo;s down to the exciting stuff &ndash; planting, sowing, tending to the space to nurture growth and transform it into a space for your community to enjoy!</li><li>At the end of the process, we will celebrate your success together and get your feedback and views on how you feel the project has worked for you and your community.</li></ol>GET STARTED by nominating your greenspace <a href="https://communitygreenspace.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/tell-us-more/step1">here</a>

Spaces need to be visible from a highway, for all to enjoy.All spaces need to be on Council land (we can check this when you nominate)This project doesn&rsquo;t include improving tree pits (small unpaved spaces on the pavement, around the base of trees) If this is what you would like to do check out our <a href="https://communitygreenspace.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/planting-streets/step1">Community Planting Streets Pilot</a>

Which greenspaces?

Your space should have the support of at least 5 residents - this is to ensure the maintenance and care does not fall on one person&rsquo;s shoulders.However, if there are fewer than 5 of you at the start, nominate anyway, as we can try and connect you with other interested residents or groups &ndash; it&rsquo;s a great way of getting to know your neighbours.The project is open to all of Haringey, but priority will be given to communities where there is less access to quality greenspace.

Resident involvement 

Please be aware you will need agree to and follow certain safety guidelines when working on council greenspace, this is particularly important when working near roads. &nbsp;You will be asked to sign that you agree to follow advised working practices and take full responsibility when working in public spaces. &nbsp; Full information and guidance will be given and you will have support from the project officer.