Category Archives: Whitfield Gardens

Why are there piles of leaves and clippings left on the ground in Whitfield Gardens?

Posted on 07/05/2018 by

“Why are there piles of dead leaves and bits of plants left on the ground? It makes the park look untidy. Can’t you take them away?” This is a question someone asked us recently, and there is a simple answer. … Continue reading →

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Join our Saturday morning gardening club this summer

Posted on 01/05/2018 by

Volunteers from the Friends group will be getting together for an hour each Saturday morning starting this month to clean, trim and water Whitfield Gardens on the corner of Tottenham Court Road and Tottenham Street.

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Saturday morning clean up and wildflower planting in Whitfield Gardens

Posted on 28/04/2018 by

Volunteers from the Friends group spent an hour cleaning and planting in one part of Whitfield Gardens this Saturday morning. The volunteers did a “community clean up” and worked with Camden Council’s contractors Veolia and idverde. On a rainy morning … Continue reading →

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Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in Whitfield Gardens

Posted on 25/04/2018 by

Spotted around 8am this morning in Whitfield Gardens was this grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Maybe not seen before in Whitfield Gardens but many have been spotted in Fitzroy Square to the north.

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Native hedge planting in Whitfield Gardens and Crabtree Fields

Posted on 18/04/2018 by

This month volunteers from the Friends group have been planting native hedges in Whitfield Gardens and Crabtree Fields to replace missing or damaged shrubs. In early April we planted around 50 bare root saplings: mostly blackthorn, with a mix of … Continue reading →

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We’ve had a donation of plants for Whitfield Gardens from an allotment

Posted on 10/04/2018 by

Martin who works in Fitzrovia has an allotment near Heathrow has very kindly donated some plants for us. They are perennial wildflowers: betony, primrose, cowslip and wild strawberry. We’ll be putting most of these next to our native hedge which … Continue reading →

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Wildflower planting at Whitfield Gardens, Saturday 7 April 2018

Posted on 31/03/2018 by

Following up from our winter planting, we have been successful with an application for native wildflower seeds which Camden parks are encouraging Friends’ groups to get involved with. Come and join our planting morning this Saturday when we’ll be sowing five collections … Continue reading →

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