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The Rec in Winter

By Tony Maddox / March 13, 2018

The recent snow at the end of February gives us an excuse to post these pictures, taken at the last whiteout towards the beginning of December 2017.      

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A brace of workdays – 4th and 18th February

By Tony Maddox / March 11, 2018

There was a fantastic turnout on both days for clearing, digging and planting in the dell (behind and around court no.5). The aim is to end up with something like…

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2018 events in Enfield’s parks and green spaces

By Keith Weller / January 18, 2018

Happy New Year to all Friends of Conway Rec – neighbours, volunteers, partners and supporters. If you fancy walking off any hints of over-indulgence, here’s an update on what’s happening…

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Work Day report: November 27, 2017

By Keith Weller / January 16, 2018

Thanks to all who pitched in for another successful Work Day. Some serious progress was made in the wilder regions behind court 5 and, following plan B, a substantial cleared…

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Work Day report, October 15, 2017

By Keith Weller / October 24, 2017

  Another excellent turnout, a cracking day for it – and so much got done: digging, planting, flowerbed-shaping, sweeping, booming, composting, pruning, weeding, strimming and tidying – not to mention…

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A magic circle of mushrooms

By Tony Maddox / August 8, 2017

Spotted in the Rec recently – this magic circle of horse mushrooms. They’re apparently edible (don’t quote us on this though), but best not to try as dogs in that…

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Shear bliss!

By Keith Weller / August 6, 2017

Some good news on the funding front – we’ve just received word that the Friends of Conway Rec have been awarded a grant of £550 from the Enfield Parks Department’s…

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Work Day report: July 16, 2017

By Tony Maddox / August 6, 2017

Thanks to all who pitched in for another successful Work Day. We had 5 Enfield Conservation Volunteers, and at least a dozen others! Here are some of the things we…

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Work Day report, June 5, 2017

By Keith Weller / June 18, 2017

Once again the sun smiled on our forks, spades, knee-pads and bald spots. We were a select bunch this morning, with several of our workers having a range of other…

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So what plants are in the new hedge?

By Tony Maddox / June 18, 2017

Our new evergreen hedge is taking shape nicely. Here’s a rundown of the key shrubs that we’ve planted… Griselinia littoralis (Family: Griseliniaceae) ·        G. littoralis is a fast-growing, large, upright…

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