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Current friends and volunteer groups

• Friends of Canal Fields, Berkhamsted

  The Friends of Canal Fields group was formed in 2008 - the same year the site received its first Green Flag Award.

  This dedicated group looks after the Millennium Garden, a space designed to support biodiversity and sustainability.

  Over the years, it's taken part in a wide range of projects and built strong partnerships with organisations such as:

  • Canal and Riverside Partnership (CARP)
  • Bulbourne Restoration Project
  • British Waterways
  • Swan Youth Centre, for work around the skate park

  More information

  Contact Rob Cassidy:

  • Email: robert.cassidy@dacorum.gov.uk
  • Telephone: 01442 228853
• Friends of Chipperfield Common
  To join the group, please email treesandwoodlands@dacorum.gov.uk or call 01442 228844.
• Friends of Tring Memorial Garden

  The Friends of Tring Memorial Garden group was set up in April 2012. Since then, the group has been actively involved in many areas of the garden. They've helped plant flower beds, worked with our team to suggest improvements, and built strong connections with the local community.

  More information

  For more details, contact Rob Cassidy: 

  • Email: robert.cassidy@dacorum.gov.uk 
  • Telephone: 01442 228853.
• Water Gardens volunteers

  The Jellicoe Water Gardens team welcomes volunteers all year round. You can help with:

  • planting
  • weeding
  • pruning
  • grow vegetables.

  For more information about joining, email watergardens@dacorum.gov.uk or chat to one of the team on site.

  To find out more about the Gardens, please visit our Jellicoe Water Gardens page.

• Friends of Gadebridge Park

  The Friends of Gadebridge Park was formed in August 2012. Since then, they’ve helped maintain the river banks by clearing weeds and rubbish, as well as picking up litter across the park.

  With support from the local scout group, they’ve also planted bulbs around trees and signs.

  More information

  For more details, contact Rob Cassidy: 

  • Email: robert.cassidy@dacorum.gov.uk 
  • Telephone: 01442 228853.
• Friends of Bunkers Park, Hemel Hempstead
  To join the group, please email treesandwoodlands@dacorum.gov.uk or call 01442 228844.
• Friends of Halsey Field

  The group was set up in 2015, soon after Halsey Field in Gadebridge became a Local Wildlife Site. It looks after the site by cutting back overgrown plants, maintaining the paths, and mowing the grass to support wildlife.

  Thanks to their work, the field is full of wildflowers, bees, and butterflies in summer. They’ve also carried out moth and butterfly surveys and held a dawn chorus walk.

  
  

  More information

  Email: chrisridleysen@yahoo.co.uk

  Telephone: Call or text 07463 821287
• Friends of the Nickey Line

  The Nickey Line footpath and cycleway is a former railway line running from Harpenden to Hemel Hempstead.

  Friends of the Nickey Line is a local community group that helps look after the area. It runs regulars volunteer sessions to clear litter and overgrown plants, and hosts wildlife events.

  More information

  • Email: friends@nickeyline.org 
  • Telephone: 01582 622771.