Local Green Groups

Haringey Groups supporting Climate Emergency declaration. March 2019
There’s so much going on in Haringey. Whether you’re looking for a group that grows local food, advice on green building works, local cycle rides, opportunities to volunteer or to meet people in your local area, or take action to protect the environment, the groups below are a great place to start.
If you would like to add your group to the lists here please contact us at info@haringeyclimateforum.org
Many of the community groups around Haringey are listed here, under the categories of:
Discussion & Action
Community & Friendship
Education & Art
Green Buildings
Green Travel
Local Food
Green Spaces
Waste & Recycling
Some groups are aimed at several of these interest areas. Browse through them to find groups that suit you.
Haringey Discussion & Action
Sustainable Haringey
Sustainable Haringey hosts lively discussions on topical issues around Haringey. It has a dedicated mailing list for activists to keep up with action.
Tottenham and Wood Green Friends of the Earth
Tottenham and Wood Green Friends of the Earth campaigns on local and national environmental issues. To get involved why not go along to their next meeting.
Crouch End Chavurah
Crouch End Chavurah is a growing and vibrant Jewish community affiliated to the Liberal movement. We are actively involved in local and national green initiatives, forging links with Crouch End Open Space (CREOS), Extinction Rebellion (XR) and local Friends of the Earth (FoE), receiving a bronze award from Eco Synagogue.
Muswell Hill Sustainability Group (MHSG)
MHSG are volunteers for sustainability; working to cut carbon emissions, reduce waste, encourage sustainable food growing and transport methods. New members are welcome.
Muswell Hill & Hornsey Friends of the Earth
Muswell Hill & Hornsey Friends of the Earth is part of world’s largest grassroots environmental network. They campaign locally and nationally on environmental and social issues, helping to create a sustainable, socially just society.
Transition Towns
The transition movement is creating a healthy human culture, one that meets our needs for community, livelihoods and fun and moves towards a low carbon future. Find out more at Transition Crouch End or Transition Highgate
Haringey Green New Deal
Community & Friendship
Living Under One Sun
Living Under One Sun We actively create welcoming places to share stories, ideas and skills for people to become “can do” communities, embracing and leading positive change to include and benefit all cultures, abilities, ages and Nature – in neighbourhoods and globally.
Bowes Park Community Association
To bring the community together as well as protecting and conserving the physical and natural environment of our neighbourhood.
Crouch End Chavurah
‘Chavurah’ means group of friends and Crouch End Chavurah is a growing and vibrant Jewish community from a variety of backgrounds including families where only one partner is Jewish. We interpret Judaism in a modern progressive way and saving the planet is one vital aspect of this..
Education & Art
Coffee & Computers
Coffee & Computers is a community initiative that helps newcomers to computers, tablets and smartphones to cope with the challenges in today’s tech-driven society and to take advantage of the life-enhancing opportunities afforded by new technologies.
Jackson’s Lane
Jacksons Lane is the flagship arts and cultural venue in Haringey, creating a year-round programme that encompasses the best in contemporary performance, arts participation, cultural education and outreach work for both its community and the sector as a whole.
Hornsey Historical Society
Discovering, Preserving and Sharing Our Local History.
Green Buildings
Cob in the Community
Cob in the Community is Haringey’s only mud building company and the capital’s leading cob builders. Using recycled London clay they build anything from pizza ovens, to sculptures and buildings. They offer volunteering and training days too.
eN10ergy
eN10ergy is Haringey’s local community energy company, founded to promote and invest in local renewable energy.
Green Travel
Haringey Cycling Campaign
Haringey Cycling Campaign also known as ‘Haringey Cyclists’ is a voice for cyclists who live, work or cycle through the borough.
Haringey Living Streets
We want the borough to be a place where children are able to play safely in their neighbourhoods, where walking and cycling are the natural choice for journeys, and air pollution is lowered. See also Haringey Cyclists
Local Food
CropDrop
CropDrop offers a vegetable delivery scheme making it easy to eat seasonal, ethical food that supports local small-scale organic farms. Orders are delivered weekly to community drop points around Haringey.
Growing in Haringey
Growing in Haringey holds regular green gardeners gatherings that bring local gardeners and community gardens together.
Edible Landscapes London
Edible Landscapes London is a not-for-profit community education project in Finsbury Park. We specialise in forest gardening – a food growing design system that mimics natural ecosystems, involving a variety of perennial plants and trees.
Wolves Lane
A thriving centre for growing and distributing wholesome food and a space for the local food economy to develop through education, enterprise and events.
Harington Centre
Learners work to obtain qualifications and skills in horticulture, retail, employability and personal and social development.
Omved Gardens
Omved Gardens (privately owned in Highgate) holds events to promote sustainable food and global equity.
Green Spaces
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) are involved with many well loved local green spaces. They offer regular activity days, the Green Gym and organise events such as wild flower and bat walks.
Haringey Friends of Parks
Haringey Friends of Parks is a network of local groups who protect and improve our parks, allotments and open green spaces, for the whole community to enjoy. Many hold events, organised walks and volunteering days. Below is a list of groups, including some of the parks facilities and activities. There’s sure to be a local Friends group near to you and even more Friends of Parks groups can be found on the Haringey Friends of Parks website.
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- Alexandra Park – woodland, grassland, gardens and deer
- Crouch End Open Space – open fields and woodland
- Downhills Park – tennis, basketball court and cafe
- Fairland Park – playground and gardening group
- Highgate Bowl – saving this space for the community
- Lordship Rec – lots of groups, activities and eco-hub cafe
- Markfield Park – play areas, steam engine and museum!
- Meadow Orchard Project – Saturday volunteering and cob building
- New River Action Group – Sunday walks along the river
- Parkland Walk – old railway line
- Priory Common Orchard – everyone is welcome to our informal gardening sessions on Wednesday mornings
- Priory Park – tennis courts and cafe
- Railway Fields – volunteering and family activities
- Queen’s Wood – nature walks and working days
- Friends of Tottenham Green – events and activities in this park
- Friends of Tottenham Marshes – Permaculture community garden group promoting the Marshes as a valuable and enjoyable green space for the whole community and to protecting the wildlife that lives there.
- Friends of Tottenham Marshes – are committed to promoting the Marshes as a valuable and enjoyable green space