Friends of Greenspaces
Friends of Greenspaces are groups of local people who work in partnership with their local authority and CMS to improve the management of their local green space such as a Local Nature Reserve or park.
Groups can take on a range of activities supported by CMS, such as:
- Producing ideas on the management of the site.
- Holding practical tasks, walks and events on their site for local people.
- Helping their local authority to develop, implement and monitor site management plans.
- Access external funding for improvements on the site such as play area equipment, benches or a walking trail.
The purpose of Friends groups is to encourage local pride and create a focus for community involvement and ‘ownership’, as well as provide an opportunity for local people to gain new and transferable skills through training workshops.
Volunteer Voices
Here is a list of Friends groups that CMS are happy to endorse:
Broxbourne Borough
Friends of Cheshunt Park
Friends of Wormley Open Spaces
Dacorum Borough
Friends of Chipperfield Common
East Herts District
Broxbourne Wood Wardens
Friends of Pishiobury Park
Friends of Southern Country Park
Hertsmere Borough
Friends of Fishers Field Local Nature Reserve
Friends of the Moatfield
North Herts District
Codicote PEAP Group
Friends of Baldock Greenspaces
Friends of Norton Common
Friends of Oughtonhead Common
Friends of Purwell Valley
St Albans City and District
Friends of Bernards Heath
Friends of Greenway Spinney
Friends of the Nickey Line
St Albans Green Belt Association
Three Rivers District
Friends of Carpenters Wood
Friends of Chorleywood House Estate
Friends of Croxley Common Moor
Watford Borough
Watford Parish Conservation Volunteers
Welwyn Hatfield Borough
Commonswood Nature Watch
Friends of Mardley Heath
Friends of Northaw Great Wood
Home Wood Wardens
Countywide Organisations
Hertfordshire Orchard Initiative