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Go wild about nature on a FREE course at ActivGardens
Learn more about nature, get involved in practical activities, and find out what we can do to help the environment in a free four-week course at our inspiring community garden.
You will also develop skills and take part in activities to promote health and wellbeing as part of a welcoming group.
Location: The People’s Community Garden, Maidenhall Allotments, Halifax Road, Ipswich IP2 8RE
Dates: Mondays 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th October 2026
Time: 10am to 12 noon
- Develop new skills
- Learn about wildlife & species ID
- Maintain and build wildlife habitat
- Connect with Nature through eco-therapy
- Care for your local environment
• The session is followed by an open beekeeping session – bring a packed lunch and stay on to take part 12.30-2.30pm.
PLEASE NOTE: The course is aimed at adults 16+.
Please book your place by contacting: Project officer Phoebe Hyett phoebe@activlives.org.uk Mobile: 07756 533424 or ActivLives 01473 345350
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Wild About Nature is an exciting project at Ipswich-based charity ActivLives to involve the community in caring for nature and the environment.
The project brings people together to grow and garden sustainably, maintain and develop areas for wildlife, and learn about beekeeping at our urban allotment community garden.
The project, funded for two years by the National Lottery Community Fund, offers weekly volunteering and beekeeping sessions alongside nature-based activities, events and courses both at the community garden and out in the community.
- Nature-based Volunteering – Mon, Wed & Fri 9am to 2pm
- Beekeeping – Monday 12.30am to 2.30pm
- Activity session for your group – please get in touch to arrange
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ActivGardens Development Manager Susannah Robirosa susannah@activlives.org.uk Mobile: 07530 407302 or call ActivLives Office 01473 345350.
Wild About Nature will give local people regular contact with nature right on their doorstep to engender a sense of delight and responsibility for the natural world, foster an understanding of key issues, and develop important skills related to caring for the environment.
Designed to be diverse and inclusive, the project will involve a wide range of people and new groups in volunteering, learning and participation in practical activities, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to enhance their own gardens and green spaces in environmentally responsible ways which make space for wildlife.
By participating, people will improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing, learn skills and gain confidence, and become an active part of their community.
Together we will improve local biodiversity by investigating what we have, researching what we could do improve it, and taking positive action - building a green wave from our community garden outwards into the local community.
ActivLives would like to thank National Lottery players for making this work possible.
When and Where
This event takes place on 05/10/2026 in Ipswich, Suffolk
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About ActivLives
ActivLives is a local independent charity working in Ipswich and across Suffolk to keep people active, connected and involved with their local community through accessible sports and exercise, learning new skills and volunteering opportunities.
