Conservation and Community
on Hampstead Heath
Heath Hands helps conserve 350 hectares of amazing green spaces including Hampstead Heath in North London. We work across Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood, Keats House and the Kenwood Estate delivering a wide range of volunteering, community, learning and nature related programmes.
What’s new?
New programme at Queen’s Park
We’re excited to be starting a new programme in partnership with the team at Queen’s Park.
The Queen’s Greens programme will include:
Garden and conservation volunteering
Nature activities
Ecological monitoring and citizen science
Be amazed this summer with free children's magic shows at Queen’s Park.
Join Illyria Theatre Company at Kenwood for an outdoor performance of The Pirates of Penzance - organised by English Heritage.
Join Keats House for a family-friendly production of the Sword in the Stone.
Dsicover the different butterfly species that can be found at Queen’s Park
Be amazed this summer with free children's magic shows at Queen’s Park.
Be amazed this summer with free children's magic shows at Queen’s Park.
Summer reflections on the impact of Heath Hands over the last year, and thinking about the years ahead!
Find out about youth volunteering, work experience and other ways to build skills in the green sector
Find out some of our programmes particularly aimed at the Heath’s younger visitors.
Find out what we’re doing to help bees and other pollinators on the Heath this World Bee Day.
Discover the benefits of street trees in celebration of Urban Tree Week.
What we do
Conserving our green spaces
Our conservation and practical programmes help manage the unique landscapes of Hampstead Heath and nearby green spaces. We work to conserve the Heath for both wildlife and people, deliver various wildlife monitoring projects and improve habitat connectivity.
Staff teams across the green spaces lead many thousands of volunteers and hundreds of groups throughout the year. We work in partnership with the City of London Corporation and English Heritage to deliver our conservation and maintenance programmes.
Getting Communities Involved
Our event and community programmes support people to get active on the Heath. We help people of all backgrounds and abilities to get involved in volunteering and recreation on our green spaces, delivering a range of activities and events and working to ensure that our green spaces are welcoming and accessible for all.
Sign up for our community newsletter here.
Support Us Today
You can support our conservation and community programmes and volunteers on Hampstead Heath by;
making a donation or fundraising for us
becoming a member, a Friend of Heath Hands
adopting a wildlife home
leaving a legacy
making a purchase in our shop
Heath Hands at 25
2024 marks twenty five years since we were founded - check out our celebratory film below and find out more about our work.
Our celebration of the first 25 years of our charity.
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