Friends of School House Lane Orchard
The Friends manage School House Lane Orchard, a green space in south Teddington owned by Richmond Co
03/07/2023
Yarrow spotted in the no-mow area!
19/06/2023
The Philadelphus is looking and smelling superb currently - as its common name, mock orange, implies, the fragrance is similar to orange blossom
03/08/2022
Our latest Green Flag Award is now proudly displayed on the Orchard shed.
28/07/2022
Delighted to have been presented with our latest Green Flag Award today!
07/07/2022
Now to find out if bats are still visiting the Orchard! We have seen what we assumed were pipistrelles in the past. Thanks to Habitats & Heritage we now have a bat detector close to our bat box in the sycamore tree. Fingers crossed for some activity!
23/06/2022
Thanks so much to Lucy and Fran from Habitats & Heritage for advising and installing our bird, owl and bat boxes. Let's hope some creatures take a fancy to them and move in!
18/06/2022
Some of the current floral highlights: rose, Hypericum, geraniums and unidentified - does anyone know what the small lilac flowers are?
17/06/2022
We attended the annual Friends of Parks Forum this week. An excellent meeting, hearing about the huge amount of activity going on in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames to enhance parks. Thanks to the Council's fantastic Parks Department and the equally fantastic Habitats & Heritage for all their support. Watch this space for more news!
23/04/2022
We have a superb crop of daisies in the lawn currently.
02/04/2022
We have a plan of the Orchard, which has been many years in the making. Thanks to our talented local graphic designer!
26/03/2022
The damson blossom is looking wonderful at the moment
24/02/2022
We are delighted to announce that we have received the Green Flag Community Award for 2022-23, the 12th year running. We were the first community group in Richmond borough to win the award in 2011.
26/01/2022
We've repaired our noticeboard and retreated the side of the shed