Gardening & nature

Free hands-on gardening sessions, nature crafts, & seasonal workshops

Step into our Community Wellbeing Garden: a calm, green space to unwind, connect with nature and get your hands dirty.

No experience needed, and everyone’s welcome.

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Garden Guardians

Join us in caring for our beautiful community wellbeing garden.

Our free weekly drop-in sessions are a chance to practice gardening skills or learn new ones, enjoy connecting with nature.

No experience necessary! We also run a series of free gardening and nature crafts workshops.

Gardening and nature crafts workshops

If you enjoy nature, gardening or craft activities, these free workshops are for you.

From mosaic making to flower-pressing, seed-storing to bath bomb crafting, there’s a lot on offer. They run on an ad hoc basis and will always be listed in our monthly community activity programme and on our social media pages.

Walking group

Are you looking to gently increase your physical activity and meet new people? Our walks around the local area may be for you. 

Walks start at the Likewise community centre in Swiss Cottage and take in different local spots each time. We’re lucky to have some great green spaces nearby and often stop for coffee along the way.

Leigh’s story

It’s crucial for wellbeing, to belong somewhere…People just remember my name and I’m just blown away.

Leigh joined Likewise in 2022 and tried out several activities before finding Garden Guardians. She was previously very socially isolated but through coming over time she has built valuable friendships. 

Leigh now attends the sessions every week and particularly loves coming to the ad hoc craft and nature workshops. She plans to continue with the group and has big hopes for how they can continue to work together to develop the garden space for the community.

“It’s crucial for wellbeing, to belong somewhere. And I’ve always felt that when I’ve come here, it’s felt welcoming and people just remember my name and I’m just blown away, they say hello Leigh and I can’t believe they’ve remembered me, it’s just a really warm feeling.”

What Likewise offers Leigh:
  • Friendships with like-minded people
  • A feeling of belonging
  • A shared project she can work on for the benefit of the wider community.