A chilly start to the day in the Hollybush garden this morning, but it's lovely and toasty-warm in the poly-tunnels where the plants are all doing their thing and getting nice and big for the Plant Sale in 6 weeks! #Spring #GrowYourOwn #communitygarden #plantsale #gardening #gardeninguk

We are excited to announce that applications have now opened for year 2 of the Green Skills traineeship! Apply here: www2.tcv.org.uk/cgi-bin/jobs... For more info: www.tcv.org.uk/tcv-green-sk... Made possible with #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund Scotland. #BetterNatureForAll #CareersInConservation

Looking to get involved with conservation in your local community? Check out the TCV Chestnut Fund start up and support grants! Your community group could be awarded a grant between £200 - £500 to help benefit your community. Follow the below link for more information www.tcv.org.uk/tcv-communit...

Happy Monday! Join us this Sunday from 11 a.m. for a fun day of potato shopping & seed swapping. Plus family friendly activities, tasty fire-baked potatoes & lots of treats in the cafe. #potatodays #potatodaysuk #PotatoDay #growyourown #growyourownfood #familyfriendly #familyfriendlyleeds

Join us in celebrating #WorldWetlandsDay! Having wetlands can make a crucial difference to nature & wildlife, with approximately 40% of the world’s wildlife reliant in some way on wetlands. Check out our blog on why ponds are more important than ever to biodiversity : www.tcv.org.uk/media_hub/al...

Happy February... or Potato Day month as we call it at Hollybush 😀 We're excitedly waiting for our bulk spud orders to arrive and then we'll share details of all the varieties we'll have for sale later in the month.🥔🔥 #potatoes #PotatoDay #potatodays #lovespuds #GrowYourOwn #growyourownfood

It's been a very soggy week in the Hollybush garden, but there were opportunities to spot cool fungus, and the first of the snowdrops are out. It will be wild garlic season before we know it! #rainydays #wildlifegarden #firstsignsofspring

Endless thanks to Sunshine & Smiles for coming along last weekend to help out with tree planting! Everyone did a great job, mud and all. #joininfeelgood #treeplanting #tcv #volunteer #volunteering

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The Hollybush Project had a lot of fun making pine-cone bird feeders today - a perfect rainy day job! #woodlandgarden #WildlifeFriendly #rainydayfun

Hollybush Potato Day & Seed Swap is back! Join us on Sunday 22nd February for our annual spud celebration. 16 varieties of seed potato, a super seed swap, fire-baked potatoes & kids activities. #PotatoDay #potatodaysuk #growyourown #growyourownfood #potato #lovespuds

Not long now until our 15th #NewYearPlantHunt! From 1 - 4 January, let's head out and see how many wild or naturalised plants we can find in bloom. Resources to help us: bsbi.org/take-part/ac... The data we collect will deepen our understanding of how our plants are responding to a changing climate.

Next week is a very magical one at TCV Skelton Grange, catch a glimpse into the secret world of the little folk who reside there in this festive celebration of light in the darkness. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-winters-... #FamilyFriendlyLeeds #christmasmagic #LeedsFamilies #autismfriendly

We'd love to see you all at the Hollybush Festive Fair today, 11am until 3pm, the perfect opportunity to pick up some green gifts from local makers, or a little treat for yourself. 💚 #LS5 #greenchristmas #festivefair #makerfair #kirkstall #shoplocal #craftfair #christmasfairs #christmasfair

More pics from the Festive Fair, taking place today 11am-3pm. As well as our barn full of local makers we have lots of beautiful items made by the members of our learning disability group The Hollybush Project, and the woodwork team. 💚🎄🫙 #leedsvolunteering #ecofriendly #learningdisabilityawareness

We'd love to see you all at the Hollybush Festive Fair today, 11am until 3pm, the perfect opportunity to pick up some green gifts from local makers, or a little treat for yourself. 💚 #LS5 #greenchristmas #festivefair #makerfair #kirkstall #shoplocal #craftfair #christmasfairs #christmasfair

The Hollybush Winter 2025 newsletter is out! Find our about our upcoming events, volunteering opportunities, and courses taking place in the new year. mailchi.mp/413c4f91ddc7...

Lots of amazing local makers and crafters joining us this year for the Hollybush Festive Fair, selling a huge range of beautiful handmade items including toys, clothes, homewares and decorations, toiletries and tasty things. More details coming soon… it's going to be a cracker! #shoplocal #xmasfair

🌿 Roots & Recipes Do you have a favourite traditional recipe and a story behind it? Together, we’ll create a community cookbook celebrating culture, connection and community. 🍲 Submit your recipe or express your interest in a session: forms.office.com/e/9u8VqnRd3g

Messy gardens aren’t lazy gardens, they’re #wildlife havens! From log piles to leaf litter, these simple features can turn your outdoor space into a #biodiversity hotspot. Discover 10 untidy garden features that help nature thrive & why they matter. 👉 full guide here: www.tcv.org.uk/media_hub/bi...

A little reminder that we're currently taking bookings for our eco-friendly Festive Fair in December - first time stallholders welcome! Email [email protected] for more information. #craftfair #craftfairuk #makerfair #stallholderswanted #ecofriendly #greenchristmas

Tickets for Hocus Pocus, going live at 5! Join us in the Hollybush garden this Halloween for ghoulish games, creepy crafts and spooky surprises. Suitable for kids age 2-10ish and only £8 per child. #leeds #halloween #familyfriendlyleeds #spookyseason

Lots of fun stuff coming up at Hollybush this Autumn, starting this weekend! Celebrate the Heritage Open Day season and join us for Minibeast Metropolis, a family friendly day of free #nature activities. #minibeasts #wildlifegarden #HOD2025 #familyfriendlyleeds

We're getting super-excited for our Heritage Open Day event next weekend, supported by @leedscivictrust.bsky.social. We'll have an interactive #minbeast trail plus loads of #familyfriendly activities including building #habitathouses from recycled materials, seed ball making and #naturegarden design

We’ll have Dr Bike visiting us twice over the next month. Run by Leeds Bike Mill, this is an opportunity to book a free half hour slot to get your #bike checked by a qualified mechanic. Basic repairs will be made where possible too! Book your slot at www.ticketsource.co.uk/leedsbikemill #cycling

Cade worked really hard at @tcvhollybush.bsky.social‬ this week, where he helped out in the garden and took part in some jam making. Great work Cade 👏👏👏 #ActuallyAutistic #Inclusion #Conservation #Work

Here's a pretty cool #beforeandafter! We received a kind donation of several pieces of unprocessed #oak direct from the arborist who cut the tree down and have turned them into these beautiful cheese boards. Now for sale in our little shop for £10 each, so pop in if you would like to buy one. 🧀🐭

A dragonfly nymph shell. A great spot by our volunteer officers, while doing some pond maintenance today. #dragonflynymphshell #dragonflynymph #dragonfly #naturegarden #wildlifegarden #pondlife

It’s the beginning of another busy buzzy week at Hollybush! A massive thank you to @westonfdn.bsky.social for their support with all the day-to-day costs of keeping Hollybush running, making a difference for people and for nature. 💚 #JoinInFeelGood #NatureMatters

☀ With the warm dry spring we're having, there's lots you can do to help wildlife stay cool. 🧡Provide enough water and top up bird baths & ponds. 🧡Place rocks in water dishes for insects to have a safe drink too. 🧡Let areas grow wild to provide shade. ywt.org.uk/actions/how-provide-water-wildlife

Wrapping up another gorgeous day in the Hollybush garden with a visit to the #wildflowermeadow, which gets better and better as the year progresses, and is absolutely teeming with wildlife at the moment 🐝🐞🪰🦋 #pollinators #PollinatorPower #pollinatorfriendly #hoverflies #ladybirds #butterflies

🍎🌿 Join Fruit Harvest Share: Aug-Nov 2025! 🌿🍎 Hey apple lovers!  Why not join Fruitwork Coop's 'Fruit Harvest Share' 🍏🍐 https://f.mtr.cool/sswbcvlukh  🌱 Delicious chemical-free fruit 🌼 Support Local What's not to love? Share this post with friends!

As it’s #Volunteersweek who is still using their @tcvhollybush.bsky.social #TCV Tea mugs? #Brewsup #showusyourMugs #recycle #puttingtheTinTCV #Oldschool #Brewkit @jotaylor.bsky.social

Join us in Leeds Kirkgate Market this Thursday for Being Social, an information event for people with a learning disability, where you can find out about organisations and things you can get involved with all over the city. 19 June 2025, 11am to 3pm #LearningDisabilities #connectinthenorth

Join us at Hollybush today for the family friendly Sunshine & Smiles fundraising musical extravaganza, host by Nicky Bray's Musical Menagerie We'll have music all day in the barn and Café 21 at TCV Hollybush will be open for Saturday afternoon Treats. All proceeds support Leeds Down Syndrome Network

🎉We're proud to have funded 6 projects in the second round of our Community Heritage Fund programme, in collaboration with @leedscommfound.bsky.social 🌱@tcvhollybush.bsky.social Rhubarb Roots project celebrates the heritage of the Hollybush site with a focus on rhubarb & redesigns their gardens

Come on down to Kirkgate Market today! TCV are here, as well as a whole host of other lovely community organisations sharing information about #wellbeing and #mentalhealth. 💚

Join us on Sunday 25th May, 10:30am-3:30pm for our favourite event of the year, the Hollybush Plant Sale, this year with the added excitement of a Rhubarb Fayre! #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plants #plantsale #familyfriendlyleeds #kirkstall #LS5 #horticulture #growingfood #growyourown

Thank you to Chevin Medical Practice for having us along to talk about the Travel with Confidence project in their team meeting today. We are looking forward to working closely together to support the people of Otley. www.opforum.org.uk/projects-and... #TravelWithConfidence #TravelBuddies #Otley

Another gorgeous and very busy day in the Hollybush garden! The sunshine is really making the colours of the flowers pop, and they look especially great together. Here are a couple 'accidentally amazing' combinations spotted today. #summertime #wildlifegarden #WildlifeConservation #naturegarden #May

Summer is in full swing in the Hollybush garden ☀ The first damsel flies have been spotted, the clematis is in full bloom and the bees are out in force 🐝💚 #naturegarden #May #wildlifegarden #WildlifeConservation #summertime #damselflies #bees

Happy May Day! Falling halfway between Spring equinox and the midsummer solstice, 1st of May has traditionally marked the start of summer in Europe. In the Hollybush garden you couldn’t ask for a more perfect summer morning ☀🐝🌸 #May #mayday #summertime #wildlifegarden #WildlifeConservation #LS5

It's been a great day for #butterfly spotting in the Hollybush garden, one even camouflaged itself as a daffodil! The #garden & #cafe will be open 10am-3pm on Good Friday, so do take a wander down and see how many you can identify. #speckledwoodbutterfly #largewhitebutterfly #butterflies #LS5

On this day 168 years ago, Emily Williamson was born. ⚡ At age 34, she founded the RSPB, setting the stage for over a century of vital work protecting nature, which continues today. Happy Birthday, Emily...here's to your enduring impact!

A very well camouflaged speckled wood butterfly in the Hollybush garden this morning. They enjoy the dappled sunshine of the woodland edge, which was exactly where this one was spotted! 🦋 #speckledwoodbutterfly #springtime #wildlifegarden #WildlifeConservation #woodland

Currently recruiting for Volunteer Officers! Gain skills and training in the conservation, nature, and green skills sectors. Email [email protected] for more info. www2.tcv.org.uk/cgi-bin/volu... #Training #conservation #CareerOpportunity #leeds #TCV #joininfeelgood #skills #GreenSpaces

Someone is feeling very photogenic today 🙂 #wildlifegarden #springtime #birds #robin #robins

What lovely weather for wildlife! Just a couple of visitors to the Hollybush garden this week #springtime #WildlifeConservation #wildlifegarden #butterflies #orangetipbutterfly #bumblebees

Sellers sought for our Rhubarb Fayre on Sunday 25th May, in Kirkstall, LS5. Stalls are free, and we’d love to welcome makers & crafters who sell the odd rhubarb-related item amongst their other stock. Please email [email protected]. #makersmarket #makers #artmarket #craft #craftfair #rhubarb