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The Friends Of Therfield Heath are a voluntary organisation set up to support Therfield Heath through fundraising, volunteering and activities.

04/11/2026

Sunday 8th November 9:30am - 12:00pm

🗑️ ♻️ LITTER PICK ♻️🗑️

📅 Date: Sunday 8th November
🕤 Start time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
📍 Location: Between the tennis courts and the Heath Cafe

🌾 Please join us for our next litter pick on the Heath this coming Sunday morning! It is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the cleanliness and beauty of Therfield Heath while enjoying a stroll with like-minded individuals. In return for your efforts, you can collect a voucher for a free hot or soft drink ☕️ from the Heath Cafe.

Event Details:

Start time: 9:30 am to 10:30 am. Finish picking by noon please.

Location: Meet between the tennis courts and the Heath Cafe to collect your litter pickers and rubbish bags.

Activity: We'll be litter picking across the Heath, ensuring its pristine condition for everyone to enjoy.

What to Bring: Please dress appropriately for the weather 🧥🧣and wear sturdy shoes 🥾. We'll provide all the necessary equipment.

Important Notes: Please return your pickers and rubbish bags by 12noon at the latest. In case of extreme weather conditions, the event may be shortened or cancelled.

Your support and participation are invaluable to us, and we're grateful for your dedication to preserving Therfield Heath's natural beauty. Let's work together to make a positive impact on our environment!

26/10/2026

A reminder that the next exciting wildlife presentation in the Royston Wildlife Group will be on Tuesday 27th October when Peter Tiffin will present on ‘Use of Flagship Species to Drive Nature Recovery in Bassingbourn’.
Peter is a wildlife enthusiast who recently led an informative and entertaining Swift walk around Royston for FOTH&G. He has a strong interest in local Nature Recovery projects and will explain how Flagship species have been used to drive Nature Recovery from the Ground Up in Bassingbourn. Key themes are community engagement and “keeping common species common ”. He has a passion to move from individual action to community action and engages with other local towns and villages to promote Nature Recovery. His talk will show how mutual support and knowledge sharing helps drive projects forward.
The presentation starts at 7.30pm in the Town Hall for an unforgettable evening of wildlife discovery. Please note that meetings will now be in the Upper Hall, which is a better venue than the lower hall. Booking is not required, just turn up. Entry for FOTH&G members and existing Royston Wildlife Group members is just £4 per session, while non-members can attend for £5. Under 18s can attend for free!
A fundraising raffle will be held at each meeting, contributions to the raffle are always welcome. Note that all profits from the meetings are used to support nature, especially on Therfield Heath.
The full programme is available on the Friends of Therfield Heath & Greens website https://www.friendsoftherfieldheath.org.uk/wildlife.html

20/10/2026

❗️🍂🪴TODAY - TUESDAY 20TH OCTOBER 🪴🍂❗️

🍂THERFIELD HEATH FREE MULCH GIVEAWAY - EXTRA SESSION!🍂

Time: 10am-12noon

Place: Royston Golf Club Car Park, Baldock Road

🍁🌿 Due to the overwhelming success of our recent free mulch giveaway events, when several people went away disappointed when we ran out of mulch, we’re running an extra session this morning, Tuesday, 20th October, giving away fresh mulch produced following ongoing work on the eastern boundary of Therfield Heath.

This is a collaboration between Friends of Therfield Heath - Royston and the Conservators of Therfield Heath and Greens, offering you another chance to pick up some locally sourced mulch while supporting conservation work on the Heath!

The event will take place at the far end of the Royston Golf Club car park, today, Tuesday 20th October, from 10am to 12noon, or until all of the available mulch has gone.

Please bring along your own bags, buckets or barrows. Help will be on hand to shovel and load your cars if you need assistance.

The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens will also be there on the day to help and take any donations you'd like to give in return for the mulch. Any donations will make their way back to the maintaining and improving the Heath for everyone to enjoy.

All the mulch has been created by chipping woody plants that have been cut back by the Conservators as part of their ongoing conservation programme to protect and maintain the Heath’s rich and rare open chalk grassland. It’s a mixed chip of hawthorn, blackthorn, ash, sycamore, silver birch and elder – perfect for garden beds and borders. Please be aware that it may still contain some thorns, so it’s not ideal for paths.

Please come along and take advantage of this fantastic resource, straight from conservation work on Therfield Heath!

19/10/2026

❗️🍂🪴TOMORROW - TUESDAY 20TH OCTOBER 🪴🍂❗️

🍂THERFIELD HEATH FREE MULCH GIVEAWAY - EXTRA SESSION!🍂

Time: 10am-12noon

Place: Royston Golf Club Car Park, Baldock Road

🍁🌿 Due to the overwhelming success of our recent free mulch giveaway events, when several people went away disappointed when we ran out of mulch, we will be running an extra session tomorrow, Tuesday, 20th October, giving away fresh mulch produced following ongoing work on the eastern boundary of Therfield Heath.

This is a collaboration between Friends of Therfield Heath - Royston and the Conservators of Therfield Heath and Greens, offering you another chance to pick up some locally sourced mulch while supporting conservation work on the Heath!

The event will take place at the far end of the Royston Golf Club car park, on Tuesday 20th October, from 10am to 12noon, or until all of the available mulch has gone.

Please bring along your own bags, buckets or barrows. Help will be on hand to shovel and load your cars if you need assistance.

The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens will also be there on the day to help and take any donations you'd like to give in return for the mulch. Any donations will make their way back to the maintaining and improving the Heath for everyone to enjoy.

All the mulch has been created by chipping woody plants that have been cut back by the Conservators as part of their ongoing conservation programme to protect and maintain the Heath’s rich and rare open chalk grassland. It’s a mixed chip of hawthorn, blackthorn, ash, sycamore, silver birch and elder – perfect for garden beds and borders. Please be aware that it may still contain some thorns, so it’s not ideal for paths.

Please come along and take advantage of this fantastic resource, straight from conservation work on Therfield Heath!

17/10/2026

🌾 SUN HILL COMMON - ANNUAL GRASS CUT AND COLLECT - HELP NEEDED!🌾

Dates: Saturday 24th October to Sunday 1st November (or earlier if the grass has all been raked and gathered).

Place: Sun Hill Common, Sun Hill, Royston

⚽️ 🌾 Sun Hill Common is an informal play area, used virtually on a daily basis by the community, whether for football or other games, as well as being an access point to Therfield Heath. It is also important for it’s valuable biodiversity 🌿🌳🪲

🌾 This year’s annual cut is due to be carried out by contractors on Friday 23rd October; special thanks to John O’Connor who have provided this service for free to help the community.

Following the annual cut, volunteers are needed to rake the cut grass into piles ready for the Contractors to return on Monday 2nd November to remove all the green waste. 🌿🍃The area will then be allowed to regenerate for the benefit of wildlife and the ecosystem. 🍃🌿

As last year, it is anticipated that the cut will coincide with school half-term enabling volunteers of all ages to participate in the clean up. Feel free to come and help anytime between Saturday 24th October and Sunday 1st November. Weather permitting, the Conservators of Therfield Heath and Greens’ volunteers will be helping with the grass raking on Wednesday 28th October, 9.30am-11.30am so please feel free to join them if you’d prefer to work alongside others.

If you can help, please wear gloves 🧤🧤and bring a rake.

For any queries or further information, please contact [email protected].

16/10/2026

🍂🪴 THERFIELD HEATH FREE MULCH GIVEAWAY - EXTRA SESSION!🪴🍂

Date: Tuesday 20th October, 10am-12noon

Place: Royston Golf Club Car Park, Baldock Road

🍁🌿 Due to the overwhelming success of our free mulch giveaway events last week, when several people went away disappointed when we ran out of mulch, we will be running an extra session on Tuesday next week (20th October), giving away fresh mulch produced following ongoing work on the eastern boundary of Therfield Heath.

This is a collaboration between Friends of Therfield Heath - Royston and the Conservators of Therfield Heath and Greens, offering you another chance to pick up some locally sourced mulch while supporting conservation work on the Heath!

The event will take place at the far end of the Royston Golf Club car park, on Tuesday 20th October, from 10am to 12noon, or until all of the available mulch has gone.

Please bring along your own bags, buckets or barrows. Help will be on hand to shovel and load your cars if you need assistance.

The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens will also be there on the day to help and take any donations you'd like to give in return for the mulch. Any donations will make their way back to the maintaining and improving the Heath for everyone to enjoy.

All the mulch has been created by chipping woody plants that have been cut back by the Conservators as part of their ongoing conservation programme to protect and maintain the Heath’s rich and rare open chalk grassland. It’s a mixed chip of hawthorn, blackthorn, ash, sycamore, silver birch and elder – perfect for garden beds and borders. Please be aware that it may still contain some thorns, so it’s not ideal for paths.

Please come along and take advantage of this fantastic resource, straight from conservation work on Therfield Heath!

13/10/2026

Not long now until the next thrilling Royston Wildlife Group presentation. This will be on Tuesday 27th October when Peter Tiffin will present on ‘Use of Flagship Species to Drive Nature Recovery in Bassingbourn’.
Peter is a wildlife enthusiast who recently led an informative and entertaining Swift walk around Royston for FOTH&G. He has a strong interest in local Nature Recovery projects and will explain how Flagship species have been used to drive Nature Recovery from the Ground Up in Bassingbourn. Key themes are community engagement and “keeping common species common ”. He has a passion to move from individual action to community action and engages with other local towns and villages to promote Nature Recovery. His talk will show how mutual support and knowledge sharing helps drive projects forward.
The presentation starts at 7.30pm in the Town Hall for an unforgettable evening of wildlife discovery. Please note that meetings will now be in the Upper Hall, which is a better venue than the lower hall. Booking is not required, just turn up. Entry for FOTH&G members and existing Royston Wildlife Group members is just £4 per session, while non-members can attend for £5. Under 18s can attend for free!
A fundraising raffle will be held at each meeting, contributions to the raffle are always welcome. Note that all profits from the meetings are used to support nature, especially on Therfield Heath.
The full programme is available on the Friends of Therfield Heath & Greens website https://www.friendsoftherfieldheath.org.uk/wildlife.html

11/10/2026

😊 ⛅️ We had another great turnout for our Friends Litter Pick on Therfield Heath this morning… thank you to everyone who came along. The weather was perfect and we collected a total of 53kg (117lb) of litter🥤📦🗞️🍾♻️, including a tarpaulin, a mop handle , 2 jumpers and a golf ball!

♻️ Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers and especially to Tim for collecting 36kg of glass bottles single-handedly and to Sarah, Ann and David for helping organise this morning’s litter pick! 💚😊

Our last two litter picks of 2026 will take place on Sunday 8th November and Sunday 13th December 🗓️. Please join us if you can! 😊

10/10/2026

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‘HALLOWEEN SPECIAL’ - TUESDAY 20TH OCTOBER

🦇🍃BATS AND BIOFLUORESCENCE 🍃🦇

Nature Nell and Dr Dell CIC and the Friends of Therfield Heath - Royston (FOTH) are joining forces again to deliver a Halloween experience you won’t want to miss - detecting local bats using ultrasound and discovering the bright colours of the night through UV light!

🦇Locate and identify local bat species and discover how they use echolocation to navigate and find food. See dusk and night-time in vivid colours and learn how biofluorescence helps with the conservation of butterflies and marine life.

🕷️Biofluorescence torches, protective glasses, and bat detectors are provided. We will also bring a thermal scope, in the hope of spotting nocturnal animals such as bats, owls, and badgers! Glow in the dark bats and spiders stickers/toys will also be making an appearance.

Join us on Tuesday October 20th at 5.30 pm outside the Heath Café , the walk will last around 90 minutes. Booking is essential.
• FOTH members ticket: £10
• Non-FOTH members ticket: £15
• Children under 16: Free but must be accompanied by an adult.

To book your places please Email FOTH at [email protected], providing the number of adults and children under 16 and we will confirm your reservation and provide details about how to pay (payment in advance is required, cancellations accepted and refunded until midday on Oct 19th).

🧣🧥🥾Dress for the season, wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a drink and pack a waterproof layer just in case.

Bioluminescence photos copyright Neli Garbuzanova, Bat copyright J Wedd

10/10/2026

🗑️❗️IT’S NEARLY LITTER PICK TIME ❗️🗑️

TOMORROW - Sunday 11th October 9:30am - 12:00pm

🗑️ ♻️ LITTER PICK ♻️🗑️

📅 Date: Sunday 11th October
🕤 Start time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
📍 Location: Between the tennis courts and the Heath Cafe

🌾 Please join us for our next litter pick on the Heath tomorrow morning! It is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the cleanliness and beauty of Therfield Heath while enjoying a stroll with like-minded individuals. In return for your efforts, you can collect a voucher for a free hot or soft drink ☕️ from the Heath Cafe.

Event Details:

Start time: 9:30 am to 10:30 am. Finish picking by noon please.

Location: Meet between the tennis courts and the Heath Cafe to collect your litter pickers and rubbish bags.

Activity: We'll be litter picking across the Heath, ensuring its pristine condition for everyone to enjoy.

What to Bring: Please dress appropriately for the weather 🧥🧣and wear sturdy shoes 🥾. We'll provide all the necessary equipment.

Important Notes: Please return your pickers and rubbish bags by 12noon at the latest. In case of extreme weather conditions, the event may be shortened or cancelled.

Your support and participation are invaluable to us, and we're grateful for your dedication to preserving Therfield Heath's natural beauty. Let's work together to make a positive impact on our environment!

Address

Baldock Road
Royston
SG85BG

Website

https://www.friendsoftherfieldheath.org.uk/

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