A friends group (or community group) is a group of local people that have a vested interest in their local open space or park.They have a collective desire to work with us to further improve facilties and increase the usage of their space.
Friends groups play a vital role in helping Hounslow's parks and open spaces become safer, cleaner and greener.With over 20 groups across the borough, there is a large voluntary sector for the management of green spaces.
List of groups
You can find a list of local friends groups and their contact details below.
A to C
- Avenue Park, contact admin@avenueparkfriends.org
- Beaversfield Park, contact fobeaversfieldpark@hotmail.com
- Bedfont Lakes Country Park: Friends of Bedfont Lakes website or Bedfont Lakes Conservation Volunteers website
- Brent Lea Recreation Ground: Friends of Brent Lea on Facebook
- Chiswick Back Common, contact friendsofchiswickcommon@gmail.com
- Chiswick House Grounds: Chiswick House Friends website
- Crane River Valley: Friends Of The River Crane website
D to H
- Dukes Meadows, contact admin@dukesmeadowtrust.org
- Feltham Green, contact felthamgreen@outlook.com
- Friends of Lampton Park: Friends of Lampton Park website
- Gunnersbury Park: Friends of Gunnersbury Park and Museum website
- Hanworth Air Park: Friends of Hanworth Park House website
- Harvard Hill Recreation Ground: Friends of Harvard Hill on Instagram
- Heston Park: Heston Residents Association website
- Hounslow Heath, contact countryside@hounslow.gov.uk
I to N
- Inwood Park, contact friendsofinwoodpark@outlook.com
- Jersey Gardens: Friends of Jersey Gardens on Facebook
- Northcote Nature Reserve, contact fonnr1@gmail.com
S to W
- St John's Gardens: The St John's Residents Association website
- St Paul's Recreation Ground: Friends of St Paul's on Facebook
- Strand on the Green Rec: Strand on the Green website
- Thornbury Park: Friends of Thornbury Park website
- Turnham Green: Friends of Turnham Green website
- Watermans Park, contact chair@friendsofwatermanspark.org
If your group isn't on the list, email parks@hounslow.gov.uk.
Join or start a group
We are continuously looking to work with and help establish new friends groups for our parks. If there isn't already a friends group to join, you could start a new one.
You can give as little or as much of your time as you wish to being a friend of the park. Any involvement is valuable and contributes to positive change in your park. You could get involved, for example, in:
- fundraising
- promoting activities
- community clear-ups
- supporting park events
If you are interested in volunteering or forming a friends group, email groups@habitatsandheritage.org.uk.
To find out more, visit Habitats & Heritage website - Friends of parks groups.