Conservation and Community
on Hampstead Heath
Heath Hands helps conserve 350 hectares of amazing green spaces including Hampstead Heath in North London. We work across Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood, Keats House and the Kenwood Estate delivering a wide range of volunteering, community, learning and nature related programmes.
What’s new?
Sign up to our news
Want to keep up-to-date with our programmes? Why not sign up to one of our three regular newsletters:
Our Hampstead Heath newsletter, which comes out every other month.
Our new Queen’s Greens newsletter, dedicated to our activities at Queen’s Park.
A dedicated monthly Friends newsletter, including additional member-only events and activities
Join us for a litter pick around the Parliament Hill area - all welcome - no need to book.
Join us for a forest bathing workshop on Hampstead Heath to celebrate the Autumn Equinox
Join us for a guided walk exploring the trees of Queen’s Park as part of our Queen’s Greens propgramme. FREE
Enjoy a guided walk of the trees and fungi found in Highgate Wood, lead by their their ranger team.
Join us for a litter pick around the Parliament Hill area - all welcome - no need to book.
Discover one of Hampstead Heath's hidden gems on a guided walk through the magnificent Hill Garden and Pergola
Join us for a litter pick around the Parliament Hill area - all welcome - no need to book.
A guided walk hosted by The Heath and Hampstead Society on the future climate change adaptations of Hampstead Heath.
Join Kenwood House for a guided tour focussing on William Murray, (Lord Mansfield) Lord Chief Justice of England and owner of Kenwood, and the role he played in the abolition of slavery in this country
Join Kenwood House on Sunday 4 October for our Autumn Craft Fair and discover some great local products.
Join Kenwood House for a guided tour focussing on William Murray, (Lord Mansfield) Lord Chief Justice of England and owner of Kenwood, and the role he played in the abolition of slavery in this country
Join Keats House with Arachne Press and a bevy of queer poets to celebrate the launch of UP//ROAR Poems of Queer Resistance.
Join acclaimed Scottish poet Niall Campbell alongside Australian poet Todd Turner for an evening exploring deep immersions in landscape, memory, and the quiet intersections of our worlds
Join us for a litter pick around the Parliament Hill area - all welcome - no need to book.
Join Kenwood House for a guided tour focussing on William Murray, (Lord Mansfield) Lord Chief Justice of England and owner of Kenwood, and the role he played in the abolition of slavery in this country
Join us for a litter pick around the Parliament Hill area - all welcome - no need to book.
Join Kenwood House as the Thames Chamber Choir take us back to the age of James the First with songs by Byrd, Tallis and others from the Jacobean era.
Get to know what’s currently on offer at the Heath Info Hut, which celebrates its first anniversary this summer.
Summer reflections on the impact of Heath Hands over the last year, and thinking about the years ahead!
Find out about youth volunteering, work experience and other ways to build skills in the green sector
Find out what we’re doing to help bees and other pollinators on the Heath this World Bee Day.
What we do
Conserving our green spaces
Our conservation and practical programmes help manage the unique landscapes of Hampstead Heath and nearby green spaces. We work to conserve the Heath for both wildlife and people, deliver various wildlife monitoring projects and improve habitat connectivity.
Staff teams across the green spaces lead many thousands of volunteers and hundreds of groups throughout the year. We work in partnership with the City of London Corporation and English Heritage to deliver our conservation and maintenance programmes.
Getting Communities Involved
Our event and community programmes support people to get active on the Heath. We help people of all backgrounds and abilities to get involved in volunteering and recreation on our green spaces, delivering a range of activities and events and working to ensure that our green spaces are welcoming and accessible for all.
Sign up for our community newsletter here.
Support Us Today
You can support our conservation and community programmes and volunteers on Hampstead Heath by;
making a donation or fundraising for us
becoming a member, a Friend of Heath Hands
adopting a wildlife home
leaving a legacy
making a purchase in our shop
Heath Hands at 25
2024 marks twenty five years since we were founded - check out our celebratory film below and find out more about our work.
Our celebration of the first 25 years of our charity.
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