TCV Hollybush
@tcvhollybush.bsky.social
Conservation volunteering, health and wellbeing activities, courses and events in Kirkstall, Leeds.
Hollybush Conservation Centre, Broad Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3BP
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Hollybush Conservation Centre, Broad Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3BP
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The Hollybush Winter 2025 newsletter is out! Find our about our upcoming events, volunteering opportunities, and courses taking place in the new year.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Hollybush Winter 2025 newsletter is out! Find our about our upcoming events, volunteering opportunities, and courses taking place in the new year.
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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
#shoplocal #xmasfair
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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
#shoplocal #xmasfair
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🌿 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
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
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🌿 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
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
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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...
👉 full guide here: www.tcv.org.uk/media_hub/bi...
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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...
👉 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 hollybush@tcv.org.uk for more information.
#craftfair #craftfairuk #makerfair #stallholderswanted #ecofriendly #greenchristmas
#craftfair #craftfairuk #makerfair #stallholderswanted #ecofriendly #greenchristmas
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A little reminder that we're currently taking bookings for our eco-friendly Festive Fair in December - first time stallholders welcome! Email hollybush@tcv.org.uk for more information.
#craftfair #craftfairuk #makerfair #stallholderswanted #ecofriendly #greenchristmas
#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
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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
September 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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
September 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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
September 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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
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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
#ActuallyAutistic #Inclusion #Conservation #Work
August 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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
#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. 🧀🐭
July 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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
#dragonflynymphshell #dragonflynymph #dragonfly #naturegarden #wildlifegarden #pondlife
July 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A dragonfly nymph shell. A great spot by our volunteer officers, while doing some pond maintenance today.
#dragonflynymphshell #dragonflynymph #dragonfly #naturegarden #wildlifegarden #pondlife
#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
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
June 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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
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
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☀ 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
🧡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
May 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
☀ 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
🧡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
#pollinators #PollinatorPower #pollinatorfriendly #hoverflies #ladybirds #butterflies
June 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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
#pollinators #PollinatorPower #pollinatorfriendly #hoverflies #ladybirds #butterflies
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🍎🌿 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
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Hey apple lovers!
Why not join Fruitwork Coop's 'Fruit Harvest Share' 🍏🍐
https://f.mtr.cool/sswbcvlukh
🌱 Delicious chemical-free fruit
🌼 Support Local
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Share this post with friends!
June 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🍎🌿 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!
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!
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As it’s #Volunteersweek who is still using their @tcvhollybush.bsky.social #TCV Tea mugs? #Brewsup #showusyourMugs #recycle #puttingtheTinTCV #Oldschool #Brewkit @jotaylor.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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
19 June 2025, 11am to 3pm
#LearningDisabilities #connectinthenorth
June 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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
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
May 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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
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🎉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
🌱@tcvhollybush.bsky.social Rhubarb Roots project celebrates the heritage of the Hollybush site with a focus on rhubarb & redesigns their gardens
May 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🎉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
🌱@tcvhollybush.bsky.social Rhubarb Roots project celebrates the heritage of the Hollybush site with a focus on rhubarb & redesigns their gardens
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May 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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. 💚
Today from 11am-3pm, we and the Autism AIM - Mental Health Equity Project will be at @forumcentral.bsky.social and @touchstonesupport.bsky.social's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Marketplace event!
May 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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
#plantsmakepeoplehappy #plants #plantsale #familyfriendlyleeds #kirkstall #LS5 #horticulture #growingfood #growyourown
May 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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
#plantsmakepeoplehappy #plants #plantsale #familyfriendlyleeds #kirkstall #LS5 #horticulture #growingfood #growyourown
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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
www.opforum.org.uk/projects-and...
#TravelWithConfidence #TravelBuddies #Otley
May 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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
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
#summertime #wildlifegarden #WildlifeConservation #naturegarden #May
May 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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
#summertime #wildlifegarden #WildlifeConservation #naturegarden #May