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TCV Hollybush
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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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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
December 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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
December 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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
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
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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
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
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’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
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
A dragonfly nymph shell. A great spot by our volunteer officers, while doing some pond maintenance today.

#dragonflynymphshell #dragonflynymph #dragonfly #naturegarden #wildlifegarden #pondlife
July 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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
June 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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
June 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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
June 17, 2025 at 9:08 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
May 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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
May 15, 2025 at 3:42 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
May 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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
May 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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
May 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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
April 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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
April 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Currently recruiting for Volunteer Officers!
Gain skills and training in the conservation, nature, and green skills sectors. Email hollybush@tcv.org.uk for more info. www2.tcv.org.uk/cgi-bin/volu...

#Training #conservation #CareerOpportunity #leeds #TCV #joininfeelgood #skills #GreenSpaces
April 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Someone is feeling very photogenic today 🙂
#wildlifegarden #springtime #birds #robin #robins
April 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What lovely weather for wildlife! Just a couple of visitors to the Hollybush garden this week #springtime #WildlifeConservation #wildlifegarden #butterflies #orangetipbutterfly #bumblebees
April 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM