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?

Season’s greetings

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Heath Hands! Our office is largely closed from 21st December to 5th January, so do bear with us if response times are slower in this time.

We look forward to seeing you on the Heath in 2025 - check out our events page for what’s coming up, or take out a friends membership for regular updates as well as exclusive member events straight to your inbox each month.

What we do

Heath conservation

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.

 
Hampstead Heath class

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.

 
Hampstead Heath horses

Support Us Today

You can support our conservation and community programmes and volunteers on Hampstead Heath by;


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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