Barnet Environment Centre is situated on a 7.5 acre (2 Ha) reserve which is a “Site of Interest for Nature Conservation”.

The Friends of Barnet Environment Centre is a registered charity which provides events for the local community and activities for schools in order to educate and inspire a lasting interest in and appreciation of the natural world.

We maintain the reserve through regular volunteer work-parties and, in addition to educating schoolchildren, organise open days, children’s activities and youth projects.

The nature reserve and Environment Centre are only open to the public for these events.

All our courses are curriculum-linked and provide children with the opportunity to learn about and connect with nature and also to discover the joy of the natural world. We are happy to be able to share our nature reserve and its amazing wildlife with so many children. We hope that in future years they continue to engage with nature after they leave us and grow up with a sense of ownership of the environment and a desire to protect it. 

 

We are managed by a board of 13 volunteer trustees.

Current Officers are:

Co-Chairs: Bernard Johnson, Dick Elms, Geoff Lee

Treasurer: Ruth Barrett

Secretary and Membership Secretary: Kathy Johnson