Earth Day Picnic For Chiswick

This year's Earth Day theme is End Plastic Pollution

A picnic will be held at Turnham Green (with some celebratory freebies) on Earth Day 12 noon – 2pm, Sunday 22nd April 2018 near the War Memorial, opposite Waitrose.

More than one billion people now celebrate Earth Day, making it one of the largest civic observances in the world. This year the Friends of Turnham Green, Abundance London and Hounslow Cycling Campaign are organising the Earth Day Picnic.

Image of the sea filled with plastic

There will be a free tree map from The Street Tree & TreeTalk. Explore Turnham Green’s local trees and follow a walking trail with TreeTalk. There are some amazing trees on and around the Green. TreeTalk is created by Steve Pocock and Paul Wood (author of London's Street Trees: A Field Guide to the Urban Forest).

You can also join a feeder bike ride from Hounslow or Brentford, organised by Hounslow Cycling Campaign and there will be free seeds and elderflower cordial from Abundance London.

Don’t bring any single use plastic – this year’s Earth Day theme is END PLASTIC POLLUTION

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. Worldwide, various events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day events in more than 193 countries are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network.

April 14, 2018