Croydon Ecology Centre

1. Croydon Ecology Centre The Old Orchard, Heathfield, Coombe Lane, Croydon CR0 5RH Green Heritage Fair Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 September 2012 11am to 5pm both days Admission free! All welcome! Enjoy a baked jacket potato or a bowl of delicious home-made organic pumpkin soup & a buttered roll for lunch in our Heathfield Pantry Café. Treat yourself to our traditional Old English Cream Tea in the afternoon. Heathfield organic jams, jellies, chutneys, honey, herbs, chocolates and fudge are for sale on our produce stand. All profits from our lunches, teas & produce sales go directly to our Wildlife Rescue & Animal Welfare Fund. Visit the Ecology Centre’s Wildlife Sanctuary and its Organic Old Varieties’ Orchard. Meet our sheep, Wilfred and Sam. Watch the skill of a local spinner at work, using a traditional spinning wheel. Walk the Heathfield Tree Trail with A Heathfield botanist. Meet nature conservationists, animal & wildlife welfare groups, local artists Pat Mear & Jed Crockett and other green, traditional craft groups from across the borough and surrounding areas. If you have ever thought about volunteering they will be very happy to hear from you. Demonstrations of conservation techniques & other traditional crafts. Where is Heathfield? Heathfield is close to the centre of Croydon at the junction of Coombe Lane, Ballards Way and Gravel Hill. The nearest tram stop is Coombe Lane, about 5 minutes easy walk from Heathfield. Entrance for pedestrians and the disabled is in Ballards Way, near the red post box. Disabled parking available in front of Heathfield House. Other car parking is available in our top carpark in Riesco Drive, 1st. left off Ballards Way. Buses 130 & 466 stop near the top end of Shirley Hills Road, close to Heathfield. More information? Tel: 07919 652 723, 020 8657 0954 or 01293 535027