Firs Farm Wetlands Park & Playing Fields

12/10/2026

16/09/2026

Did you know Firs Farm is home to Enfield's first wetlands, an award winning green space that started life as a muddy field just over a decade ago?

There's so much more to discover here than most people realise:

🦆 Wetlands and wildlife walks, right on your doorstep
☕ A community hub and café to relax in
⚽ Sports facilities to get active
👨‍👩‍👧 Family friendly visits and activities for kids of all ages
🎓 Learning programmes for local schools
🙋 Volunteering opportunities, including corporate volunteer days

Whether you fancy a wander, a coffee, a kickabout or want to get stuck in as a volunteer, there's something for everyone.

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09/09/2026

There’s more happening at Firs Farm in September than you might think.

As summer starts to fade, little signs of autumn begin to creep in. The leaves start changing, seed heads appear, birds are still busy around the water, and the light feels different too.

Next time you’re out for a walk, see how many of these you can spot:
• changing leaves
• seed heads and fading flowers
• birds around the wetlands
• fungi and other tiny details underfoot
• those lovely softer autumn skies

You don’t need to know the name of everything. Sometimes it’s just nice to notice what’s changed since your last visit.

Save this for your next walk, and tell us, what’s the first sign of autumn you’ve noticed at Firs Farm?

Photos from autumn at Firs Farm last year.

04/09/2026

Summer isn’t over for pollinators yet.

Late-summer flowers can still provide an important source of nectar for bees, butterflies, hoverflies and other insects.

It can feel like everything starts winding down at this time of year, but there’s still plenty happening if you stop and look closely.

What’s still flowering where you are?

26/08/2026

A healthy green space doesn’t always look tidy. 🌿

Long grass, seed heads and wilder patches might look a little untamed, but they can provide valuable food and shelter for insects and other wildlife.

Sometimes, leaving nature to do its thing is exactly what a healthy green space needs.

Next time you’re at Firs Farm, see what you can spot in the wilder areas.

20/08/2026

Have you noticed the skies getting a little quieter?

By late summer, many Swifts are already beginning their journey away from the UK.

If you’re at Firs Farm this week, take a moment to look up, you might still catch one overhead before they’re gone for another year.

Have you spotted any recently?

13/08/2026

A special view from Firs Farm Wetlands 🌘

One of our regular visitors captured this striking time-lapse sequence of the eclipse from the A10 end of the wetlands.

There were plenty of people gathered to watch, and he and his companion were even able to lend eclipse glasses to others who hadn’t brought any.

We love seeing Firs Farm being enjoyed in moments like this, not just for the wildlife and green space, but as a place where people come together and share an experience.

Thank you to Ian Simpkins for sending us the photo and for letting us share it.

Were you at Firs Farm watching the eclipse too?

13/08/2026

Wasps seem to be everywhere in August, especially when you’re trying to eat outside.

But there’s more to them than stealing a bit of your picnic.

Wasps help keep populations of other insects in check by hunting prey such as flies, aphids and caterpillars. They also visit flowers for nectar and can help with pollination as they move from bloom to bloom.

So while they might not be everyone’s favourite summer visitor, they do have an important role to play in the natural world.

Has that changed your opinion of wasps, or are you still keeping your distance? Tell us in the comments.

05/08/2026

Wetlands are sometimes dismissed as “just swamps”, but they do so much more than that.

Places like Firs Farm Wetlands help hold and slow down rainwater, provide food and shelter for wildlife, and create valuable green space for people to enjoy too.

They’re not just important for nature. They’re important for the whole community.
Next time you visit, take a moment to look a little closer at everything this space is quietly doing.

What do you enjoy most when you visit, spotting wildlife, spending time in nature, or simply having somewhere green to walk?

31/07/2026

We were delighted to welcome the Mayor of Enfield, Emma Supple, to Firs Farm Wetlands and Community Hub on 23 July.

Emma is pictured here with our Chair, Toni Guiver, and Trustees Ni Seeker and Peter Charalambous.

She thoroughly enjoyed her visit and passed on her thanks to all the volunteers and trustees whose hard work helps to care for the wetlands and keep the Community Hub running.

Thank you for visiting us, , it was a pleasure to show you around!