The summer holidays are over … that’s our cue to get back in the Flower Garden! Our first gardening session of the new season is this Sunday, September 13th. Ruth & Marietta are looking forward to seeing you. They’ll be in the Flower Garden from noon until 4pm, as usual, with tools and gloves to share. You can stay for the full four hours, or just for 15 minutes – it’s up to you. It’s a gentle, friendly session, and no previous experience is required. See you there!

Join us at the History Hut in the park on Saturday, September 12th at 7.30pm for our Autumn Bat Hunt. Led by Lambeth’s bat expert, Dr Iain Boulton, who will bring his big bag of sonic bat detectors to share. Iain will share his vast knowledge of bats with us, and we’ll use the detectors to try to track down the park’s famous pipistrelles. This event is free to members of the Friends of Kennington Park. If you need to renew, or you’re not already a member, just click here. No

Marietta and Catherine will be in the Flower Garden again on Sunday, July 12th, from noon until 4pm. You’re welcome to come for just 15 minutes – or the whole 4 hours, if you’re feeling energetic. And there will be tools and gardening gloves to share. Bring your friends! No previous gardening experience is needed – and novices are welcome! Children must be accompanied by an adult. See you in the garden on Sunday!

Sunday 5th July 2026, 1-6pm, Kennington Park Our fantastic festival is back! ​ Our 6th free, fun, family Festival in the park is happening – on Sunday 5th July 2026, 1-6pm! ​ Join us for for an afternoon of live music, dance and cultural activities, wellbeing workshops, arts, crafts and creativity, family activities and face painting - and delicious food and refreshments. ​​ Together with our festival partners, Melanin Health & Wellness, we’ve been working hard – to find spo

Here’s a pic of some of our jolly gardeners in May – they pulled up barrowloads of weeds, so those magnificent irises could be seen in all their purple glory. Marietta and Catherine will be here in the Flower Garden again this Sunday, June 7th, from noon until 4pm. You’re welcome to come for just 15 minutes – or the whole 4 hours, if you’re feeling energetic. And there will be tools and gardening gloves to share. Bring your friends! No previous gardening experience is needed

Catherine and Marietta will be in the Flower Garden on Sunday, May 10th, from noon until 4pm for this month’s session. We hope you can join us then … for 15 minutes – or the whole four hours, if you’re feeling fit! Tools and gloves will be provided, and no previous experience needed! All are welcome, but children must be accompanied by an adult.

It was all over the news last week – Sunday was International Dawn Chorus Day. And yes, our Dawn Chorus Walk was a week ahead of schedule, but that’s when FoKP member and birdsong expert Erica Wells was available. So big thanks to her for organising a walk for us – and for getting us out early so we could hear the birds properly. Considering it was 6 o’clock on a Sunday morning, we had a pretty good turnout! We heard, and in many cases also saw, seventeen species of birds. No

It’s Spring, and the bindweed is back! So let’s get to work! Please – come and join Catherine and Marietta for our April session in the Flower Garden . They’ll be there on Sunday, April 12th , from noon until 4pm . You can stay as long – or as short – as you like. Tools and gardening gloves will be provided – and a cup of tea or coffee! No gardening skills required. All are welcome , but children must be accompanied by an adult.

On Saturday, April 11th , Marietta from the Friends will lead a free history walk in the park, remembering the 1848 Monster Chartist Rally on Kennington Common . Meet outside Prince Consort Lodge (Trees for Cities) at 2.30pm .

Our first Bat Hunt of 2026! Coming up on Friday, April 10th . Meet at the History Hut in the park at 8pm . Dr Iain Boulton will lead our Spring Bat Hunt … hopefully, the pipistrelle bats will now be out of hibernation. Iain will tell us all about these amazing creatures, and he’ll bring sonic bat detectors to share. This is a free event, but please – if you want to take part, support the Friends of Kennington Park . It’s just £6 per person for a year, or £10 for a household.

Yes! It's happening! On Sunday, March 29th in the Flower Garden, between 10am and 12 noon. For children aged 3 - 11. Entries close on Wednesday, March 25th. But places are limited , so please book your space here !

​ We are delighted that Lambeth Council have responded so positively to our campaign to Save Kenny . Their planned budget for 2026/27 includes money for the required restoration work. There is a lot to do before work will start on the bowl and we are looking forward to seeing how the project develops over the next 2-3 months. An updated project plan and financial protocols will be put in place, a new contract tendering exercise will be required and further surveys are like

Here's a photo of some of our happy volunteer gardeners from yesterday's session in the Flower Garden. Thank you to Hanna and Maria, Arthur, Michael and Diana for coming out to help. And to Ruth and Marietta for organising and running the session. Not a glimpse of blue in the grey skies, but a jolly time was had by all – a thorough litter pick, cutting back, and digging up lots of weeds. And Hanna was very excited to see frog spawn in the pond! Next sessions coming up: Sund