Pollinators

& farming

Calling all green thumbs!

Get your gardening tools ready, complimentary compost is now available! Our site will be open for visitors to collect compost from 9:00AM – 4:00PM daily (available on a first come first served basis).

401 Corkstown Road: The compost bin will set up at the RBC Festival Pad, located on the left-hand side of the driveway shortly after entering the main entrance. We ask that you please bring your own shovel and containers.

Tag us @TheWCParks #TheParks to share your work, happy gardening!

CALLING ALL GREEN THUMBS

CALLING ALL GREEN THUMBS

In all that we do, Wesley Clover Parks endeavours to promote sustainable agriculture and advance environmental stewardship.

Each year we grow and harvest more than 100-acres of hay to feed the over 50 horses (and one donkey) that call Wesley Clover Parks home.

In 2016 Wesley Clover Parks started our partnership with GeesBees Honey Company. A local, family run organization, GeesBees is helping Ottawa’s bees and flowers one hive at a time. With the help of our friends at GeesBees, we have brought in over 300,000 honey bees and now host 6 of our own hives onsite to help support the bee population as well as harvest our own honey.

In 2017 Wesley Clover Parks began our partnership with the Canadian Wildlife Federation's Bat House Program. Wesley Clover Parks now has four bat houses to aid in the survival of the endangered Little Brown Bat. These bat houses will offer a space for the Little Brown Bat to roost during the spring and have its pups over the summer, giving its pups a chance for survival.

  • Community Supported Pollination Project

    In 2017 Gees Bees began their Community Supported Pollination Project here at Wesley Clover Parks! This project allows members of the community to reserve their share of the honey harvest at the start of the season. At harvest time, you'll receive a year's supply of local raw honey and have the opportunity to meet the bees that make your honey at Bee Day!

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  • Bat House Program.

    “Help the Bats” focuses on protecting the bat populations in Canada by encouraging groups in learning about Canadian bat species and the current threats to their survival, which includes habitat loss. One way of doing this is to provide alternative roosting sites for bats with bat houses.

    Wesley Clover Parks now has four bat houses to aid in the survival of the endangered Little Brown Bat. These bat houses offer a space for the Little Brown Bat to roost during the spring and have its pups over the summer, giving its pups a chance for survival.

    Learn More

  • Canada 150 Groves project.

    As a part of the celebrations for Canada 150, the country’s sesquicentennial, the City of Ottawa organized the Canada 150 Groves project. The project was meant to leave a lasting legacy by planting a grove of 150 native Canadian maple trees in each of the 23 city wards. Wesley Clover Parks was selected as the recipient for our ward and planting for all groves took place throughout 2017. This planting was in addition to the 1000+ Canada 150 tulips, also known as the Maple Leaf tulip, that were planted on-site!

  • Long-term commitment to sustainable farming.

    Each year we grow and harvest more than 100-acres of hay to feed the over 50 horses and one donkey that call Wesley Clover Parks home. This is part of our long-term commitment to sustainable farming. We are constantly working on new and innovative plans to help Wesley Clover Parks keep pace as a thriving and evolving community hub with a focus on sustainable farming.