Community Tree & Wildflower Allotment
For Directions to the Allotment, Click Here
Not all the trees we source each year are used. In the early days of the project, we found growing room for them between planting seasons in our gardens and borrowed spaces. We were therefore delighted to have permission from Andover Town Council in 2018 to rent a plot on Vigo Road to run as a community allotment.
Thanks to Tesco Bags of Help funding, we were able to set up the allotment with a polytunnel and all-weather working space, sheds and tools, paths and planting beds. Following a Kew Gardens Grow Wild grant in 2019, our annual Sow, Grow, Plant initiative was launched to raise wildflowers from seed to aid the calcareous grassland restoration in the wood.
If you would like to join us, there are opportunities to join the regular Monday team of volunteers as well as a monthly 2nd Saturday team; time is split between the wood and the allotment.
Alternatively, we are actively seeking keen gardeners and growers to form a dedicated allotment team to:
tend to the wildflowers April-October
lift the tree whips in November for the annual children’s tree planting event
plant new whips in the new year
and generally keep the plot shipshape
Whether you are part of the watering rota or volunteering independently at times to suit you, with upwards of 3000 wildflowers to prick out and pot up over the summer months, there is always plenty to do!
Contact us here to find out more and to offer your help or check out the Volunteering section of the website. ‘Into the Woods’ is where you will find the shout out for gardeners.
