Please donate to help us buy plants!
Suggested gift
£20
THE NEW WILDLIFE GARDEN WILL BE BUZZING WITH LIFE, A HAVEN FOR BIRDS, BATS, BUTTERFLIES AND ALL KINDS OF BUGS.
Help us create a model Wildlife Garden on Blythe Hill Fields, where people can sit and relax and immerse themselves in nature, and chat with friends, entertain the kids or try their hand at some eco-friendly gardening.
The Cottage Garden Mix from Pictorial Meadows which will feature in the Wildlife Garden.
EXPLORE THE DESIGNS
Created as the ideal complement to the space, the design responds to details of the site, soil and history, as well as proximity to the playground. It will be a beautiful space which also supports shared working and learning that brings our community together.
The garden project is being run entirely by volunteers of the Friends of Blythe Hill Fields, with design support and expertise generously donated by Hayley and Holly of HH Garden Landscapes and in-kind support from Glendale.
Key features
Attractive, drought-resistant and wildlife-friendly planting with interest and habitat all year round.
Careful consideration to supporting biodiversity with a wide range of plant varieties, which provide food and housing for a wide range of bugs found in the local area.
Additional shelter and habitat creation with 50 bug post shelters made from untreated hardwood, dead hedges with material recycled from the site, a bug bank for ground nesting bees and gabion baskets filled with locally recycled bricks and tiles – particularly friendly for stag beetles and solitary bees!
Strong, hand-crafted benches made out of sustainable Sweet chestnut. There will be two benches in the midst of the planting and an exciting multi-bench under the shady hornbeam nearby - a great place for tired mums and carers to enjoy a rest!
Child friendly features, honouring the heritage of the site as an overflow play space.
A leisure path, which is pram, wheelchair and scooter accessible.
An ‘adventure path’ for kids, which wraps around some of the original shrubs on the site.
Extensive ornamental meadows for pollinators and visual impact.
Sustainable, low waste design with most materials retained on site.
Good open sight lines, with views across the Fields, to the playground, the new older kids’ trim trail and our new orchard beyond.
A rolling programme of learning opportunities and events in your local community.
Download the designs
NIBBLED LEAVES
Target – Spring
We’re hoping to break ground in late 2024 with planting through Spring 2025..
Want to help out?
We warmly welcome new volunteers and there’s plenty to do! Take a look at Get involved for more.
Thank you
This all happens because of support from lovely people like you!
PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY AND HELP BRING WILDLIFE TO BLYTHE HILL FIELDS
The Friends has already committed £10,000 to this project, but we need to raise more! Help us meet our target of £5,000 by donating now.
Suggested gift
£20
Keen to give more?
Your donation will help fund some important features.
£5
a small plant
£10
a large plant
£20
a bug post
£50
a square metre of meadow
£250
garden tools
£350
a feature tree
£1,000
a handcrafted bench