Community Gardens
Bellfield Community Garden is a small garden space designed and looked after by local volunteers. The design has been created using the permaculture design process which has the ethics of Earth care, people care and fair share at its core. We really wanted a space where we could not only grow food, but encourage biodiversity by planting for wildlife, therefore providing food sources and habitat alongside berry bushes, herbs and some pretty veggies for the human users of the garden! We are using a No Dig approach in order to protect the soils mycorrhizal fungi and the roots of the beautiful tree which is the long standing main feature of the garden.
Accessibility has been important from the start and we’ve made sure that the path through the garden is wide enough for a wheelchair (including turning space) or two people walking side by side. In the future we hope to make sure the pathway meets any requirements necessary to be truly accessible for anyone who wishes to use the garden. We also have a large raised bed to build!
With Bellfield being a community owned hub, we hope that the garden will be a welcoming extension of this. We are already enjoying conversations over the fence with neighbours and passers by!
