Community Wildlife Garden
CRAIGMORE COMMUNITY WILDLIFE GARDEN
At Craigmore we started off on our Community Wildlife Garden project in April 2023, so this is a brand new venture for us.
We currently have six raised beds and are currently growing savoy cabbage, cauliflower, white onion, red onion, dwarf French beans, runner beans, broad beans, beetroot, winter squash, tomatoes and cucumber. How successful we will be is another matter but it is all part of the gardening experience! We have also planted heritage apple and pear trees too.
Our ultimate aim is to share the produce that we grow throughout the community.
If you are interested in helping out with our new venture please contact
craigmore.community.garden@gmail.com
Wildlife
As part of the Community garden we also aim to be as friendly to the local wildlife as possible.
We will provide as natural a habitat as possible for the local wildlife e.g. hedgehog hotels, bug hotels etc
We are planning to have a variety of plants that will benefit the local wildlife e.g. teasels for wild birds, buddleia for pollinators, a wild flower area etc.
One day we hope to create a wildlife friendly pond that is also safe for young people.
Eco
We will endeavour, wherever possible, to be as eco friendly and sustainable as we can be by:-
- collecting and recycling as much rainwater as possible
- recycling as many materials as possible
- composting all of our green waste, to produce our own compost.