Local residents created these allotments on disused land at the Arvon Road site in the late 1970s, using funds from Greater London Council (GLC) and Islington Council’s Operation Clean Up. The plots are terraced along the adjacent freight railway line, with access to the lower level only possible by ladders. The land also features a small mixed woodland, woodland shelter and pond. There are strong community ties to the network of streets around it, and the site is historically important as it was created by GLC funding and has always been independently managed and self-funded.
Visitor Information
Open
Saturday 11:00–17:00
Activities
Members of Arvon Road Allotments will be on hand to explain the site’s history and show visitors around. Refreshments available.
The top tier of plots - flat area with paving along the side - will be open to the public and has access for wheelchairs. Access to the wood is via a woodland path unsuitable for wheelchairs. Paths between allotments are narrow and unevenly surfaced.
Community garden located on a former railway embankment. Features include a lawn, herbaceous borders, extensive woodland, an orchard, wildflower meadow, a wildlife pond, fruit and vegetable growing, and a greenhouse.
The nature gardens were set up at the beginning of the 2020 pandemic on semi-derelict locked spaces on the Highbury Quadrant Estate, with the aim of establishing three new thriving community gardens; the Meadow, the Woodland Garden and the Orchard.
Once a derelict sports pitch, now a community growing space. Seeks to address climate change and benefit the community by growing food and sharing surpluses, managing soil, and harvesting water.