Olden Community Garden is a hidden green space in Islington, and a Site of Importance to Nature Conservation. Over time, a herbaceous border, a meadow and butterfly garden, an orchard, vegetable terraces, and an extensive woodland have all emerged from a railway embankment. The lawn and Garden House, together with adjacent patio seating areas, provide the perfect setting for community events and parties. A walk through the woodland paths is a delight for all ages. Guided by gardeners, volunteers maintain the garden and use the greenhouse to grow cuttings and seeds for other local community groups and activities.
Capital Growth garden: 58
Visitor Information
Open
Saturday 11:00–16:00
Activities
Tea, coffee and cake in the Garden House. Walk in the woodland.
Entrance
Whistler Street, opposite No 22 Nearest postcode: N5 1NH
Part of the garden is on a former railway embankment. Disabled access to level formal garden with lawn, patio seating areas, Garden House and toilets. Rest of the garden and much of the woodland is only accessible by steps with uneven surfaces.
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.
