Peace Garden
Peace Garden
Access from the footpath between High Town Road and Wenlock Street next to 48 High Town Road (Methodist Church)
About this garden
The Peace Garden is like a little woodland in the middle of High Town.
The meadow is full of cow parsley, aquilegia and wildflowers. We're mowing paths so you can enjoy the garden and watch the meadow grow at the same time! Most meadow species thrive in nutrient-poor soil, so the cuttings are raked off and composted on site.
Nettles grow around the compost heap (an indicator plant for higher nitrogen in the soil) and we leave it as it's a feeder plant for butterflies like red admiral, small tortoiseshell, comma and painted lady.
What you can do here
Help us keep the secret roses watered - join our session and we'll show you where they are
Pick litter if you see any - the nearest bin is right outside
Close the gate if it's left open when you walk past
Build the new compost with us in autumn
What's growing this season
Perennials
Sycamore trees
Blackberries
Ivy
Hebe
Primulas
Daffodils
Snowdrops
Cow Parsley
Sedum
Bi-annuals
Aquilegia
Mallow
We're still counting the plant species in this garden - contact us if you'd like to help.
What's great here
mature trees
meadow
great for leaf and grass cuttings compost
great space for a picknick
What's challenging here
not good for veg growing - so we've decided to stop trying
mowing paths needs to be kept up
sometimes people bring 'compost gifts' this but compost isn't really suitable for household compost
Events in the Peace Garden
Qigong
Join us for the monthly Peace Garden Qigong session with trained Tai Chi leader Matthew Catlin from Stopsley Chen Tai Chi. See upcoming dates. The space is magical in the mornings, the perfect place for gentle ancient exercise.
We'd love to run more events here, yoga, maybe a storytime afternoon, an outdoor croquet morning. Have ideas? Contact us
