We are happy to announce that we have been able to re-open the garden
to the public, on Sunday afternoons.
We want to make sure you can visit the garden safely, so we have some new
guidelines in place. We’re asking everyone to ‘book’ a slot online, so we can
manage the number of people in the garden at a time.
The garden is now open on Sunday afternoons. There will be one slot
every Sunday: 12.00 until 15.00.
Glengall Wharf Garden is a peaceful green oasis at the east side of Burgess Park,
in north Peckham, managed by and for local people using sustainable growing
techniques and permaculture to develop the site as a place to build skills, community
and well being for all our gardeners.
The Garden includes food growing beds, a forest garden, a healing yurt, beehives,
chickens, ponds, and a campfire.
In non-COVID times we run regular events in the garden.
There are many ways to keep in the loop and support the Garden’s growth.
Become a Friend
Friends of Glengall Wharf Garden is a scheme for individuals to make a regular donation and support the garden’s growth. By giving just £1-5 a month you’ll be helping us develop new projects.
Join our Newsletter
Our monthly newsletter has proved popular, with over 1,000 subscribers. The monthly newsletter keeps you up to date with all the latest activity in the garden and details of any upcoming events.
Social Media
We regularly update our social media platforms with the latest news and pictures from the garden. Join us on there to see more of what we do and how the garden has grown over
the years.
To hear more about what events are coming up please do check out our Calendar
sign up to our mailing list or follow us on social media.
What Glengall Wharf Gardens aims to do
- Work with the local community to increase the understanding of healthy, local, fresh food.
- Promote food growing, organic horticulture, permaculture and other ecological issues through skill sharing and volunteering.
- Bring people together, building links within the community for groups and individuals.
- Help improve the local green environment in Burgess Park and the surrounding area.
- Help regenerate the local community, contribute to sustainable development in London and enhance the life of the park.
Although we had to take different measures due to COVID-19 this year, we still carry out some essential food growing. For several years we have grown food for the local foodbank in Peckham. As the economic impact of coronavirus starts to hit, and more people start to lose their income, we think it’s more important than ever to keep doing this.
We are carrying out our food growing with a small number of core volunteers who are adhering to government guidelines around social distancing in the garden and working according to strict hygiene rules. If you are interested in what these are, you can download our Covid-19 food growing policy here.
If you would like to help support our work growing food for local foodbanks during this difficult time, you can become a Friend of Glengall Wharf Garden for just a few pounds a month. This money helps us buy supplies and equipment to continue our food growing.
It is free to join in with our open sessions and we are always looking for volunteers to help out.
The Garden is otherwise run by volunteers in different working groups
If you want to get involved, send an email to glengallwharfgardens@gmail.com
– No experience necessary!
Any other questions or comments?
Email us at: glengallwharfgardens@gmail.com
