Something hopeful this way comes

Community space at the heart of a wildlife forest garden

Providing an experimental toolkit to create a community meeting space surrounded by a thriving, productive wildlife garden. Situated in north Pembrokeshire, West Wales, UK. Free workshops now available.

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Enabling direct democracy & nature recovery

Working with communities

Our partners are local communities and organisations, working together to build not just a community garden but also a toolkit for everyone that wants to create their own space for direct democracy and nature recovery.
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Workshops
Planting workshop
by Jake Rayson/ on 23 Feb 2025

Planting workshop

The Hope Garden landscaping isn’t quite finished, so we‘re unable to plant it up yet. Luckily, Pen Y Foidr allotments let us plant their Welsh varieties of apple, plum, damson and pear, along the northern hedge just to the rear of the Hope Garden.

Musings
Three Things
by Jake Rayson/ on 18 Feb 2025

Three Things

These are the three principles I like to apply when thinking about wildlife forest garden design and ecology.

We are all crew

The team

Jake Rayson

Jake Rayson

Wildlife forest garden designer
Beth Otway

Beth Otway

Horticulturist and garden writer
Denise Ashurst

Denise Ashurst

Gardener & community activist
Martin Hayes

Martin Hayes

Orchardist