Volunteer and visit us

NOTE: Our Open Garden and volunteer gardening will be taking a break during December and January, resuming on Tuesday 4 February.

Come to our Open Garden, or volunteer with us, 10am – 4pm, every Tuesday, and on the third Saturday every month.  Walk in our woodland and enjoy tea and biscuits in the garden. Families welcome. Just drop in. 

Tuesday 4 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Tuesday 11 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Saturday 15 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Tuesday 18 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

The garden house is available to book for parties and meetings

New memberships are available for the year ending 31st August 2025

 

A two-acre oasis of greenery in Islington, north London.

Over time, a herbaceous garden, an orchard, a pond, a series of vegetable terraces, a small meadow and an acre of woodland have all emerged from a railway embankment.

Under an agreement with Islington Council which owns the land, the volunteer-run Charity – Olden Community Garden – maintains the garden area, with the object to promote a community garden for the benefit of people living or working in the London Borough of Islington. Olden Garden gives local people opportunities for education and recreation, with the aim of increasing involvement in the community and reducing isolation.

A self-sustaining garden

We use harvested water, we compost all the green waste and create wildlife habitats from woody debris.  There is a fruitful orchard and a flourishing vegetable garden.

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Seed Swap Sunday 5th March 2-4pm

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Come along to Seed Swap Sunday in Olden Community Garden, organised by Quill Street Allotments
–    bring your quality surplus seeds (bought or saved – but labelled)
–    bring envelopes and pens to take swapped seeds
–    meet fellow gardeners and share local knowledge

Everyone welcome! Meet your friends and neighbours here! Tea and cakes available!

Butterfly garden in progress

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Volunteer gardening days have resumed. We are preparing the ground for our new butterfly garden. And the rose bushes are pruned and ready to be fed – a huge thank you to Freightliners Farm for bags of manure!

Join us next week, Tuesday 14th and Saturday 18th February, for half-term family activities. Come along any time between 10am-4pm. Everyone welcome!

Happy New Year!

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After the winter break, our volunteer gardening days will start on Tuesday 7th February, and will be held every Tuesday, 10am-4pm. Saturday volunteer gardening will start on 18th February, also 10am-4pm. Come along at any time and join our gardeners, Maria and Caroline, who will guide you. No experience needed. A wide variety of tasks is available – opportunities to suit everyone. Coffee and cake provided!

With thanks for our grants from

Islington Council’s Community Chest

Awarded National Lottery Funding

Developed in 1986 by Patricia
Tawn and supported by Islington Council