Volunteer and visit us

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 15 October – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Saturday 19 October – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Tuesday 22 October – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Tuesday 29 October – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Tuesday 5 November – 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.

Latest Posts

Water butt repaired!

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Thank you to the volunteers who repositioned and raised the water butt beside the greenhouse, building a new platform from sleepers. It is working again!

Open House – a great success

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Over 70 visitors came to our London Open House Festival day and appreciated our ‘beautiful and tranquil place’, a ‘recharge in the centre of town’, a ‘hidden gem in the neighbourhood’, a ‘wonderful and magical oasis’, Thank you to all the volunteers who helped to make the day such a success.

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