Volunteer and visit us

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

Open Days and Volunteer Gardening sessions:

Tuesday 3 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

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

Tuesday 17 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Saturday 21 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 2026

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

Over time, a herbaceous garden, an orchard, a small wildflower meadow, a wildlife pond, extensive vegetable terraces 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, with the object to promote a community garden for the benefit of people living or working in the London Borough of Islington. Olden Community 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.  We promote biodiversity throughout the garden and woodland.

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Preparing the Garden for the winter months

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Our Autumn Gardening Day was a great success! Lots of volunteers came along. We planted colourful winter pansies and cyclamen and gave the garden a good tidy. Thank you to all who helped to sweep and gather the fallen leaves. And our younger helpers did a brilliant job of stomping on top of the leaf piles!

The Garden will go to sleep for a bit during the winter. But keep a watch for the early spring bulbs planted by our volunteers.

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