Volunteer gardening Brighton – Growing Hollingdean

Join Tree Guardian Volunteers on Sunday 2nd November 2025

29th Oct 2025

We meet at Growing Hollingdean shed on the corner of Brentwood Road and Lynchet Close at 10am. We wait 10 minutes before going on to our location within the estate. One of our Growing Hollingdean volunteers will talk through the mornings plan, give out equipment, including some Health & Safety tips. It’s free fitness, a chance to make new friends, and we always have a good laugh along the way.

Tree Guardian Volunteers seen Gardening behind the flats on Stephens Road, 7th September 2025

Tree Guardians seen on the Wildflower Verge in Hollingdean Park, 5th October 2025

Tree Guardians in Hollingdean Park Wildflower Verge, 5th October 2025

Tree Guardians took part in the Get Growing Harvest Festival by clearing the wildflower verge at the bottom of Hollingdean Park. Volunteers raked away the cuttings left by the mower and planted spring bulbs. All the cuttings were used as mulch around the nearby trees, helping to return nutrients to the soil. A big thank you to all the volunteers for their hard work!

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Join us in Hollingdean Park’s Forest Garden, Sunday 21st September 2025, 10am-12pm

17th Sep 2025

Join us in the Forest Garden, 16th September 2025

Get Growing at Forest Garden, Hollingdean Community Orchard

Last month’s Get Growing at the Forest Garden was a scorcher, so we took things at a gentle pace and rested in the shade of the glorious Cherry Plum tree for breaks as we worked in the Orchard. Maybe we should call it a Cheery Plum – it’s been so full of fruit and buzzing bees!

Hollingdean Community Orchard’s broken bench removed, August 2025

Before we could crack on with gardening, we powerlifted the vandalised picnic bench right out of the way – again – so no one would hurt themselves on it (update – thanks to the council, it’s now been removed). We really do want everyone to be able to enjoy the orchard. Sitting there in that sheltered spot is such a pleasure. Even better when we can sample the fruits as we did this session. This month we should find more apples and pears are ripe for picking. Watch this space for possible crowd-funding ideas for a new bench.

Get Growing in Hollingdean, at the Forest Garden

Every 3rd Sunday of the month, from 10am to 12pm. Come along and help us grow food! Our friendly Growing Hollingdean volunteers will meet you at The Shed (on the corner of Brentwood Road and Lynchet Close) at 10am, where you’ll be able to borrow gloves and equipment.

Everyone is welcome, no experience needed! We look forward to seeing you, rain or shine.

Many thanks to all the volunteers – new and regulars – for weeding, mulching and watering.

If only we’d taken a photo of the bindweed mountain we made. Impressive effort, folks!

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An excellent turn out at out Community Design Day at the Hollingdean Family Hub- Get Growing in Hollingdean Park!

25th Jan 2025

An excellent turn out at out Community Design Day at the Hollingdean Family Hub 2025

Sign up for the next Get growing in Hollingdean Park Planting Day Sunday 9th February 2025

Wow! What an excellent turn out. 28 adults and 12 children joined Growing Hollingdean, Brighton Permaculture Trust and Brighton & Hove Food Partnership at the Hollingdean Family Hub on Sunday 12th January 2025. Together we learnt about food forests and how to plant and look after them. Then everyone came up with ideas for edible plants in the park and suggestions about where they could grow. We also enjoyed a bowl of soup with bread and a hot drink, made by Anna, the community chef, from locally grown ingredients. Delicious!

Hollingdean Park Edible Garden & Hedge

If you would like to join in the next planting days join up here. We are making the beds and planting on Sunday February 9th and Sunday March 9th. The idea is to create an edible hedge along a fence line in the main park and to make some child-friendly small beds in the play park outside the Family Hub this spring. If you would like to comment on the plans, please fill in the questionnaire here.

An excellent turn out at out Community Design Day at the Hollingdean Family Hub

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Sign up for each event via the ‘Register Now’ button; You will have to register separately for each event day for a Free lunch. Please only register adults attending. Any other questions please email rob@bhfood.org.uk or call 01273 234 810 quoting the ‘Get Growing in Hollingdean Park’ events.

Thank you to the volunteers for all your hard work to make this happen.

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Two Trees Community Garden, Hollingdean, Brighton

9th Apr 2023

Tavistock Down Community Garden Hollingdean Brighton 2023 — *Tavistock Down, Two Trees Community Garden Hollingdean Brighton, 2023*

Also know as Tavistock Down Community Garden is a volunteer run garden established in 2013, aiming to provide the mental health benefits of working in the garden, with the goal of creating a supportive community. They grow lots of perennial fruits such as gooseberries, currants and raspberries to name a few.

All gardening volunteers welcome

Volunteers of all abilities and backgrounds are welcome to help maintain the garden every 3rd Monday of the month between 3-5pm.

How to find Two Trees Community Garden

The gate entrance is accessible via south end of Tavistock Down, behind the play park, next to the turning to Thompson Road.

*Tavistock Down, Two Trees Community Garden Hollingdean Brighton*

Contact Mel on 07543201670 or tdcommunitygarden@gmail.com to let her know you will be joining her and meet the locals.

Mel also volunteers with the Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardians. See our other Community gardens here.

Growing Hollingdean

Growing Hollingdean is a volunteer group of local residents that help develop community growing and wildlife spaces in the Hollingdean area

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