Gilnow Road Green Island

Gardening Community garden
Postcode: BL1 4LL
Location: Near 1 Gilnow Road
Area: Bolton Central

Brief Description:

We are local residents who have the traffic island at the corner of Gilnow Road & Park Road under community management & fill with lovely plants so it becomes a green island!

Full Description:

What?
We are local residents who have the traffic island at the corner of Gilnow Road & Park Road under community management & fill it with lovely plants so it becomes a green island!
• To provide a place for insects such as bees & butterflies
• To make the spot look loved & valued
• To create something nice for people who live nearby & regularly pass by
• Autumn 2023 started

Since the space is fairly small this is expected to be mainly seasonal sessions (eg planting time, readying for winter, weeding gang), with only a small amount of regular tending, litter picking, keeping an eye on the space etc

What can I do?
• Donate plants or spring bulbs
• Plants must have max fully grown height no more than 1m because of the junction
• Come & help plant them once the council rotavates it for us in September
• Spread the word so others know what we want to do!

Interested?
Facebook: ‘Gilnow Road Green Island’
Email: gilnowrd.greenisland@gmail.com

Volunteering opportunities:

Day for activity: Saturday, Sunday
Time of day: Morning
Details of activity
Ad hoc activity times arranged to suit

BGU Grant F’bck 2024 Gilnow Green Island

Monday 08 September 2025

Thank-you for the BGU grant!  It was particularly good to have a quick decision as plants have seasonal availability We purchased plants as follows: Snowdrops/ bluebells in the green, Hardy geranium, Michaelmas daisy, Winter flowering heather,  nerine bulbs, eryngiun planum, Primula vulgaris Hav...

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