Outdoor Classrooms & Garden

Our community garden and outdoor classrooms have been designed to be enjoyed and used by Ashlands Primary children and our local community.

The garden will benefit the local wildlife and encourage biodiversity through the creation of a range of supportive habitats whilst the outdoor classrooms will allow the children to regularly access outdoor learning opportunities, connect with with nature and develop a love and appreciation for their natural surroundings.

We have 3 bee hives and have already produced our very own honey!

3 years ago we planted our first wildflower garden at the front of school. This coincided with the arrival of Covid in our lives and we were inundated with wonderful feedback from the local community around how it had brightened up their daily walks and the positive effect it had on their mental health. Building on this we have continued to plant every year and are always pleased to hear the positive feedback we receive from the community as well as people driving past who take the time to drop us a note.

The Ashlands Community Garden has been designed and funded by Friends Of Ashlands and can be enjoyed and used by Ashlands Primary School and the local community. The community garden has a real ‘buzz’ about it, benefits the local wildlife and encourages biodiversity and outdoor learning with its dipping pond, and the recent arrival of three beehives!

Eco Committee

The Eco Committee is made up of eleven Ashlands pupils who formed in 2021 to help the school gain Eco-School status and a hopefully earn the internationally accredited Green Flag. Applying for an Eco-Schools Green Flag is the perfect way to acknowledge, reward and celebrate the ecological achievements of young people.