We’re proud to announce that we’ve been awarded grant funding from the Mayor of London’s Green Roots Fund Round 2 to restore the Lee and District Land Club Baring Road allotments in Grove Park after many years of decline.

The grant is one of 33 awarded in the latest round of funding that will improve blue and green infrastructure across London.

The Allotment Restoration Project is a collaboration between Wild Rangers, Lewisham Council, and the newly elected committee of the Lee and District Land Club Cooperative Society (LDLCCS), which helps oversee management of the site.

With support from the @MayorofLondon Green Roots Fund, this one-hectare site will be restored into a thriving food-growing space once again, ensuring it can be used and enjoyed by future generations.

The funding will also support the creation of a new welcoming entrance to better mark and celebrate this historic allotment site — established in 1913 — as an important community asset and destination within Grove Park’s evolving landscape history.