WHO WE ARE

The objectives for the Garden build on and expand upon those defined at its inception in 2005 through the Design Our Space Community Project; namely:

1. To provide and maintain a public green space for recreation, leisure and play in the heart of Totnes to benefit the health and wellbeing of the local community.
2. To encourage people of all ages and abilities to care for and enjoy the garden, fostering community cohesion, a sense of shared responsibility and a connection to nature.
3. To protect and support nature and the biodiversity of species in the garden through practical measures such as :-
   • “No Mow” periods, allowing more wild areas to develop and thus provide food and habitats for vertebrates and invertebrates, eg slowworms, slugs
   • planting plants (a) for their climate resilience (b) to provide year-round food for pollinators, birds and small mammals
   • providing and maintaining human-made habitats for a diverse range of insects and other invertebrates, small mammals, reptiles and birds eg nesting boxes, compost heaps, bug hotels.
     
     and to inform the public of these actions and their purposes.
4. To advance our knowledge and conservation of heritage by protecting and maintaining the historic character and cultural significance of the site in Totnes, Devon, today and for future generations.