Double Dig at Nature's Haven

3 Goodgymers helped their local community in Windsor and Maidenhead
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Windsor and Maidenhead

Saturday 3rd August

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Sheila and Rachel welcomed first-timer Neeta to Nature's Haven. After a quick tour around the garden, Neeta set to work doing some weeding and watering alonside other volunteers. Meanwhile Rachel and Sheila dug over a recently-cleared area, pulling out all the old bramble and shrub roots they could find. After a quick tea break, it was back to work, but the session was over before we knew it. Another satisfying morning at Nature's Haven, and it was great to get to know Neeta at what, we hope, will be the first of many Goodgym sessions


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Nature's Haven Community Healing Garden
Our mission is to enable our community to access and learn about the therapeutic benefits of gardening and nature.

Nature’s Haven is an outdoor retreat to escape the pressures of everyday life. We aim to give our visitors a sense of strength and protection with the intention of providing a more tranquil state of mind. Our healing garden will be filled with a variety of plants that promote a sense of wellbeing and hope. Our garden designs are based on the principles of a physic garden, focusing on the plants' inherent healing properties. It will be a place of refuge where peace, healing, distraction and stress relief is promoted. Nature's Haven will create, maintain & continue to develop healing gardens to generate an abundance of positivity. The gardens will be restorative and yet enabling too, allowing the visitor to 'simply be', reflect & be fully present in the moment and/or actively engage in gardening through our social therapeutic horticultural programmes. We will provide events and opportunities to engage as many people in our community as possible as we nurture and promote a feeling of connectedness. We champion sustainability and we are guided by permaculture principles thus avoiding synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. The gardens are designed with accessibility in mind. Wheelchairs will be able to access all areas of the garden and the paths and raised beds will help the visually impaired navigate their way around. We will also have adapted tools to assist with any mobility issues.

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Amy L
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Sat 3rd Aug at 10:50pm

Welcome Neeta! Well done everyone 😁

Join us on our next session

Windsor and Maidenhead

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Immerse yourself in nature and get a lovely, mucky workout!

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