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How many allotment sites are there in Bristol?
There are thousands of allotment plots in the city, spread around no fewer than 112 allotment sites.
What is a standard size allotment?
An allotment is traditionally measured in rods (perches or poles), an old measurement dating back to Anglo-Saxon times. 10 poles is the accepted size of an allotment, the equivalent of 250 square metres or about the size of a doubles tennis court.
Can you buy an allotment UK?
Contact your local council to apply for an allotment near you. They will either allocate you a plot or, in many cases, add your name to a waiting list.
What can you do with an allotment?
Whether you are interested in gardening, growing, cooking or indeed eating, tending an allotment is ideal. You can grow a range of fruits, vegetables and herbs for the kitchen, and even grow ornamental plants for a productive and attractive plot. See if you can designate a piece of your garden to growing crops.
Are allotments hard work?
Allotments can use up a lot of time, so require some planning. Go for a plot size suited to your needs – half a plot is adequate for most people and ideal for beginners. This might need eight hours’ work a week for inexperienced gardeners, but half that for experienced ones.
Can you keep chickens on an allotment?
Under the 1950 Allotment Act, the keeping of hens and rabbits is permitted on allotments and viewed as an allotment holder’s right, so long as they are for the tenants own use and not for business or profit.
What are the benefits of owning an allotment?
Benefits of allotment gardening
- Social Capital.
- Mental well being.
- Healthy activity.
- Fresh, local, seasonal produce.
- Sense of achievement.
- Contact with nature.
- Allotments during the pandemic.
- Research around the benefits of allotment gardening.
Where are allotments found?
Today, most allotment gardens are on land owned by the municipality which rents the land to an allotment association. The association in turn gives each member a plot of land.
Can you put a greenhouse on an allotment?
Where to site the Greenhouse on the Allotment. Just as with a garden, you want to place your greenhouse on sheltered level ground, free from shading and avoiding frost pockets. Allotments are sadly often subject to vandalism and nothing seems to delight bored schoolboys more than the sound of breaking glass.