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The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden

A climate change garden promoting carbon reduction, biodiversity, health and wellbeing. There is a stumpery; wildlife pond; children's wildlife and play area in the wildflower meadow; a drought resistant rear garden; plus borders planted to demonstrate sustainability in all weathers, attract pollinators and local fauna; alongside a dahlia border which aims to show how easy it is to grow cut flowers in our climate.

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  • Caerphilly Miners Centre for the Community
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre – Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre – Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre – Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre – Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre – Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre – Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre – Climate Change Garden
The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre – Climate Change Garden

About The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden

The Climate Change Garden was created to transform the car park and site of demolished buildings of the former Caerphilly Miners Hospital now the Caerphilly Miners Centre for the Community. Its aim is to promote issues such as carbon reduction, biodiversity, health and wellbeing.

The front garden at the Caerphilly Miners Centre was originally designed by Fiona Cloke, Landscape Architecture Environmental Planning. Work began on the garden in late 2021 and it was evident that the garden would need to incorporate materials and resources already available. The consequence was that the planning and planting was adapted and designed by Chris O’Meara, lead gardening volunteer.

We installed a wildlife pond surrounded by planting which is biodiverse, encourages local fauna and can survive flood, drought and our changing Welsh weather. The same principles have been used in the plant selection of the formal border and the looser planting of the wildflower bank. We have installed a stumpery, a clematis covered gazebo, are experimenting with cut flower beds and dahlia border to show how easy it is to grow exotic flowers at home. We have also tried to create a beautiful palette of winter, spring, summer and autumn colours and interest to all visitors to the garden.

In progress is a drought resistant garden on a gravel-covered patch of hard core. The garden is planted with grasses and perennials that will survive without any additional watering and create year round colour. The borders are planted with lavender, verbena boneriensis, sweet william, buddleias to attract butterflies and moths.

The volunteer gardeners have created a children’s area with space to explore sensory planting and wildlife observation in the meadow area where gooseberries, blueberries, mini fruit trees and raspberries grow.

Website:

https://www.caerphillyminerscentre.co.uk

The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden features

Location details

The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden,
Caerphilly,
Mid Glamorgan,
CF83 1BJ

Directions to The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden
From Ystrad Mynach: A469 to Caerphilly follow A468/A469 then 1st exit onto St Cenydd Rd. From Newport: M4 J32 take A470 exit Cardiff(N)/Merthyr Tydfil A468 then A469 turn onto Watford Rd.

The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden openings

For this open day you can book your tickets in advance. Click on the yellow button below to book or you can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Tea, coffee & cake.
Admission Adult: £4.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:00-16:00

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible paths at top of the front garden. Accessible slope to the rear garden.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden at this time.

Yes, dogs are welcome at The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden. Please keep the dogs on fixed short leads in the garden and keep in mind that you are responsible for controlling the dog’s behaviour. For any specific rules please ask the owners.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre - Climate Change Garden seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.