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Willow Holt

Two acres, part farm field and part old gravel diggings were combined as a building plot in 1960. In 1992 the current owners began a 30 year transformation from nettle bed and local tip to a peaceful garden of mature trees, wildflower meadow, wildlife ponds, bridges, scrap metal sculptures and a varied and impressive collection of plants and shrubs.

Owner Info

  • Angie & Jonathan Jones
Willow Holt
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Willow Holt
Willow Holt
Willow Holt

About Willow Holt

Changes in level, a legacy of long-forgotten gravel diggings, are the surprise in this Fenland landscape. Part water-filled, they teem with life, home over the years to water vole, grass snake, great-crested newt, dragonfly, whirligig beetle and umpteen other insects. Wildlife witnessed in 2023 includes Muntjac and Roe deer, fox, hedgehog and rabbit. Moorhen patrol the ponds while buzzard and red kite soar above the trees. The wooden house is shared with a breeding roost of soprano pipistrelles, welcome feeders on the mosquitos produced in the ground-water ponds.

A stroll from the slightly more controlled house-side garden brings visitors to the meadow, tree-fringed from our planting of the 1990s and abundant with grasses, wild carrot, yellow rattle, scabious and many more native plants. On the far side a walk past the sunset gate, a new addition leading to the track outside, brings you to the wilder lower level garden with its quirky sculptures and bridges across the wet areas. Allow at least an hour for a full exploration.
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Willow Holt features

Location details

Willow Holt,
Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire,
PE6 0QN

Directions to Willow Holt
Turn S from A47 between Thorney and Eye. Sign post Willow Hall. Go 1.8m, we are on the R.

Willow Holt 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: £5.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:00-17:00

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: £5.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:00-17:00

Accessibility

  • Largely accessible for wheelchair users.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Willow Holt at this time.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Willow Holt, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at Willow Holt are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. Willow Holt 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.