Fairfield Open Yardens Weekend – Saturday
June 21 @ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
On the afternoons of Saturday 21 June and Sunday 22 June, a number of yardens (gardens and yards) will be open to the public. The theme is “yardening for wildlife”.
Yardens to visit on Saturday
There are 12 yardens and gardens to visit on Saturday. Details of each are listed below.
Tickets
A single ticket cost £6 and gives you access to all yardens on both days. You can buy tickets online from 23 May and also in person on the day.
All ticket sale proceeds go to the Fairfield Association
Refreshments
Tea and refreshments are available at two of the locations. They are listed below and also on the map.
Click anywhere on the map to open it. When open, tap the target icon in the top left to track your location.
13 Regent Street, LA1 1SG
Back yard in Victorian terrace.
Features
- Established climbers and perennials chosen for pollinator-friendliness and a long flowering season
- Walls and raised beds full of niches for invertebrates
- Invertebrate hotel, small deadwood pile
- Birdbath, nest boxes
- Hedgehog access and hibernation spot
Access
Via alley between Regent and Portland streets.
The alley is wide but has uneven cobbles. The gate to the yard is 75cm wide without a step. The yard is paved.
2 Sylvester Street, LA1 5DG
End terrace back yard with a lot of light.
Features
- Wide variety of plants attractive to bees and other insects.
Access
Via back alley.
The alley has large, even cobbles. There is a 20cm step to the back yard. The gate is 80cm wide. The yard itself is flat concrete.
12 Sylvester Street, LA1 5DG
Court-yarden
Features
- Mediterranean feel in Lancaster
- Variety of pots and climbing flowers
- Rain shelter if needed!.
Access
Via back alley.
The alley has large, even cobbles. There is a 25cm step to the back yard. The gate is 80cm wide. The yard itself is flat concrete.
34 Sibsey Street, LA1 5DF
Newly established back yard.
Features
- Walled flower bed with flowers for pollinators
- Gravel sink for succulents
- Eric the Easter Island head
Access
Enter via back alley between Sibsey Street and Lincoln Road.
The alley is wide and made of flat cobbles. The entrance to the yard is 75cm wide with no step. The yard itself is flat and made of slate chips.
40 Sibsey Street, LA1 5DF
Features
- Every corner full of flowers, plants and vegetables
- A crab apple tree
- A Hotbin
- Water butt
- A ‘pond’ in a plastic half barrel
Access
Through the ginnel at the back of the houses.
The gate to the yard is 80cm. There is no step and the yard is paved.
28 Lincoln Road, LA1 5DN
Features
- Two walls have climbing plants: honeysuckle, jasmine, and clematis
- Narrow raised beds with wild garlic and a simple rose supported by a trellis
- Six trees in large containers
- Many pots and containers with various flowers in season
- Strawberries and some vegetables
Access
From om the back via the alley running between Lincoln Road and Wingate-Saul Rd.
The alley is wide and made of flat stones. The gate to the yard is 75cm wide with a small 5cm step. The yard itself is concrete and flat.
Luneside & Rosebank Bowling & Recreation Club, Fairfield Close, LA1 5NT
Luneside is the oldest bowling club in the area (1831) and is an oasis of peace and tranquillity close to the city centre. Whilst we play on a lawn-like green there is an ongoing project to ‘green up’ the surrounds.
Features
- Established flower beds
- Planters of wild flowers
- Bird boxes
- A bug hotel
Access
As you enter Fairfield Close, off Fairfield Road, there is a ginnel on the left which leads to the bowling club.
The passage is wide and flat and at the end there is a short ramp up to the green.
Whitegates, Sunnyside Lane, LA1 5NH
Front and rear gardens
Tea & refreshments
Features
- Borders round lawn cut only twice a year
- Wildflowers
- Hedgehog feeder and hibernation box
Access
There is no gate and no steps. The entrance to back garden is via a very wide tarmac path.
7 Truman Avenue, LA1 5EP
An ordinary suburban garden trying to encourage wildlife.
Features
- Two ponds
- Beech hedge
- Nectar bearing bedding plants
- Hedgehog holes
- Bird boxes and feeders
- A new wildflower patch
Access
Through gate by front door.
There are no steps, and there is a flat, even surface. The minimum width of path and gates is 75 cm.
36 Cromwell Road, LA1 5BD
Medium-sized garden.
Features
- Palmate newts and frogs from Lucy Brook origin
- Majestic beech tree
- Native species plants where possible
Access
Round the back of the houses via the grass track from either Aldcliffe Road or the far end of Cromwell Road by the nature reserve.
The gate to the garden is 1.1m wide and the garden itself is mainly rough ground.
16 Cromwell Road, LA1 5BD
Tea & refreshments
Medium garden in three distinct sections.
Features
- Area for shady plants
- Water features, including Belfast sink, half-barrel, two ponds with newts
- Hedgehog feeding & hibernation boxes
- Wormery
- Bat and bird boxes
- Mini wildflower lawn
Access
Round the back of the houses via the grass track from either Aldcliffe Road or the far end of Cromwell Road by the nature reserve.
Gates into the garden on either side of alley are about 80cm wide.
121 Aldcliffe Road, LA1 5BE
A front and back garden, a bank along the side, and a secret area backing onto the house. Overgrown when bought from a skilful plantswoman, the garden is a “work in progress”.
Features
- Trees
- Pond
- Wild-flower area
- Greenhouse
- Vegetable plots
- Log pile
Access
At the front of the house.
A 1m wide path takes you up to the front garden. A wide, slightly uneven asphalt drive leads directly down the side of the house to the back garden. There are no steps.
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