Acknowledge the importance of gardening with nature in mind, this National Allotments Week

Each year, The National Allotment Society celebrate National Allotments Week, where communities and allotments are encouraged to host events and get involved with the year’s theme.

This year, running from Monday, August 8 to Sunday, August 14, the theme is ‘Bugs, Bees and Broccoli’, which acknowledges the importance of gardening with nature in mind and The National Allotment Society are working with Buglife to find out exactly which creepy crawlies are lurking in your plot.

Young people aged 2-12 can take part in The Big Bug Hunt with their school or learning community and you are encouraged to take part in this fun and easy survey on your plot.

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Bugslife say: “Bugs are so important to the healthy functioning of our allotments. As gardeners we tend to focus on the ‘pests’ and ignore all the great work the other bugs are doing for us, but if they were not we would miss them be it pollinating our fruit and veg, controlling our pests or improving our soil they are vital to healthy growing.”

National Allotments Week started in 2002 as a way of raising awareness of allotments and the role they play in helping people to live healthier lifestyles, grow their own food, develop friendships and bolster communities.

The campaign week is still thriving 20 years later and interest in growing your own fruit and vegetables has never been stronger since the WW2 Grow for Victory campaign.

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We’d love to see what you get up to and how you celebrate the campaign, so post your photos to social media and tag us – @GrowWithKG

For more information, head to the NAS website, here.

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Arianne Davey

Arianne is a digital contributor, with a Journalism degree and Marketing masters, from the University of Lincoln. In her own time you'll find her exploring new cities and travelling as much as she can!