Working alongside nature

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Opening for the National Garden Scheme this coming Spring, a developing garden, working with nature to encourage wildlife, with lake and walks through young woodland.

A love of beauty in nature is fundamental to the wild gardens at Little Dinworthy.

Wild Garden and Woodland

This week’s highlights…

The start of Autumn flowers and fruits

May & June

Each month brings its own beauty

Lonicera x americana at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Centranthus ruber 'albus' (red valerian, white form) and Geranium pratense (meadow cranesbill) at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Early morning mist over the lake at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Wild white waterlily (Nymphaea alba) at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Hummingbird Hawk moth on Centranthus ruber 'alba' (red valerian, white form) at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Painted lady butterflies on Centranthus ruber 'albus' (red valerian, white form) at Little Dinworthy Gardens

The lake in June overlooking large leaves of Darmera peltata (the umbrella plant) at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Rosa rugosa 'Roseraie de l'Hay' at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Ox-eye daisy (leucanthemum vulgare) and Yorkshire fog grass (Holcus lanatus) at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Red Campion (Silene dioica) at Little Dinworthy Gardens and Woodland

Rose New dawn at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Paradisea liliastrum (St. Bruno's lily) at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Self-sown mixed Columbines (aquilegias) at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Rosa moyesii 'Geranium' at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Summer sunset over the one of the owl fields at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Crinodendron hookerianum - Chilean lantern tree - at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Refreshments

Homemade cakes and cream teas
Small range of additional refreshments

Served in the Studio Barn Tea Room

The Tea Room

Next Basketmaking Workshop

at Little Dinworthy

8th February 2025

Weave yourself a beautiful Zarzo platter

If you would like to try your hand at willow weaving, come and enjoy a day weaving an elegant Zarzo platter inspired by the Spanish basket makers of old.

For beginners and those with more experience.

10 - 4.00

Includes:

Materials

Homemade bread and veg soup lunch

Coffee, tea and cake

£95

These large platters are a joy to make, beautiful to look at, and very useful.

If you are interested please do get in touch as places are limited simply because making a basket needs a lot of space!

If you would like more information or to book a place, you can email info@littledinworthygardens.co.uk

or call 07791 258 402 If you leave a message I will get back to you.

More info on what to bring will be sent on booking.

Really hope you can join us.

Melanie

Contact here to book

Opening Times

The garden and woodland are open from 10 - 4.30

Entrance fee: Adults £7 Children £2

For The National Garden Scheme in Spring 2025

April - sat 12, sun 13

May - sat 17, sun 18

Meadow walks

Children’s woodland trail

Wellies or suitable footwear recommended as wet grass and muddy paths

Dogs welcome - please keep on leads at all times

Please check back for details of further dates we are open this year

How to find us

Situated 1.5 miles north west of Bradworthy, North Devon

EX22 7QX

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From Bradworthy village square, head north to Hartland/Meddon. You can take a first left to Dinworthy at the first Crossroads, but the road is very pot-holey.

For a smoother ride, turn left at the next crossroads, North Moor Cross.

At the T junction, turn left, and after a quarter of a mile the entrance to Little Dinworthy will be seen on your right.

The Lake with Wild Flag irises (iris pseudacorus) at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Wild flowers at Little Dinworthy Gardens

The developing young woodland with spreading bluebells at Little Dinworthy Gardens

Dusk over the lake in April at Little Dinworthy Gardens