Last year we launched our Quarry Garden Competition. We invited Quarry Managers to create a wellbeing space outside your site office for their teams to enjoy.

Lots of quarries entered and we supplied them with a water butt and peat-free, nectar rich plants. The competition was to then create or build planters using recycled materials from the site, creating a garden for local staff to enjoy, and to encourage more biodiversity to the site.

At a recent RSPB Steering Committee, the committee members reviewed the quarry gardens results and decided on the winners.  It was fantastic to see the creativity and variety of recycled planters. They particularly loved the creativity of the Berkswell planters and reuse of the tyres and wheelbarrow. At Kensworth they loved the reuse of wood and the fabulous colourful display.  At Hatfield they loved the reuse of red and blue pipes and the beautiful planter display. The Steering Committee members decided that they all deserve the ‘Best use of Recycled Materials award’. Congratulations and we hope you will enjoy your bird feeders prizes.

After much deliberation, the Steering Committee decided to award the Best Overall Garden to the amazing transformation of the corner plot at Dove Holes. The team’s effort to turn this bare piece of land into a wonderful space for the team to enjoy, incorporating the seating area and the planting into the edging rocks, was fantastic! Congratulations to the Dove Holes team for building their beautiful garden space. We hope you have had a lot of use out of it so far this year and that you will all enjoy your prize of a new picnic bench.

You can check out all the photos of our winning gardens HERE.