A community growing project in the heart of the south pennines

The Redacre Growing Project was established in 2009 and is based in Mytholmroyd, a village nestled deep in the South Pennine hills. It occupies a former landfill site, which was very apparent to us early plot holders by the weird treasure we unearthed from the heavy clay soil!

It sits between the Rochdale canal and Redacre Woods and is a haven of flora and fauna, alongside being a vibrant community and food growing space. Anyone living locally is welcome to join Redacre as a friend by paying a nominal fee in order to benefit from sharing in our communal facilities, open days, work days and social events.

Redacre is perhaps a little different from many conventional allotment plots because it has been designed with community cohesion, fun, biodiversity and organic, wildlife-friendly growing at its core.

Thirteen years on, we are now celebrating 24 full allotment plots, 39 durable raised beds made from recycled plastic by a local company, a large wildlife pond, school wildlife garden, hazel coppice, group tool shed with tool and seed library, two large composting bays, an accessible composting toilet and a community orchard with apple trees, rhubarb and fruit bushes.

The central hub of the site is our ‘village green’ housing a communal timber framed eco-roundhouse (built by local people through a series of green building workshops), a traditionally built pizza oven, fire pit and picnic benches. A co-operative group manages our two chicken areas, taking it in turns to muck out, feed and water the unruly mob of hens, splitting the cost of food and sharing the eggs. Similarly, a local bee group runs our on site apiary, using natural bee-keeping techniques. We also have two polytunnels that have each been divided into eight sections, rented out to anyone who needs a bit of indoor growing space.

If you would like visits, how should people arrange their visit?
Send an email to arrange your visit.
Sustainable transport options
There is a direct train to Mytholmroyd station from York, Leeds, Halifax and Manchester. Travelling west along Burnley Road (A646), turn right down Westfield Terrace. Carry on over the canal and bear left past Redacre Barn.
Type of project
Volunteer led
Physical Elements/Features
Community garden
Community orchard
Services/Activities
Visits (by arrangement)
Contact name
Kath Baker
Postal address of project

Redacre Growing Project
Westfield Terrace
Mytholmroyd
HX75DQ
United Kingdom

Contact email