creative spaces
Please check opening times before
attending - these are the usual times, but
they can vary:
Open Mon, Weds, Thurs, Fri 10-30am - 4pm
Women only session Tues, 11am - 2-30pm
Located at our project site in Knowle - map
here
No appointment or application required
If you sometimes have time to spare and
you enjoy gardening or outdoor work, art
and craft work, carpentry and general
handiwork, or have an interest in wildlife
and conservation then you may be
interested in becoming involved in our
horticulture and conservation project in
Knowle. It’s also the ideal way to socialise
and make friends.
We have a 3½ acre field in Knowle (look
here for location) where plants can be
grown organically in a sheltered, pollution-
free environment with the guidance and
support of our workers, Geoff, Leslie and
Vicky. In addition to growing flowers,
vegetables and fruit in an environmentally
friendly way, we also try and encourage
wildlife to the site. At present we have
ponds (with dragonflies!), together with a
wildlife meadow and a small wood.
Work includes: sowing and potting on
seeds, pruning hedges, planting out
crops, harvesting crops, building leaf
mould and compost bins, maintenance
of the site, and, of course, a bit of
digging! Work is carried out by
individuals according to their individual
skills/abilities/interests - you won’t have
to carry sacks of compost if you’ve got a
bad back!.
We have buildings (with heaters!),
potting sheds, greenhouse and three
polytunnels to work and shelter in during
bad weather. There is tea and coffee
making equipment and a toilet.
The project is open on Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10-
30am – 3-30pm, and a women only session
is held on Tuesdays from 11pm to 2pm -
however, please check times with our
Faulkner Road office as staff sickness and
holidays can cause variations.
There are buses from Solihull to Knowle
(contact us for details) or we can provide
transport from our office in Faulkner Road
leaving at 10-00am. If you would like to be
involved in any way or you would like more
information, please contact us here at
Oasis, or just come to the field on one of
the days we are open.