Laundry Road community growing garden

In May 2023 the Council's resident-led Investment Group awarded the Twynholm TRA a grant to develop an unused space on Laundry Road as a community growing garden. The garden opened in February 2025 with all 10 plots allocated.

This creates a new space for residents who’d like to grow vegetables or flowers – particularly residents who don’t have a garden of their own. This transforms a neglected part of the estate in a way which is beneficial to the environment, community, and health.

• View the growing garden page for more information.

Lampeter Square gardening + cleanup day

On Saturday 11 May 2024, volunteers from the estate planted 5 jasmine, 1 honeysuckle, 1 clematis, 7 black-eyed susan, 6 nasturtiums, and added a new obelisk. They also removed weeds, picked up litter, tidied the hedges, and scraped the flaky paint off the railings in preparation for painting on another weekend. Thanks very much to Idverde's community engagement and volunteering officer for supplying tools, materials, and manpower.

On 12 September 2024 a follow-up event was organised to paint the railings.

On 17 May 2025 we completed painting all the railings, and planted another clematis, 2 honeysuckle, black-eyed susan, nasturtiums, and lemon balm.

Wentworth Court community garden

In 2023 the empty paved space next to Wentworth Court sheltered housing was transformed into a new enclosed garden with access to Wentworth Court residents. It was funded by the resident-led Investment Group through a Housing Estates Improvement Project and delivered by Groundwork. (Funding was awarded in 2019 but works were delayed until 2023.)

The high, overgrown wall next to Paynes Walk has been removed and replaced with a wrought iron fence, allowing neighbouring residents and passers-by to enjoy the garden and increased light. Security is increased through improved sight lines, while a trellis protects Wentworth Court's privacy.

Photo gallery / See before/after photos. / iNaturalist observations

Flowering border along sports area

The north border along the the sunken sports area on Ancill Close, along Bayonne Park, has been neglected and overgrown with ivy for years.

Over the course of 2021-2022, volunteers gradually removed the ivy from the borders (leaving it on the fence), and planted perennial flowers and shrubs, keeping it weed-free and watered over the summer. The flowers should come back more numerous and stronger every year, greatly improving this pedestrian route.

H&F Urban Ecology Trail

In 2021 Hammersmith & Fulham hosted its inaugural Climate Carnival in the week leading up to COP26 – the United Nations’ climate conference in Glasgow. The Bayonne Estate was included in the urban ecology trail, showcasing environmental improvement projects the council helped to deliver around the borough.

Posters were put up around the estate and a walking trail created. We were also featured in a short film, showcasing the efforts of volunteers engaging in local climate action.