
Route 66 Community Garden
The Route 66 Community Garden grows fruit trees & fruit bushes for all passersby to enjoy, and has a wildflower area to encourage diverse wildlife. The garden is easy to reach on the Foss Island Path / Orbital cycle Route, between Haxby and Huntingdon Road. There are several benches in the garden and it’s a lovely place to visit in the afternoon sunshine. We get a few bumblebees visiting and hope to encourage more.

The Route 66 Community Garden sits on the cycle network which goes past this garden, and uses the original route numbering. There are fruit trees planted mainly by Edible York as well as a compost heap for local residents. There are wildflowers planted and garden benches so you can sit and enjoy the birdsong. The garden is easy to reach via the Foss Island / Orbital cycle route, or by foor from Haxby and Huntingdon Roads. In the spring 2020 the garden was used as a drop off point for free seeds, plants and compost. We get a lots of birds visiting this garden and there are wild areas at the back of the garden for wildlife. In summer plenty of bumblebees and butterflies can be seen, and there are often blackberries to pick. In early 2023 the fence was repaired and an enclosure made from wood collected nearby.

