We are a Mental Health Charity specialising in social therapeutic horticulture based in Wendover.
Let’s all grow together in 2025.
There are times when life seems anything but a smooth journey. Challenges to our mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing lie around every corner, and simply hanging on to what we have can seem beyond us. Lindengate is a place where everyone makes a difference, helping grow the amazing garden, helping grow others, and helping to grow themselves. In 2024 we helped over 2,500 people through our wellbeing programmes, volunteering sessions and open garden sessions. Without support from our amazing team of staff and volunteers, donations, grants and gifts in kind none of this would have been possible.
Hear how Lindengate has supported Annette, James and one of our Green Volunteens 2024…
Annette’s Story
Lindengate’s 9-week Wellbeing & Nature Course has been my ‘saving grace’ this year. It has renewed my self-belief and confidence, lifting my depression, and opening up my love for nature. It gave me the confidence to enrol as a volunteer – giving me a sense of belonging and taught me new skills. Feels like belonging to a big, happy family, giving me full support and a lot of fun!
James’s Story
When I started volunteering with you my relationship had broken down and I’d left my family home. Being able to come over to the gardens each week was a life saver, it gave me something to do during a period when I was emotionally very low and struggling. I have now started to rebuild my relationship with my partner and the children. Thank you for your support – everyone made me feel so welcome.
A Parent’s Story
My daughter has been a Green Volunteen at Lindengate for 2 years. The calming environment helped her to get through some really tough times in her life, the ongoing bereavement of her dad and grandma, bullying, self harming, eating disorder, and neurodiversity issues. Coming to Lindengate has helped give her back her self belief, confidence, and to trust again. I am proud to say that she is now in college which she loves, something I never thought I would hear her say.
Grow your Wellbeing
At Lindengate gardening and nature-based activities help people to manage depression, anxiety and other mental health difficulties as well as supporting people with memory loss and dementia.
Find out more about our wellbeing programmes & short courses.
https://www.lindengate.org.uk/wellbeing-programmes
Volunteering
The gardens are maintained by a large community of over 130 garden volunteers aged from 13 to over 90 but we always welcome more pairs of hands! If you would like to join a warm and friendly volunteer community, meet new friends, working together to support the wellbeing of people and the environment and help us maintain the beautiful 6 acre Lindengate gardens, then get in touch. We have a variety of volunteering opportunities and would love to hear from you.
Find out more https://www.lindengate.org.uk/volunteer
Rest & Refresh Café Dates for 2025
Throughout the Spring and Summer we will be running our pop up ‘Rest & Refresh’ café. Come along and enjoy a stroll around our 6-acre garden ad nature reserve followed by a cup of tea and cake! During these sessions we also have additional activities planned.
- Saturday 19th April 1-3pm: Including Easter Egg Hunt.
- Saturday 17th May 1-3pm: Including wildlife activities.
- Saturday 21st June 1-3pm
- Saturday 19th July: Including opportunity to relax and listen to music from the Old Time Pickers.
- Saturday 16th August: Including performances from the Cracklewick Morris Dancers.
- Saturday 20th September: Including wildlife activities.
For more details please visit our website: https://www.lindengate.org.uk/events