About us

Patch of the Planet

Patch of the Planet is a project, a mission and an idea.

We believe every patch of outdoor space is a patch of the planet, and that every space wants to thrive.

Our mission is to help nature recover. We do it by reconnecting people with their outdoor spaces and building the skills to help nature flourish in those places.

We do that by working with community groups, running courses and workshops, and designing community gardens.

Who we are

We've been working with and for nature for decades.

We created Patch of the Planet because we think the outdoor spaces we use should work for people, for wildlife and for the planet as a whole. We want every space to be a thriving patch of the planet, bringing people and nature together.

We've designed over fifty wildlife private and community gardens across England and Wales and trained huge numbers in the skills to grow and garden with nature in mind.

Neil's worked at environmental charities including Friends of the Earth and The Orchard Project. He is also a permaculture teacher and an orchardist.

Dina has a Permaculture Design Certificate as well as a Diploma in Professional Garden Design. She has a degree in Life Sciences and worked as a biology teacher and she runs our arts-from-nature project Wyld Arts.

And together, we also run Tyn y Berllan fruit tree nursery and are starting 'Trees for Resilience' - an agroforestry tree nursery for a changing climate.

We are based in Pembrokeshire in West Wales.