This allotment's vital statistics:
One sixth of an acre at Rowley Fields Allotment Site on Meredith Road (close to the busy Narborough Road).

The view...

The sights and sounds from the plot:
A wonderful view of the Soar Valley. You can see Oadby church on a clear day. It's within earshot of both the Leicester City and Leicester Tigers' grounds. Great Central Way, which is popular with dog walkers, cyclists, and joggers runs along the bottom edge of the allotment site.

What we hope to do there:
We will begin by clearing the site ready for planting. Then we'll get things into the ground and, eventually we hope to bring you recipe ideas and even tasting sessions. We hope to offer you home-grown veg, rather than vacuum-packed supermarket produce.

The shed - a haven in waiting?

We can grow a wide variety of fruit, veg and flowers in Leicester. Whether we cultivate our plot with pesticides and fertilisers, or follow a more organic path is a point to be discussed as the time draws near for planting.

Restore the run-down shed to its former glory - it needs a new roof - and make it into a haven for tired presenters at the end of a hard day.

Wildlife on our allotment:
All sorts of wild animals can be found at allotmetns. Birds of prey are a regular site; there's rumoured to be a fox living under our shed; you can see rabbits and mice at any time of the day, and grass snakes have been seen around too.

Even Beau has trouble getting through the growth

People on our plot:
These days there's no such thing as a typical allotment-holder. There's a real mixture of age, sex, race and experience to be found in any allotment society. Our merry band is me, Monica Winfield, my partner Chris Gibbins and our ten year-old, Gordon Setter cross dog, Beau.