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DUMPING GROUND!!
Dawn Wilkinson
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Our site is divided by 4 lanes and at the end of the fourth lane we have a spare piece of land. When I say land it's about 15' x 10' and it has fast become a dumping ground! We are looking for inspiration and ideas as to what we can do with it. Maybe something that would benefit all the allotmenteers. Every time I pass it i get more annoyed 
. Would welcome any ideas/thoughts. 
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Make it into a nectar bar for insects. Add a bug hotel or two.
beehive..
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Do you have a community area, picnic table, bbq etc where you could sit and have a chat with the other allotment owners. The allotments here do that and it creates a real community feel and inviting
How about incorporating a whiteboard/ slate board (with soft pencils attached) for swaps/ wants/ spare tools/ offers etc near the simple bench/ seating suggested by others???
community area, or if your plot are small you can have a greenhouse each or a fruit cage and divide the tree between all of you.
If it's too out of the way to make a useful communal area, then plant a comfrey patch and grow your own plant food. Use the sterile variety Bocking 14 so fellow allotmenteers don't get bothered by it seeding around. As a bonus, it will attract lots of bees.