Silent Space at Hill Close Gardens

24th January 2025

We are delighted to be partnering with silentspace.org.uk and establishing Plot 18 as a place for reflection from the beginning of 2025.

WHY IS SILENT SPACE IMPORTANT?

‘Research tells us that noise pollution can damage our bodies and our minds. It’s little wonder that being silent in nature can help to comfort and restore us. But there are other benefits too.

Being silent in the natural world is a particularly gentle kind of silence. We’re soothed by the birdsong and the sounds of the breeze in the trees. Quietly observing and listening, we grow to know and truly value the world we live in – to better appreciate our place within it and our responsibility to protect it.

And, as we connect with nature, we also connect more deeply with ourselves. It’s in the quiet times that inspiration comes.‘