In 2008 the Parish Council was asked if it could provide allotments for parishioners in Batcombe.  In total a dozen parishioners expressed an interest in renting an allotment and so the Council began searching for a suitable site that could be leased and was eventually offered the current site in Eastcombe with room for ten allotments.

Thanks to a grant from our County Councillor's Local Initiatives Budget and with the help of a number of dedicated volunteers the Council was able to establish the allotments by May 2009 with the allotments being officially opened by our then County Councillor, Gloria Cawood, on Sunday September 27th 2009.

Unfortunately, due to a lack of interest in renting an allotment, the Parish Council has decided that it is no longer viable to provide allotments in Batcombe.  The four current allotment holders have been given notice to quit their allotments by 31st October 2026 and the Parish Council will restore the allotments field to its original condition before returning it to its owners in April 2027. 

At one stage there was a waiting list of parish residents wanting one of the ten allotments.  However, interest in keeping an allotment has dried up and in recent years the allotments have only been kept going by renting to allotment holders outside the parish, from Wanstrow and farther afield.