The Greenway Gate

The Greenway Gate is situated in the North West of the Outer Wall and is one of the eight Gates of Semper

It is a large inward opening door, with a small Wicket gate built into it, constructed of a Magnesium Nano-composite metal gate built into a defensive tower.

The Tower and nearby walls are almost entirely covered in various native climbing plants such as Dog Rose (Rosa Cania), Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum), numerous Ivy (Hedera Helix), and Firethorn (Pyracantha). These plants are carefully cultivated to allow the gate to be opened, though it rarely is. At times in the year the gate is barely distinguishable from the walls due to the growth around it. Most of the access through the gate is via the smaller Wicket gate, and is pedestrianised.

Along the base of the wall are varieties of small fruit and nut trees, flowering shrubs and bushes, and wild flowers. The nearby access road is lined on the side furthest from the wall with the same, and additional larger trees.

The road has tunnels of various sizes and depths dug underneath it, and travelling along it is significantly limited and monitored throughout periods of the year.

This management of the area creates a corridor for local flora to grow and develop providing shelter, food, and a safe are for wildlife to travel through. In urban landscaping this is called a Greenway.

The gate leads to an compartment of the Exterior