King Charles III Coronation Garden

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Albrighton Parish Council own a plot of land off Loak Road/Worthington Drive, formerly Allotment land.

In 2022, the Parish Council committed to improve this land through a community project, which would see an enhancement in the natural environment of flora and fauna, as well as a place for the community to sit and enjoy the outdoors.

To recognise the Coronation of King Charles III, Albrighton Parish Council agreed to formally name the space ‘King Charles III Coronation Garden’ otherwise known as ‘Coronation Garden’.

Albrighton Parish Council have worked alongside local schools including St Mary’s CofE, Albrighton Primary, Birchfield School and Idsall School to create bug hotels for insects, planting of fruit trees and scattering of wildflower seed mixes. Trees have been acquired through Shropshire Council’s Community Tree Scheme for 2023/24. Additional fruit trees were donated by the Bartlett family.

Bush Vetch

We have also received help and support from Kit George from Galliford Try by creating soil beds; David Austin Roses for the supply and delivery of top soil; Severn Trent who have supplied a stone/gravel path; RAF Cosford who dug holes for around 60 trees to help school children with planting trees. Contributors also include: Ren-New Reclamation Yard, Moongate Plant Centre, Shropshire Pallet Recycling Ltd, Boningale Nurseries and Albrighton Fire Station.

An additional thanks goes to Lucy Courtman and Bob Watson who have contributed their time to this project for the community.

This has been a fantastic and rewarding project delivered for the Community, by the Community. We hope everyone will enjoy the Coronation Garden for many years to come.

The last stage of the project will see an installation of a wooden sign with a Coronation plaque imbedded into the wood & other signage to tell you about this project.

If you’ve visited the garden and have taken photos, or if you’d like to provide feedback, please do get in touch!

Additionally, please feel free to pick the fruits if they are ripe and you can make use of them!

Featured in the Shropshire Star

Albrighton Parish Council were pleased that this Community Project was featured in the Shropshire Star! See the link below to visit the article:

Photo of students and teachers from local schools with Councillor Rachel Wild

Budding community garden takes root thanks to huge town effort | Shropshire Star

What you will find in our Garden

Flora, nettles and weeds

Adoxa Moschatellina, Common Agrimony, Lady’s Bedstraw, Bellis perennis, Common Bent, Black Medick, Bluebell, Borage, Bramble, Salad Burnet, Bush Vetch, Meadow Buttercup, Red Campion, White Campion, Wild Carrot, Night-Flowering Catchfly, Corn Chamomile, Charlock, Chickweed, Wild Clary, Red Clover, White Clover, Corn Cockle, Cornflower, Cowslip, Cow Parsley, Creeping thistle, Crested Dogstail, Ox-eye Daisy, Dandelion, Dwarf Sunflower, Sheeps Fescue, Slender Creeping Red Fescue, Field Forget-me-not, Wild Foxglove, Germander speedwell, Goat’s Beard, Goose grass, Hairy Tare, Rough Hawkbit, Hedge Bindweed, Herb Robert, Hogweed, Ivy, Jack by the hedge(Garlic mustard), Common Knapweed, Greater Knapweed, Linseed, Purple Loosestrife, Corn Marigold, Wild Marjoram, Meadow Cranesbil, Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass, Meadowsweet, White Millet, Musk Mallow, Nettles, Oxeye Daisy, Phacelia, Plantain, Common Poppy, Quinoa, Ragged Robin, Ragwort, Rayless may weed(pineapple), Rowan, Sainfoin, Saxifraga, Field Scabious, Small Scabious, Self-heal, Common Sorrel, Common St John’s-wort, Sow thistle, Teasel, Timothy, Small Leaved, Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Bird’s-foot, Common Vetch, Kidney Vetch, Tufted Vetch, Viper’s Bugloss, White dead nettle Wild Carrot, Wood avens, Wound Wort, Yarrow and Yellow Rattle, Rose: Kew Gardens and Rose: Tottering by Gently.

Please note: these include species planted from wildflower seeds, not confirmed that the seeds have taken to the soil! Also includes species found on site through Councillor Rachel Wild and Bob Watsons biodiversity, which can be found in document format at the bottom of the page.