Gardens
The Albrighton Trust has a successful record of supporting people with special needs and their carers over the past 15 years by providing high standard facilities and offering a range of esteem-building activities.
Users’ health and well-being is the priority and its improvement through a programme of exciting and diverse activities which engage the imagination and push back the boundaries of normally accepted restrictions. Users can increase their skills, particularly horticultural students who have use of the greenhouse, raised nursery beds, 35 themed gardens, waterways and wooded areas with a wildlife habitat. Therapeutic users have a full range of horticultural opportunities as well as Arts, Drama, Angling, lawn sports and Environmental projects. Additionally, the Resource Centre offers a comfortable lounge with kitchen and disabled-specific toilet facilities as well as access to the internet for those who need to research a little more information about one of the courses or just get in a bit of IT practice using the Assisted Technology Kit, provided especially for those with sight or cognitive impediments.
The Resource Centre and Gardens were designed around a 13th century scheduled Moat, now converted to a first class angling facility with seven wheelchair accessible jetties and stocked with many native species of fish. Four and a half acres of landscaped gardens offer unsurpassable recreation and relaxational opportunities with nature trails bird hides and assorted wildlife to tempt children - and adults - into active participation.
The trust has worked under the expert guidance of English Heritage and also the Environment Agency both of whom have contributed greatly to the success of the overall project by offering their invaluable support at critical times of development.
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"The World we share is only given to us on trust, every choice we make regarding the earth, air and water around us is made with the objective of preserving it all for the next generation”
August A.Bush
The gardens are maintained to a high standard under the guidance of our head gardener with the help of volunteers. The flowers and shrubs reflect the changing seasons and the colour and texture of the gardens varies with the time of the year.
Click on one of our gardens below to read more:
The newly re-formed lower garden with its fountain, reflects a strong Japanese influence and is a good place for a moment or two’s quiet thought.
FaunaAlong the Stream that runs through the eastern edge of the four and a half acre site a woodland habitat has been created over the years and the dead damp wood has created an excellent area for invertebrates to thrive
This is a work in progress at the moment, the plans have been passed and we are currently fundraising to complete what we hope will be one of the finest sensory gardens in the whole of the Midlands area.
The site is sub-divided into 35 themed gardens which will include our new sensory garden.
Volunteers
Volunteers are always required to help with the maintenance, monitoring and vision for further Wildlife environmental development.
Recreation & Education for people with disabilities
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