Bowbrook Allotments Open Day 2012

Bowbrook Allotment Community

Mytton Oak Road,  Shrewsbury,  Shropshire,  SY3 5BT

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Opening dates and times:Sun 15 July (1-5)
Admission:Combined adm £3, chd free

Facilities:

Refreshments:Tea
Contact:n/a
Postcode:SY3 5BT

Location:½m from Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. 
From A5 Shrewsbury bypass take B4386 following signs for hospital. Allotments situated ½m along B4386. (Mytton Oak Rd) on R
click here for a map
Website:www.bowbrookallotments.co.uk

Description:The 4-acre site which opened in Spring 2009 has 68 productive plots displaying wide-ranging cultivation methods. Organic techniques incl companion planting and attracting natural predators are encouraged. Green spaces throughout the site are designed to attract wildlife and encourage community involvement. Nest boxes, bat boxes and insect shelters abound. The site features an interest trail, 2 orchards, picnic area, wild flowers, wildlife areas and ‘Gardens of the Seasons’. Local environmental groups and schools welcomed. The community has a website(see above) and regular newsletters for members. Children enjoy the trail, willow den and tunnel, turf maze and sensory garden. The site boasts a compost toilet and information hut. Surplus produce is delivered weekly to the local hospice
Displays by Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Shropshire Masters Composters, Shropshire Hardy Plant Society. Children's quiz sheets

In the press:Featured in Shropshire Life magazine, Natural England Big Wildlife Garden Gold Award, RHS "Its your Neighbourhood" Level 5 (outstanding)

A big thanks to the volunteers who helped organise the event and the shropshire master composter volutneers who did the composting display