20th January 2018 – The trees were well toasted at the Winter Wassail. The orchard looked magical lit up by a myriad of lanterns. Many thanks to Mark, our toast master, to Elaine for leading the singing, to Lara for her recorder playing and to all the children who sang beautifully.

26th November 2017 – Today we built three compost bins, using old pallets and posts recycled from the tree fortresses. We’ll fill them with mowings, prunings, and the left over pulp from juicing events over the coming years.

The last of the cages were removed on 28 October 2017. These were originally built to protect the trees from deer and rabbits. They gave the trees good protection when first installed, but they made it hard to weed and they were starting to constrain the growth. The orchard has a more natural look now.

This Summer (2017) we’ve been removing the cages that were built to protect the trees from deer and rabbits. These were great when first installed and gave the trees good protection, but they made it hard to weed and they were starting to constrain the growth. We’ve now removed about 45 cages, with about 6 […]

1st July 2017 – Thanks to the RSPB, Hedgehog Gardens and the Wildlife Trust for this opportunity to find out about local wildlife. The RSPB were ringing birds and monitoring the health of local species. Hedgehog Gardens provided advice on what you can do to help hedgehogs in your garden. And the bonus of cooked […]

4th March 2017 – Wassailling at the orchard, waking the trees, looking forward to a wonderful summer and a bountiful harvest