Moth Breakfast
First, a huge Thank You to Malcolm Ausden, Principal Ecologist with the RSPB for the wonderful display of locally trapped moths. Malcolm was surrounded by crowds of all ages as visitors were drawn to his table like…well that’s how he caught the moths in the first place.
Busway Hedging – Thanks to GE Energy Volunteers & Woodland Trust
Great work by volunteers from GE Energy, who planted a native hedge along the orchard boundary nearest the guided busway. The hedge plants were provided by the Woodland Trust and include hawthorn, blackthorn, hazel, silver birch, rowan, common oak and elm. This will create a really rich, deep native hedge that will attract wildlife and […]
Planting Ceremony
The first apple trees in the orchard were planted at a formal ceremony on Saturday 23rd February. HICOP would like to thank all those who turned out for the event in spite of the rather inclement weather.
Planting Ceremony
Hello, please consider yourself invited to the: Formal Ceremony for planting the first apple trees Saturday 23 February 2013 Programme 10.30am Arrival and introductions 10.40am Formal welcome from Paul Christie, Chair of HICOP 10.45am Planting of First Apple Tree Ceremony with Paul Christie, Councillor Ray Manning (Leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council) and Max Parish […]
Tree protection
We are all delighted by how well the first volunteer work weekend went – so successfully, in fact, that we finished work on the Saturday.
February – Volunteer help needed
Now that the license for the orchard has been signed with the Parish Council we are able to start work and your help is needed.
We recently posted up details here on the site of opportunities to work on the first phase of establishing the Community Orchard. Unfortunately work on the project has had to be suspended as the Environment Committee of the Parish Council has, at an extraordinarily late stage, raised concerns about the original proposal endorsed by Histon […]
