At the start of March we took delivery of 420 hedge trees donated by the Woodland Trust as part of their trees for communities scheme. A number of trustees and volunteers gathered on 8th March, a chilly Saturday morning, to plant the hedging trees which covered approximately 100 metres around the edge of the new… Continue reading Hedge Planting
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Wiltshire’s Coronation Orchards
As a result of our bid to the Coronation Living Heritage Orchard fund we have been able to create two new orchards in Pitton. This fund was established to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III and is administered locally by Wiltshire Council. The map below shows the locations of the other orchards that have… Continue reading Wiltshire’s Coronation Orchards
February 2025 Newsletter
You can now read and download of a copy of our latest newsletter.
JustGiving Page Live
We now have a JustGiving page where you can donations to support the work of the charity. We have been successful in gaining some initial grant funding from the Coronation Living Heritage Orchard fund to help us start work on the new community orchard and nature reserve on the acre of land on Roundbarrow Farm… Continue reading JustGiving Page Live
Another Coronation Living Heritage Orchard Grant Award
In December we announced that Pitton Nature Trust had been successful in obtaining a significant grant of £1,985 from the Coronation Living Heritage Orchard fund. This fund commemorates the coronation of King Charles III and is administered locally by Wiltshire Council. At the time of our initial application for funding in August 2024 we were… Continue reading Another Coronation Living Heritage Orchard Grant Award
Woodland Trust Community Tree Packs
We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in an application to the Woodland Trust’s community tree pack scheme. Our application was for 420 whips for year round colour, this will provide approximately 85 to 100 metres of double row hedging on the acre of land soon to be transferred to Pitton and… Continue reading Woodland Trust Community Tree Packs
The Close – Annual Report
As part of The Close long-term management agreement Pitton Nature Trust has with Pitton and Farley Parish Council we provide an Annual Report on the work we have conducted to create a biodiverse habitat in The Close. The 2024 Annual Report was presented to the Parish Council at their meeting on Wednesday 22nd January 2025.… Continue reading The Close – Annual Report
The Close Management Plan
We have developed a five year management plan for The Close which is regularly updated. If you would like to help us deliver this plan or to volunteer with the charity please get in touch by emailing us on contact@pittonnaturetrust.org.uk Here is the latest version of the plan which can be viewed and downloaded.
Coronation Living Heritage Orchard Grant Award
Towards the end of August Pitton Nature Trust made an application to the Coronation Living Heritage Orchard Fund for a grant to plant five fruit trees in The Close. Also included in the grant application was funding for the proposed Community Orchard and Nature Reserve on Wiltshire Council land at Roundbarrow Farm which is due… Continue reading Coronation Living Heritage Orchard Grant Award
Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Update
At a meeting of Pitton and Farley Parish Council on 16th December the Council agreed the Heads Of Terms with Wiltshire Council in relation to the land transfer, on a 125 year lease, of an acre of land on Roundbarrow Farm. Pitton Nature Trust have been in discussion with the Parish Council with the aim… Continue reading Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Update