Community Orchard – Pitton Nature Trust

Hedging the Community Orchard

Thanks to support from the Woodland Trust we have been able to complete creating a hedge around the Community Orchard & Nature Reserve. On 15th November some trustees and volunteers gathered on the site to plant 315 hedgerow saplings. We have now planted 735 hedgerow saplings with a mix of hawthorn, blackthorn, rowan, wild cherry,… Continue reading Hedging the Community Orchard

Reseeding Working Party

Over recent weeks there has been a lot of work going on in the Community Orchard & Nature Reserve to create a wildflower rich biodiverse area. During this year the grass has been lush pasture grass which has very few wildflowers, the aim is over time to replace this with a more biodiverse habitat. The… Continue reading Reseeding Working Party

Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Information Board

We are very grateful to Tom Judd who has designed, made and installed another wonderful information board for the Community Orchard & Nature Reserve. This board matches the one Tom developed earlier in the year for The Close. It will help passersby understand how the area is being managed to increase biodiversity. The board highlights… Continue reading Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Information Board

Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Update

Over the last few months a lot has been going on at the new Community Orchard and Nature Reserve. Currently we are waiting confirmation from Wiltshire Council that they will grant full public access in advance of the land transfer to Pitton and Farley Parish Council. Thanks to the support of the Coronation Living Heritage… Continue reading Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Update

Orchard Trees in The Close

A wonderful tree planting event took place on 12th March. Part of the grant funding from the Coronation Living Heritage Orchard fund, which celebrates the coronation of King Charles III, enabled us to purchase five trees to create a small orchard in The Close. The saying is that you plant trees for future generations, so… Continue reading Orchard Trees in The Close

Hedge Planting

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

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

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