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The Benefits of Community Orchards
October is a time when communities up and down the country celebrate the many varieties of apples and the importance of orchards to our landscape.
Lots of events take place throughout the month and especially on National Apple Day, which falls on the 21st of the month.
Trees for Climate
Over the years we've supported many communities and landowners to plant orchards, providing local residents with fresh fruits and an opportunity to connect and learn more about nature.
Residents in Vicars Cross, Chester are one of the community groups benefitting from their community orchard, which was planted in a popular park in the village in 2021.
Using funding from the Trees for Climate Programme, over 300 trees were planted to create the Thackery Drive Jubilee Orchard, on a site where one had been located many years ago.
Great Boughton Parish Councillor, Peter Bulmer, explains: "This area was an orchard from the late nineteenth century up to the 1960s when a housing estate was built. With support from the Mersey Forest and Cheshire West and Chester Council's Total Environment Team, the Parish Council were able to reintroduce a selection of trees and shrubs, including apple, pear, plum, cherry and damson, for everyone to enjoy."
Community Involvement
Several sections of the field have been planted, including wildflower orchards, a soft fruit verge, a tree avenue and incredible edible raised planters, where the local community are encouraged to get involved growing vegetables, fruits and herbs.
Peter continues: "We were really keen for this to be a community project, providing an opportunity for everyone to get involved. We have organised community planting days, where residents have helped us plant soft fruits, plum trees and raised beds and we've organised an apple pressing day on the 22nd October, where people can bring their apples and pears to be turned into fresh fruit juice using an apple press. We also have a heritage project taking place looking at the history of our open space across the parish."
Orchards have played an important role in communities for many centuries, providing a focal point, a gathering space, and a place where people and nature can successfully work together to create abundant harvests. Fruit trees are also recognisable by people of all ages, helping to connect people with nature and have the added benefit of producing a tasty treat each year.
Plant on Your Land
If you own land and are interested in planting an orchard or a variety of trees on your land, please email: mail@merseyforest.org.uk or call 01925 816217 to find out how we could support you through the Trees for Climate programme.
Lots of events take place throughout the month and especially on National Apple Day, which falls on the 21st of the month.
Trees for Climate
Over the years we've supported many communities and landowners to plant orchards, providing local residents with fresh fruits and an opportunity to connect and learn more about nature.
Residents in Vicars Cross, Chester are one of the community groups benefitting from their community orchard, which was planted in a popular park in the village in 2021.
Using funding from the Trees for Climate Programme, over 300 trees were planted to create the Thackery Drive Jubilee Orchard, on a site where one had been located many years ago.
Great Boughton Parish Councillor, Peter Bulmer, explains: "This area was an orchard from the late nineteenth century up to the 1960s when a housing estate was built. With support from the Mersey Forest and Cheshire West and Chester Council's Total Environment Team, the Parish Council were able to reintroduce a selection of trees and shrubs, including apple, pear, plum, cherry and damson, for everyone to enjoy."
Community Involvement
Several sections of the field have been planted, including wildflower orchards, a soft fruit verge, a tree avenue and incredible edible raised planters, where the local community are encouraged to get involved growing vegetables, fruits and herbs.
Peter continues: "We were really keen for this to be a community project, providing an opportunity for everyone to get involved. We have organised community planting days, where residents have helped us plant soft fruits, plum trees and raised beds and we've organised an apple pressing day on the 22nd October, where people can bring their apples and pears to be turned into fresh fruit juice using an apple press. We also have a heritage project taking place looking at the history of our open space across the parish."
Orchards have played an important role in communities for many centuries, providing a focal point, a gathering space, and a place where people and nature can successfully work together to create abundant harvests. Fruit trees are also recognisable by people of all ages, helping to connect people with nature and have the added benefit of producing a tasty treat each year.
Plant on Your Land
If you own land and are interested in planting an orchard or a variety of trees on your land, please email: mail@merseyforest.org.uk or call 01925 816217 to find out how we could support you through the Trees for Climate programme.
