Pitton Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Working Party 10.30 to 12.30 Saturday 28th June 2025 Many thanks to the group of volunteers who came along last Saturday to help in the new Pitton Community Orchard & Nature Reserve. A lot was achieved in a couple of hours but there is still a bit more we… Continue reading Working Party – 28th June
Category: Community Orchard
Bench Installed
A bench has now been installed in the newly opened Community Orchard & Nature Reserve. We are extremely grateful to the Coronation Living Heritage Orchard fund for providing the funds to purchase the bench. It is located just inside the gate and is a great spot to relax in the tranquility of the orchard &… Continue reading Bench Installed
Tree Fairies
If you have wandered by the new Community Orchard & Nature Reserve recently you will have spotted three Tree Fairies who have taken up residence. This is our entry in the annual Pitton Carnival Scarecrow Competition. Pitton Carnival is on 5th July and we will have a stall where you can have a chat to… Continue reading Tree Fairies
Working Party 21st June 2025
We are extremely grateful to the team of volunteers who can along for a couple of hours on 21st June to help with tasks in the new Community Orchard & Nature Reserve. The aim was to prevent some of the thistles from seeding and spreading and also to rake the site to remove any remaining… Continue reading Working Party 21st June 2025
Community Orchard Watering Schedule
We are seeking volunteers to join the rota for watering the fruit trees in the Community Orchard & Nature Reserve. Each tree requires 10 litres of water per week and there are twelve trees on the site. There is water and watering cans on the site and with two people it takes around 30 minutes. … Continue reading Community Orchard Watering Schedule
Hay Making
If you have visited the Community Orchard & Nature Reserve recently you will have noticed how much the grass and thistles have grown. In order to start preparing the area for reseeding with wild flowers and less vigorous grasses we need to reduce the fertility in the soil. An effective way of doing this is… Continue reading Hay Making
Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Open
We are pleased to announce that the Community Orchard & Nature Reserve is now open. The Parish Council made the following announcement today: “At the end of last year the Parish Council and Wiltshire Council agreed Heads of Terms on the transfer of approximately an acre of land at the end of Above Hedges to… Continue reading Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Open
Pitton to Firsdown Permissive Bridleway
On Friday 23rd May Wiltshire Council opened the new permissive bridleway which links Pitton to Firsdown. This is a fantastic addition to the local network of public rights of way. The permissive path runs alongside the new Community Orchard and Nature Reserve so we hope visitors will pop in to enjoy the site. At this… Continue reading Pitton to Firsdown Permissive Bridleway
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 & Hedgerow Planted
March was a very busy month for Pitton Nature Trust (PNT), with significant activities in The Close and the Community Orchard & Nature Reserve. In the autumn a range of native bulbs were planted in The Close and it is rewarding to see that some of the snowdrops and crocuses have emerged. Our next… Continue reading Orchard Trees & Hedgerow Planted