Community Orchard

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

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

One of the projects of Pitton Nature Trust is to seek to establish a Community Orchard. The information below provides more details on our plans. Please let us know your views on creating a Community Orchard. If we can demonstrate there is support from the community it will help in our discussions with stakeholders and… Continue reading Community Orchard