Community Orchard – Pitton Nature Trust

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