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

Wiltshire’s Coronation Orchards

As a result of our bid to the Coronation Living Heritage Orchard fund we have been able to create two new orchards in Pitton. This fund was established to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III and is administered locally by Wiltshire Council. The map below shows the locations of the other orchards that have… Continue reading Wiltshire’s Coronation Orchards

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

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