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  • Grow your own community Orchard

    16 August 2011

    Fruitful Scotland community orchard starter pack and mixed heritage fuit trees suitable for Scotland.

  • Fruitful Schools, Scotland & England

    16 August 2011

    Grow your own orchard with Fruitful Schools school orchard kit and mixed fruit trees.

    Kits available include varieties both suitable for Scotland and England

  • The Community Orchards Handbook

    15 August 2011

    The Community Orchards Handbook shows groups and individuals how to start their own community orchard, from getting support, tackling legal issues and access to organising working parties and selling produce.

  • National Orchard Habitat Conference

    20 July 2011

    Read about the National Orchard Habitat Conference, Orchards - past, present and future took place at Homme House, Much Marcle on Wednesday 20th July.

    Orchards - past, present & future information

  • Keeping South Somerset Orchards Alive

    4 July 2011

    The Somerset Biodiversity Partnership will be 'Keeping South Somerset Orchards Alive' thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, South Somerset District Council and Somerset County Council. The two year project will aim to reverse the decline in our traditional orchards and make them better habitats for wildlife.

     

  • New noble chafer discovery in Buckinghamshire

    29 June 2011

    The Noble Chafer, which is classified as vulnerable throughout the UK, has been re-discovered living in old plum tree orchard near Buckinghamshire’s border with Bedfordshire.

  • Community Orchards in the House of Commons

    27 June 2011

    Read the transcript of the debate about community orchards that took place on 27th June 2011.

  • First ever survey of England’s traditional orchards from the air

    14 June 2011

    Taking a bird’s eye view of England’s traditional orchards has enabled conservationists to put one of the most important wildlife habitats
    back on the map.

  • Orchard Project Celebrations!

    30 March 2011

    The Conserving & Restoring Traditional Orchards, England Project comes to a close and celebrates some fantastic achievements.

  • Biodiversity begins with a B

    8 February 2011

    Scottish Natural Heritage have released a short animation entitled 'Biodiversity begins with a B'; a darkly comic look at the importance of bees to our natural environment.

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