Come to the Farm on 25 October (1-4pm) for a day of fun, crafts and activities. Celebrate apples and orchards and their unique place in our cultural and natural heritage. Bring your own apples for pressing or just help press the ones from the farm. Take part in apple arts and crafts, hear apple stories or sing […]
This event is now fully booked. Please see our later dates or to be added to a waiting list please contact Enquiries@ptes.org. A day on the Somerset levels culminating in photographing the incredible million-strong starling roost spectacular. The daytime session will focus on the diverse local wildlife which may include otters, bitterns, egrets and kingfishers. Then just […]
A day on the Somerset levels culminating in photographing the incredible million-strong starling roost spectacular. The daytime session will focus on the diverse local wildlife which may include otters, bitterns, egrets and kingfishers. Then just before sunset prepare to photograph the drama of the huge starling clouds. Suitable for those with an interest in wildlife […]
This event is now fully booked. Please see our later dates or to be added to a waiting list please contact Enquiries@ptes.org. A day on the Somerset levels culminating in photographing the incredible million-strong starling roost spectacular. The daytime session will focus on the diverse local wildlife which may include otters, bitterns, egrets and kingfishers. Then just before […]
Pruning Workshop, Saturday 19th January, 10am – 1pm Location: Phoenix Farm, Bloemfontein Road, W12 0RQ Learn how to correctly prune your fruit trees, bushes and flowering plants at this informative practical workshop. Booking required, please call 07890 514 050 or email booking@hcga.org.uk Tutor: Steve Oram We will provide hot drinks and a bowl of soup at lunchtime. […]
A Brighton Permaculture Trust course. Learn how to improve the health and productivity of old fruit trees by appropriate pruning. Skills learnt will also be applicable for pruning younger fruit trees and other trees/shrubs. Day 1: Stanmer Park (near University of Sussex), Brighton, Sussex. Get directions to our meeting point near the church in Stanmer Park. Day 2: Private […]
This one-day workshop is aimed at those with an interest in caring for veteran fruit trees. The emphasis will be on the care and pruning of aged apple trees, typically those of between 50 to 100 years of age. Some experience of fruit tree pruning is required. The workshop will take place outdoors, tools and […]
A one-day workshop for those with an interest in caring for veteran fruit trees. The emphasis will be on the pruning and care of aged apple trees, typically those of between 50-100 years of age, which have previously received some restorative pruning. The workshop is ideal for anyone who has previously attended a course on […]
This workshop will concentrate upon formative pruning of young fruit trees. It is suitable for all to attend – no previous experience is required. It may be of particular interest to those caring for newly planted community orchards in need of training and advice. The workshop will take place outdoors. All tools and PPE are […]
This one-day workshop is aimed at those who wish to learn how to restore espaliers, which have grown beyond their formal boundaries, concentrating upon reforming the main branch structure. It will also cover reformative pruning of apple trees of 15-40 years of age, which have had minimal pruning in recent years. No previous experience is […]
Bring, swap and buy scions for common, uncommon and vanishingly rare fruit tree varieties. Mid-Shires Orchard Group will be on hand providing a grafting service. PTES will be present to offer orchard advice and information about the work we're doing in traditional orchards. We'll also have a lot of varieties to sell or swap. Date: […]
Two half-day workshops, running from 10:00am - 12:30pm and 1:00pm - 3:30pm, concentrating upon the formative and reformative pruning of younger fruit trees which may not have been pruned after planting. These workshops may be of particular interest to people caring for relatively newly planted community orchards. The workshops will take place outdoors, tools and PPE are provided. […]
Weds 13th-Feb-18 from 10.30 to 4.00pm Join experienced fruit tree and orchard pruner and the owner of the Heritage Fruit Tree Company - Andy Howard (P.G. Cert Ed) for a day’s training to learn the theory and practice of winter pruning. Learn the theory, skills and practice of winter pruning for fruit trees such as apple […]
A day on the Somerset levels culminating in photographing the incredible million-strong starling roost spectacular. The daytime session will focus on the diverse local wildlife which may include otters, bitterns, egrets and kingfishers. Then just before sunset prepare to photograph the drama of the huge starling clouds. Suitable for those with an interest in wildlife and […]
A one-day hands on workshop learning and practicing how to graft fruit trees at the Education Centre at Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Foxburrow Farm. No previous grafting experience is required. Upon booking a place you will receive details of what you should bring along with you! Free to attend. Tutor: Paul Read.
One-day workshop aimed at those with an interest in pruning mature fruit trees to enhance fruit production. The emphasis of the day will be upon pruning apple trees of around 25 years of age. No previous pruning experience is required. The workshop will take place outdoors, tools and PPE are provided. Free to attend. Tutor: […]
One-day workshop aimed at those with an interest in caring for older fruit trees. Emphasis is upon the pruning and care of trees, of 30 years of age and older, which have already received some restorative pruning. The course is ideal for those who have previously been on a restorative pruning course, or care for […]
A workshop concentrating upon formative and reformative pruning of younger fruit trees which may not have been pruned after planting. Formative pruning of newly planted trees will also be covered. This course may be of particular interest to people caring for relatively newly planted community orchards. The workshop will take place outdoors, tools and PPE […]
A one-day hands on workshop learning and practicing how to graft fruit trees at Greensand Trust’s Working Woodland Centre at Maulden Wood. No previous grafting experience is required. Upon booking a place you will receive details of what you should bring along with you! Free to attend. Tutor: Colin Carpenter.
Join us for this special one-off evening event at our woodland reserve. Learn how to check moth traps set up throughout the woods and identify what creatures you find. It’s a great time of year to look for moths in deciduous woodland and we hope to spot the great prominent, perhaps an early large emerald […]
An exclusive photography workshop in a fantastic location famous for its water voles and a host of other wildlife. Practical tuition will be tailored to the needs of those attending and will be suitable for beginners. An ideal gift for those interested in wildlife and photography at any level. Leader: Experienced wildlife and environmental photographer Iain […]
Learn how to care for new and established fruit trees and orchards, to ensure health and productivity. This course complements the course Planning and Planting a Small Orchard. Venue: Stanmer Park, Brighton BN1 9PZ Cost (depending on income): £35-£175 Tutors: Bryn Thomas, Peter May Visit the website for full details and to book the course.
The next ESORG meeting will be on Monday June 3rd at the Swan Inn, Bull Ring, Thaxted, CM6 2PL at 7pm. Swan Inn phone number 01371 830321 If you are interested in apples, pears, plums or other fruit, or have an orchard, join us at the Essex Orchard Group meeting. Please let Anna know if […]
**THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL- to be added to a waiting list please email enquiries@ptes.org** A day exploring the Somerset levels and photographing its amazing wildlife, beginning with a session looking at composition, photographic technique and equipment. Through the day you will photograph the diverse local wildlife, including rarer species such as otters and bitterns […]
Join The Orchard Project at Lady Gilbert's Orchard for a day of orchard maintenance Planted around 100 years ago, this orchard was home to the librettist WS Gilbert and his wife. It includes two extremely rare apple varieties! There are also some more recently planted fruit trees. Jobs include pruning the young stone fruits, clearing […]
Come and help Jo prune these trained forms and help with underplanting to help boost the biodiversity on site. Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather. Please only book if you are able to come as there are limited places. Bring your own secateurs if you have any, and also pruning saws. Bring a packed […]
Orchards old and new offer a particularly varied mosaic of vegetation and habitat structures with elements of managed and rough grassland, mature trees, shrubs and hedgerow boundaries. This workshop will focus on practical management of the ground vegetation component of orchards to maximise their potential for wildlife and biodiversity'. Us the link below to book. […]
Stone fruit can only be pruned in the summer. The objectives and outcomes are subtly different from apples and pears. There will be an introduction to tree renovation, followed by a demonstration and then a practical session where participants will be able to prune, under supervision, the plum trees in the orchard at Old Hall. […]
Discover the wonderful world of our woodland butterflies on a guided walk. Our expert guides will lead you around our beautiful ancient woodland and help you learn how to identify a range of butterflies. July is the optimum time to see our woodland specialists White Admiral and Silver-washed Fritillary on the wing. You can also […]
Open Garden in aid of Hay and District Dial-a-Ride. Refreshments, stalls, Duck Races (depending upon prior rainfall) and an opportunity to visit the new MAN apple collection of 300+ trees. Entrance £5
The course encourages participants to develop practical skills in the propagation of fruit trees. Learn the technique of chip budding, using a grafting knife to graft an apple variety onto a rootstock. This method is used to propagate fruit trees such as apple, pear, plum and cherry, for both commercial and garden production and is […]
Anyone been on a restorative pruning course and at a loss as to what to do with the resulting water shoot explosion the following summer? This summer pruning course aims to help sort out the vigour and bring the tree back into a better looking shape. With Jane Pay and Tattwa Gyani , near Chulmleigh, […]
Thursday 8 August 2019 Days Cottage Orchard & Rural Skills Centre Access to rare Gloucestershire varieties. Learn the art of propagating fruit trees by inserting a bud of your chosen variety into a rootstock. Take your tree home at the end of the session. Cost £40.00 including refreshments. To book (essential) please contact Dave/Helen directly […]
Learn how to create new trees by bud grafting onto rootstocks. Participants will learn the theory and be able to practice on suitable material. We will have a small number of apple rootstocks available, in pots, for sale on the day. Important: Location to be confirmed closer to the date - do not follow postcode […]
Beginners Course. Learn how to select the right rootstocks and how to grow and prune fruit trees as espaliers, cordons and fans to be both productive and ornamental. Practise training and pruning trees in my garden. Thursday 15 August 2019 10-4.30. Cost £75, less 10% for GOT members. Booking essential. Sue Gibson of Sue Gibson […]
This month, our focus will be on the Plum Hedge and its lovely Merryweather Damson trees. We'll be removing brambles and weeds from around the trees, doing summer pruning and perhaps even harvesting some fruit. Bring work gloves and tools such as loppers, scythes, pruning saws and shears. Price: FREE! Donations welcomed towards refreshments Email […]
More information on Gloucestershire plums, damsons and cherries see Glos Orchards website Please also see our shop to purchase Charles Martell's Native Plums of Gloucestershire pomona, published by GOT and Hartpury Heritage Trust. To purchase rare Gloucestershire plums and damsons, see Glos Orchards Walcot Organic Nursery, have been commissioned to stock the rare ones: Available […]
By kind permission of member George Browning, this year’s Summer Field Trip will see our return to Warwickshire, for a visit to Feldon Forest Farm near Rugby. Here the Brown family husband their heritage fruit orchards and heirloom vegetables, grow organic crops and raise rare breed livestock. Our hosts will lead us on a guided […]
THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR YEAR – OUR ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF CIDER Three days of live music, amazing high quality food, ten quality visiting cidermakers, Thursday night Cider Club, four nights of camping, all enjoyed in a unique, friendly, welcoming atmosphere of our family friendly festival. A weekend of delicious food, excellent music, wide ranging beer […]
As our harvest ripens we give our visitors the opportunity to taste a wide variety of heritage apples from our collection. Weekends in September & October 11am – 3pm Normal Admission Prices apply No max number Fully accessible by wheel chair & Assistance dogs Booking not necessary
Join us for our final pre-harvest tidy up of the orchards. We’ll be clearing the summer bramble growth from the New Orchard and undergrowth from the Old and Far Cider Orchard floors. We may have some early apples ready in the New Orchard, so bring a bag to take a few home! Bring your working […]
Friday to Sunday 13th to 15th September. Good selection of local cider makers and fruit juicers in attendance.
Join us for a day of networking, talks, workshops and loads more. If you’re interested in finding out about community orchards, orchard culture and events in Greater Manchester or are part of a community orchard group from near or far we’ve crafted this event just for you!
On the second Saturday of each month, Orchard experts are working in the orchard. They are available to advise and teach visitors how to look after fruit trees and orchards between 11am and 3pm. Normal admission applies, but no extra cost. 14th September - Harvest Time 12th October - Apple Identification Day – bring your apples […]
Eaton park is one of norwich’s most beautiful historic parks. There are 80 glorious acres, packed with great things to see and do for all ages. Apple day with attendance by EEAOP 11am - 4pm South Park Avenue, Norwich, NR4 7AU
Calling all you wonderful apple picking volunteers! We urgently need help to harvest apples from a stunning traditional orchard in the grounds of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hosptial. On this one day workshop you will: Get the practical experience of harvesting fruit Taste a range of fruit varieties Help community orchards in London to harvest […]
Come along to help us press the apples from the orchard, your efforts will be rewarded with a taste of the juice. Have a go on the apple shy, create a creature from apples and cook up some tasty apple inspired treats on the camp fire.
Join the Park Ranger and volunteers for a look at the bounty of Autumn fruit and fungi and Fishwick Local Nature Reserve. There will be a chance to try some apple juice, freshly made from the reserves' Golden Spire apples and children could try a game of 'apple conkers' . A short walk will include […]
An event to promote the importance of heritage apples, orchards and especially those that originate in the East of England. The East of England Apples and Orchards Project will be on hand to raise awareness of the different apple varieties. Bring along your unknown apple and pear varieties and have these identified. An apple press […]
Bring the family together and enjoy the outdoors as we host our annual celebration of Kent's produce. With garden tours, historic talks, local stalls, demonstrations and a variety of activities, there is something for everyone to taste and get involved in. Cost: £15 donation = £5 gazebo hire if needed General website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/smallhythe-place Contact […]
Fancy getting hands-on and learning how to make craft cider the traditional way? In celebration of the wonderful Urban Food Fortnight, we are putting on an event not to be missed! Join us for a day of apple pressing and cider making at our community cidery in Walthamstow. You will have the chance to learn how […]
The site was part of ‘King’s Fields’ so called it is said because it was where King Richard set up his camp prior to the Battle of Gosford Green. It appears on maps dated around 1860 with many trees and was divided into allotments which were for the use of Freemen of the […]
Apple Day is a wonderful free annual family event in and around the orchards of Stanmer Park. Apple Day features masses of apple-themed activities including orchard tours, food & drink, storytelling, children’s activities, music, apple identification, fruit tree growing advice, fruit from our orchards to buy, a range of stalls selling local produce and a […]
Visitors to North Devon will have the chance to make their own apple juice or cider this autumn at Lemons Farm, in a beautiful orchard overlooking the Taw Valley. After a tour of the orchard, guests will set out with a map and a bag to pick from the nine different apple varieties on offer, […]
Chadlington and the surrounding local villages are abound with a vast array of apple varieties. From large private orchards down to the odd apple tree in the garden. And we take Chadlington Apple Day very seriously. With the help of our wonderful headline sponsors Burford Garden Company and Wychwoods Estate Agents, and partnerships with local organisations such as […]
After several years of running their ‘Introduction to apple juice and cider making’ course in Milton Keynes, Mike & Barbara Jones moved the venue to the ideal tranquil location of the Recreation Ground Hall in Little Horwood. The course is being run for the Midshires Orchard Group (MSOG) and any surplus after costs passed on […]
This one-day training course is run by local craft cider-makers Mike and Barbara Jones. It is a great way to learn the art and craft of apple juicing and cider making and gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to make good cider in the traditional way. Learn the theory, understand the methods and apply them […]
National Trust Ightham Mote 28 September 10am – 4pm Normal admission prices apply Celebrate the bounty from the garden of England with our apple and orchard day. With apple tasting and stalls. https://www.facebook.com/NTIghthamMote/ https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ightham-mote
The National Trust ranger team at Swan Barn Farm produce artisan cider every year from all sorts of rare apple varieties from their Orchards. Come down and join the team at a free, family-friendly day. Bring your own apples and make your own apple juice and cider or just join in using our fantastic heritage […]
A fun day for all the family. Help to pick the apples in the orchard and see how they're pressed. Children's apple games and trail in the orchard.
St Elizabeth's Apple Day Saturday the 28th September from 11am until 4pm Come and visit the St Elizabeth’s Centre for a truly one-of-a-kind family day out. Enjoy craft stalls, games, hot food, afternoon tea, and live music, and get involved by helping us to pick apples at our on-site 4-acre ancient Orchard, which you can either […]
Apple day at Sandringham apple juice orchard and works. Sandringham Apple Juice 07810 310757 Free entry EEAOP in attendance doing apple identification.
Join us to celebrate the start of the autumn season with an Apple Fest in Morden Hall Park. Visit the Stableyard to taste Merton varieties not commonly found and collect your fresh juice. Try a range of harvest goodies from our pop-up stall by the Visitor Welcome Space and visit the garden centre to pick […]
Come and help us pick the annual harvest of apples from our orchards at the foot of Glastonbury Tor. We’ll have our mini apple press going and every apple you pick will be made into either juice or cider, sales from which help us look after the Tor forever, for everyone. Dates: 28th September […]
Apple Day Hosted by Together We Grow community Interest Company, at the Big Garden. It's everything apple! Tasting, games, juicing, smoothies and local producers. All set in the wonderful vibrant community garden and orchard. Charges will apply for some items. No booking required.
Join us as we celebrate everything great and good about the Apple. We’ll have top fruit expert Gerry Edwards providing his identification skills, plus The Mid-Shire Orchard Group who will be demonstrating apple juice making and providing plenty of practical advice for all community orchard gardeners. On Sunday we will be hosting The North Bucks […]
This year Houghton Lodge Gardens, Test Valley, Hampshire, has been making the most its glorious garden setting by staging a unique collection of events in collaboration with The Honesty Group, which manages the Tea Rooms set within the estate. On Sunday 29th September the gardens will see the final two events of the season – […]
