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A Humingbird Hawk Moth captured in an orchard / al

It's Plum Day at Hartpury today …gorgeous weathe

The inauguration of the new Longney BBQs this even

Orchard Outreach in action, courtesy of tree surge

Our next Orchard Outreach / Wednesday Wanderers da

Orchard Outreach descended on Standish last week,

The next iteration of Orchard Outreach is tomorrow

Last Saturday we hosted the 2nd Gloucestershire Sc

The Trust does a lot of good work behind the scene

The 2nd Gloucestershire Scything Day has been move

ASTMAN’S FARM, LONGNEY The Gloucestershire Orcha

KING’S ORCHARD, WHITMINSTER One of the many e

Wildlife Weekend (part 2) For those camping in th

Wildlife weekend, part 1 … … started with our

This coming weekend, we're running a repeat of our

Jug handle? Ox-bow lake? How would you describe it

Blossom pics are compulsory at this time of year.

Spring has sprung, the blossom is out and orchards

Orchard outreach … it looks as though the tree w

Planting native trees at Fletcher's orchard in the

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Latest News

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The value to wildlife of windfall apples

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Juliet Bailey

by Juliet Bailey, in whose orchard the picture was taken, with some additions by David Lindgren The …

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A reminder of the beauty of spring

Posted on November 16, 2024 by David Lindgren

by Juliet Bailey The first week in May has been peak blossom time in my orchard of Gloucestershire a…

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June Drop

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Orchar_Admin

Under some of the trees in my orchard there is a spattering of small unripe apples. This is June Dro…

Events

Orchard History Project, working with GGLT – your help needed! From 19th June.

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Orchar_Admin

We are working with Gloucestershire Gardens and Landscape Trust (GGLT) on a new project looking at a…

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Longney Orchard – Monthly Management Workshops from 22nd June

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Orchar_Admin

From Saturday 22nd June (and each subsequent 4th Saturday of each month – 27th July, 24th Aug, 28th …

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Blossom time and fruit finishing

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Orchar_Admin

The first week in May has been peak blossom time in my orchard of Gloucestershire apple varieties. T…