It’s tree planting season, and that means lots of people are donning their boots and braving the weather to plant whips and saplings. Increasing the UK’s tree coverage is vital for carbon capture, cleaner air and shade coverage as the climate warms. But have you considered fruit trees for your tree-planting mission? There are many […]
A (Brief) History of Cider in the UK
The United Kingdom drinks more cider than any other country in the world. In fact, it drinks more cider than all the other countries combined. You could say we like our cider. Perhaps almost as much as we like our tea. We got to thinking: what is the history of cider in the UK? Turns […]
Planting a Tree is for Life – Not Just a Photo Opportunity!
The 12th of January 2020 saw us plant The Orchard Project’s first community orchard of the planting season, and the first of the new decade! That marks around 420 new community orchards planted across the UK since the inception of the project back in 2009. This orchard was planted with the Friends of Fishponds […]