Support for establishing community orchards …
The Commonwealth Orchard has been given support by Coffee Conscience, a fairtrade coffee supplier, to develop around 20 community orchards across Scotland. If you know of a suitable site, or if your community group is interested in developing an Orchard, contact John Hancox, director of the Commonwealth Orchard. The tree planting season is coming up and trees will be ready for planting in late November. Find out more >
… and free trees for community groups
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) is offering free trees through its Ovo Energy 2015 tree planting programme. In total 95,000 trees will be planted across the UK. The Community Tree Planting Packs involve communities being provided with saplings and tree guards to maintain the trees throughout their growth process. The sapling packs and guidance information are being made available to community groups, schools, clubs, parks for planting in publicly accessible spaces across the UK. Find out more >