Task Reports

Volunteers welcome as all hands are on deck for general orchard management to get ready for Apple Day this Sunday!

We will be harvesting fruit, completing painting the wooden structure, The Belvedere, fixing benches and carrying out general orchard management in preparation for Apple Day.

We will be clearing silt out of Northcliffe pond to allow water to run freely through and keeping areas of open water available for wildlife.

We will be cutting back path edges to improve access throughout the site, litter picking and weeding non-native woodland plants and pond dipping to check out how the wildlife is getting on.

We will be harvesting fruit, path clearing, tree care-weeding around trees to make harvesting and collecting windfalls easier, hedge cutting and starting to cut the wildflower meadow using traditional tools, such as sickles and general orchard management.

We will be continuing to raise the tree canopy in the woodland and removing brambles, so the pupils can enjoy using the area. Also, completion of steps.

We will be preparing for Apple Day, tasks will include hedge cutting and varnishing the shelter Belvedere

This will be the second of our annual visits to the moor to control areas of bracken. This will help a range of moorland plants to thrive. Please wear long trousers, as there may be ticks.

We will be fruit picking, weeding around trees, path cutting and carrying out general orchard maintenance