UK Orchard Network

We bring together orchard, fruit, and wildlife enthusiasts from across the British Isles.
#BlossomWatch
#OrchardsEverywhere

[UK Orchard Network @UK_Orch_Network]

Happy #OrchardBlossomDay! See buzzing pollinators, eat and drink tasty orchard products, and enjoy the fresh spring air at your local orchard. 🌸🌳

Find events near you 👇 https://t.co/F7sdYVDzfT

#BlossomWatch #OrchardsEverywhere

📸 Stamford Community Orchard Group

[British Gardening History @britgardhistory]

'In the Orchard', C F Tunnicliffe (1901-1979)

[UK Orchard Network @UK_Orch_Network]

The fight is on to save Coton Orchard https://t.co/qJPJq7P9A3

[Shit Lawns @Shitlawns]

5 more days to get this petition the response from Government that it requires. Sign and Share.... Or allow gardens like this to push Sparrows, Hedgehogs, Bees, Butterflies and countless others to extinction https://t.co/gbUZCveIX1

[UK Orchard Network @UK_Orch_Network]

https://t.co/iOsneAiSXY

Orchard Barn is a fascinating project to restore and rebuild beautiful timber-framed farm buildings using purely traditional country skills and methods. Please support their crowdfunder if you can

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

When a man if considerable restraint delivers a speech like this…

[UK Orchard Network @UK_Orch_Network]

@JohnJohnStewart @MattFallaize @IanDunt Well that worked out well.

Am I on Threads?

[UK Orchard Network @UK_Orch_Network]

Workshop - How to identify apples

Saturday 9th September 2023, Norfolk

An introduction to the essentials of apple identification
https://t.co/W1rx3NeBQL
#TraditionalOrchards #Fruit

[Love Britain, Hate Tories ℹ @realtoryparty]

This is so wrong. RETWEET if you want shaun bailey THROWN OUT of the house of lords.

[Wild Justice @WildJustice_org]

Good morning, we're asking for your help. Tell politicians to keep their promises for nature!

Wild Justice are proud to be standing alongside 80 (!) charities asking leaders to back 5 commitments to nature.

Add your name to the #Nature2030 open letter: https://t.co/9LMWrsnY1v

[Earth in Common @Earth_in_Common]

...And feel free to visit the little orchard garden on #LeithCommunityCroft and see what's buzzing there!

[Norris Hill Community Group @norris_group]

The rain held off and we had a lovely picnic amongst the blossom. #blossomday #norrishill #communityorchard @NWLeics @NWLEnviro @LeicsCountyHall @UK_Orch_Network

[Sarah Deere-Jones @SarahDeereJone1]

#OrchardBlossomDay starting with #apples Devon Quarrendon & Tom Putt, then Champion #quince, & wild #cherry. We planted this orchard in lock down, it's so nice to see it thriving 💕

[Bonkers Busway Cambs News @BonkersBusway]

Coton Orchard #OrchardBlossomDay celebrations continues. Thank you to Ho Shan Lam, a scholarship student @rncmlive, for composing and performing the piano piece #BlossomWeek #BlossomWatch 🌳 🎶🌸🐝

[UK Orchard Network @UK_Orch_Network]

Top species to spot:

🐦 Woodpeckers nesting in rot holes of trees.

🦔 Hedgehogs rummaging amongst the vegetation.

🐛 Noble chafer larvae feeding on rotting wood.

🍄 Lichens growing on the bark of old trees.

💮 Mistletoe growing on fruit trees.

📸 Coton Orchard

[UK Orchard Network @UK_Orch_Network]

As well as #OrchardBlossomDay, this weekend is also the #CityNatureChallenge2023. Traditional orchards are havens for biodiversity and great spaces to spot all types of wildlife. Download the iNaturalist app and record what you can see. 🔍🐝

#BlossomWatch #OrchardsEverywhere

[FriendsOfDunvantPark @DunvantPark]

What a wonderful morning celebrating #OrchardBlossomDay and joining in with the #CityNatureChallenge2023!

[Fruit Works @FruitWorksCoop]

Today is #OrchardBlossomDay. A good opportunity to see the finest and largest blossom circle in Yorkshire, the Bellmount Orchard in Bramley. Some day we'd love to organise some events here. @loveleedsparks @leedsParks #blossomwatch

[UK Orchard Network @UK_Orch_Network]

What could be a better way to celebrate #OrchardBlossomDay than with the beauty of blossoming orchards, the bounty of delicious apples, pears, plums and damsons that they produce, and, above all, the rich wildlife of traditional orchards?

https://t.co/tkhIVBuZQ3

#BlossomWatch

[UK Orchard Network @UK_Orch_Network]

Across Europe, and especially in the UK, valued traditional orchards are rapidly declining. Over 200 of the remaining orchards are publicly celebrating their value with picnics, fairs, tours and other events over the weekend and up to 1st May. #OrchardBlossomDay

📸 Coton Orchard

[Friends of Hailey Park | Cyfeillion Parc Hailey @HaileyPkCardiff]

We have blossom on one of newly planted trees in our orchard & its also #BlossomDay today
@ProjectOrchard #OrchardsEverywhere