Orchard
A visit to a traditional orchard reveals gnarled old trunks of fruit and nut trees bursting with blossoms and young leaves in springtime, with wildflowers and insects populating summer’s long…
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Spring in the Orchard
We explore traditional orchards in springtime in our series of regular blogs celebrating Herefordshire’s orchards, produced in partnership with our Corporate Members Westons Cider.
Hedgerow and Orchard planting at Davies Meadows, Weobley Wildlife Meadows and the Sturts
Tree planting season has now drawn to a close at our Davies Meadows, Weobley Wildlife Meadows and Sturts North reserves, where earlier in March our volunteers have been busy planting, armed with…
Tree Planting
‘The right trees, in the right places…’
A guide to natural regeneration, tree planting and aftercare
A guide to natural regeneration, tree planting and aftercare
Tree planting at Wellington Marsh
A day of tree planting for climate resilience in the Lugg Valley.
Orchards & Mistletoe
Head to a traditional orchard over winter to spot mistletoe - and the wildlife that feeds on it.
How to do companion planting
Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.
Where to see orchards in blossom
Though many traditional orchards have been lost from our landscape, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust still manages several orchard nature reserves. As well as looking absolutely beautiful when the trees are covered in blossom in April, traditional orchards are also fantastic for wildlife.
Trees: natural regeneration, tree planting and woodland creation
Tree planting is now widely regarded as part of a solution to the climate crisis with local and national governments now setting targets for the number of trees to be planted. Herefordshire’s landscape has around 15% tree cover and many, including Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, believe this should be far higher – closer to 30%. This would have significant benefits for storing carbon, for our native wildlife and for people as woodlands are, of course, wonderful places to visit.
Orchard wildlife receives a £590,121 boost
Rare species of beetles, fungus and a moth across the three counties are being helped by a £590,121 boost from Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme
Greater plantain
Pushing its way up through the cracks in pavements, the straw-coloured flower spikes of greater plantain or 'broadleaf plantain' are a familiar sight. This 'weed' also pops up…
Ribwort plantain
The brown, oval flower heads of ribwort plantain balance on top of thin, wiry stems; the resulting seed heads provide food for birds in winter. Look for this 'weed' in lawns, fields and…