Credit: Paul Harris/2020VISION
Severn Treescapes events
The Severn Treescapes team are hosting a variety of free workshops, information events and site demonstration visits From Wye to Wyre, throughout the treescapes project area.
Find out about upcoming events below, or learn more about the Severn Treescapes project here.
Orchards through the seasons
The Severn Treescapes project has teamed up with the Wye Valley National Landscape to run a series of workshops to increase confidence among landowners to plant and look after traditional orchards and fruit trees.
Planning and planting - 18 January - Huntley, Gloucestershire
Learn about planning and planting a new orchard / replanting a lost one with Martin Hayes, Orchard Expert from Gloucestershire Orchard Trust
Formative pruning and young tree care - 22 February - Clearwell, Gloucestershire
Learn about formative pruning of young fruit trees. Care for young trees to enable them to achieve their full potential.
Restorative pruning of old traditional fruit trees - 20 March - Mordiford, Herefordshire
Learn how to rejuvenate your ancient fruit trees to retain them in your orchard for fruit and for wildlife.
Future workshops
Future workshops will cover grafting, surveying and recording, and produce (juicing/cider/perry and preserves).
All workshops will be rerun next season.Â
Previous events
Severn Treescapes Webinar: The benefits of trees to farming webinar in conjunction with CLA Midlands, the Forestry Commission, NFU, Soil Association and Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Watch the recording here:
