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Anyone else have a tendency to look down mid bite and remark on unusual apple markings? Or is it just us fruit nerds 😅?

#CoxApple #CommunityOrchards
Red apple with yellow and red spotted stripe in a hand
October 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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Hot off the press
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#appleday #bradford2025
June 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Fancy turning apple pulp into nutritious soil improver? Read our latest blog about how to make your own #bokashi: www.theorchardproject.org.uk/blog/bokashi...

#CommunityOrchards #Composting
September 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Orchards are full of winter #folklore and traditions that are great to share at this time of year. Find out more about some of Franki's favourites in our latest blog: www.theorchardproject.org.uk/blog/winter-...

#CommunityOrchards
December 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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🍏 We're looking for a Project Manager who loves community orchards as much as we do to join our team in #Manchester.

Sounds like you? Apply now 👉 bit.ly/4bF6AHV

⏰ Deadline: 8 February 2026

#CommunityOrchards #GreenJobs
January 30, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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Sending a little extra love to all the amazing #CommunityOrchards out there today, and the dedicated volunteers who give them TLC all year round 💚

P.S. this is a real photo, not AI generated or Photoshopped!
Apple tree with heart in it and blue sky in the background
February 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Our Orchard Project Manager, Witchhazel, based in Swansea, has recently been surveying veteran fruit trees in Clyne Valley.

Find some great resources on supporting veteran trees our website - www.theorchardproject.org.uk/naturefriend...

#CommunityOrchards #VeteranFruitTrees #Swansea
February 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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We're running our popular London Scion Swap at the Castle Climbing Centre garden on Sat 28 Feb from 11-1. Come along to swap your apple and pear scions and chat with like-minded orchard enthusiasts.

More info & register via Evenbrite 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scion-swap...

#CommunityOrchards
Hardback book 'The Apple Book' with wrapped scions in the background
February 19, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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We like to inspire our students by choosing fantastic venues such as this one at Chiswick House, London. The kitchen garden is managed by one of our graduates, Sally Tilson.

Few spots left on our upcoming CICO RHS Wisley course: www.theorchardproject.org.uk/events/cicow...

#CommunityOrchards
April 24, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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👋Hello to all our new followers, it’s lovely to have you here 💛

We are a small, part-time team, working in #London, #Swansea, #Manchester, #Edinburgh & #Glasgow. Since 2009 we have been training people to plant & care for #CommunityOrchards & gardens. We've worked with over 720 orchards so far!
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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We're on a ‘reset week’ from 15-21 June, where all staff take a break as part of the charity’s commitment to wellbeing, "giving the whole organisation a chance to pause - a bit like the resting period trees have over winter" - CEO Kath Rosen.
 
#CommunityOrchards

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Bee rests on phacelia flower
June 13, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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There are so many great opportunities to get stuck into some winter pruning with us this month. Whether you’re just starting out, or want to volunteer your existing skills, see if there's any events happening near you: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-orchar...

#CommunityOrchards #Pruning
February 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Apple Blossom Day traditionally falls around the last Sunday of April, celebrating fruit tree blossom at its peak. If you can't find any organised events near you this weekend, why not create your own by taking a walk in your local park or orchard? 🌸

#CommunityOrchards #BlossomDay
White cherry blossom on a branch
April 25, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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How gorgeous are these #greengages? 😍 Our London project manager Lizzy gathered this impressive haul at a recent community harvest day at St Joseph's College in Barnet. She said she'd never seen so many there! #CommunityOrchards
A glass container of greengages on a wooden bench
September 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Happiness is a table full of different #apples from #communityorchards. Thank you @theorchardproject.bsky.social for a great summit yesterday #calthorpeCG #orchard #apple #fruit #orchardsummit
October 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Winter is the perfect time to create more fruit trees for (almost) free.

Grafting is one of the trickier orchard skills to master, but it's definitely worth a try! Watch a 'how to' video here: www.theorchardproject.org.uk/guides_and_a...

📷 Stewart Rollings

#Grafting #CommunityOrchards
January 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Tomorrow we are celebrating International Day for Biodiversity 🌍

Did you know that orchards are a priority habitat under the UK’s Biodiversity Action Plan? Learn more here 👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/guides_and_a...

#BiodiversityDay #CommunityOrchards #CommunityGardening #UrbanTrees
May 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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We love brambles for their many biodiversity benefits, but sometimes they need to be checked back a bit, such as this one swamping a young apple tree at Bryn y Don Park orchard in Swansea! #CommunityOrchards
June 9, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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Manchester project manager, Joe, helped the local community plant new fruit trees at William Wroe Meadows. This is an exciting restoration project working towards nature recovery on a site which previously had a mature orchard. 🌿 #CommunityOrchards
A large group of people stand in an open green space. It is early spring and there are no leaves on any of the surrounding trees. A person in a green The Orchard Project hi-vis jacket points to a location in the distance.
April 14, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Training people to care for #communityorchards and #forestgardens is a vital part of our work, as the ripple effects of this extend far wider than we can ever imagine. Here's just a few images from our work across the UK over the past few months!
Person with brown boots on, holding a graft between them. Several people in a garden setting pruning trained fruit trees, with an orange wheelbarrow of cuttings on the grass and a greenhouse in the background Group of people smiling in the sunshine, applying cardboard to the ground and planting fruit bushes into it Group of people standing around a map with 3D models on trees on, inside a wooden building with a blackboard behind
October 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Only six days to go till Apple Day! #appleday #bradford25 #communityorchards
October 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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🌱 Today is #OutdoorClassroomDay! We’re celebrating with the launch of our new schools resources, designed to make it easier for teachers and home-schoolers to take learning outdoors. Explore them all here 👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/school_lesso... #CommunityOrchards
📷️ Cal Holland
May 21, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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It’s #WorldWildlifeDay and we're celebrating the many benefits of veteran fruit trees for wildlife. Our students (pictured) recently learnt some valuable skills in veteran tree care at Bethlem Royal Hospital's amazing old orchard in London. #CommunityOrchards
The Orchard Project’s Certificate in Community Orcharding students pruning veteran fruit trees. The Orchard Project’s Certificate in Community Orcharding students pruning veteran fruit trees. Certificate in Community Orcharding student with veteran fruit tree.
March 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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🌳 Looking to improve your orcharding skills, particularly with veteran trees? Our next Certificate in Community Orcharding course starts next month in Barnet, London, with just three places remaining 👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/events/certi...

#CommunityOrchards #VeteranTrees
September 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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If you live in or near #Manchester and are keen to improve your pruning or planting skills in a great community space, check out our upcoming events! 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-orchar...

#CommunityOrchards
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM