Community Orchard

35 fruit trees were planted up by the Porthkerry rangers and members of the local community despite extremely heavy rain on Sunday December 11th. The orchard was planted in about an acre of land occupying a gap in the initial tree planting scheme. The Orchard will be a mixed orchard of half standard fruit trees, including apples, pears, gages and plums.

The orchard will be open access to everyone walking through the park and once the trees have established all fruit will be available for the local community. The orchard will also help improve the biodiversity of the woodlands by providing food for birds, mammals and lots of insects. The funding for the orchard is thanks to a grant from the Countryside Council for Wales.

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