Biodiversity ‘r’ Us
Cowslips were once common British wildflowers but changes in farming practices and habitat loss over recent decades lead to their becoming scarce. When we took over the far end of Blackberry corner as...
View ArticleOne of Two
I commented earlier on the Trumpers Crossing and the now disused Trumpers Crossing halt, but did you know that Trumpers Crossing is only one of two remaining foot crossings of its kind in London? The...
View ArticleYellow Rattle Inventory
Last year we harvested Yellow Rattle seeds from the meadow in St Margaret’s Open Space and then sowed them in the Piggeries knowing that their parasitic habit would retard the growth of course grasses...
View ArticleNatural Battery Charger
A picture is worth more than a thousand words, it is said. Here are several thousands of words worth of pictures recently taken in the beautiful evening light in the Hanwell Meadows. We find it quite...
View ArticleLocation? Location!
Are you lost in the wilderness of the W and UB postal code areas while searching for the orchard trail? Perhaps you are desperate to join our regular volunteer events but unable to find us? Or perhaps...
View ArticleMaking Hay
Folks were busy making hay as of late, albeit the inedible kind that is made up of Hemlock, Nettles, Bindweed, Cleaver and some Burdock. Oh, and did I mention Hemlock? It’s been a good year for...
View ArticleOff Kilter
Sometimes we wonder whether we are doing the right thing when cutting naturally occurring vegetation to encourage naturally occurring vegetation. We do! It doesn’t take very much to find motivation...
View ArticleScythe With Confidence
We now offer free safety briefing and basic usage instructions into the scythe for all members, and provide practise opportunities with our weekly Tuesday activities. Continue reading →
View ArticleMy Wishlist
Our publicly accessible community orchards offer fruit and nature experience for everyone. It does therefore stand to reason that anyone can help themselves to fruit. We are in a roller-coaster of...
View ArticleHappy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Hanwell and Norwood Green Orchard Trail! HANGOT turned five this week! Sorry this is a tiny post with a large photo gallery, but really! Just looking through the media archives makes...
View ArticleNational Tree Week
The Tree Council declares 23rd November to 1st December National Tree Week 2019. Why not mark the occasion with a self-guided walk along the Hanwell and Norwood Green Orchard Trail? Download our walk...
View ArticleHave a Fruity Christmas
We wish you all a very happy, healthy, merry and fruity Christmas, whichever you faith! (And yes, no faith counts as one!) We are winding down towards Christmas and speeding-up with all those...
View ArticleWe Have Taken Off!
Our warmest thanks got to everyone who came to last week’s hedge planting event. 16 new and old volunteers made light work of 150 mixed variety hedge whips and 30 soft fruit plants to fill in the...
View ArticleThe First Cut
The first cut is the deepest (baby I know). We hope that it will also be effective. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who came to help make light work of the Blackberry Corner Orchard winter pruning....
View ArticleOrchard Lock Orchard Management
Thank you all for lending us a hand with last week’s Osterley Lock Orchard spring clean! We were very happy to see an excellent turnout of volunteer, even including assistance spontaneously given...
View ArticleProgress Report
This is an excellent time to rummage around the cupboard, get the old shoebox of photos and contemplate just how far Osterley Lock Orchard has come in just five years, but with the help of many, many,...
View ArticleHappy Easter
We wish you a very Happy Easter and, most importantly in this crazy spring, we wish you a very Healthy Easter. May you stay safe and sane or, if the bug has gotten to you yet, may you recover soon and...
View ArticleOrchard Care Update
As you will know or have guessed, we cancelled all group activities at the beginning of lock-down to help keep everybody safe. Individuals or volunteers sharing a household and small groups, subject...
View ArticleNew additions to the trail…
The last couple of weeks have been busy for us as volunteers. We transformed a small piece of land along the canal into an orchard. Planted lots of whips and made a start with the planting of native...
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