Luton Orchards

08/08/2026

Free on Monday 17 August? We'll be watering the Peace Garden orchard from 9:30 until we're done! Event listing to follow. Just turn up and bring a watering can if you have.

Tucked away on the northern edge of Wigmore Valley Park, this orchardwas planted by the Peace Garden Initiative in 2021 to commemorate lives lost during the coronavirus pandemic. On it's way to become a national fruit collection, it contains historic Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire varieties of

07/08/2026

Who has the biggest apple?
Check out one of the largest apples picked from previous Apple Amnesties.

Can we get an even bigger apple this year? If you think you have an apple tree with big apples, and you'd like to donate them, register at https://bit.ly/apple-amnesty

04/08/2026

Do you have an apple tree with more fruit that you can use? Donate them to us and we'll get them turned into delicious Luton Orchards apple juice. Drop-off starting from 17 August.

To find out more, visit: https://bit.ly/apple-amnesty

09/04/2026

Had a lovely afternoon making orchard tree labels with volunteers at Hat Works today.

With help from The Wildlife Trusts BCN and Lugus Ceramics. MLuton Council for by Luton Council through the Coronation Living Heritage Fund.

They’re for Wigmore Valley Peace Garden Orchard, where students from Barnfield College will help put them up soon.

13/02/2026

Great day carefully pruning apple and pear trees at Bide-a-While yesterday. Working with my colleague Sal and many others this winter to care for orchards across town. Thanks to coronation funding and .

21/01/2026

What a Wassail we've had! Thank you to all the volunteers who made cake, learnt speeches, dressed up, beat drums, sang songs, made costumes, stewed mulled apple juice, lent us the silver wassailing cup, helped organise and brought their good spirit! Thank you also to everyone who turned up on a drizzly January afternoon, brought along family, friends and colleagues, hung toast into trees and joined the jolly ceremony. Waes Hael!

15/01/2026

We're celebrating this Saturday - 2 to 3pm with a mini-wassail in People's Park. If you'd like to come along, message us on facebook or, email [email protected]. Full details at: https://www.lutonorchards.org/get-involved/wassail