Wylam Community Orchard

Wylam Community Orchard A community orchard in the grounds of Wylam First School, set up in 2010 on a 1.3 hectare site.

Beneath the canopy of about 80 fruit trees, there are 2000 square metres of restored wildflower meadow, on a south facing slope, set in the Tyne Valley.

There will be three orchard sessions during May, on Sunday the 3rd, 17th and 31st from 2-4 pm. Everyone is welcome, incl...
02/05/2026

There will be three orchard sessions during May, on Sunday the 3rd, 17th and 31st from 2-4 pm. Everyone is welcome, including accompanied children.

Jobs for this month will include clearing the ground around the trees, cutting the willow, mowing paths through the grass, ongoing work on the apple storage shed, and work on the wildflower areas.

The orchard is looking great with the trees in blossom, so now is a good time to come and join in.

Photos: Ruth Oatway

Come and enjoy spring in the orchard! At tomorrow's session, Sunday 22nd March 2-4pm, we'll be preparing ground and sowi...
21/03/2026

Come and enjoy spring in the orchard! At tomorrow's session, Sunday 22nd March 2-4pm, we'll be preparing ground and sowing wildflower seeds, doing groundwork around the entrance to the apple storage shed, clearing ground around tree bases and pruning the fruit trees. We'll also be looking out for more wildflowers and wildlife to add to our ongoing biodiversity surveys. Everyone is welcome, including accompanied children.

The orchard sessions for March will be on Sunday the 8th and 22nd. Please note the session times for these will be 2-4 ...
06/03/2026

The orchard sessions for March will be on Sunday the 8th and 22nd. Please note the session times for these will be 2-4 pm – an hour later than the sessions have been over the winter. Everyone is welcome, including accompanied children.

Jobs for March will include preparing ground and sowing wildflower seeds, groundwork around the entrance to the apple storage shed, clearing ground around tree bases, and tree pruning.

The next orchard work session will be on Sunday 8th February 1pm-3pm (weather permitting). All are welcome, including ac...
07/02/2026

The next orchard work session will be on Sunday 8th February 1pm-3pm (weather permitting). All are welcome, including accompanied children.
At the last session the first snowdrops were about to open and we were carrying out winter pruning of the fruit trees, sowing and trampling in wildflower seed and weaving in the willow stems on the sitooterie.

18 kgs of Lord Derby cooking apples donated to Miners Lamp cafe in Prudhoe. For sale as below with the rest cooked into ...
16/01/2026

18 kgs of Lord Derby cooking apples donated to Miners Lamp cafe in Prudhoe. For sale as below with the rest cooked into puddings by Russell for the cafe/warm hub

There should be an interesting discussion of Wylam Community Orchard trees and their bases on Radio 4's 'Gardeners Ques...
12/01/2026

There should be an interesting discussion of Wylam Community Orchard trees and their bases on Radio 4's 'Gardeners Question Time' this Friday, Jan 16 at 3pm. The programme is repeated on Radio 4 on Sunday Jan 18th at 2 pm.

At our first (damp and chilly) work session of 2026 volunteers raked out a strip of ground in the wildflower meadow so t...
12/01/2026

At our first (damp and chilly) work session of 2026 volunteers raked out a strip of ground in the wildflower meadow so that seeds could be sown and stamped in. We’ve got lots more ground to prepare and seeds to sow so why not come along and help. It’s hard work maintaining a wildflower meadow but the results that we see in the spring and summer are definitely worth the effort.

Our new apple store is doing a great job of preserving the last of the crop and nearly 80 kgs of apples were sorted for donation to the Miners Lamp Community Café and for sale to local restaurants.

The next session is on Sunday January 25th, 1-3pm. Everyone is welcome, including accompanied children.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!The first orchard work session of 2026 will be on Sunday 11th January 1pm-3pm (weather permitting). All a...
01/01/2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The first orchard work session of 2026 will be on Sunday 11th January 1pm-3pm (weather permitting). All are welcome, including accompanied children. Membership is just £5 for individuals and £10 for families and entitles you to a share of the crop.
If you've never been to the orchard why not come along to a session and take a look? We look forward to seeing you in 2026.
Email [email protected] for more details.

Our new 'cool' storage shed ( in every sense of the word ) is up, running AND working..it keeps the apples at least 4 w...
10/12/2025

Our new 'cool' storage shed ( in every sense of the word ) is up, running AND working..it keeps the apples at least 4 weeks longer than would otherwise be the case. We'll keep eyes on it, learn more and then start to spread the word.

15 kgs of late season Orchard cookers delivered to Miner's Lamp Cafe in Prudhoe. Russel will turn them into crumble on T...
10/12/2025

15 kgs of late season Orchard cookers delivered to Miner's Lamp Cafe in Prudhoe.
Russel will turn them into crumble on Thursday!

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