The Estate - Bevendean History Project
Tree Planting on the Avenue Green
The Avenue gets an Orchard in January 2020
After years of planning and campaigning, some local residents of Bevendean and Moulsecoomb have planted a small orchard of a dozen apple & pear trees on the upper part of the Avenue Green for the community to care for, maintain and enjoy. The two planting days on rainy January days in 2020 were attended by more than 40 brave and weather resistant local volunteers plus local MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle, and were supported by the Brighton Permaculture Trust.
At Bevendean the trust have planted an additional 14 Sussex Apples and 6 Walnuts.
The trust has worked closely with the residents and local people at all these new orchard sites, as well as other sites planted in recent years. Their aim is to pass on the skills to enable the local communities to take care of the trees for years to come.
You can visit the Brighton Permanculture Trust website to see news articles about the planting at Bevendean and with communities in other areas (Bates Estate, Coldean and Moulsecoomb) as part of a 70 tree project. Planting has taken place at 9 sites across north Brighton.
The latest information is available at
https://brightonpermaculture.org.uk/category/news
70 more trees are to be planted in north Brighton sites (January 2021).
Jenni Cresswell the Community Orchard Manager is liaising with the City Council and consulting with local community groups.
Following permissions from the land owner, Brighton & Hove City Council Housing Department, the trust have broken ground on the project by setting out the planting for 20 trees at Bevendean adding to an orchard planted at The Avenue in 2020. We are working with local communities and the landowner to plant the remaining trees at other sites across Bates Estate, Coldean and East Moulsecoomb during early 2021.
Where COVID-19 restrictions allow the tree planting was done by organising community tree planting days. Tree species will be chosen according to each location, but are likely to include fruit trees (crab apples, cherry, and plums) plus walnut trees which do better on poor chalky soils.
Mowing regimes will be agreed with the City Parks team; areas around trees will be mown less often to allow wildflowers to grow, attract pollinators and protect the young trees. As part of the project Brighton Permaculture Trust is providing extra support with watering for the trees in the first 3 years. In recent years Brighton has experienced long periods of hot and dry weather but it is vital for young trees to be well watered in order to get established.
Ongoing community support is needed for these trees to thrive. Community groups will be taking part in watering, mulching, tree care, and eventually, harvesting the fruits!
The project is being mainly funded by Urban Tree Challenge Fund (partnership with Trees for Cities) and the Postcode Local Trust.
22 April 2021
More Avenue Orchard photographs
After years of planning and campaigning, some local residents of Bevendean and Moulsecoomb have planted a small orchard of a dozen apple & pear trees on the upper part of the Avenue Green for the community to care for, maintain and enjoy. The two planting days on rainy January days in 2020 were attended by more than 40 brave and weather resistant local volunteers plus local MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle, and were supported by the Brighton Permaculture Trust.
At Bevendean the trust have planted an additional 14 Sussex Apples and 6 Walnuts.
The trust has worked closely with the residents and local people at all these new orchard sites, as well as other sites planted in recent years. Their aim is to pass on the skills to enable the local communities to take care of the trees for years to come.
You can visit the Brighton Permanculture Trust website to see news articles about the planting at Bevendean and with communities in other areas (Bates Estate, Coldean and Moulsecoomb) as part of a 70 tree project. Planting has taken place at 9 sites across north Brighton.
The latest information is available at
https://brightonpermaculture.org.uk/category/news
70 more trees are to be planted in north Brighton sites (January 2021).
Jenni Cresswell the Community Orchard Manager is liaising with the City Council and consulting with local community groups.
Following permissions from the land owner, Brighton & Hove City Council Housing Department, the trust have broken ground on the project by setting out the planting for 20 trees at Bevendean adding to an orchard planted at The Avenue in 2020. We are working with local communities and the landowner to plant the remaining trees at other sites across Bates Estate, Coldean and East Moulsecoomb during early 2021.
Where COVID-19 restrictions allow the tree planting was done by organising community tree planting days. Tree species will be chosen according to each location, but are likely to include fruit trees (crab apples, cherry, and plums) plus walnut trees which do better on poor chalky soils.
Mowing regimes will be agreed with the City Parks team; areas around trees will be mown less often to allow wildflowers to grow, attract pollinators and protect the young trees. As part of the project Brighton Permaculture Trust is providing extra support with watering for the trees in the first 3 years. In recent years Brighton has experienced long periods of hot and dry weather but it is vital for young trees to be well watered in order to get established.
Ongoing community support is needed for these trees to thrive. Community groups will be taking part in watering, mulching, tree care, and eventually, harvesting the fruits!
The project is being mainly funded by Urban Tree Challenge Fund (partnership with Trees for Cities) and the Postcode Local Trust.
22 April 2021
More Avenue Orchard photographs
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