Lost Apple Varieties
Do you have lost Lincolnshire variety apple tree in your garden, allotment or neighbourhood?
If your tree is more than 50 years old there’s a chance you may have one of the potentially ‘lost’ Lincolnshire varieties such as Old Man, Garrett’s Golden Pippin, Stoup’s Leadington.
Apple Day 2023
The zenith of the LOGO calendar falls on Sunday 1st October, with a celebration of apples and orchards, with gardening advice, stalls and delicious homemade refreshments
The East of England Orchard Project will be there with their collection of 20 local Lincolnshire apple varieties as well as over 100 more from across the east of England – and a free apple identification service!
To help with identification please bring along 3 typical examples of fruits plus a few leaves.
There is also a beautiful traditional apple press: bring up to 10kg of your own clean apples to be juiced free. Don’t forget to bring containers for the juice!
New Community Orchards
Orchards are havens for pollinators and wildlife as well as delicious sites for community and well being.
Recognising the multiple benefits, the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership have established new community orchards at sites across East Lindsey, Boston, and South Holland, a hugely popular scheme which they are continuing with a further 10 or more new orchards this Autumn.
The scheme includes opportunities for volunteers to learn skills such as pruning and orchard care.
“Traditional orchards are a Priority habitat in both local and national biodiversity action planning and this project will help to make a substantial contribution toward targets for the creation of new habitat. The inclusion of many Lincolnshire varieties will also help to ensure they continue to be part of the sub-region’s local heritage.”
Heather Prescott, the Council Partnership’s Climate Change & Environment Officer
This article is published in the Lincoln Independent, September 2023
Find your local orchard on our Incredible Edible map of Lincolnshire – and please let us know of any we have missed!
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