Northwoods Rewilding Project
We have just recently become the 50th Land Partner within this foreward thinking
organisation.
We have just recently become the 50th Land Partner within this foreward thinking
organisation.
We have been fortunate enough to be granted a fund to help us develop the Glassie Bike Park area (Phase 1), this will enhance the wildlife and create fantastic wildlife corridors along the Core Path area that goes through the site. The first of many nature restoration focussed projects for the site.
We have just had a site visit from the founders of this amazing organisation and are now in the process of working with them on hopefully a couple of exciting projects for the farm and nature. These are projects that include riparian planting and putting in leaky dams to enhance the biodiversity of the land, more to follow very soon...
We are currently in the process of planting a variety of apple trees across a 3 acre plot on the farm. The end goal is to start making apple juice and sell the apples, also to pass the surplus apples on to Wasted Degree's Brewery so that they can make a cider from locally sourced fruits.
We have planted these old apple varieties so far, 2 tree's of each, unless stated otherwise;
Winter 2021 - 2022;
Bloody Ploughman / Stirling Castle / Lass O`Gowrie / Tower of
Glamis / Hood`s Supreme / Lord Roseberry / Cambusnethan Pippin / Ribston Pippin.
Winter 2022 - 2023;
Thorle Pippin / Midlothian Blush / Lady Sudeley / Stobo Castle /
Coul Blush / Sunset / Beauty of Moray / White Melrose / Cutler Grieve / Worcester Pearmain / Arbroath Oslin
/ Port Allen Russet / McIntosh Red (4) / Katy (4) / James Grieve (1) / Fiesta (1).
Plums; This year
we also planted x3 Early Rivers Plum trees, as a start to the plum collection.
Winter 2023 - 2024;
Heritage Apples wanted soon are;
Delivery Dec 2023 - Galloway Pippin / Scots Bridget / Scots Dumpling / Red James Grieve.
Still to get; Hawthornden / Lady of the Lake / Lady of Wemyss / Siddington Russet /
Cardinal / Tam Montgomery / Golden Monday / Golden Pippin / Love Beauty.