Orchards
Community Orchard Project
Between October 2023 and March 2025 we created over 30 community orchards across the county with funding from Defra's Coronation Living Heritage Fund.
The Community Orchard Project continues in partnership with the Lincolnshire Co-Op for the creation of a further 10 new community orchards in the county.
We are looking for applications for community orchard creation from schools, parish councils, voluntary groups and charities in the following areas of Lincolnshire:
- Coningsby
- Holton Le Clay
- Branston
- North Hykeham
- Dunholme
- Central Gainsborough
A community orchard can be on either private or public land if there is a clear community benefit for the orchard, such as, the community involved in planting and maintaining the orchard, or the community has access to the orchard on a permanent basis.
The minimum number of trees that will be considered and can class as an orchard is 5 and the maximum number of trees we can offer is 20. However, the number and type of trees must be appropriate for the site. An LCC Woodland Creation Officer will offer a site visit to applicants and be able to aid with planting design.
Applicants must be able to plant the fruit trees between December 2025 and March 2026 and agree to keep the areas around the trees weed free for three years and not remove the trees for 15 years.
All schemes will be scored according to their benefit to the local community. Should more applications be received than our funding allows, only the highest scoring schemes will be awarded trees.
Please submit your application before 1 December 2025.
