[New post] Britain’s Disappearing Orchards: a Cultural and Environmental Loss

Stefan Lang posted: " According to Natural England, a traditional orchard 'refers to extensively managed groups of fruit and nut trees planted on vigorous rootstocks at low densities in permanent grassland…Widely distributed across England, they include apple, pear, cherry, p" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on History's Shadow Britain's Disappearing Orchards: a Cultural and Environmental Loss by Stefan Lang According to Natural England, a traditional orchard 'refers to extensively managed groups of fruit and nut trees planted on vigorous rootstocks at low densities in permanent grassland…Widely distributed across England, they include apple, pear, cherry, plum and damson orchards and cobnut plats.' Widely distributed they may be, but traditional orchards have long been in decline. […] Read more of this post Stefan Lang | March 27, 2022 at 10:20 am | Tags: Agriculture in the UK, History of Orchards, National Trust Orchards, Orchard Biodiversity, Traditional Orchards, UK Orchards Decline | Categories: Europe, Micellaneous | URL: https://wp.me/p20OHP-1kB Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from History's Shadow. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://historysshadow.wordpress.com/2022/03/27/britains-disappearing-orchards-a-cultural-and-environmental-loss/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com