Seed collecting and processing workshop 2026

Come and join Moor Trees!  We need your help, whether for a day, or as a regular volunteer.  You could be collecting local seeds, caring for thousands of seedlings in our nurseries or to planting and maintaining conservation woodland.We have two large nurseries at Broadley Farm, Diptford, near South Brent and Hunter’s Moon in Dartington.  Woodland sites are scattered around Dartmoor and in the South Hams.  Tree planting takes place between November and April while nursery work – potting, planting and weeding seedlings happens throughout the year.  In summer we visit newly planted sites and in the autumn we collect seeds, nuts and acorns and learn various treatment methods to encourage germination.Volunteers of all ages, abilities and cultures are welcome.  We are a friendly group and volunteering with us is a wonderful opportunity to work with other enthusiastic people in beautiful settings, to get healthy exercise outdoors and to make new friends.  No previous experience is needed: we explain all the tasks and teach you how to do them.We ask you to bring a packed lunch, sturdy footwear and outdoor clothing with waterproofs if necessary. Tea, biscuits, hot drinks and tools are provided free by us.

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Join us at our Dartington Community Tree Nursery to find out all about the process of  processing and stratifying tree seeds.

Dartington Tree Nursery, Moor Trees

During this free workshop we will share best practice in seed processing and do’s and don’ts to ensure good biosecurity and monitoring through the process of seed gathering through to processing and stratification. If you run a Community Tree Nursery, volunteer at your local one, are thinking about setting one up or are interested in local provenance tree production this workshop will give you ideas and techniques to help you in your goal.Participants are also invited to bring a selection of their own seeds to be processed by Dybvig our seed processing machine.Moor Trees is running this event, with the support of the Woodland Trust and with thanks to support from Postcode Lottery players, for anyone working or volunteering in tree nurseries to learn about the steps for successful seed collection through to germination. The workshop will cover:<ul><li>Seed processing including a demonstration of our seed processing machine.</li><li>Volunteer supervision, biosecurity practices and actions.</li><li>Storage and stratification of seeds over winter.</li><li>How to plan for quantities and variety of species and best practice in seed collection.</li></ul>This workshop is being held at our Tree Nursery in Dartington and will run from 10:00 to 14:00, with a short break for lunch.There is parking on site or just outside and the nursery is a 20-minute walk from Totnes railway station. There will be tea, coffee and snacks available. Lunch is not provided, so please bring your own packed lunch.

Seed collecting and processing workshop 2026

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