Orchard Pruning at Riverside

Our small orchard at Macclesfield Riverside Park needs maintaining to help keep the Apple and Pear trees healthy and bearing lots of fruit for our local residents and wildlife.

This year, local community group Macc Wild, who have been providing local schools with free orchard trees, have organised a trainer from the Manchester Fruit Tree Cooperative to help us prune the trees. We will be pooling our knowledge to help you learn the best ways to prune and maintain healthy, fruit-bearing trees.

This time, we will be splitting our time and pruning trees at two sites, Riverside Park and Rowans Care Home, another site that has benefitted from fruit trees planted by Food4Macc.

Booking advance is essential. Suitable for anyone over the age of 10 years old.

Time: 1.00pm to 4.00pm
Meeting point: Parking at Riverside Park Ranger Centre, Beechwood Mews, Beech Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 2SL (SJ914745), Meeting at the orchard, 10 minutes walk down the main track into the park - what3words: ///kite.trout.apple
Leader: Bollin Valley Partnership Ranger Emma Houghton
Information: 01625 374790
(Children must be accompanied by an adult / Places limited - please book in advance / Please leave your dog at home / Partnership event / Please wear suitable boots and clothing / Suitable for anyone over the age of 10 / Partial accessibility - level or ramped access)