National Trust launches new project to halt decline of orchards

More than sixty percent of traditional orchards have been lost since the 1950s and the National Trust has launched a new project to halt this decline. With funding from Natural England's Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Action Fund the National Trust has appointed a new Orchard Officer to promote traditional orchards. Traditional orchards are not only home to a wide variety of fruit trees not found elsewhere they also provide a home for wildlife.

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