Welcome to Dartmouth Community Orchard. It sits between College Way (the main road into the town) and Ridge Hill / Mount Boone. The two orchard paddocks are linked by old woodland to form an unspoiled, rural area on the edge of Dartmouth. It is owned by the Town Council.
The paddocks contain approximately 130 apple trees of over 50 different varieties of traditional West Country apples, and the whole area is rich in biodiversity.
People come for quiet contemplation; to walk their dogs; to sit and admire the views over the Dart; or to watch the wildlife. They can enjoy the events held in spring to celebrate the reawakening of the orchard with its fine show of blossom and spring-time flowers, and in autumn to harvest the apples and make juice and cider.
https://www.dartmouthcommunityorchard.co.uk/
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Orchard Link The Dartmouth Community Orchard occupies a 3.4 acre site opposite the Royal Naval College. It has been owned by Dartmouth Town Council since 1993, but it is an ancient orchard – records go back to the early 1800s. There are 130 trees of at least 50 different varieties. They are of varying ages and grow in two paddocks separated by a woodland zone with some fine mature oak, ash and sweet chestnut trees. The paddocks and woodland are flower rich and host to a range of wildlife – insects, birds, amphibians and mammals. It is part of a green corridor encircling the Dart valley.
https://www.orchardlink.org.uk/orchard_sites/dartmouth-community-orchard/
