West Oxfordshire District Council's community orchard scheme blossoms into 2026

WODC has been granted an extension of the Coronation Community Orchard Scheme to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III. The project will now be running to the end of March 2026.

The aim of the funding is to enable more trees to be planted in non-woodland locations and close to where people live, providing a visible and lasting tribute to the coronation within local communities. For the 2025/26 planting season, planting must be completed between September 2025 and March 2026.

Online applications should be made by via the WODC website. 

Here is what one of our grant recipients said about the orchard scheme:

"I am pleased to report that we had a very successful planting day last Saturday 22nd February in Breach Wood. We planted 13 fruit trees, some in the clearing, and some to replace dead ash trees in the area cleared by JAG Timber.

We fortunately had a dry sunny morning and the event was attended by over 20 people - adults and children - from the local community." - David Musson (Hailey Community Woodland).