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Fruit & Nut Village

Planting Orchards & Growing Forest Gardens

"Our communities grow & are surrounded by abundant, perennial food." 

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Who We Are

Fruit & Nut Village CIO is a charity based in Birmingham, growing orchards and perennial food spaces and working with local communities to develop a range of edible landscapes. We manage around 50 growing spaces in total, across Balsall Heath, Druids Heath and Stirchley.

​Upcoming Events

  • Pruning & Planting at Ripple Road Orchard
    Pruning & Planting at Ripple Road Orchard
    Tue, 21 Jan
    Ripple Road Orchard
    21 Jan 2025, 09:30 – 12:00
    Ripple Road Orchard, Ripple Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30, UK
    21 Jan 2025, 09:30 – 12:00
    Ripple Road Orchard, Ripple Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30, UK
    Join us today to care for the site, prune the apple and pear trees and carry out a little additional planting work! (stock photo)
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  • Pruning at Castle Vale Allotments
    Pruning at Castle Vale Allotments
    Tue, 21 Jan
    Castle Vale Allotments
    21 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 13:00
    Castle Vale Allotments, Farnborough Rd, Birmingham B35, UK
    21 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 13:00
    Castle Vale Allotments, Farnborough Rd, Birmingham B35, UK
    Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop to encourage us and the community in expanding orchard. (stock photo)
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  • Planting at Green Forest Garden
    Planting at Green Forest Garden
    Tue, 21 Jan
    Druids Heath Green Forest Garden
    21 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 14:00
    Druids Heath Green Forest Garden, Pennyacre Rd, Birmingham B14, UK
    21 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 14:00
    Druids Heath Green Forest Garden, Pennyacre Rd, Birmingham B14, UK
    Planting Workshop - come along to join us and plant more trees and bushes into our beautiful forest garden here on The Green. Open To All!
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  • Planting at Reaside Forest Garden
    Planting at Reaside Forest Garden
    Wed, 22 Jan
    Reaside Forest Garden
    22 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 13:30
    Reaside Forest Garden, 21 - 22 Clevedon Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9HD, UK
    22 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 13:30
    Reaside Forest Garden, 21 - 22 Clevedon Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9HD, UK
    Today we’ll be working with Queen Alexandra College students to plant more fruit trees in the forest garden!
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  • Planting at Calthorpe Experimental Orchard
    Planting at Calthorpe Experimental Orchard
    Thu, 23 Jan
    Calthorpe Experimental Orchard
    23 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 13:30
    Calthorpe Experimental Orchard, Constance Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B5, UK
    23 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 13:30
    Calthorpe Experimental Orchard, Constance Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B5, UK
    We’ll be adding more trees to the orchard here today. Please do join us to develop this little corner of the park and bring edibility to the neighbourhood.
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  • Gardening at Pebble Mill Forest Garden
    Gardening at Pebble Mill Forest Garden
    Fri, 24 Jan
    Pebble Mill Forest Garden
    24 Jan 2025, 13:00 – 16:00
    Pebble Mill Forest Garden, District, Birmingham B29 7ND, UK
    24 Jan 2025, 13:00 – 16:00
    Pebble Mill Forest Garden, District, Birmingham B29 7ND, UK
    We will be weeding beds, defining bed edges, shearing paths and generally keeping the site in good condition. Grass and other weeds are still growing and need to be removed! We’ve made fantastic progress at the garden over the early winter - come and have a look!
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  • Expanding The People's Plot
    Expanding The People's Plot
    Sat, 25 Jan
    The People's Plot
    25 Jan 2025, 09:30 – 12:30
    The People's Plot, 32 Featherstone Rd, Birmingham B14 6BB, UK
    25 Jan 2025, 09:30 – 12:30
    The People's Plot, 32 Featherstone Rd, Birmingham B14 6BB, UK
    9.30 am to 12.30 pm @ The People’s Plot. We will expand out forest garden here today, by opening up some new ground. Expect azadas, digging and bashing away at the ground.
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  • Developing Beilby Road Orchard
    Developing Beilby Road Orchard
    Sun, 26 Jan
    Beilby Road Orchard
    26 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 14:00
    Beilby Road Orchard, Beilby Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30, UK
    26 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 14:00
    Beilby Road Orchard, Beilby Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30, UK
    10 am to 2 pm @ Beilby Road Orchard. Today we are opening up a new space next to the orchard trees where we will plant a soft fruit garden. Join us today to work alongside Birmingham University Conservation Volunteers to clear the ground.
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  • Developing Kingdom Forest Garden
    Developing Kingdom Forest Garden
    Mon, 27 Jan
    Kingdom Forest Garden
    27 Jan 2025, 09:00 – 12:00
    Kingdom Forest Garden, 44 Hazelwell Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2PG, UK
    27 Jan 2025, 09:00 – 12:00
    Kingdom Forest Garden, 44 Hazelwell Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2PG, UK
    Join us to Start The Week at our beautiful riverside garden. We’ll be continuing to develop the site over the winter with some more clearance and land opening as well as weeding!
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  • Pruning at Southern Drive Orchard
    Pruning at Southern Drive Orchard
    Tue, 28 Jan
    Southern Drive Orchard
    28 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 13:00
    Southern Drive Orchard, Southern Dr, Birmingham B30, UK
    28 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 13:00
    Southern Drive Orchard, Southern Dr, Birmingham B30, UK
    Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop. There is a sizeable collection of trees here and they are around 10 years-old. These trees have been managed by us for three years now, but they still need attention every winter to make sure that they are kept in good condition.
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  • Planting at Balsall Heath Road Park Orchard
    Planting at Balsall Heath Road Park Orchard
    Wed, 29 Jan
    Balsall Heath Road Park
    29 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 13:30
    Balsall Heath Road Park, Balsall Heath Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, UK
    29 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 13:30
    Balsall Heath Road Park, Balsall Heath Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, UK
    Fruit Tree Planting Workshop. Join us to bring some more life to the open park space here, just across the road from Reaside Forest Garden. (stock photo)
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  • Pruning at Plymouth Run
    Pruning at Plymouth Run
    Thu, 30 Jan
    Plymouth Run
    30 Jan 2025, 09:30 – 12:00
    Plymouth Run, Plymouth Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30, UK
    30 Jan 2025, 09:30 – 12:00
    Plymouth Run, Plymouth Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30, UK
    Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop. Most of the trees here are apples and pears and there is always a lot of work to be done in keeping them in good shape as they grow. Please bring along your skills or come to learn new ones. (stock photo)
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  • Pruning at Calthorpe Old Orchard
    Pruning at Calthorpe Old Orchard
    Thu, 30 Jan
    Calthorpe Park Old Orchard
    30 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 12:00
    Calthorpe Park Old Orchard, 29 Cheddar Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9LJ, UK
    30 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 12:00
    Calthorpe Park Old Orchard, 29 Cheddar Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9LJ, UK
    Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop. The orchard here is growing well but it needs to be visited several times a year to be inspected and cared for. The winter prune will be very important for these young trees. Learn with us and share your skills. (stock image)
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  • Gardening at Pebble Mill Forest Garden
    Gardening at Pebble Mill Forest Garden
    Fri, 31 Jan
    Pebble Mill Forest Garden
    31 Jan 2025, 13:00 – 16:00
    Pebble Mill Forest Garden, District, Birmingham B29 7ND, UK
    31 Jan 2025, 13:00 – 16:00
    Pebble Mill Forest Garden, District, Birmingham B29 7ND, UK
    We will be weeding beds, defining bed edges, shearing paths and generally keeping the site in good condition. Grass and other weeds are still growing and need to be removed! We’ve made fantastic progress at the garden over the early winter - come and have a look!
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Thank You to FNV Partners

This new page is dedicated to our partners, in no particular order, that FNV have been working with since our conception, through to today. We look forward to adding your name to the list.

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