Orchard, growing space, wildlife pond
The Community Orchard was created in 2009 by volunteers working in partnership with Enfield Council.
It is located on the former upper bowling green off Aldermans Hill and now has over 100 trees, including 44 different varieties of apples set in a wildflower meadow.
The Community Orchard is open on Sundays between 2pm and 4pm.
Volunteers needed
Could you help us with physical work in the orchard or with fundraising, events, publicity or doing a wild flower survey? If you would like to be involved in some way email us or just turn up when we're open.
The first trees were planted in December 2009 as part of the national Tree O’Clock event, at which over half a million trees were planted throughout the UK.
The Orchard is laid out with two diagonal avenues of apple trees, dwarf step-overs and espaliers along the sides. There are 44 different varieties of Apples, as well as other trees including Peach, Quince, Medlar, Mulberry, Plums, Hazel, Damson and Pear trees. There are 100 trees in the Orchard, along with a Hawthorn hedge to the adjoining bowling green.
It is beautiful and peaceful place to visit with it's fruit trees and bee hives set in a wild flower meadow.
The Orchard is used for visits by local schools and groups such as Enfield Mencap.
We hold a number of events in the year, including a Summer Picnic, Apple Day and Wassailing.
The fruit is tasted and juiced on our annual Apple Day and in time we hope to make it available to local people, schools and community groups, expanding the borough’s capacity to grow more produce locally.
The Orchard has won many awards, including a number of Enfield in Bloom Awards and the Forestry Commission's London Community Tree Award in 2015.
Planting Plan and Tree List
ORCHARD TREES
1, 2: WILLIAM CRUMP
3, 6: RIBSTON PIPPIN
4, 20: AHMEADS KERNEL
11: PITMASTON PINEAPPLE
6, 27: RIBSTON PIPPIN
7, 10: ELLISONS ORANGE
8, 15: D’ARCY SPICE
9, 14: JAMES GRIEVE
12, 21, 28: BLEMHEIM ORANGE
13: BRAMLEY’S SEEDLING
16: ST EDMUNDS PIPPIN
17: BEAUTY OF BATH
18: CHRISTMAS PEARMAIN
19: RED MILLERS SEEDLING
22: GEORGE CAVE
23: COURT OF WICK
24: ORLEANS REINETTE
25: COURT PENDU PLAT
26: CORNISH GILLIFLOWER
29: ROYAL MEDLAR
30: ISFAHAN QUINCE
31: BLACK MULBERRY
32: MEECH’S PROLIFIC
33, 34: DOYENNE DU COMICE
35, 36: RIVERS EARLY PEACH (Apple)
37, 38: PECHE DU VIN (Lorraine)
TOTAL 70 fruit trees
ESPALIERS
A: WORCESTER PEARMAIN
B: LAXTON SUPERB
C: JAMES GRIEVE
D: BROWNLEES RUSSET
E: GEORGE CAVE
F: CHRISTMAS PEARMAIN (M27)
G: COURT OF WICK (M27)
H: HOWGATE WONDER
STEPOVER
KING OF PIPPINS
TOM PUTT
CATSHEAD
COURT OF WICK
KERRY PIPPIN
IRISH PEACH
ST EDMUNDS PIPPIN
CHRISTMAS PEARMAIN
VARIETIES
28 varieties of apple
1 Peach
2 varieties of quince,
1 medlar,
1 mulberry,
1 pear
