On the 17th April, pupils from Monks Eleigh CEVC Primary School visited an old hay meadow owned by Strutt & Parker (Farms) and transformed it into an exciting new apple orchard.
The new orchard boasts 12 local heritage varieties:

  • Catherine
  • Clopton Red
  • Honey Pippin
  • Lady Henniker
  • Maxton
  • Old Blake
  • Red Millers Seedling
  • Suffolk Pink
  • St. Edmunds Russet
  • Lord Stradbroke
  • Ruby (Seabrook)
  • Braintree Seedling

The children planted 60 trees (many of which were larger than them!) and made sure they would be protected by fixing tree guards around the stems. They also tied their own labels bearing their names to the trees they planted.
We hope they come back in the future to check on their trees!