Join us on 4th January 2026, 10am at Lynchet Close shed

Tree guardian volunteers meet at 10am on Sunday 4th January 2026 at the Lynchet Close Shed. We will collect tools and gloves before adventuring out into Hollingdean estate to garden around some fruit and nut trees. RAIN or SHINE! Wear suitable clothing, bring a drink and a smile. Join us to help nature and the biodiversity in Hollingdean.

Tree Guardians seen pruning Apple trees on 7th December 2025

It was a mild and very wet day on the 7th December 2025 when four of our Tree Guardians put on their best waterproofs and set about pruning seven apple tree’s, numbers 251 to 257. Located behind the flats on Horton Road, this lovely green space is used by the residence.

There’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing! “It’s so satisfying when you get it right.” says one of our happy Tree Guardians.

A great selection of apple trees found here

Pitmaston Pine – A quite different and distinctive apple. Small golden yellow apples, oblong conical in shape covered with a fine russet. Sweet yet sharp.

Crawley Beauty – Excellent dual-purpose variety, found in a garden in Tilgate, Crawley in Sussex in about 1870. Use as a cooking apple early season, producing a light well-flavoured puree, but matures to make an excellent Christmas eating apple. Heavy reliable crops on spreading growth, this hardy variety can flower as late as June.

Bloody Ploughman – This apple tree is a vigorous, historic Scottish variety known for its distinctive deep crimson-red, ribbed apples which often feature pink-stained flesh. The fruit has a sweet, crisp, and juicy flavour with light, tangy notes. 

Golden Bounty – Golden Bounty is a Sussex-originated, mid-season eating apple (Malus domestica) resulting from a cross between Cox’s Orange Pippin and Early Victoria. It is known as a reliable, heavy-cropping variety that produces sweet, crisp, golden-yellow fruits. 

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