Extra Tree Guardian day in January 2025

Extra Tree Guardians in January 2025 at Two Tree Community Garden Hollingdean, Brighton
Extra Tree Guardian session in January 2025 at Two Trees Community Garden Hollingdean, Brighton

Growing Hollingdean volunteers kept warm by gardening

Six volunteers embraced the grey cold Sunday January morning to warm up by gardening, litter picking and staking a couple of fruit trees at Two Trees Community Garden on the Hollingdean estate. A little vitamin D and smiles are very much welcome at this time of year. There is also the satisfaction of the great company of like-minded people and knowing you have done something positive!

Tree Guardian volunteers meet the first Sunday of the month

We look forward to new faces joining us this year, either to learn about our trees or to give your advice.

Join us for the next Tree Guardians, Sunday 2nd February 2025

Join our Tree Guardians for some fresh air, tree maintenance and a smile. Everyone is welcome! Meet us at 10 am at the Family Hub, Lynchet Close before we set off to an orchard.

Volunteer Tree Guardians at Dryads Community Orchard Hollingdean, 5th January 2025
Volunteer Tree Guardians at Dryads Community Orchard Hollingdean, 5th January 2025

Our Volunteer Tree Guardians at Dryads Community Orchard, 5th January 2025

We cleared long grass and spent wildflowers from Dryads Community Orchard off Golf Drive in readiness for the Wassail on 11 January 2024. Although it was a wet day we had a new volunteer join us and two Dryads residents came along as well. We also mulched the fruit trees.

Volunteer Tree Guardians at Dryads Community Orchard Hollingdean, 5th January 2025

There are nine trees here, see our Tree Map, 090 plum, 091, 092, 093 Apple, 094 Black Elder, 095, 097 Apple and 098 Hazel Hedge. It was extremely overgrown at the start but with many hands we made a great impression! Thumbs up to our gardening volunteers.