Big Community Apple Day @ Dormouse Orchard

Free Event

Come and pick your own apples, and celebrate the lovely space that is the Dormouse orchard.
Lovely family friendly location with about 20 heritage apple trees, and plenty of space for everyone. We provide picking tools, boxes and bags to collect and carry.

Come wearing wellies or trainers, the orchard could be wet.

Try some dried apple snacks, and join in pressing fresh apple juice and have a taste of fresh apple juice!
(Do bring your own washed apples to juice too if you have a tree).

Bring your family and friends!
Bring a bag and take home some freshly picked apples.

Location:

The Dormouse Pub, Clifton Park Avenue, York YO30 5PA (Just off the A19, Shipton Road)
Bus route 29, 30 or P&R 2 from Exhibition Square stops just before the orchard - look for the Dormouse Pub and Premier Inn signs

Parking and refreshments are available at the pub,

NB. you must register your vehicle on the terminal in the pub entrance hall.

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Edible Map

At Edible York, we’re working with the community to provide every local and organic food growing opportunity available. This also includes highlighting and pointing out areas where wild produce is already ripe for picking and areas which are ideal for foraging for delicious natural treats.

There is a world of goodness outside your home and with a simple look at our Edible Map; you’ll soon see the vast array of naturally growing wild produce just waiting to be enjoyed. In addition to mapping out all the public food growing space that are known of across the York area, Abundance, York’s urban harvesting group is also hoping to collect details of private fruit and vegetable sources. The map itself shows only publicly available areas.

Across York, the Edible Map highlights a vast array of wild fruit trees, ready for their fruit to be harvested and enjoyed, without a polythene bag in sight. From sweet chestnuts to wild apples and damsons to blackberries, the fruit available across York may surprise some people, who weren’t previously aware of the extent of wild, natural produce available. The Edible Map is collated by members of the Edible York team but also accepts submissions from readers who have spotted something interesting.

As well as fruit trees and bushes, plucky foragers have spotted many naturally occurring herbs and spices amongst the hedgerows of the area. The map shows sites growing of garlic mustard, horseradish and even edible roses. With the vast array of natural produce growing, our work at Edible York can only serve to help the community build up from this great starting point and further develop the sustainable food sources in the area.