The Treewise Kitchen Garden is a growing and cooking project for families with young children in the local community.  Treewise has acquired an allotment next to the orchard. In addition to our already popular activities, we are now excited to be introducing more food growing and cooking and hope to share food costs with other [...]

Forthcoming Treewise Events
Wednesday 14th April - Grub-in-a-tub with Michael Michaud - 10.30am-11.30am Willy Tuck’s Orchard and also 1.30pm - 2.00pm at Town Allotments, Bridport Community Orchard, South Street
Sunday 9th May - Blossom Time Picnic - Willy Tuck’s Orchard
7th August - Pizza Day:  Enjoy a freshly baked pizza in our new bread oven - Willy Tuck’s [...]

with Anita Bell and Kim Squirrell
March 5th - 7th (Fri - Sun) 
An introductory course to feltmaking for those with an interest in exploring art through our natural environment. Using the colours, textures and sounds of the natural world as our starting point, we will be creating simple but beautiful felts, exploring both wet and dry [...]

Saturdays : 
January  9th & 23rd
February 6th & 20th 

 
Willy Tuck’s Orchard,  
Symondsbury.   
9.30am - 4.00pm

 
Have you discovered how difficult it is to learn pruning technique from a book?   Now you can learn to prune your apple and pear trees with David Squirrell’s ‘hands on’ approach.  

A one-day intensive course

Demonstration  ● Practical sessions
Troubleshooting ● Small group teaching

£65 (includes a hot [...]

 
We spent a fascinating few days in the orchard this summer discovering which insects live in this habitat and finding out what it’s like to be a bee or a bug.
We borrowed a moth trap for the week and discovered an amazing arrray of moths that visit the orchard at night.   Moths such as the [...]

Join us for a musical morning of melody making….using plastic bottles, sticks, old tins and string we will create our own mini junk orchestra.

David Squirrell is a mandolinist and craftsman with a passion for the outdoors. We will be hosting this session in our orchard overlooking the village of Symondsbury, nr Bridport, Dorset.
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Celebrating our bees and bugs: 17th - 21st August

 
 
Explore the world of the bugs and bees and join us for a relaxed week of family activities in the beautiful setting of Willy Tuck’s Orchard, Symondsbury, nr Bridport, Dorset.
Find out what it’s like to be a bug or a bee, make insect houses and traps, listen [...]

Practical herbal course starts on June 1st…Book it NOW
01308 427449

in the orchard in Symondbury
starting April 22nd
£24 for the term ( £2 per session)
Campfire cooking, greenwoodworking, outdoor games,
art and craft, gardening,
All ages welcome
( children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult )

Telephone 01308 427449/420602 to book

Family Firecraft
Sunday 26th April
10 a.m-4 p.m
with Chris Holland of WHOLELAND
Cost £15 per adult and £7.50 for children children under 5 free

 
 
Spend the day learning all about fire in one of our beautiful Dorset woodlands.  Through hands on exploration you will find out how to make fire using natural tinders and even have a go [...]