Wanting to adopt a tree in Cornwall in memory of a loved one or as a gift for a friend?
St Ives Community Orchard offers the option to adopt a native, Cornish woodland tree on Penbeagle Hill, a wildlife Nature Reserve up above and connected to St Ives Community Orchard with lovely walks throughout the hillside and far reaching views over St Ives and the sea beyond. A chance to contribute to this amazing community project and leave a lasting legacy for St Ives in Cornwall.
You will receive a personalised certificate with a What 3 Words location and type of tree that has been planted, sent by email. The certificate can be 'in memory of', or simply for a person for all sorts of reasons like a birth, wedding or gift.
The trees you can adopt and receive a certificate of planting for are trees that are grown from seed by our volunteers or donated. We plant Cornish native woodland trees, mostly Holly, Oak, Willow, Hazelnut, Elder, Alder, Downy birch. We can't guarantee the type of tree that will be planted but we can offer you a preference.
Suggested donation to the project to adopt a tree and receive a personalised, emailed certificate is £40.
If you want to plant the tree yourself, we usually plant trees in January and February every year. Otherwise we can choose one for you. PS - you can also volunteer with us and plant trees for free!!
Please contact us first to find out availability. info@stivesorchard.co.uk
Payable to: St Ives Community Orchard CIC
Business Account number: 67240612 Sort code 08-92-99
Enter ref: TREE & NAME ON CERTIFICATE
Once you have paid, please email us on info@stivesorchard.co.uk to let us know the name you'd like on your certificate.
What 3 Words and how it works.
Every 3 metre square of the world has been given a unique combination of three words and is the most accurate way to find a place, especially if it's off the beaten track and in the middle of wild bush. It's often used by emergency services so is a handy app to install onto your phone although you don't need the app to find your what 3 words, you can view the location on www.what3words.com
Here's an example of a what 3 words in Penbeagle Nature Reserve- w3w.co/tortoises.holidays.pizzas
If you click on it, it generally takes you to a blank page with graph paper - this is the exact location of your tree that you can use to find it. To see it's location in relation to the area, you need to then hit the minus to zoom out. Click on the bottom right circle to switch to satellite view as opposed to street view.