Volunteer opportunity: Tree planting – Rye Town Salts, Tuesday 25th February 2025

Tuesday 25th February at Rye Town Salts 10am - 4pm.

Rye Salts offers a brilliant location for planting a community orchard that will provide fresh food for local people and habitat havens for wildlife. Join local resident sand other volunteers to get involved with planting and caring for 40 fruit and nut trees on this site. 

This project is being delivered in partnership with Rother District Council.

Task for the session is to plant trees: digging holes, putting in posts, providing supports & protection and adding compost and mulch. The session will be led by experts who can explain the permaculture approach to tree planting and ensure trees are planted in a way that they are most likely to thrive.

The work is very physical and includes digging holes with spades and using post drivers. A mechanised auger may be used by the leaders and this can be noisy.

Please note: If you can't make the whole session you are welcome to come at any time.

Your hosts

Bryn Thomas

Community lead Graham Ellis

When you register you will receive an email which will give you a contact phone number in case you need to call on the day.

Please bring

- Food and drink to sustain you
- Warm clothing, layers ideal & waterproofs if necessary
- Sturdy footwear (appropriate for digging holes, wellies not ideal)
- Gardening gloves (if you have them)

Dress appropriately for weather conditions and messy work/rough ground.

Please note that for all the activities all children under the age of 18 and people with support needs must be accompanied by a parent/carer who is responsible for their supervision, safety and any medication needed.

Public toilets available by the bowling green.

Where to meet up

Meet at Rye Town Salts (old pitch and putt), next to the Bowling Green on Fishmarket Road, Rye TN31 7LR. Googlemaps pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JYmSKLwXup3BydLE9
Nearest bus stop: Bowling Green (on Fishmarket Road).