Projects To Date

West Shepton Community Food Forest

This is where it all began, our first ever project – a half-acre edible woodland situated just outside Shepton Mallet. The land was made available to The FFP by a local landowner and philanthropist back in 2019.

We planted the first three layers with the community in March 2019 and added a wild pond in August of the same year. The Project has now being handed back to the community and is being managed by Father and Son Tractors.

Address: Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet, BA5 3RR

Worthington Woods 

It was the third forest we planted, made possible in part by Green Wedmore, who submitted the application to us and turned up on the day to get stuck in, along with Wedmore Parish Council, who allowed us to use the land. Amongst the 2-acre food forest, we also created a shelter to the woodland so that community groups using the space have cover to rest under and are pleased to see the trees and shrubs are now beginning to grow and produce lots of fruit. The site is now under the management of the local community.

Address: Worthington Close, Wedmore BS28 4EE. Open to the public.

Wilf’s Wood Food Forest.

In November 2022, we planted our fifth community food forest in Evercreech, where a community group, called “Wilf’s Wood” purchased a 14-acre patch of intensively used agricultural land at one end of the village, and has been turning it into a nature reserve.  They asked the Food Forest Project team to design and plant a food forest within the nature reserve. They are using the space with schools and community groups to grow food and help reconnect people to nature.

The site is open to the community to use 24/7 and will grow into a productive space for local people to pick and forage for some of their food! 

Address: Leighton Lane, Evercreech, BA4 6LQ.

Dragonfly Community Forest Garden

In Autumn 2023, we worked together with Dragonfly LeisureCentre in Midsomer Norton to create an edible garden in a disused pocket of land next to their play park. We planted up fruit trees, soft fruit and edible flowers for people to enjoy throughout the Summer months.

Address: Dragonfly Leisure Centre, Knobsbury Ln, Radstock BA3 3NQ