Lawrence Weston is a Director of Clent Hills Orchards CIC and a Trustee of Birmingham TreePeople. Recently, Lawrence finished a insightful report on Orchard Equity Mapping.

This project represents the first comprehensive mapping and survey of publicly accessible fruit trees and orchards in Birmingham, establishing an essential evidence base for future planning, management, and community engagement. The documentation of 1,680 fruit trees across 86 orchards provides a clear picture of both the strengths and the inequities within the city’s current orchard network.

Thank you to Birmingham City Council’s Food Legends Fund for making this work possible.

You can read the full PDF below