Plums have now finished for the year though we still have damsons.
This week we started to pick Cox, Rubinette, Lambourne and Greensleeves apples.
NB Our apple weekend is October 8th and 9th when we anticipate having upward of 50 varieties available to taste / buy.

The farm shop will be closed this weekend but will be open from 9am on Monday. We are in to the final few days of plums – Marjories and Croppers. Worcester apples are now being picked and this coming week should see Greensleeves and possibly Lambournes ready.

We are well under way with plums. We are currently picking Victorias and Marjorie Seedlings. There are still some Yellow Pershores on the trees but they will end soon. We are just starting to pick damsons.
The two PYO apples are Katy and Bramley with Worcesters likely to be ready in the next day or two..
We are open all Bank Holiday until 6pm in the evening. The cafe is open today but closed Sunday and Monday.
We aren’t going to the Pershore Plum Festival this year but hope to see you here instead!

We have started to pick both Grenadier and Bramley apples today. At this stage, neither are suitable for storing in their raw state but are ideal for immediate use or freezing.
We are getting ready for our plum w/e and today have taken delivery of cheddar with plum truckles – our Purple Pershore plums of course! Plum jam is being made as I write.

The plum harvest is now well underway. Yesterday we started picking Swans, Belles and Excaliburs and we still have Purple and Yellow Pershores and Czars. We are planning to start picking Victorias on Friday.
Apple varieties are gradually increasing and we currently have – Beauty of Bath, George Cave, Irish Peach and Ribston Pippin.
We have a busy week ahead with the BBC coming on Wednesday to pick Paul’s brain about plums in readiness for an article on Farming Today (Radio 4)
On Saturday and Sunday 20th and 21st August, is our Plum Weekend. Come and sample our plums! If you wish, join in a plum walk and tasting round the orchard on Saturday at 11am or 2.30pm or Sunday at 1pm. The Woodpecker Cafe will be open on the Saturday with plum based cakes and pies.

We are now picking Purple Pershore plums along with Opals and Czars. Yellow Pershores (Yellow Eggs) are ripening quickly.
Apples are still the early sharp ones – Beauty of Bath and George Cave. Irish Peach are nearly ready.

Beauty of Bath, a very early apple, is now ready. It is best eaten within a couple of days of being picked so is rarely seen for sale with such a limited shelf life. We will be picking daily until they have all gone! It is rather a sharp apple.

Prolific and Opal plums are ready for picking. We have ready picked as well as PYO. We also have runner beans – always at their best at the start of the season and ideal for freezing.

Plums are looking good and we hope to open our farm shop on Saturday 30th July, anticipating that the Early Prolific plums will be ready then. We will certainly be picking runner beans by then. We are looking to the third week of August for the first apples.
Hope to see you during the season. Just a reminder that The Woodpecker Cafe is closed on a Sunday and Monday.

We are now stocking wool and basic knitting and crochet supplies in the cafe. 

We have over 30 shades of style craft special double knit available at only £2.10 per ball.

We also host craft groups on a Friday afternoon which are very relaxed. Come along and join in.