Wiltshire Traditional Orchards Project
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The Wilshire Traditional Orchards Project (WTOP) is an organisation that maps, conserves and restores traditional orchards within Wiltshire
, England
. Founded in 2008 it is based at the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
headquarters in Devizes
. As of January 2010 the project had 200 volunteers.
The project is funded by Natural England
Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Action Fund.
surveys to determine the reliability and accuracy of national records, age and condition of the orchards and to distinguish between traditional and non-traditional orchards.
The results are published in the People's Trust for Endangered Species National Orchard Inventory. The national inventory is publicly available for download, or can be explored interactively.
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Founded in 2008 it is based at the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the county of Wiltshire, England. The organisation is Registered Charity No. 266202.-Sarsen Trail:Sarsen Trail and Neolithic Marathon 2012Run it, Walk it, Bike it, Enjoy it...
headquarters in Devizes
Devizes
Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The town is about southeast of Chippenham and about east of Trowbridge.Devizes serves as a centre for banks, solicitors and shops, with a large open market place where a market is held once a week...
. As of January 2010 the project had 200 volunteers.
The project is funded by Natural England
Natural England
Natural England is the non-departmental public body of the UK government responsible for ensuring that England's natural environment, including its land, flora and fauna, freshwater and marine environments, geology and soils, are protected and improved...
Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Action Fund.
Ground Truthing
The project undertakes ground truthGround truth
Ground truth is a term used in cartography, meteorology, analysis of aerial photographs, satellite imagery and a range of other remote sensing techniques in which data are gathered at a distance. Ground truth refers to information that is collected "on location." In remote sensing, this is...
surveys to determine the reliability and accuracy of national records, age and condition of the orchards and to distinguish between traditional and non-traditional orchards.
The results are published in the People's Trust for Endangered Species National Orchard Inventory. The national inventory is publicly available for download, or can be explored interactively.