Tree Nursery Volunteer Day

Come and volunteer at our fruit tree nursery, located in the beautiful countryside just outside Leeds. Buses are available or let us know if you need a lift and we can ask around.

Please register using this page so that we know how many people to cater for.

If it's your first time volunteering with us, YOU MUST also fill in this form before volunteering.

About Fruit Works Co-operative

Fruit Works is a social enterprise focused on getting more people growing & enjoying fruit in Leeds & Bradford, as a step towards more resilient local food systems.

We envision that in 20 years, everyone will know how to care for their tree and what do with their fruit.

We help people to plant & maintain new community orchards, we work with schoolchildren to ignite their interest in fruit growing, and we run courses & events to share fruit growing skills and revive a fruit growing culture.

And we grow baby fruit trees at our nursery to be planted mostly in our local area.

About the nursery:

We grow around 1000 fruit trees per year, many of which are distributed to our local orchard planting projects. We aim to be as ecologically responsible as we can. We use no chemical inputs and minimal machinery. We're committed to sharing the skills of fruit growing with others.

About volunteer days:

You will:

• learn & share the skills of fruit tree propagation and care
• have a fun day out doing satisfying work
• have the opportunity to quiz our staff member(s) about fruit growing
• meet other people interested in growing fruit & food
• get good exercise! (more gentle tasks also available)
• enjoy a vegan lunch (provided by us) with the group

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Registering

• If it's your first time volunteering with us, you must fill in this form before volunteering. Then register using this page to let us know you're coming.
• If you've volunteered with us before, just register using this page to let us know you're coming.

Transport

• If driving, you'll need to park at Wood Hall Hotel & Spa (accessed via Trip Ln) and walk 6 minutes from there:

• What3Words reference for the nursery entrance gate is ///cello.capacity.hammocks
• If you need a lift, let us know and we'll try to connect you with someone who is driving.
• Or you can get the X99 bus, get off at the stop 'Harewood Road' and walk for 15 minutes along a beautiful secluded footpath:

Clothing & equipment

We will have all the tools needed on the day, so no need to bring any of your own. Bring your own gardening gloves if you have them, but if not we have plenty of spare pairs to lend out. Please wear suitable clothes and footwear for the outdoor conditions. Wellies, walking boots or steel toe capped work boots are all good options. And probably suncream and a sunhat. Shade is limited.

Times

Please arrive in time to start at 10am. Fruit Works staff will be there from 9:30. We'll be finished by 4pm. If you need to leave early, that's no problem.

Contact details

If you have any questions, email hello@fruitworks.org.uk

See you soon!

Fruit Works Co-operative

We are grateful to the Wildlife Trusts Green Community Grant and players of People's Postcode Lottery for supporting our nursery volunteer days in 2026.