Blossom Walks

Part of the Cotehele Festival of Blossom
Spring blossoms on tree

  • Cotehele, St Dominic, Saltash, Cornwall PL12 6TA

  • Admiralty Street, Keyham, Plymouth PL2 2BS

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Join fruit tree expert, Tess Wilmot from , in partnership with Plymouth City Council’s Green Communities team, celebrating trees in bloom as part of the Cotehele Festival of Blossom organised by the National Trust.
The free walks are organised to fit around the train times for the Tamar Valley branch line so we will be leaving promptly. Families and accompanied children are welcome.
Look out for other events in April and May as part of the Festival of Blossom 2025 up and down the Tamar Valley and in Plymouth. This project is funded by the National Trust Blossom fund.

Tuesday 29 April – Special outing by train to Cotehele to visit the orchids in blossom | 10:00–16:00

We will be looking for trees in blossom as we travel by train, and then walking down through Calstock and along the bank of the River Tamar before going up through the woods to Cothele. We will then explore the old orchard and the Mother Orchard and picnic under the blossom! At Cotehele we will be joind by Dave Bouch who is the head gardener and we can ask questions about the history and heritage varieties of the orchards and the gardens.

Friday 9 May – Blossom Walk from Keyham railway station | 10:30–14:30

Explore the green spaces and community gardens in Keyham and its many blossom and fruit trees. Starting at Keyham railway station, we will visit the Kintsugi Community Garden, the new orchard at Knowle Avenue and trees in North Down Park, before going to Keyham Green Places and Alexandra Park. Lots of blossom to discover along the way!
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About Green Communities

is an exciting project connecting people and wildlife in Devonport, Central Park, Keyham and the west of the city of Plymouth.
Green Communities is a partnership project between Plymouth City Council, the National Trust, Devon Wildlife Trust, Real Ideas Organisation and Zebra Collective. It is a pilot project funded through a combination of grants and contributions, including support from Heritage Lottery Fund Urban Nature Development Grant and Natural England.
The project builds on the work of the Green Minds project that ran from March 2020 – August 2022.

About Green Minds

was an Urban Innovative Actions (UIC) funded project that aimed to better connect people to green and blue spaces within and around the city of Plymouth.
This innovative project was led by Plymouth City Council’s Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Department in collaboration with a range of local stakeholders including the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Real Ideas Organisation, Arts University Plymouth, Devon Wildlife Trust, The Data Place and the National Trust. The project aimed to improve the quality and condition of green and blue infrastructure. It also aimed to positively enhance people’s interaction and involvement in these spaces, recognising that spending time in green and blue spaces has positive health and wellbeing benefits.

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