Apple orchard in the city – Bełchatów City, Poland

Apple Orchard - a project implemented by Belchatow City Hall as an alternative to a conventional city park. Main idea behind the project was to create a kind of utility garden in the city, which combined the recreational and leisure functions with the benefit of fruit. The orchard also has an educational character for all visitors as well as an essential role as an element of the ecological corridor, food source and habitat for animals. In total, in the Apple Orchard more than
2 000 plants were planted, including several varieties of old high-stemmed apple trees, fruit shrubs (currant, gooseberry, quince) and Vines. Attention was also paid to elements of small architecture, such as a footbridge on the river, waste bins, benches or monitoring. There are apple symbols on all those elements which refer to the place and the symbol of the city of Bełchatów itself. The orchard is the first phase of a larger project - "Energy, Nature, Tradition - on the Bełchatów route" aimed at preparing three tourist trails around the city. Those who will want to walk along the routes will be able to use audio guides.