Wildwood began 25 years ago as the dream of an exotic fruit farm. In 1986 our predecessors decided to transform abandoned grazing land into an organic orchard and spent the next decade collecting seed from around the world and planting more than 100 different species and 2,000 fruit trees from the Amazon, South East Asia and the Caribbean.
The orchard has been established on the philosophy of permaculture, a system we continue today, which mimics the rainforest and provides a supply of nutrients to the trees in rotting material and vegetative matter. To achieve this, large number of legume trees, bananas and legume ground covers are planted through the orchard to create a food forest and provide a rich nitrogen supply to the plants.
We took over the orchard and accommodation in 2014 to offer guests at Wildwood the chance to stay on these beautiful grounds and enjoy and experience all the mature fruits in the gardens. When guests are not enjoying it, our two young boys Ben and Oliver have the chance to run wild and be free in nature