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{{short description|Organisation that records, conserves and restores orchards}}
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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.<ref name="Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Action Fund">{{cite web |url=http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/biodiversity/funding/countdown2010.aspx |title=Natural England - Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Action Fund 2008 - 2011 |website=www.naturalengland.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206092824/http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/biodiversity/funding/countdown2010.aspx |archive-date=2009-02-06}}</ref>
==Ground truthing==
The project undertakes [[ground truth]] 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,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gis.naturalengland.org.uk/pubs/gis/GIS_register.asp|title = Natural England Open Data}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.magic.gov.uk/ |title=Home |website=magic.gov.uk}}</ref> or can be explored interactively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx?m=bap|access-date=2023-10-10|title=Nature on the Map - England|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091116082658/http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx?m=bap|archive-date=2009-11-16}}</ref>
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==External links==
* [https://sites.google.com/site/wiltsorchards/ Wiltshire Traditional Orchards Project website]
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[[Category:Organisations based in Wiltshire]]
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