The Lindabury Orchard

In October 2003 the town of Amherst purchased a 47-acre parcel of orchard and forest south of Christian Hill Road.

“Friends of the Orchard” is a community group formed to manage the orchard on behalf of the town and the Amherst Conservation Commission (ACC). Friends of the Orchard is a subcommittee of the ACC and reports directly to the ACC. Neighbors of the Orchard and Amherst citizens may join this group to help maintain and manage the orchard.

The property known as the Lindabury Orchard actually contains a significant amount of wooded land. It falls away from Christian Hill Road at a gentle grade, transitioning from orchard to heavy forest near the bottom of the hill. A large stonewall marks the end of the orchard and the beginning of the forest. There are parts of the orchard just a few hundred yards from Christian Hill Road that are as serene and scenic as any in southern New Hampshire. These areas are often used for passive recreation by neighbors (everything from painting to snowshoeing). The wildlife is abundant with  turkeys, some deer, and a fox or two are the most observable tenants in the orchard.

The Lindabury Orchard is a special place. As the town’s last orchard, we are fortunate that Amherst residents and private donors were able to work together to raise the money necessary to purchase the property and preserve it as the orchard that it has been for so many decades.

Information courtesy of ACC and Town of Amherst.