1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
1. Education on the local and foreign types of fruits.
2. Support for the urban bees and other insects in the nectar garden.
3. Entertainment and recreation for children and parents.
4. School-visit of the orchard for the purpose of learning more about nature.
5. Self-sufficiency and re-connecting with nature. (2)
2. Support for the urban bees and other insects in the nectar garden.
3. Entertainment and recreation for children and parents.
4. School-visit of the orchard for the purpose of learning more about nature.
5. Self-sufficiency and re-connecting with nature. (2)
Quantitative targets
106 trees, three orchards, an insect hotel and an adventure trail. (2 and 3)
Monitoring indicators defined
Increase in education about trees and the usefulness of recreational areas. (2)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Implementation activities
Rakovi jelši: Planting fruit trees and flowers, refurbishing children's playground. The orchard is open to citizens and other visitors to the city, while providing a pleasant environment for bees and other animals.
Savski naselj: The arrangement of the urban orchard and the renovation of the children's playground is part of a broader project to revitalize the Sava settlement, which began in 2014 at the initiative of Milesa Štambergar. As part of this project, the basketball court was first renovated, paved paths and benches were set up. During the renovation of the children's playground, all the toys were preserved, which are now color-coded into a single story and enriched with new accessories.
Old Slovenian apple and pear varieties are planted in the orchard.
Puhtejeva ulica: It consists of 2 parts. In the southern part there are 48 fruit trees of apple trees, 18 fruit trees of pears and 6 fruit trees of plums, and in the northern part there are 36 fruit trees of mulberry, nettle, skorša, partridge, quince, persimmon, asimina, walnut, chestnut, black elder, smarna pear and euodia. Both parts are separated from the landscaped paths by a series of ornamental apple trees. (1 and 2)
Savski naselj: The arrangement of the urban orchard and the renovation of the children's playground is part of a broader project to revitalize the Sava settlement, which began in 2014 at the initiative of Milesa Štambergar. As part of this project, the basketball court was first renovated, paved paths and benches were set up. During the renovation of the children's playground, all the toys were preserved, which are now color-coded into a single story and enriched with new accessories.
Old Slovenian apple and pear varieties are planted in the orchard.
Puhtejeva ulica: It consists of 2 parts. In the southern part there are 48 fruit trees of apple trees, 18 fruit trees of pears and 6 fruit trees of plums, and in the northern part there are 36 fruit trees of mulberry, nettle, skorša, partridge, quince, persimmon, asimina, walnut, chestnut, black elder, smarna pear and euodia. Both parts are separated from the landscaped paths by a series of ornamental apple trees. (1 and 2)
Type of NBS project
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Public Orchard in Rakova Jelša, also in Ljubljana. (1)
