We hope to support Paul’s team with processing apples themselves from the 80+ trees at Green Farm.
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COPSE teamed-up with Surrey Wildlife Trust Wilder Communities Team, Haslemere Natural History Society and Transition Haslemere, to conduct a moth trapping night in Haslemere Town, with four traps set around town. About 43 species (27 macro's and 16 micro's) were recorded at the Museum Garden, 64 species in total from two traps on Collards Lane Allotment (34 and 46 species respectively) and about 25 moths recorded by Surrey Wildlife Trust who organised a moth training session in Swan Barn Orchard as part of the event. Two of the traps were hired from the fantastic Godalming and Guildford ‘Library of Things'.
Claire used a re-chargeable strimmer for the first time today, generously funded by Your Fund Surrey, for the cut and collection at Parsons Green wildflower meadow and to cut Enton Allotment Orchard in Milford. Despite two July heat-waves and a dry June, Parsons Green trees looked well, including the Golden Delicious transplanted in winter 2023. Dry, sandy sites, such as the Watts Gallery Orchard have suffered from the heat and lack of rain. Although one of the trees showed signs of wilting hopefully it will recovery and elsewhere the plum crop looked bountiful. Luckily this weekend saw much needed rain! |
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August 2025
CategoriesAuthorsGareth is an ecologist interested in conserving traditional orchards and heritage fruit, for people and wildlife. 
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