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June’s the driest ever recorded in England (since 1883). The pond at Puttenham started to dry, with Hampton Estate, coming to the rescue by the end of the month. Despite this spell the trees at Puttenham seem to be surviving and establishing, with some ready for new slim-line fencing. Competition from other plants can be more harmful than lack of water, with the 8 saplings at Swan Barn potting-on beds suffering - spot the potted saplings below, before the strim commenced... This weather has been good for wasps with a huge wasp nest, making our Orchard House ‘Out of Action’! 
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This year COPSE was at Lion Green Orchard for Green Week, with resident Hilary Neilson, for weeding, mulching and watering the trees, as well as strimming back the brambles to the rear. Then on 10th June Haslemere Biodiversity had a Wildlife Gardening Launch event, with talks from Surrey Wildlife Trust on simple ways to encourage wildlife into your garden. Gareth talked about creating features to encourage reptiles and amphibians into garden-spaces, including a log-composter installed the same day for slow-worms in a garden in Selsey and even tiny ponds can be great for amphibians ... features to put into orchard-spaces!
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CategoriesAuthorsGareth is an ecologist interested in conserving traditional orchards and heritage fruit, for people and wildlife. 
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