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Week commencing 17th June we weeded three different sites. On Monday Gareth weeded trees on Puttenham’s Hog's-Back Orchard, with all the trees in Jubilee Field weeded the week before. The aquatic plants planted in the pond on the Hog’s-Back had grown slightly. On Tuesday COPSE did a weeding event at Eashing Cemetery with Waverley BC and on Wednesday at Redgate Orchard with Witley PC. Weed suppression is as important as watering to ensure good tree survivorship. On the Thursday we had a meeting with Shalford Orchard Group and Guildford BC to discuss a new orchard-space next to the village Cemetery.
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 Back in 2021, in the shadows of Covid, Grayshott Parish Council instructed COPSE to engage with the local community, to share their thoughts on a new community orchard proposed adjacent to an Allotment site and how this orchard-space could be used. The orchard was eventually planted in winter 2023 to 2024, retaining existing mature oak trees that plot-holders were concerned about being removed to accommodate the orchard. During Grayshott fete the Orchard Group had a stall inviting residents to visit this new village asset, 35 newly planted mixed orchard including apple, pear, medlar, almond, cherry, quince, plum, damson and apricot. |
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CategoriesAuthorsGareth is an ecologist interested in conserving traditional orchards and heritage fruit, for people and wildlife. 
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