Growing Orchards ... Nurturing Community .... COPSE is social enterprise set up to engage with other community organisations and landowners to create and enhance community and traditional orchards in the South East.
A Community Orchard for Grayshott. We are delighted to be working with Grayshott Parish Council to be part of bringing a Community Orchard to Grayshott!
COPSE are engaging with the local community to help create a vision for what this orchard might look like and how it could be used.
We’ll be asking ‘How might you use the shared space?’ That might look like a forest school space for nurseries linked to the EYFS, or an outdoor classroom space for school children linked to the National Curriculum, outdoor activities for Scouts, or well-being and natural health activities to support mental health across the ages, conservation tasks or gardening clubs – the list is potentially endless!
And let’s not forget life’s simple orchard pleasures like a space to read a book, or sit and chill under the canopy of a blossoming tree....?
Grayswood Nursery Forest School Orchard: A small orchard of 20 trees was planted by Gareth and Andy during June 2019, with parents, children and local Councillors helping-out. The trees were planted in groups of five, providing an outdoor learning space for the School. 
​Swan Barn Orchard: A 0.8ha traditional sheep-grazed orchard, supporting several hundred fruit trees, owned and managed by the National Trust. Gareth has developed skills in maintaining fruit trees and has assisted the Trust with various events at this orchard. 
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Watts Gallery Orchard: A small wildlife orchard supporting 30 fruit trees, managed and maintained by the Gardening Team on behalf of Watts Gallery Artist's Village. Gareth is a Heritage Gardener for the Gallery, responsible for looking after the orchard. 

Special thanks to the Community Foundation for Surrey for providing funding towards the set-up of COPSE.

https://www.cfsurrey.org.uk/

The Community Foundation for Surrey is a philanthropic charity established in 2005 to inspire local giving for local needs, working with donors who want to give something back to their local communities and voluntary groups providing vital services for local people and disadvantaged individuals.

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Growing Orchards ... Nurturing Community .... COPSE is social enterprise set up to engage with other community organisations and landowners to create and enhance community and traditional orchards in the South East.