Bringing the community together and helping to restore nature
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Fruit Orchard
Making Memories
Growing for the Future
Woodhatch Community Orchard
Working Together
We are pleased to announce that we are working together with Reigate and Banstead BC, Reigate Area Conservation Volunteers and Growing Health Together, to bring an orchard to the community of Woodhatch.
We have applied to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council for permission to plant the orchard on the green space at New Pond Farm, opposite Earlswood Lakes car park, and close to New Pond Farm allotments. Access can be also be gained via the paths from Felland Way and Lonesome Lane.
Our vision is for the Community Orchard to be easily accessible by all, that the orchard remains a Public Open Space, and open to all, and thus free for all to enjoy.
Going Forward
Project aims and environmental benefits:
1:
To deliver a community orchard for the benefit of the whole local community.
2:
Plant a variety of fruit trees, that will provide a source of free fruit to the community and local food banks and increase carbon storage bringing environmental benefits.
3:
Offer a space for community events and outdoor education activities.
4:
Provide a safe place for members of the community to relax, enjoy and connect with nature.
Going Forward
Project aims and environmental benefits:
5:
Offer opportunities for the community to become involved in planting and maintaining the orchard themselves.
6:
Deliver community events/days promoting environmental education and community engagement Opportunities for local schools, scouting groups, and other community groups to play an active role should they wish to.
7:
Create a more diverse range of habitat within the overall site, increasing wildlife, flora and fauna, by managed appropriately to increase the diversity of plants and pollinators.
8:
Grass appropriately managed to increase the diversity of plants and pollinators.
Project Timetable:
January:
Wassail event
Spring:
Protect new trees, monitor and water as required
Late summer:
Grass cutting, and removal of cut material
Autumn:
Clearing areas for tree planting, and sowing wild flowers
