Betty’s Copse at Beechgrove was planted on the 1st March 2005 with the help of the whole community. The Copse was planted thanks to a grant from the Forestry Commission, to extend ancient woodland and is named after the Chairman of Brading Town Trust, Betty Howell.
Children from Brading Pre-school, right through to sixth formers from Sandown High School visited Betty’s Copse on this day to plant a tree of their choice. They were joined by people of all ages from the community. Each person planting a tree made their own personalised label for the tree protector and will hopefully return to the area for many years to come to watch their trees grow.