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SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES IN 2010


Coppicing of saplings along Witan Way millstream footpath (5 times)
Clearing old hedging at Foxburrow Wood
Tree planting at Cutteslowe Park, Oxford (twice)
Clearing pathways at Cogges Manor Farm
Litterpicking on Mud Lane and Cogges estate (twice)
Planting saplings on ‘The Mounds’ at Thorney Leys
Weeding new hawthorn hedge and picking litter in West End Meadow
Cutting nettles on ‘The Mounds’ at Thorney Leys (twice)
Cutting nettles on Langel Common
Litterpicking, clearing Himalayan Balsam and hedge clipping on Witan Way millstream footpath.
(four times)
Clearing paths around a pond at West Witney School (3 times)
Hedgerow Survey at Middlefield Farm to the Hailey Road (three times)
Ground clearing and tree planting at Southdown Farm, Crawley Road (three times)
Clearing flytipping at Deer Park Wood (four time)
Weeding at Granger’s Place and Miller’s Mews
Seed collection in Wychwood Forest, Eynsham Woods and Langel Common.
Clearing ground at tree nursery at Deer Park Wood (twice)
Digging ground before tree planting at Deer Park Wood (twice)
Planting hedging trees at Deer Park Wood with volunteers, Scouts and schoolchildren (three times)
Collecting wild flower seeds from Green Spires Wood in Oxford, and spreading them at Deer Park
Wood.
Coppicing saplings at Green Spires Wood.


Courses attended:
First Aid course (2 people)
Fruit Tree Pruning, run by the Wychwood Project Fruit tree group.


Walks and talks:

Walk and picnic at Devil’s Quoits, Standlake, by Lower Windrush Valley Project
Trip to Otmoor to see new bird hide, and seasonal wildlife.

Other:
Manning a stand at the Wychwood Project Forest Fair
Manning a stand in Witney promoting Deer Park Wood


 

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New - our guide to the ancient trees of Witney available for download here

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summary of our activities during 2010 here

archive summaries of work done:

2009

2008

wwv pictures available here