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Work done in 2009

Hedge cutting at Breech Wood, Hailey x2 Then tree sleeves cutting x1.

Ground clearing at Springfield School

Cutting back and litterpicking along Witan Way, Aquarius to Farm Mill inclusive x9

Clearing grass from around daffodil planting x2, and then more daffodil planting

Clearing pathways at Cogges Manor Farm x2

Surveying ancient trees in Witney for the W.O.D.C. leaflet x2

Litter clearing around Cogges Manor Farm and their car park

Planting up Elizabeth Thomson’s garden x2

Painting gates on Langel Common x4

Cutting nettles and hedge cutting on Langel Common x3

Ground clearing at Tower Hill School x2

Cutting nettles on ‘The Mounds’ x2

Planting wild flowers on ‘The Mounds’ plus subsequent watering x2

Weeding and litterpicking on Granger’s Place and West End Meadow x2

Weeding and litterpicking on Mud Lane and Cogges Estate lanes x3

Weeding and litterpicking around Witney Lakes

Seed collection in Wychwood Forest

Planning and then planting tree seeds in Amanda’s garden in Brighthampton x2

Coppicing saplings on Witan Way

Trips/guided walks

Walk and picnic down Lower Windrush Valley

Guided walk around Linch Hill Nature Reserve, Stanton Harcourt

Guided walk around Otmoor Nature Reserve and again, to watch starling flight x2

Guided walk around North Leigh Common

Courses

Willow Work for the Garden

Dried floral wreaths

W.O.D.C. Voluntary Partnership Forum, with the Wychwood Project

Seminar on Protection of European Endangered Species with O.W.G.

Pond surveying with Rod d’Ayala of Pond Conservation

Tree thinning course at Ramsden with O.W.G.

C.P.R.E. and W.P. Hedgerow surveying course at Charlbury

 

news:

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watch this space for tree planting dates...

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

(Please let us know of any errors in this draft)

summary of our activities during 2010 here

archive summaries of work done:

2009

2008

wwv pictures available here