This is section is designed to record any recent interesting nature sightings in the parish or other activities relating to the to progress being made on the action proposals included in the Parish Plan for the natural environment. Regular updates of nature news are also included in the Echo publication under Natures Niche in other sections of this web site .

This month, January 2008, 3000 trees will be planted on the Parish Council land of 2 hectares adjoining Chilswell Path. There are four sessions in which volunteers can get involved in the actual work and these are listed on the main Friends section of this website. A nursery contractor will be doing most of the work which is to be paid for by grants obtained from the Doris Field Foundation, the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment, the Forestry Commission and individual payments made by parishioners. We are most grateful to all for their kind generosity. Do come and get involved and see how this bare open field will be transformed into new woodland. After the stakes were inserted last week a Stonechat was spotted perched on one so the wildlife is clearly waiting anxiously for the transformation to take place.Update March 2008: Click here

Site viewed from the south east

site viewed from the south

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