The whips that we all planted l
ast year now flourishing, and so we are \;planning to plant even more
this year, on the 60 acres of land that we have leased for us all to resto
re adjacent to the River Thames.
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\;See the map on t
he right of this page, under 'Location'
Swinford Meadows have been leased to us by the Oxford Preservation Trustus for our community to resto re as a mosaic of habitats - meadows, hedgerows, wetland and woodlands. We are delighted to be starting a new collaboration with them, working toget her to restore this rare habitat on our doorstep, for wildlife and people. \;
It is always helpful if you can arrive at the beginning so
that we can brief everyone together. But if you can&rsquo\;t make it then,
we&rsquo\;d love to see you anyway. We will leave from Long Mead at 10.00
, follow the white dots to the lock (see map below) and then up the towpat
h on the Swinford side to the meadow. The QR codes take you to Google Maps
with directions.
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There will be cake but please bring a
thermos and a picnic lunch, spades, secateurs and \;gloves if you have
them. We can provide them if you don't. And wellies - it is likely to be
wet. \;
Huge thanks to our formidable Wednesday Te am without whose preparation we wouldn't be here. \;
Thanks als o to all our community organisations for coming together to make 'our whol e \;greater than the sum of our parts' and to our partners in the wide r landscape - the Oxford Conservation Volunteers, as well as to the Campai gn for the Protection of Rural England and Wild Oxfordshire for funding th e all-important the hedging plants.
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