Oxford Conservation Volunteers

We start March with an hedge-laying task, at North Hinksey Nature Reserve, off Botley Road in West Oxford. Some site maintenance and scrub clearing also available.. see what takes your fancy! Sunday, 1st 🍄‍🟫 No experience needed 🪿http://ocv.org.uk
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⚠️ Unfortunately, due to problems with our van, we cannot offer pick-ups tomorrow (Sunday 22nd) in St. Giles. ⚠️We will however have two cars at the Cowley Road pick-up (Tesco/Boots) at 9.30 who will take volunteers on a first come first served basis. ocv.org.uk

No plans for this weekend? There's still time if you want to join us for an epic hedge laying double task: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 we'll be at Long Mead, Swinford, near Eynsham. Just man (and woman) versus a couple hundred metres of hedge! 💪 ocv.org.uk #Oxford

Tomorrow, Sunday 8th we're in the village of Kirtlington to lay another stretch of the old hedge that borders the village allotment. 🌸 We'll be picking up volunteers at 9:20 on St Giles outside the Lamb and Flag and 9:30 outside Tesco on Cowley Rd. 🐝 www.ocv.org.uk

Would you consider becoming an OCV member for 2026? Members can attend our AGM and are entitled to elect the committee of trustees from among their numbers. You'd also get advance notice of any residential trips or training days we plan. More info 👉 tinyurl.com/OCVmember2026

There is still time to join us on our social today - we are visiting RSPB Otmoor Nature Reserve for a birdwatching and winter wildlife walk led by Ricky Clark.🐦‍⬛ MEETING POINT: RSPB Otmoor car park at 2pm. We expect to be back there about 4.30-5pm. Pub visit after.

Wishing all our friends and volunteers a Happy and Healthy 2026! 🥳 We leave you with some pictures of our last task of the year, last Sunday. 🐣 Remember we have a social walk on Saturday, 3rd. More details: ocv.org.uk www.instagram.com/p/DS7bXmRjIW...

Dear friends, Season's Greetings! 🎄 If you want to use up some of the extra calories, why not join us this Sunday, 28th, for our final task of the year? We'll be volunteering on the Nuneham estate at Nuneham Courtenay, cutting back bramble. #Oxford ocv.org.uk

Good morning! Its a double treat this weekend🕷️There’s still time to join us on our task today, Saturday 1. We’re out in Gray’s Lane Bank, a private SSSI a few miles south-east of the Aston Rowant reserve. And tomorrow, our task is at Jubilee Fields. 🕷️ocv.org.uk

Warm words from our friend @judywebb.bsky.social 🙏 showing the impact and value of the work our volunteers do. Thank you all for your time and energy! 🙌 Join us and make a difference — we’re out every weekend of the year, #volunteering around Oxfordshire 🐝 ocv.org.uk

Sunday, 12th we're at Louie Memorial Fields in North Hinksey for the annual cut and rake of the fen. It will be wet and muddy, so wellies are recommended if you have them! ⚠️ Only 1 pickup at Cowley Rd 9.30am, due to half marathon 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️ ocv.org.uk

We're in Oxford tomorrow, Sunday 5, at Aston's Eyot, just off the Iffley Road, to resume work on the Shirelake Ditch. The more light that we can let onto the ditch, then the more chance that aquatic plant life will return🦋 OCV.org.uk

Tomorrow, 13th July, we're working close to the centre of Oxford at Longbridges Nature Park removing Himalayan Balsam, as well as cutting back scrub to improve access to the eastern part of the site. 🪲 Join us for some volunteering outdoors! ocv.org.uk #Oxford

Tomorrow, 6th, we'll be at Mathew Arnold Field, west of Oxford, to do some site maintenance. We'll cut back willow regrowth, make some repairs to the existing boardwalk, and clear footpaths. 🦋Join us from 9.15 for a day outdoors 🙌 ocv.org.uk

Tomorrow, Sunday 29th, we'll be doing some fencing at Wolfson College Water Meadows in North Oxford. Another task will be digging out stumps of scrub that we cut in winter. 🐞 ❗️NOTE: No pick-up in St Giles, we will only offer pick-up in Cowley. 🌻 ocv.org.uk

Tomorrow, Sunday 22nd is our monthly visit to Aston Rowant NNR in the Chiltern Hills 🦇 We'll be removing bits of old fence, cutting back small scrub, and shifting material to fill potholes and improve access. 🐌 If joining us, pack for heat protection ☀️ ocv.org.uk

Last chance to apply for the Young Bird Observatory Visitors programme which provides young people with a grant towards their stay. Deadline 23:59 on Sunday 15th June! Apply now: www.bto.org/our-work/you...

This weekend we have 2 tasks tackling some invasive flora: tomorrow, 14th is Balsam Control at Greenbroom Farm Wood and on Sunday we're removing invasive poison hemlock and ragwort at Burgess Field Nature Park. 💪 No experience needed 🐸 www.ocv.org.uk #Oxford

Tomorrow, 8th, we’re back at Jubilee Fields at Wootton near Woodstock to continue the work we stated last week: to finish the new Round-Top bridge and we'll also need to landscape the approaches. 🦦 Join us if you can! OCV.org.uk #Oxford

Amazing new bridge built by lovely volunteers this past Sunday, at Jubilee Fields 👏👏👏
Check our instagram for more photos: www.instagram.com/p/DKeaTOEMiQ...

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Tomorrow, 1st June, we'll be at Jubilee Fields at Wootton near Woodstock. We have a bridge to build, and we'll also be clearing fallen detritus from the river. We'll bring waders, rakes, and ropes for the river work, and all the carpentry tools needed for the construction

Tomorrow we have another change of plan. We'll be at Aston's Eyot: we'll do some work to help improve the habitat around the Shire Lake ditch. It could be wet, mucky, and smelly –but much needed– work! 💪 Bring wellies if you have them 🦇ocv.org.uk

This Sunday 18th is our monthly trip to Aston Rowant NNR. We’ll be helping to look after one of the flocks of sheep used to graze the meadows, removing matted fleece from their hind quarters and inspecting their feet to see if they need care. 🐑 Ocv.org.uk

In a change to our previously advertised task, this Sunday 11th we’re at Grays Lane Bank, Ibstone, for some scrub control. We'll be taking out the self-seeded hawthorn, dogwood and rose. 🦋Join us for a day of volunteering at this beautiful SSSI 🐞 OCV.org.uk

This Sunday 4th we will be heading to Milham Ford Nature Park - a watery oasis not far from Oxford city centre. Most of the work will be in the ponds, but dry land work will also be on offer. 🌻 Join us for a sunny day volunteering outdoors! 🐭 ocv.org.uk

This Easter Sunday is our monthly trip to Aston Rowant NNR. We will be helping to maintain a footpath, cutting back scrub, as well as removing it from the downlands. 🐿️ No need to book, and we can take up to 12 volunteers in our minibus. www.ocv.org.uk 🐝

Tomorrow, 30th we'll work for the first time on the Nuneham Estate at Nuneham Courtenay, the aim is to plant up a new hedge line. We can pick-up volunteers from St. Giles at 9.20am and Cowley Rd at 9.30am 🐸 www.ocv.org.uk for details

A view along a valley. On the right in the centre a man with his back to the camera is holding a length of green cable. One end of the cable is attached to a tree at the far right of the photo, while the other end is tied round a boulder just left of centre.

A group of five people standing round a hole in the ground where a boulder has been winched out. They're holding a variety of tools. Going left to right behind them is a boardwalk, and beyond that the other side of the valley. There are a few small trees on the skyline.

Great to have Oxford Conservation Volunteers back in the Valley this weekend. They spent their day digging and winching out boulders of various sizes from the fen. A huge relief since they cause major problems for our scything team!
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Tomorrow, Sunday 23rd we're back at Aston Rowant NNR for our monthly visit working under the guidance of one of the site wardens– join us and help maintain this beautiful site. 🦔No booking needed. 🦟 Check out ocv.org.uk for details of this and future tasks!

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