Oxford Conservation Volunteers

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

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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 👏👏👏
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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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It's another double weekender at OCV: tomorrow Saturday 15th at Lye Valley for some rubble removal which will help when mowing the fen in future. Sunday we visit Burgess Field Nature Park for some scrub control. 🪲 ocv.org.uk #Oxford #volunteering

This Sunday, 9th we'll be working at Pissen Wood, a small private wood near Henley on Thames. We have various tasks on offer: coppicing, processing cut material, making stakes, moving and securing the wire protective cages. 🦌 More info: ocv.org.uk

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This Sunday 2nd: Scrub Removal at Wolfson College Water Meadows. Our aim is to make space for the installation of fencing, and to make sure that the area of diverse and special meadow flora isn't gradually reduced. 🐸 No booking needed. 🌳ocv.org.uk

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Tomorrow we're heading back to Aston Rowant for another round of scrub clearance. We'll finish clearing vegetation along the path at Beacon Hill and cut back hawthorn that is encroaching from the bottom of the field. 🪱 ocv.org.uk

Tomorrow, 9th, we return to the Enysham Millennium Wood. We'll be working to a management plan of the Woodland Trust @WoodlandTrust to coppice another section of hazel. 🐦‍⬛ Join us from 9.20! Pickups available: check ocv.org.uk

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Tomorrow, Willow Pollarding at Aston's Eyot, just off Iffley Rd in East Oxford. If you want to join us, there is no need to book. We have 2 pickup points: 9:20am outside the Lamb and Flag, St Giles and 9:30am outside Tesco on Cowley Rd. More info 🐌 ocv.org.uk

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