A pair of Stock Doves were mating today, alongside the owl box that they requisitioned earlier this year for their offspring. It seemed late in the summer for them to be mating, but apparently they mate up to four times each year; and indeed their previous brood were still in the box, calling for food! […]
A fox, glimpsed on the east bank of the Kingfisher Pond, enjoying the sunshine. Nicola Devine
The first reported sighting of a Kingfisher for many months, perched above Tim’s Pond. And then, even more exciting … … a new damselfly, photographed on a butterbur leaf on the bank of Tim’s Pond, and later identified by Stephen Burch (Country Dragonfly Recorder) as a Small Red-eyed Damsel: “An amazing find, as I am […]
Volunteers will be welcome from 3 pm to 5 pm, to continue clearing weeds from the stream bank in preparation for sowing wildflowers. Tools are provided. Please wear boots and old clothes.
Join us from 2.30 to 4.30 pm for a range of tasks to suit all abilities. Tools are provided. Please wear boots and old clothes. Meet us by the tool shed just before 2.30 pm, or come and find us later on (probably along the boardwalk).
There will be a range of tasks to suit all abilities, led by Oxford Conservation Volunteers. Tools are provided. Please wear boots and old clothes, and bring lunch if likely to be here at around 1 pm. There will be a film crew on site for part of the day – but don’t let that […]
Sunday 19 May, from 2 pm to 5 pm: join us for pond-dipping and green crafts; learn how to use microscopes and binoculars; and (at 4 pm) meet the winners of the Phil & Jim creative writing competition. All ages welcome, but children under 16 must bring a responsible adult. Wear wellies and old clothes.
Enjoy the post-dawn chorus! Meet us at 7 am on the canal bridge in Aristotle Lane for a one-hour walk round the Trap Grounds with birdwatcher Sam Crofts. Bring binoculars if you can; and be prepared for muddy ground.
Our AGM will be held on TUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY at St Margaret’s Institute, Polstead Road, north Oxford, at 7.30 pm. Join us to celebrate conservation progress and key wildlife sightings of the past 12 months. The guest speaker will be Nigel Fisher, Conservator of Wytham Woods, giving an illustrated talk about the wildlife of Wytham.
SUNDAY 31 MARCH, 10 am to 4 pm. Oxford Conservation Volunteers will be working with us, on tasks for all abilities. Tools are provided. Wear boots and old clothes. Come for all or part of the time. Bring sandwiches for the lunch break at 1 pm. Young people under the age of 16 should be […]