26 species and a slice of bliss on our April dawn chorus walk
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Words by Helen Reid: Although setting the alarm for 4.30 may sound daunting, it was well worth it. We met … Read More

Help with the 2023 swift survey!
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An update from Oxford Swift City: Meeting to launch the survey – Tuesday 25 April, 7pm, Town Hall The City … Read More

Bookings for badger watching at Wytham this May open today!
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Wytham Woods is an ancient semi-natural woodland, which has been owned and maintained by the University of Oxford since 1942. … Read More

Update from Oxfordshire Badger Group on latest cull figures
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The headline reads, ‘Oxfordshire’s 2021 badger cull – bigger, crueller and more unnecessary than ever before’. ‘1254 badgers were culled … Read More

We planted 500 trees in under an hour!
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THANK YOU to all the fabulous volunteers who turned out at 10am to plant trees on Oatland Rec.  We had … Read More

First swift sighted! Join Oxford Swift City Group this evening to find out more and to join their annual survey
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Update from Oxford Swift City team:   First swift sighting in Oxfordshire The first swift reported in the county was … Read More

Get active with these new Naturehood ‘how to’ guides, whatever is happening outside
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We are living through a profoundly weird time.  It is hard to plan even into the next week, let alone … Read More

A history of LCWO wildlife activities to date (in a beautiful infographic) – plus how to get involved going forwards
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LCWO has led on a whole host of wildlife-focused activities over the past ten+ years, and artist designer Lisa has … Read More

Sundial spotlight: the Grey Heron
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[Reposted from Osney Lock Hydro’s website] Osney Lock Hydro has commissioned a mosaic in celebration of our centuries old relationship … Read More

Beautiful butterflies about at Kingfisher Corner – plus take part in the nationwide count before 9 August
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LCWO wildlife lead Hugo and Chair Helen visited Kingfisher Corner yesterday to do the Big Butterfly Count and spotted 1 … Read More

National housebuilder has joined forces with the British Hedgehog Preservation Society
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Great news from LCWO partner Hugh Warwick of HedgeOx, as Bovis Homes, a national housebuilder, has joined forces with the … Read More

Beat the waste this winter: make your own crackers and get busy for the birds!
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As we mentioned in an earlier post, we got a shock when we discovered our photo of a small plastic … Read More

3 things you can do for local wildlife this weekend
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Our friends at Earthwatch’s Naturehood project (currently running in the Florence Park and Marston parts of the city) have identified … Read More

West Oxford Tree Planting update – plant trees on November 24th!
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Thanks to the 30+ people who came along to the tree planting planning meeting, following our ACT Now workshop, on … Read More

Wonderful film by Greta & George: Protect, Restore, Fund – come to our tree planting planning meeting to find out how!
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 Come and get active locally with tree planting. Info meeting 12-1pm on Saturday October 5th at WOCA.

Feasting hogs on Oatlands Road – video
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Since making a good hog hole in their fence in Oatlands Road, Helen & Hugo have had nightly visitors this … Read More

Florence Park Tree Trail flies off the shelves!
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This spring, I received funding from Oxford City Council through its Green Neighbourhood Grant scheme to design and print a … Read More

Kingfisher Corner relaunch, April 27th 2019 – gallery
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Thanks to all who came to the Kingfisher Corner relaunch on a cold and rainy afternoon, and left with bird … Read More

Launching the HedgeOx Hog Hole Roll of Honour!
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The spring we have teamed up with author, ecologist and hedgehog obsessive Hugh Warwick and his campaign to save Oxfordshire’s … Read More

Kingfisher Corner update – brambles cut back, management plan and relaunch!
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Last October, LCWO commissioned an ecological survey of Kingfisher Corner, to get an up-to-date picture of the state of the … Read More

Palm Oil boycott could make deforestation WORSE, so what’s the answer?
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Have you seen the heart-rending Iceland Christmas advert which was ‘banned’ earlier this month, prompting an outcry? Here it is: … Read More

Notes from the Tumbling Bay Fish Pass meeting 15 November at WOCC
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For those of you who are interested but couldn’t make the meeting last Thursday, here are some handy notes taken … Read More