LATEST NEWS

Bioacoustic monitoring at Gibbets Hill, winners of the hedgelaying competition, and planting for Charlbury Nature Recovery

Common lizards at Wigwell, harvesting stakes and binders from Breach Wood, hawfinches at Gibbets, and AGM tickets

Preparing for the Wychwood hedgelaying competition at Foxburrow Wood, new courses and workshops for the autumn

Special thanks to our busy volunteers, geotechnology creates digital model of Gibbets, and house martins return to Charlbury

Another black hairstreak sighting at Wigwell, WFT Flora Group visit to see the extremely rare red helleborine, and upcoming biodiversity...

Foxburrow Wood’s outdoor learning area takes shape, Wigwell Friends update, date of WFT Annual Hedgelaying Tournament

An evening with the newts, Bridewell Gardens open days, NC3 performance at FarmED

Volunteer work parties begin, updates from our groups, Wigwell in the Year of Nature Recovery

Signs of spring, updates from our groups, volunteer get-together in March

Looking ahead to 2025, volunteering news, Charlbury Year of Nature Recovery

Fallen ash tree at Gibbets for Christmas, and last call for WFT 2025 calendars.

AGM at FarmEd and our new-look Annual Review magazine, hedgelaying and walling news, WFT display in Witney Town Council window.

Upcoming AGM at FarmEd, the results of WFT Hedgelaying Competition 2024 and WFT 2025 Calendar goes on sale.

The inaugural WFT hedgelaying championship was held at Foxburrow Wood on Saturday 12th October 2024, thanks to a Caring for the Cotswolds...

Autumn rains, work continues on the reserves, naturalist Stephen Moss to be guest speaker at WFT AGM, details of Local Environment Groups Co

Developments at Foxburrow, dragonflies on ponds at Gibbets, Nature Rights event at Asthall Manor and Emergent Generation Summer Gathering.

The ecology of butterflies, beetles at Gibbets, the photo competition is back, and announcing the inaugural WFT Hedgelaying Championship.

A romantic date for the Solstice at Gibbets Close Hill, the art of pond creation, and the latest from the dry stone walling group.

More space for nature in the Wychwood, 'No Mow May', Wetlands creation at Gibbets with the Newt Conservation Partnership, and summer at...

Wildlife in the Wychwood campaign results, WFT wins sustainability award, and new outdoor education area at Foxburrow.

Snake’s head fritillaries, Dean Common awarded Local Wildlife Site status, and our 'Wildlife in the Wychwood' campaign launches 18th April.

by Neil Clennell The photo in January's newsletter (shown above) of Toby and a majestic, if rather dead, fallow deer stag at our Gibbets...

Amphibians at Dean Common, detrivores at Gibbets Close and our new legacy, Quicken Copse.

Neil looks ahead to 2024, Toby gives the first reserves round-up of the year, and an update on the Gibbets ponds project.