Oxford Conservation Volunteers
@oxconservation.bsky.social
Oxford Conservation Volunteers is a voluntary organisation that carries out practical work conserving the wildlife and traditional landscape of Oxford, United Kingdom. www.ocv.org.uk
Joining us in a task? With the continuing hot weather, it's worth remembering to pack for the heat – keep well hydrated, wear sunscreen, bring a hat or some cover such as a scarf. ☀️ Take tasks at your own pace, and rest when you need to! 🙌 ocv.org.uk
Sunday, 12th July – Meadow Mow & Rake at North Hinksey Nature Reserve A real urban gem with a mix of habitats packed into a small space. 🌾 We'll be scything and raking the orchard and meadow today. #Oxford ocv.org.uk
Sunday, 5th July – Scrub Control at Grays Lane Bank, Ibstone A rare chance to visit this private chalk grassland SSSI, home to rare Chiltern Gentians. 🌸 We'll be clearing hawthorn and dogwood scrub — with a barbecue to follow! 🔥 #Oxford #Volunteering ocv.org.uk
Fancy a Sunday outdoors helping wildlife? 🦋 Sign up to the OCV mailing list for weekly updates on our conservation tasks across Oxfordshire — from meadows to woodlands to riverbanks. All welcome, no experience needed! 🌾 #Oxford ocv.org.uk
Oxford Conservation Volunteers
OCV Oxford Conservation Volunteers
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🌿 Join our Noticing Nature event at The Dell, Carterton 🦋 📅 Wed 17 June, 4–6pm A relaxed session to slow down, spot wildlife, learn ID skills & build confidence in recording 🌱 Perfect for beginners or anyone wanting time outdoors. Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/noticing-n...
Noticing Nature - The Dell
Come join us at The Dell to appreciate and connect with nature in a whole new way!
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Tomorrow's task –Sunday 14– is at Greenbroom Farm Wood in the Chiltern Hills. We'll be removing Himalayan Balsam and trial scything of selected areas to slow its propagation, so there will be a mix of pulling, piling and scything to do. 🦔 #Oxford ocv.org.uk
There is no local task in Oxford this Sunday, as we are away on our Residential in the Peak District National Park. ⛰️ Normal service resumes next week! ocv.org.uk
Oxford Conservation Volunteers
OCV Oxford Conservation Volunteers
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This Sunday 31, we'll be constructing another timber boardwalk to help public access over a muddy part of the Old Golf Course in Boars Hill. If you were involved last week you'll know roughly what to expect! 🐝 no booking necessary OCV.org.uk #oxford p
Sunday, 24th takes us to Boars Hill, to do some boardwalk construction. Over the next 2 Sundays, we will be at this site to help install a number of short boardwalk structures to maintain public access. 🐸 ocv.org.uk #Oxford
Tomorrow, 17th, we'll be working at Wolfson College Water Meadows in North Oxford, putting in a new section of fencing. The fencing is vital to enable the cattle grazing that is essential to maintain the meadows 🐮. No experience necessary #Oxford 🐭 ocv.org.uk
A bit late to send you the news that we have another double weekender! Saturday 9 we are continuing the fencing work at Burgess Field. 🐞Sunday 10 we are at Aston Rowant for some more fencing, and scrub clearing if you fancy something else. 🐝 ocv.org.uk #Oxford
🦇 Here are some suggestions for all sorts of activities relating to bats you can do outdoors (some you can craft indoors first!) Fun for all ages!
Outdoor bat activities - Education & outreach resources - Bat Conservation Trust
Here are some suggestions for all sorts of activities relating to bats you can do outdoors (some you can craft indoors first!) Fun for all ages!
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It's sheep tomorrow! 🐑 Sunday, 26th takes us to Aston Rowant NNR. We will be helping with the sheep: removing matted fleece from their hind quarters and inspecting/care for their feet. Want something different? There is a footpath to clear as well. ocv.org.uk
Tomorrow, Sunday 19 is our annual Tools Day, when we give our shed and bus a good clean. Also sharpening and oiling tools and general cleaning up. This is essential maintenance work that helps future tasks run smoothly. 💪 Pick-ups at the usual times. 🪲ocv.org.uk
Tomorrow, 5th, we'll be heading to Crecy Hill in Tackley where we will be removing scrub on a limestone bank beside the railway line. Talk about Easter Sunday with a difference! 🦋 Join us from 9.20am till around 5pm 🐿️ ocv.org.uk #Oxford #Volunteer
Happy spring, everyone! 🌺 Come celebrate the sunshine with us, on a task at Aston Rowant NNR, in South Oxfordshire @rowantnnr.bsky.social – that's tomorrow, Sunday 22nd. We will be removing scrub encroaching on the base Beacon Hill, and repairing a fence. #Oxford ocv.org.uk
The plan for tomorrow, Sunday 15, is to coppice hazel in a private woodland in the Chilterns. Coppicing ensures the regeneration of new growth from the coppiced stools, helping prolong the life of the trees, and lets light in. 🌺 ocv.org.uk #Oxford
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 #Oxford
⚠️ 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...
oxfordconservationvolunteers on Instagram: "Last Sunday, for our final task of the year, we were working on the @nunehamestate at Nuneham Courtenay. Back in 1610, Otho Nichols…"
Last Sunday, for our final task of the year, we were working on the @nunehamestate at Nuneham Courtenay. Back in 1610, Otho Nicholson devised, and paid for, a new water supply for central Oxford. The conduit, at Carfax in central Oxford, was crowned with an elaborate stone tower, which, by the end of the 18th century was deemed to be a traffic obstruction. It was given to Earl Harcourt who had it removed to the grounds of Nuneham House where it was reassembled on a bluff overlooking the Thames. It's now a grade 1 listed building, a scheduled monument, and it had slowly been disappearing under rampant brambles. We cut back the bramble, then dug out the root nodules. Conservation work, but with an architectural bent!
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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
Judy Webb@judywebb.bsky.social · 12mo agoWe in @friendlyevalley.bsky.social would like to thank all at @oxconservation.bsky.social vols for a great work session last weekend, raking cuttings up & lots of scrub work at the #LyeVally #SSSI south #fen section. This maintains this tiny site in private ownership's stunningly rich biodiversity.👏
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