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ORGANIZER:Long Mead Foundation & Nature Recovery Network
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DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent details subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://nature-recovery-network.org/events/239/\r\n\r\nEvent Title: Every Wednesday - Meadow Restoration & Propagation Group\r\nStart Date / Time: Oct 28, 2026 10:30 AM Europe/London\r\nLocation: \r\nIgnore the date -  we meet every Wednesday all through the year.\r\nJoin us all on Wednesdays as we sow, pot on and propagate our wildflower seedlings as well as prepare for Eynsham Nature Recovery Network's upcoming events such as hedge planting and mulching.\r\nYou may find yourself...transposing tiny seedlings with care, recording the conditions they have been grown in for our innovative wildplant propagation data collection project, cutting willow whips by the Thames or shovelling woodchip for mulching, amongst other activities!\r\nEveryone is welcome to this friendly group where we celebrate the mental health benefits of spending time outdoors and working together. There are tasks available for all abilities and you do not need to be physically fit to join in. Cake is often involved!\r\nDates in October:\r\nWednesday - 10.30 - 12.30 | 1.30 - 3.30 | All day (bring lunch)\r\n7th / 14th / 21st / 28th \r\nIf you are interested in coming along please initially get in touch for an informal chat: catriona.bass@nature-recovery-network.org.\r\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n
SUMMARY:Every Wednesday - Meadow Restoration & Propagation Group
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ORGANIZER:Nature Recovery Network & Long Mead Foundation
DTSTART:20261122T100000Z
DTEND:20261122T150000Z
LOCATION:Long Mead Barn / Community Meadows around Eynsham
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DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent details subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://nature-recovery-network.org/events/260/\r\n\r\nEvent Title: Community Restoration Day: Wet Woodland / Wildflower Planting\r\nStart Date / Time: Nov 22, 2026 10:00 AM Europe/London\r\nLocation: Long Mead Barn / Community Meadows around Eynsham\r\nGoogle\r\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=Oxford+Road,Swinford,OX29 4BT\r\n\r\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/OX29 4BT\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNRN and Long Mead Foundation have leased 4ha of monoculture willow coppice next to the Neyotts community meadows by Eynsham Lock.\r\nWe plan to turn it into a species-rich wet woodland, which is one of the UK's rarest habitats (alongside our rare floodplain meadows). Apart from its benefits for a whole host of invertebrates, mammals, reptiles and birds, it is hugely important for us humans in this period of climate change. It not only provides an important means of carbon sequestration but equally important with our increased rainfall, it plays a vital, effective, cost-efficient and eco-friendly role in natural flood management. It does this by slowing and absorbing flood water as it flows across the floodplain. Wet woodland species include Bay willow, Alder, White Birch, Grey willow, Black poplar (and Oak on the higher ground) among others. We are planning to take cuttings and to gather most of these tree seeds locally. The Beavers have already offered their help!\r\nWe will leave some of the willow coppice for use in hedge-laying and restoring the river banks in the floodplain meadows that we have leased. For the rest, we have been trialing, the least invasive and cheapest way of removing the stumps left by our predecessors. Despite much scepticism in some quarters, we have established that putting black compost bags over the top and tying them with string kills them off in 4 months. \r\n\r\n \r\nWe are also planning to create a living library of extremely rare local native black poplar within the wet woodland. This will form a breeding population of male and female trees to maximise the gene pool and make the species resilient again, at the same time as instantly increasing the environmental value of the site. \r\n\r\nLocal expert Anna Rowlands eyeing up the Black Poplar at the Wharf Stream Willow Coppice - Photo Catriona Bass\r\nOnce established, the project will seek to re-create the native understorey and improve the habitat for birds and mammals by creating artificial habitats such as otter holts and bird boxes. \r\nJoin us all as we continue work to clear areas of the existing monoculture, alongside partners from Oxford Conservation Volunteers. \r\n \r\nFor those who prefer their wildflowers we will also being continuing planting out our hand propagated plants, either in the adjacent meadow or in Swinford Meadows depending on whether the soil has rehydrated sufficiently. \r\nPlease dress suitably in outdoor clothing and bring your own drinks. There will be cake!\r\nGardening gloves and boots or wellies are recommended. Please bring secateurs or loppers if you have them. \r\n\r\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n
SUMMARY:Community Restoration Day: Wet Woodland / Wildflower Planting
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ORGANIZER:Long Mead Foundation & Nature Recovery Network
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DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent details subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://nature-recovery-network.org/events/240/\r\n\r\nEvent Title: Every Wednesday - Meadow Restoration & Propagation Group\r\nStart Date / Time: Nov 25, 2026 10:30 AM Europe/London\r\nLocation: \r\nIgnore the date -  we meet every Wednesday all through the year.\r\nJoin us all on Wednesdays as we sow, pot on and propagate our wildflower seedlings as well as prepare for Eynsham Nature Recovery Network's upcoming events such as hedge planting and mulching.\r\nYou may find yourself...transposing tiny seedlings with care, recording the conditions they have been grown in for our innovative wildplant propagation data collection project, cutting willow whips by the Thames or shovelling woodchip for mulching, amongst other activities!\r\nEveryone is welcome to this friendly group where we celebrate the mental health benefits of spending time outdoors and working together. There are tasks available for all abilities and you do not need to be physically fit to join in. Cake is often involved!\r\nDates in November:\r\nWednesday - 10.30 - 12.30 | 1.30 - 3.30 | All day (bring lunch)\r\n4th / 11th / 18th / 25th \r\nIf you are interested in coming along please initially get in touch for an informal chat: catriona.bass@nature-recovery-network.org.\r\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n
SUMMARY:Every Wednesday - Meadow Restoration & Propagation Group
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DTSTAMP:20261022T233742Z
ORGANIZER:Long Mead Foundation & Nature Recovery Network
DTSTART:20261216T103000Z
DTEND:20261216T153000Z
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DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent details subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://nature-recovery-network.org/events/241/\r\n\r\nEvent Title: Every Wednesday - Meadow Restoration & Propagation Group\r\nStart Date / Time: Dec 16, 2026 10:30 AM Europe/London\r\nLocation: \r\nIgnore the date -  we meet every Wednesday all through the year.\r\nJoin us all on Wednesdays as we sow, pot on and propagate our wildflower seedlings as well as prepare for Eynsham Nature Recovery Network's upcoming events such as hedge planting and mulching.\r\nYou may find yourself...transposing tiny seedlings with care, recording the conditions they have been grown in for our innovative wildplant propagation data collection project, cutting willow whips by the Thames or shovelling woodchip for mulching, amongst other activities!\r\nEveryone is welcome to this friendly group where we celebrate the mental health benefits of spending time outdoors and working together. There are tasks available for all abilities and you do not need to be physically fit to join in. Cake is often involved!\r\nDates in December:\r\nWednesday - 10.30 - 12.30 | 1.30 - 3.30 | All day (bring lunch)\r\n2nd / 9th / 16th \r\nIf you are interested in coming along please initially get in touch for an informal chat: catriona.bass@nature-recovery-network.org.\r\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n
SUMMARY:Every Wednesday - Meadow Restoration & Propagation Group
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DTSTAMP:20261022T233742Z
ORGANIZER:Long Mead Foundation & Nature Recovery Network
DTSTART:20270103T100000Z
DTEND:20270103T150000Z
LOCATION:Bitter Hill Field
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DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent details subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://nature-recovery-network.org/events/252/\r\n\r\nEvent Title: Hedge-Planting: Creating a Network for Nature\r\nStart Date / Time: Jan 03, 2027 10:00 AM Europe/London\r\nLocation: Bitter Hill Field\r\nPlay your part in extending our local hedge network as part of our ambitious 'Hedge in Time' project. This time we will be in the ancient Swinford Meadows across the river from Long Mead.\r\n \r\nThis NRN project began in 2020 in the Witney Road playground during Covid, since then NRN members have planted nearly three kilometres of hedgerow in eight schools and on community land in villages in and around Eynsham. The idea, inspired by Freeland farmer Robert Crocker, is to connect up our villages, rivers and meadows by hedgerow!\r\n\r\nThe whips that we all planted last year now flourishing, and so we are planning to plant 200 metres more this year, on the an exciting new section of land that we have leased for us all to restore adjacent to Eynsham's allotments.  See the map on the right of this page, under 'Location'\r\nIt is always helpful if you can arrive at the beginning so that we can brief everyone together. But if you can&rsquo\;t make it then, we&rsquo\;d love to see you anyway. We will leave from Long Mead at 10.00, follow the white dots to the lock (see map below) and then up the towpath on the Swinford side to the meadow. The QR codes take you to Google Maps with directions. There will be cake but please bring a thermos and a picnic lunch, spades, secateurs and gloves if you have them. We can provide them if you don't. And wellies - it is likely to be wet. \r\n\r\n\r\nHuge thanks to our formidable Wednesday Team without whose preparation we wouldn't be here. \r\nThanks also to all our community organisations for coming together to make 'our whole greater than the sum of our parts' and to our partners in the wider landscape - the Oxford Conservation Volunteers, as well as to the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England and Wild Oxfordshire for funding the all-important the hedging plants.\r\n \r\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n
SUMMARY:Hedge-Planting: Creating a Network for Nature
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ORGANIZER:Nature Recovery Network
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LOCATION:Swinford Meadows
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DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent details subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://nature-recovery-network.org/events/254/\r\n\r\nEvent Title: Hedge-laying Workshop - Day One\r\nStart Date / Time: Feb 06, 2027 10:00 AM GMT\r\nLocation: Swinford Meadows\r\nSpeaker: Oxfordshire Conservation Volunteers\r\nGoogle\r\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=Meet+at+Wharf+Rd,OX29 4BP\r\n\r\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/OX29 4BP\r\n\r\nA properly laid and managed hedge can provide vital shelter and food for insects, birds, small mammals and reptiles, as well as protection for crops and pollinators. They have a significant, lasting impact on local biodiversity, acting as wildlife corridors and providing many benefits for our natural environment.\r\nHowever to foster this valuable habitat we need more of it, and locally based people to look after and champion it! \r\nCome and learn how to lay a hedge with the Oxford Conversation Volunteers (OCV) as part of our Hedge in Time Project, an initiative inspired by local Farmer Robert Crocker that aims, over time, to connect up our villages with a network of hedgerow wildlife corridors.\r\n \r\nOCV will be helping us to lay the hedges in Swinford Meadows across the river from Long Mead Wildlife Site. Oxford Preservation Trust has kindly leased Swinford Meadows to Long Mead Foundation and Nature Recovery Network for us to restore for our local wildlife. \r\n \r\n\r\nSaturday 6th Feb - Join OCV's hedge-laying training workshop &amp\; practical - 10am - 3pm. Please REGISTER.\r\nSunday 7th Feb - Hedge Laying Day at Swinford Meadow - all welcome - 10am - 3pm Please REGISTER\r\n\r\n \r\nNo previous experience is needed to attend this training but most of the basic training will happen on the saturday. Past participants of our hedge-laying workshops are particularly encouraged to join in as, in line with our NRN mission, we are wanting to build, over time, our own local expert hedge-laying team. \r\n \r\nUse the map below to get to Swinford Meadows. We will be laying the hedge between Swinford Pastures North and South. Safest access, unless it is flooding is along the towpath there is a gate into Swinford Pastures from Swinford Meadows. Please look for email updates this week.\r\n \r\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n
SUMMARY:Hedge-laying Workshop - Day One
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DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent details subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://nature-recovery-network.org/events/253/\r\n\r\nEvent Title: Hedge-laying Workshop - Day Two\r\nStart Date / Time: Feb 07, 2027 10:00 AM GMT\r\nLocation: Swinford Meadows\r\nGoogle\r\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=Meet+at+Wharf+Rd,Eynsham,OX29 4BP\r\n\r\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/OX29 4BP\r\n\r\nPart Two of our Hedge Laying workshop weekend where we'll be getting practical!\r\n \r\nCome and learn how to lay a hedge with the Oxford Conversation Volunteers (OCV) as part of our Hedge in Time Project, an initiative inspired by local Farmer Robert Crocker that aims, over time, to connect up our villages with a network of hedgerow wildlife corridors.\r\n \r\nOCV will be helping us to lay the hedges in Swinford Meadows across the river from Long Mead Wildlife Site. Oxford Preservation Trust has kindly leased Swinford Meadows to Long Mead Foundation and Nature Recovery Network for us to restore for our local wildlife. \r\n \r\n\r\nSaturday 6th Feb - Join OCV's hedge-laying training workshop &amp\; practical - 10am - 3pm. Please REGISTER.\r\nSunday 7th Feb - Hedge Laying Day at Swinford Meadow - all welcome - 10am - 3pm Please REGISTER\r\n\r\n \r\nPast participants of our hedge-laying workshops are particularly encouraged to join in as, in line with our NRN mission, we are wanting to build, over time, our own local expert hedge-laying team.\r\n \r\nIf you have no experience of hedge laying please first attend the training workshop on Saturday 21st February.\r\n\r\n \r\nUse the map below to get to Swinford Meadows. We will be laying the hedge between Swinford Pastures North and South. Safest access, unless it is flooding is along the towpath there is a gate into Swinford Pastures from Swinford Meadows. Please look for email updates this week and see directions under location instructions and map below. If you are late, follow the white dotted line across the Neyotts Meadow to the Lock and up the towpath. Call the phone numbers on the map in case of difficulty.\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n
SUMMARY:Hedge-laying Workshop - Day Two
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ORGANIZER:Nature Recovery Network & Long Mead Foundation
DTSTART:20270220T140000Z
DTEND:20270220T170000Z
LOCATION:Mill Street Arts
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DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent details subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://nature-recovery-network.org/events/205/\r\n\r\nEvent Title: Wild Arts Workshop: The Magic of Moss\r\nStart Date / Time: Feb 20, 2027 14:00 PM Europe/London\r\nLocation: Mill Street Arts\r\nSpeaker: Sue Helm\r\nGoogle\r\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=66+Mill+St,+Eynsham,,Witney,OX29 4JU\r\n\r\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/OX29 4JU\r\n\r\nMoss is an ancient plant that thrives where other plants cannot. Delve into the science and art of this fascinating and surprisingly diverse genus with artist and botanist Sue Helm.\r\nThis workshop is a continuation of our series of workshops focusing on the value of combining scientific learning with artistic expression.\r\nBoth science and art require close and sustained attention to the subjects under scrutiny, both require understanding, both require interpretation and communication. 'Wild Arts' aims to take this symbiosis further with a series of workshops led by local artists in collaboration with local ecologists that draw inspiration, reference and material directly from the local habitat and combine opportunities to learn new skills, knowledge and respond creatively. \r\n\r\n\r\nPlaces will be limited - register in advance to reserve your spot!\r\n\r\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n
SUMMARY:Wild Arts Workshop: The Magic of Moss
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