Events
Sunday 3 September - The 18th annual Wychwood Forest Fair! 11am-5pm, Ducklington Showground, A415, OX29 7YL
Saturday 1st July Magnificent Meadows Day - Wildflower Walk, Wigwell Nature Reserve 11.30am-1.30pm
Join the Wychwood project and Craig Blackwell, former county Ecologist for Oxfordshire, for a wildflower walk around Wigwell Nature Reserve, Charlbury. OX7 3QZ. The steeply sloping meadows are a riot of colour in the summer months when many species of wildflower come into bloom. These include Birds-foot-trefoil, Lady’s bedstraw and the nationally scarce Meadow clary. The event is free but places are limited and booking is advised. Refreshments available.
Running until 19th September: Discovering Wychwood: Living and Working in a Royal Forest at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock, OX20 1SN
Find out what your life would have been like if you lived in West Oxfordshire in 1851 when it was still a Royal Hunting Forest. How would you have lived, worked and spent your recreation time? Find out what happened to the Royal Forest, how it came to a sudden and dramatic end and how its fortunes shaped the West Oxfordshire we know today.
With rural craft demonstration days on Saturday 29 July and Saturday 19 August. Entry to the museum is free and there is plenty more to see, with eleven galleries displaying art, archaeology, local and natural history. You can also enjoy the Garden Cafe for delicious cakes, savoury snacks and a selection of beverages. The museum will be open until 8pm on the first Thursday of May, June, July, August and September in 2017. There will be special events planned for these evenings.
See our Volunteering page for regular outdoor work parties that you can get involved with. If you are interested in joining a special interest group such as hedgelayers, drystone wallers and Bird Aid, see 'Our Work' page for more information or contact us on 07584 262437 (Mon, Tue, Thurs 9.30am-4pm) or email wychwood@oxfordshire.gov.uk