Foxburrow Wood

The Wychwood Project has acquired twenty two acres of farmland on the north-east fringe of Witney.

The land has been secured with the intention of creating Wychwood’s newest and largest community woodland. The site of the proposed new woodland is part of Southdown Farm to the west of a public bridleway known locally as Milking Lane.

This new undertaking marks a key point in the development of the Wychwood Project and will help us to achieve many of our long term aims to benefit the people, landscape and wildlife of the Wychwood area.

Previously  the land was used for grazing cattle. A small stream passes through the middle of the site and the ground slopes gently up from this to flatter ground. There is a network of well established hedgerows that will provide effective boundaries and, potential for access from the adjacent bridleway and a public road - Foxburrow Lane - that lies to the north. The adjacent farmland to the west has also changed hands and we are currently  working with the new owners to get the best out of both sites.

Work has now begun on site, with a new boundary fence and the first round of tree and hedgerow planting having been completed in early 2011.  Click on the link to the left to view images of recent planting.

We hope that local people and Friends of Wychwood members will want to join in with the design, creation and ongoing management of the woodland. An ongoing challenge will be to secure funding to allow to these good intentions to become reality over the coming years.

In early 2010 we consulted with local people about our ideas for Foxburrow wood.  If you couldn't make it to  one of these events  you can view a film here which will give you more information about this exciting new project.

If you would like to help us achieve this ambitious new project please contact the Project Director, Nick Mottram.  See our contact details on the right.

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