The BIG story

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.

At present the land is currently 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 look forward to working with the new owners to get the best out of both sites.

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. The next big challenge will be to secure the funding to allow to these good intentions to become reality over the coming years.

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.