Crack Willow Work at Aston's Eyot
Schedule
Sun Oct 05 2025 at 09:15 am to 05:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Aston's Eyot, Oxford | Oxford, EN
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Dear Nature Volunteers,Aston's Eyot is a large 30 acre site, literally speaking an island (hence 'Eyot') bordered by the Thames, Cherwell New Cut and Shire Lake Ditch, just downstream from Christ Church Meadow. The land is owned by Christ Church College and is managed by an enthusiastic Friends group with some help from the Oxford City Council.
The job today is to remove overhanging tree growth, and the ivy that accompanies it, from the northern section of the Shirelake ditch. We'll have discrete teams working on individual sections of the bank removing willow boughs from the split and more or less collapsed trunks of the large willows. The more light we can let onto and into the water the more chance there will be of vegetation returning to the ditch.
More details on the weekly task email, closer to the day.
No previous experience is necessary.
Booking is not necessary.
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VAN PICKUPS
We have limited places in our van, and we pick up from:
9.20 am outside the Lamb & Flag pub in St. Giles
9.30 am outside the Boots store in Cowley Road
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WANT TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER LEADER OR DRIVER?
We're short of task leaders at the moment and we can't carry on without them.
Some of our tasks are much easier to lead than others, so if you're a regular volunteer please consider stepping up to do a bit of leading. Any of the task leaders will be happy to let you shadow them until you're confident you know the ropes. If you are interested, please get in touch - we need more leaders.
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JOIN THE MAILING LIST
More detailed information is sent closer to the date via our mailing list - subscribe via our website at https://www.ocv.org.uk/list.php
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - PLEASE VISIT OUR SITE:
http://www.ocv.org.uk
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Where is it happening?
Aston's Eyot, Oxford, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
