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DATES FOR THE DIARY

  • Floodplain field management brainstorm
    Floodplain field management brainstorm
    Thu, 05 Oct
    Asthall Manor
    05 Oct, 16:00 – 18:30
    Asthall Manor, Asthall Manor, Asthall, Burford OX18 4HW, UK
    05 Oct, 16:00 – 18:30
    Asthall Manor, Asthall Manor, Asthall, Burford OX18 4HW, UK
    From floodplain Meadow restoration and Water Level Management Plans to Water Voles and cattle grazing, join Rosie Pearson at Asthall Manor to discuss options for managing parcels in this historic Windrush floodplain.
  • Farming 2050
    Farming 2050
    Thu, 26 Oct
    FarmED
    26 Oct, 18:30 – 20:30
    FarmED, Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ, UK
    26 Oct, 18:30 – 20:30
    FarmED, Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ, UK
    Join us for an evening with Benedict Macdonald and Nick Gates. There will be a screening of Save Our Wild Isles: Hungry for Change, followed by a talk about their vision for the Future of Farming 2050.
  • BNG surgery
    BNG surgery
    Thu, 14 Sept
    Bruern Farmshop and cafe
    14 Sept, 16:00 – 18:00
    Bruern Farmshop and cafe, Bruern Farms, Chipping Norton OX7 6QE, UK
    14 Sept, 16:00 – 18:00
    Bruern Farmshop and cafe, Bruern Farms, Chipping Norton OX7 6QE, UK
    Is BNG really worth £650,000/ha??? This will be a meeting of minds to discuss what we know we know, and what we know we don't know, in readiness for Biodiversity Net Gain to apply to new developments from November 2023.
  • Pastured Pigs & Poultry Farm Walk
    Pastured Pigs & Poultry Farm Walk
    Fri, 04 Aug
    Fulready
    04 Aug, 10:00 – 14:00
    Fulready, CV377PE, Fulready, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 7PE, UK
    04 Aug, 10:00 – 14:00
    Fulready, CV377PE, Fulready, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 7PE, UK
    A Pasture for Life event at Paddock Farm in Warwickshire to learn about how Nick and Jon Francis have built a diversified and sustainable farm business whilst reducing their reliance on soya.
  • Sarsden Glebe Farm Walk & QR Code Project Launch
    Sarsden Glebe Farm Walk & QR Code Project Launch
    Wed, 02 Aug
    W3W ///subsystem.ramble.driveway
    02 Aug, 16:00 – 19:00
    W3W ///subsystem.ramble.driveway, Sarsden Glebe, Churchill, Chipping Norton OX7 6PH, UK
    02 Aug, 16:00 – 19:00
    W3W ///subsystem.ramble.driveway, Sarsden Glebe, Churchill, Chipping Norton OX7 6PH, UK
    Rupert and Amanda Ponsonby are kindly hosting a farm walk to see their dynamic mixed farm on the banks of the Sars Brook, a restored sheep wash, habitat management and launch the QR Code Project pilot.
  • Pasture Profits: Optimising grassland management for resilient farm business
    Pasture Profits: Optimising grassland management for resilient farm business
    Sat, 08 Jul
    Whittington Lodge Farm
    08 Jul, 09:30 – 17:30
    Whittington Lodge Farm, Whittington Lodge Farm Whittington Cheltenham GL54 4HB
    08 Jul, 09:30 – 17:30
    Whittington Lodge Farm, Whittington Lodge Farm Whittington Cheltenham GL54 4HB
    This Pasture For Life event is on managing grazing to improve the health of animals and profitability, as well as deliver biodiversity gains in establishing species rich wildflower meadows.
  • Tree planting, management, capital funding and income potential
    Tree planting, management, capital funding and income potential
    Mon, 26 Jun
    Cornbury (villa.documents.hammocks)
    26 Jun, 16:00 – 19:00
    Cornbury (villa.documents.hammocks), Charlbury, Chipping Norton OX7 3HN, UK
    26 Jun, 16:00 – 19:00
    Cornbury (villa.documents.hammocks), Charlbury, Chipping Norton OX7 3HN, UK
    This event, with priority given to Cluster members, is an opportunity to hear the Cornbury Estate's objectives for the parkland and woodland. We will visit the park, grazing along riparian woodland, and return through Wychwood Forest. Join to discuss tree planting, management, deer and funding.
  • Floodplain Meadows – management and restoration
    Floodplain Meadows – management and restoration
    Thu, 15 Jun
    Eynsham
    15 Jun, 16:00 – 19:30
    Eynsham
    15 Jun, 16:00 – 19:30
    Eynsham
    * Unfortunately this event has been cancelled * A workshop in Eynsham to share experiences of floodplain meadow restoration, hosted by the Open University's Floodplain Meadows Partnership, Long Mead Local Wildlife Site and Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
  • Establishing winter bird feeding plots and last season's survey results
    Establishing winter bird feeding plots and last season's survey results
    Mon, 05 Jun
    Priory Farm
    05 Jun, 17:00 – 19:00
    Priory Farm, Priory Ln, Lyneham, Chipping Norton OX7 6QN, UK
    05 Jun, 17:00 – 19:00
    Priory Farm, Priory Ln, Lyneham, Chipping Norton OX7 6QN, UK
    The Izod's will be hosting a walk of recently established winter bird plots and other habitats on the farm, as we discuss the latest winter's bird feeding survey results. We will start to think about next year's feed mix and enjoy a few refreshments with a bite to eat.
  • Pudlicote walk to see the construction of a floodplain BNG project
    Pudlicote walk to see the construction of a floodplain BNG project
    Mon, 22 May
    Pudlicote lane ///angry.shorts.smokers
    22 May, 17:00 – 20:00
    Pudlicote lane ///angry.shorts.smokers, Pudlicote Ln, Chipping Norton OX7, UK
    22 May, 17:00 – 20:00
    Pudlicote lane ///angry.shorts.smokers, Pudlicote Ln, Chipping Norton OX7, UK
    An informal walk along the River Evenlode to see progress on Brad and Katherine Wickens' arable reversion and new wetland complex, a month since work began. A great demo of both our Landscape Recovery and Windrush Floodplain meadow projects. Re-hydrate with a pint in the Tite Inn afterwards.
  • West Oxfordshire Rural Crime: Meet Thames Valley Police's Rural Taskforce
    West Oxfordshire Rural Crime: Meet Thames Valley Police's Rural Taskforce
    Wed, 10 May
    Churchills Farm, Moreton Lane, Northmoor
    10 May, 17:00 – 19:00
    Churchills Farm, Moreton Lane, Northmoor, Churchills Farm, Moreton Lane, Northmoor, Witney, OX29 5TE
    10 May, 17:00 – 19:00
    Churchills Farm, Moreton Lane, Northmoor, Churchills Farm, Moreton Lane, Northmoor, Witney, OX29 5TE
    Meet Thames Valley Police's Rural Crime Taskforce and Neighbourhood Teams to hear about measures taking place in our area and methods of on-farm crime prevention. Also hear from Datatag and local security firms to reduce the risk of theft. Food provided. Please RSVP to SE.admin@nfu.org.uk
  • An Evening with Andy Cato from Wildfarmed
    An Evening with Andy Cato from Wildfarmed
    Thu, 27 Apr
    Shipton-under-Wychwood
    27 Apr, 17:30 – 20:00
    Shipton-under-Wychwood, Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ, UK
    27 Apr, 17:30 – 20:00
    Shipton-under-Wychwood, Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ, UK
    Meet local farmer and co-founder of Wildfarmed Andy Cato at FarmED on the 27th April. Andy’s talk at FarmED will chart his journey from France to the UK, the genesis of Wildfarmed and the support they offer farmers in transitioning from chemical-based agriculture towards biological systems.
  • Carbon Clinic
    Carbon Clinic
    Mon, 27 Mar
    FarmED
    27 Mar, 09:30 – 16:30
    FarmED, Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ, UK
    27 Mar, 09:30 – 16:30
    FarmED, Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ, UK
    Get your carbon questions answered as this FarmED event delves into the world of soil carbon, carbon calculators, sequestration, net zero and carbon credits. Recommended for anyone interested in the NEIRF project or unpicking their baselining results.
  • Dunthrop Farm Walk
    Dunthrop Farm Walk
    Wed, 15 Mar
    Dunthrop Farm (///intent.pill.validated)
    15 Mar, 10:00 – 14:00
    Dunthrop Farm (///intent.pill.validated), Dunthrop Farm, Dunthrop Rd, Heythrop, Chipping Norton OX7 5TJ, UK
    15 Mar, 10:00 – 14:00
    Dunthrop Farm (///intent.pill.validated), Dunthrop Farm, Dunthrop Rd, Heythrop, Chipping Norton OX7 5TJ, UK
    Integrated livestock, woodland and agroforestry are being built into the systems at Dunthrop. Hear about these early stage projects, baselines for natural capital markets, Landscape Recovery, our NEIRF project on finance for natural capital projects, and an update as an ELMs SFI pilot farm.
  • Rivers & Wetlands Project Conference
    Rivers & Wetlands Project Conference
    Mon, 13 Mar
    FarmED
    13 Mar, 10:00 – 15:30
    FarmED, FarmED, Honeydale Farm, Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ
    13 Mar, 10:00 – 15:30
    FarmED, FarmED, Honeydale Farm, Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ
    Hosted by the Cotswolds Rivers Trust and Windrush Catchment Partnership, this day-long conference will present the Rivers and Wetlands Project. There will be discussion of river habitats and local campaigning for water quality as well as updates on activities in the Windrush and Evenlode catchments.
  • Farmland Bird Aid Network 20th Anniversary Celebration
    Farmland Bird Aid Network 20th Anniversary Celebration
    Thu, 09 Mar
    FarmED
    09 Mar, 12:30 – 15:30
    FarmED, Honeydale Farm, Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ, UK
    09 Mar, 12:30 – 15:30
    FarmED, Honeydale Farm, Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ, UK
    Farmland Bird Aid Network feed birds at 20+ sites in West Oxfordshire, and are celebrating their 20th Anniversary at FarmEd. Members (particularly those 32 in our feeding project) are welcomed on 9th March to celebrate feeding farmland birds. Please book by emailing info@farmlandbirdaidnetwork.org
  • Connecting landowners and land managers with market gardeners and growers
    Connecting landowners and land managers with market gardeners and growers
    Wed, 22 Feb
    via Eventbrite
    22 Feb, 18:00 – 20:00
    via Eventbrite
    22 Feb, 18:00 – 20:00
    via Eventbrite
    A discussion for landowners and horticulture growers to identify common goals, understand barriers and explore ways of working together.
  • Growing English Walnuts for Profit in the Cotswold AONB
    Growing English Walnuts for Profit in the Cotswold AONB
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, 13 Feb
    Warwickshire Walnuts, Burmington Farm
    13 Feb, 10:00 – 14:00
    Warwickshire Walnuts, Burmington Farm, Burmington, Shipston-on-Stour CV36 5AR, UK
    13 Feb, 10:00 – 14:00
    Warwickshire Walnuts, Burmington Farm, Burmington, Shipston-on-Stour CV36 5AR, UK
    PART 2 Considering agroforestry or a new orchard? Do you already have walnut trees? This event run by Warwickshire Walnuts at Burmington is a comprehensive introduction to growing English Walnuts (Juglans regia) as a commercial crop.
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