Summer brings an abundance of local produce just waiting to be enjoyed and eating Seasonally is an enjoyable way to reduce your carbon...

This group of cherries and silver birch stand on the footpath leading from Spring Lane on the corner of the horse pond, across the wild...

Old skills are being put to good use to encourage diversity and promote soil health, writes Andrea Brewer Following a successful period...

Keep the lawnmower in the shed, manage your lawn and plant local seeds for greater biodiversity, write Fiona Danks (WCAG) and Iain...

For those who would like to comment on biodiversity relating to the Redrow planning application for sites B and C to contribute to the...

We are lucky to have around Watlington beautiful natural habitats. From our precious chalk grasslands to our rare chalk streams, from the...

We are in a time of massive decline in UK biodiversity. 41% of UK species have declined since the 1970s and individually, many species’...

Several sites in Watlington took part in the “No Mow May” initiative, with owners and managers encouraging a more relaxed approach to...

Now that hibernation time has truly ended for our prickly friends, they will be out and about feverishly foraging for food to build up...

High Sheriff - Climate Action Heroes Awards Ceremony 21st February 2022 Held at The Oxford Trust, Stansfeld Park, Quarry Road,...

The charity Plantlife is asking people to consider letting their lawns grow during May to encourage wildflowers and provide nectar for...

Watlington in Bloom is hoping to hold an open gardens event later in the year so we hope you are busy tending your garden and considering...

As the days start to lengthen, we will be tempted out in good weather to work in gardens again. February is a time to plant new trees and...

It was encouraging to recently hear that the new housing development in Watlington will likely include provision of nesting sites for...

If you are thinking of encouraging more wildlife in your garden next year, now is the best time plan projects that you can begin over the...

Top Tips for Helping Hedgehogs in Winter: Hedgehogs usually hibernate from late December/early January, so they are now busy looking for...

As Autumn kicks in, thoughts are turning to tidying gardens ready for winter, but if you want to encourage wildlife there are a few...

Helping insects overwinter in the garden Insects have three options for surviving winter cold: migrate, die but leave behind eggs that...

Encouraging birds, bees and other animals in the garden with a dish of water: Putting out a dish of water, or two – one for birds and one...