I am working part time here at the Climate-X-Change, but I also have another job, working on an environmental church partnership project based in Lewknor, South Oxfordshire. The project hopes to bring new life to the community through exploring our relationship with our natural environment, through practical action and reflection from a Christian perspective. It is the second project of the christian conservation charity A Rocha..www.arocha.org. The project relates to the nearby Aston Rowant Nature reserve, bisected by the M40 motorway and so probably the most visited yet least known about reserve in Britain! This is a beautiful place to feel in touch with creation and contemplate our place within it. I'll post some more info on how we are progressing soon...

An update on our project in South Oxfordshire....April 19th Just a brief update- things are going well. We have a 'civic launch' planned for May 11th, 7pm at St. Margaret's Chruch in Lewknor. Email me if you would like to come, or want to find out more- jane.pendlenton@arocha.org. We're planning to have local food and so I am trying to find out what will be in season- rhubarb is apparently the only fruit meant to be growing naturally in England at this time, although I'd welcome correction! We're also starting our 'Eco/Nature' club at Lewknor CofE Primary school on Monday, which is very exciting. And we are hoping to start off the Ecoschools programme there. The school is already doing quite a lot of ecologically good things, so we hope it will be motivation to do more and also be recognised for what is happening already. PS: I took a walk through the East side of the Aston Rowant Nature reserve on Tuesday, with Jenny Crook of Natural England, who is helping with our project in many ways. With her help, we identified out in flower: -wood sorrel -bluebells -greater stitchwort -ground ivy -wood anemone -blackthorn (a bush) -celandines -dog violet -primroses ... probably a few more I've forgotten! The woods were really beautiful and I'm really looking forward to seeing how they change through the season. The chalk grassland forms another beautiful habitat, and apparently will soon be covered with wildflowers..

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Comments

Posted by pendlenton on 4th May 2007 15:51 (4 years, 9 months ago):

Hello, Would be great for you to visit... It is the easiest reserve int he world to get to, which is good but also sad as it involves the M40. Basically, you get the A40/M40 from Oxford, and continue straight until Junction 6 for the B4009. Turn left and you'll go past the Oxford tube stops (highly recommended obviously :-)) Then continue and take a turning right signposted up to Hill Farm. Continue up the track and head up onto the reserve. The reserve actually covers both east and west of the M40- I have jst described the West side. Look on Ordnance Survey Get-a-Map, OS coord SU 722 964...http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/ Hope that all helps...

Posted by gobion on 2nd Apr 2007 14:22 (4 years, 10 months ago):

I'd love to visist the Aston Rowant Nature Reserve - where can I find directions to get there, and do I need any special permissions (like you do for the Wytham Woods) to visit?

Gobion 

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