For more details, see the events page on our website - wildaboutkennington.wixsite.com/home/about-1

We'll meet at 10am (Sat Oct 18th) behind the bus stop next to the school, on the Avenue. But don't worry if you're arriving later - we won't be far and will be quite easy to find!

Also, Apple Cafe will be there with hot drinks (and maybe their cakes as well?🤔) so you really don't want to miss it! 😀

⚠️ The Government seems intent on weakening protections for our most precious species and habitats. (1/3)

This is in just under two weeks! We have LOADS of plug-plants to get through, so we need lots of people to join us and help us beautify and biodiversify (that's a word, right?? 🤔)

Sat Oct 18 10am-12.30pm

email wildaboutkennington [at] gmail .com for more info and to let us know you might be coming

Whoa! That was fast! All the trees in the Oxfordshire Garden Trees Giveaway are now gone. Brilliant to see the enthusiasm around this project 🤩

We hope you managed to get your tree, as the order form is now closed! In record time, all the available trees were requested over just a 3-day period.

We are told that there are many pick-ups from our Kennington point, so we look forward to seeing many new native trees in the village! 😊🌱🌳

Don't wait too long to fill that form though, we are told that trees are going fast, and as they say - when they're gone, they're gone! 😃

Native trees are a brilliant addition to your garden! They're good for biodiversity & they will provide shade,which will be ever more important as our summers become hotter.

Now you can get one for free via @cagoxfordshire.bsky.social and ITF, and our local Kennington collection point

Apply here 👇

@cagoxfordshire.bsky.social's annual Garden Tree Giveaway will be going live today!

Make sure you order your tree soon, before they run out...

(And if you're in Kennington area, there is a local pickup spot again, like last year)

🤔 Can you name these two different types of gall spotted at Whitecross Green Wood?

👉 Discover more about these fascinating growths: buff.ly/QrJBu43

📸 Phil Townsend

❗Save the Date❗
Kennington & Radley folk on here might like to know that on October 18th we'll hold another Community Wildflower Planting Day: help us make the Kennington verges more wildlife-friendly and more beautiful! 🌼🌱🌷

Saturday Oct 18 10am-12.30 pm
Apple Café will serve a free tea/coffee 1/3

Who can attend:
• Any adult or children aged 9 to 17
• For safety reasons only children aged 9 or above may attend
• All children under 18 must be supervised by a parent/guardian
Email contact for further information and to register your interest beforehand:
wildaboutkennington [ at] gmail.com 3/3

What you need to do:
• Wear gardening gloves, suitable clothing and appropriate footwear
• Wear a high viz jacket/vest (we can supply some)
• Bring a trowel if you have one
• Meet behind the school bus stop at the start time or find us along the verges if you come later
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❗Save the Date❗
Kennington & Radley folk on here might like to know that on October 18th we'll hold another Community Wildflower Planting Day: help us make the Kennington verges more wildlife-friendly and more beautiful! 🌼🌱🌷

Saturday Oct 18 10am-12.30 pm
Apple Café will serve a free tea/coffee 1/3

Since the arrival of ash dieback, The Tree Council has led research into the early responses and coping strategies of public landowners to this widespread disease.

We have two ash dieback toolkits available to download for free on our website.

You don't need to be a butterfly expert to get involved in the #BigButterflyCount 🦋🔎

Use our free identification guides for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to help you.

Download them and take part here 👉 bigbutterflycount.org

📣 We want to hear from you!

Got exciting updates from your corner of the recording world? 🎙️

We’re always thrilled to share your news—so send it our way in time for next month’s newsletter! 💌

#NewsletterCallout

Delightful and inspiring to see such successful #NatureRestoration close by!

Our Marsh Helleborines (Epipactis palustris) have been stunning this year. Originally a small colony mostly confined to the east of the Valley, thanks to our ongoing #FenRestoration work, they've spread and this year we probably have over 2000 flower spikes!
#HelleborineChallenge #WildFlowerHour 🌍

Don't forget you can win a copy of Trees of Britain and Ireland, written by our very own Jon Stokes, Director of Trees, Science and Research! 🌳

Head over to our website now to enter! treecouncil.org.uk/competition/

Need a midweek escape? Join us at our next Noticing Nature event at Heyford Meadow, an Oxford Preservation Trust site, Wednesday 2nd July 10am!

Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/noticing-n...

#NoticingNature #TVERC #HeyfordMeadow #FreeEvent #OxfordshireNature

Hello Bluesky! 👋👋

We are a small group of volunteers in Kennington, Oxfordshire, working on making our village more biodiverse. Our main focus at the moment is improving the wide grass verges next to the main road - see picture.

Will share more about what we've been doing in the coming days/weeks