Photo Gallery


Iffley Island, Oxford
22 Aug 2010



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Cherwell Boat House
21 Aug 2010

Pippa enjoys some of the picnic


Inigo pretending to fall in - we're not falling for it!


The less travelled route

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Ardley Quarry, Fritwell, Oxfordshire
8 Aug 2010

Stobbinator® MkII in use



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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
1 Aug 2010


Steve demonstrates the ancient OCV art of leaning


Spot the toad

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Trap Grounds, Oxford
25 Jul 2010

Yes of course I can keep holding this for another 5 mins....hurry up!


OCV carries out owl maintenance


Digging up brambles is fun!

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Tuckmill Meadows, Oxfordshire
27 Jun 2010



Louie Memorial Fields, North Hinksey, Oxford
20 Jun 2010


The poles mark the planned course of the diverted stream


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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
13 Jun 2010

Packing up


The lovely Aston Rowant


Fixing a gate

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Matthew Arnold Field, Oxford
6 Jun 2010


Path A - During


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Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
30 May 2010



The return home

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Peak District National Park
17 May 2010



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Peak District National Park
16 May 2010


Strategically placed stones for stepping across the stream


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Peak District National Park
15 May 2010



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Boarstall Duck Decoy, Buckinghamshire
9 May 2010



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Hanborough Parish, Oxfordshire
25 Apr 2010

Tea break



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Boarstall Duck Decoy, Buckinghamshire
11 Apr 2010



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Jubilee Fields and Long Meadow, Wootton, West Oxfordshire
4 Apr 2010

Preparing the ground for the steps


Step creation in progress


Good progress

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Deddington Parish, North Oxfordshire
28 Mar 2010



Brewing-up alongside our previous length of hedge

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Chinnor Hill, South Oxfordshire
14 Mar 2010

Proud hole diggers


Animals seem to manage to dig through the chalky soil


Spoil heap

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
7 Mar 2010

Sheep hunting


Found them!


Sheep foot trimmers at work

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Little Wittenham, South Oxfordshire
28 Feb 2010

Finishing off the bonfire


Bonfire in an Iron Age defensive ditch

Rushy Meadows, Kidlington
21 Feb 2010

Time for tea break


A novel way to transport brush wood


Willows to coppice

Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
14 Feb 2010



The bonfire is growing

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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
7 Feb 2010

Climbing Mount Fog


At the summit

Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
6 Feb 2010

Amazing juncus plantation - surely pedestrians will now not stray off the path!



Going to the pub

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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
5 Feb 2010


Culvert clearing


Continuing upwards

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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
31 Jan 2010

Scrub clearance


Lunch time


Lunch time

Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
24 Jan 2010

The clearing after our coppicing


A tasty treat? (Please don't do this unless you really know what you're doing!)


Last winter's fire site, now colonised by bright green moss

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Boarstall Duck Decoy, Buckinghamshire
17 Jan 2010

Packing up coppice products and a large number of volunteers


Preparing hedgelaying binders


The woodland in Winter

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Watlington Hill, Watlington, South Oxfordshire
20 Dec 2009

Laurel and Hardy and Tim



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Parsonage Moor, Oxfordshire
22 Nov 2009



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Stansfeld Outdoor Education Centre, Oxford
15 Nov 2009



Folly Hill Wood, Faringdon, West Oxfordshire
1 Nov 2009



View from the Folly

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Deddington Parish, North Oxfordshire
25 Oct 2009

Just a few larger stems left!


The hedge at the end of the day


One down....

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Lye Valley, Oxford
18 Oct 2009

Not a strange country dance - a necessary counterweight to make sawing easier!


The fen looking lovely after we raked it


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Chalkhills, Whitchurch on Thames, South Oxfordshire
4 Oct 2009

Finishing the gate and dead-hedge


Ready for work. Now where did those tools go?


Rise and shine (the sun, that is.... not an OCVer in sight)

Chalkhills, Whitchurch on Thames, South Oxfordshire
3 Oct 2009

The panorama from the top of the hill


Happy moonlit campers


Setting up

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Louie Memorial Fields, North Hinksey, Oxford
27 Sep 2009



Well earned lunch break

Moor Lane, West Hagbourne
13 Sep 2009



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Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
31 Aug 2009


Sand drawing - which species of tree is this?


We don't just build walls, we also build the ancient treasures of Egypt

Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
30 Aug 2009

Everyone hard at work



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Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
29 Aug 2009

Checking the straightness of the post


Fencing posts


Looking down the fenceline to the sea

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Iffley Island, Oxford
23 Aug 2009

Inigo in the sunshine


The obligatory 'before' photo


Drag-bagging the cut grass off the site

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Tackley Heath, Tackley, Oxfordshire
1 Aug 2009

The Tackley Heath Pond


Starting work


Tea time

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Boarstall Duck Decoy, Buckinghamshire
26 Jul 2009

The duck decoy


Hide complete with new roof


Re-roofing a hide

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Stansfeld Outdoor Education Centre, Oxford
5 Jul 2009

Putting in uprights for new platform

Lye Valley, Oxford
28 Jun 2009

Newly extended ponds ready for the wildlife to move in


Pond creation


Hard at work

Lye Valley, Oxford
27 Jun 2009

OCV crack team of pond diggers, not put off by the scorching heat


Starting to extend the main pond, and create smaller ponds


Training from an expert

Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
21 Jun 2009

Recent addition to Aston Rowant livestock


The queue for free pedicures grows as word gets out


Fortunately, we have not been asked to trim this chap's toenails

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Piddington Wood, Buckinghamshire
14 Jun 2009

Entrance to the wood


It was a very sunny day


The important task of drinking tea

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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
31 May 2009

How many OCVers does it take to build a stile?


Completed stile

Jubilee Fields and Long Meadow, Wootton, West Oxfordshire
24 May 2009



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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
17 May 2009

A much needed tea break


Volunteers keen to start


Tools of the trade

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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
10 May 2009

Starting a post hole


Post-bashing


Finishing off

Deddington Parish, North Oxfordshire
3 May 2009



Matthew Arnold Field, Oxford
26 Apr 2009

Clearing silt from an existing footbridge


The unblocked footbridge


Driving-in posts to support the boardwalk

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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
13 Apr 2009


Steep scramble on our walk


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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
12 Apr 2009

The serious art of Pictionary



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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
11 Apr 2009

Clearing rubble from the path ready for new scalpings



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Simon's Land, Sandford on Thames, Oxford
22 Mar 2009

Habitat pile


Some of the rubbish we collected


A fine bonfire

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Louie Memorial Fields, North Hinksey, Oxford
15 Mar 2009

Wetland after clearing


Tea-making


Using a pole saw

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
8 Mar 2009

Cutting back the smaller dogwood


Warming bonfire


Admiring Tim's good work

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Ardley Quarry, Fritwell, Oxfordshire
1 Mar 2009

At work on the quarry site


Pretty fungus


The two Mikes are perfecting the art of leaning on a slasher and 'supervising' the fire.

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Oxford Ice Rink
24 Feb 2009

Mutual support?


Skating makes your eyes go funny!


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Pilch Fields, North Buckinghamshire
1 Feb 2009

The story of Kate and the hanging bramble


Kate is amazed at how ingenious brambles really are!


No scrub left after OCV has been there...

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Trap Grounds, Oxford
25 Jan 2009

Tools talk


Council van


The council van ready to go with mountains of rubbish

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Bookbinders pub, Jericho
23 Jan 2009



Jubilee Fields and Long Meadow, Wootton, West Oxfordshire
11 Jan 2009

More fire...


Craig, our expert fire builder!


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Grim's Ditch, Blewbury, South Oxfordshire
4 Jan 2009



Stansfeld Outdoor Education Centre, Oxford
7 Dec 2008

Completed section of hedge


Putting the finishing touches to the hedge

Foxholes, West Oxfordshire
29 Nov 2008


This cord wood is being piled up, dried out and will be used for burning or maybe making charcoal.


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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
23 Nov 2008

The awesome power of Mick's chainsaw


Jim's amazing dogs!


Group photo

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Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire
12 Oct 2008



Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire
11 Oct 2008


The weather was glorious


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Iffley Island, Oxford
5 Oct 2008

Starting work


4 men went to mow


Something was already growing in the habitat pile

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
28 Sep 2008

Packing up behind the completed fence


The joy of Gripples


More happy volunteers

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Swyncombe Estate, South Oxfordshire
14 Sep 2008

Gentian


Before our work


Volunteers at work on the hillside

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Wells Farm, Little Milton, Oxfordshire
31 Aug 2008

New fence completed, allowing hedge to expand.


Ripping out the old fence netting


Monkey strainers in all their glory

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Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
25 Aug 2008



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Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
24 Aug 2008



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Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
23 Aug 2008

The wall at the end of the day


Evening light in Swanage bay.


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Wells Farm, Little Milton, Oxfordshire
10 Aug 2008

New post positioned by string line


Straining post complete, ready for wire.


Pro-fencing team work on new straining post!

Iffley Island, Oxford
3 Aug 2008

The houseboats



Everyone hard at work at the gathering-up stage

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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
20 Jul 2008



Seacourt Nature Park, Oxford
13 Jul 2008

Tea break


Site entrance


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Exmoor National Park, Devon
5 Jul 2008

Chiselled chestnut fence joint



Errected chestnut fence

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Exmoor National Park, Devon
4 Jul 2008



Dismantling the old fence

Exmoor National Park, Devon
3 Jul 2008

English Stonecrop (close-up!)


Sheep's-Bit


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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
29 Jun 2008

Devil's-bit Scabious


Pyramidal Orchid

Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
15 Jun 2008



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Chinnor Hill, South Oxfordshire
8 Jun 2008


Finished steps


Before work on the steps

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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
1 Jun 2008

Preparing a bolster for a crucial straining post



New straining-post hole is completed, with the removal of a stubborn rock!

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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
31 May 2008

Salad Burnet - actual size about 6mm!



Strut jointed into straining post

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Deddington Parish, North Oxfordshire
11 May 2008



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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
5 May 2008

Woodland footpath down to waterfalls on day off


Sgwd yr Eira - A very fine waterfall and a good spot for lunch


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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
4 May 2008

Liz & Naomi clearing one of the final culverts.


Working our way down Corn Du for lunch at the obelisk


Our descent from Pen-y-Fan and Corn Du whilst culvert clearing

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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
3 May 2008


National Trust training on the essential conservation skill of 'leaning on a spade and chatting'


View south down valley from top of Pen Y Fan

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Jubilee Fields and Long Meadow, Wootton, West Oxfordshire
27 Apr 2008

The finished fence, gate and stile from the outside


You don't wanna do it like that...


The finished fence, gate and stile from the inside

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
20 Apr 2008

Jim hauls cut material to the bonfire


Clearing the fenceline ready for replacement fencing


On a clear day, the view is spectacular...

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Holywell Cemetery, Oxford
13 Apr 2008

Michelle sneaks up behind Peter with loppers - fancy a haircut Peter?


All the old headstones are leaning at interesting angles


Bonfire - plus rainbow!

Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
9 Mar 2008

Lunch break


Swarms of scrub bashers

Watlington Hill, Watlington, South Oxfordshire
2 Mar 2008

Lovely warming bonfire (one of two)


"Friend of Watlington Hill"


Much tree growth had been cut back to stop the forest taking over the ancient pathway

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Little Wittenham, South Oxfordshire
24 Feb 2008



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Foxholes, West Oxfordshire
17 Feb 2008

Pointing stakes



The morning cuppa....

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Jubilee Fields and Long Meadow, Wootton, West Oxfordshire
10 Feb 2008

Bonfire "B" was even bigger


Two-woman bow-saw


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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
3 Feb 2008

Finally the bonfire starts to die down


Big bonfire


Loading the bonfire

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Holywell Cemetery, Oxford
27 Jan 2008

Volunteers survey their handiwork as the bonfire dies down



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A pub
25 Jan 2008

Conversation and drinks in the Turf


Mike makes a guest appearance

Oakley Wood, Oxfordshire
20 Jan 2008

Hazel stakes harvested for hedgelaying


Cordwood stack


Dead-hedge deer-deterrant

Whitecross Green Wood, Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire
13 Jan 2008

This poor tree didn't stand a chance...

Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
6 Jan 2008

Local flock penned for hoof clipping


A woolly captive


Miranda brandishing stock spray

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
16 Dec 2007

A nice cup of tea.


Surveying the days work, the last task of 2007.

Little Wittenham, South Oxfordshire
2 Dec 2007

Looks like someone decided to recycle an old 70's shower curtain.

Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
25 Nov 2007

This treestump was in a dangerous position and needed to be removed using some OCV muscle


Before starting work, we herded the sheep into a different field


A fine specimen

Britwell Hill, nr Watlington, South Oxfordshire
11 Nov 2007

Completed hedge section ready to regrow.


Jamie demonstrates pleaching technique


Britwell Salome hedge starting view

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Jubilee Fields and Long Meadow, Wootton, West Oxfordshire
28 Oct 2007



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Finemere Wood, Buckinghamshire
21 Oct 2007

Bonfire building


Tree with twisty vine growing into it


Coppicing

Lye Valley, Oxford
14 Oct 2007

Fen raking in the sunshine


Teamwork

Hook Norton Cutting, North Oxfordshire
30 Sep 2007

Hook Norton Cutting Crew


Recycling cut scrub into the atmosphere...


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Millennium Wood, Kingham, Oxfordshire
23 Sep 2007

Young woodland of the new century


Hedgelaying work half complete


Beating those Brambles

Millennium Wood, Kingham, Oxfordshire
22 Sep 2007

Camp fire


Camp


Camp

Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
26 Aug 2007

Down the wall


Finished stretch of wall


Loading

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Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
25 Aug 2007

Site when we arrived


This is a tough jigsaw


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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
12 Aug 2007

Footpath section as we left it.


New talent on the job


Steps built today

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Deddington Parish, North Oxfordshire
29 Jul 2007

Second fence section


Hybrid fence, as we left it.


Third fence section, unfinished due to lack of materials.

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Boundary Brook, Oxford
8 Jul 2007

Completed gate 2


Boundary Brook bird feeder


Completed gate 1

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Hanborough Parish, Oxfordshire
10 Jun 2007

As featured in the Hanborough Herald!


Broadening the path


Jim carrying a spade incorrectly!

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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
28 May 2007

Climbing up the Craig Cerrig - it was actually sunny (for a while)


Out for a walk on our free day


We had great views on our free day.

Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
27 May 2007


OCV and the National Trust show their undying loyalty to Queen & Country


What a jovial bunch of people

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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
26 May 2007

Dinner at base camp


The badger, of course


Our fearless task programmer

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
20 May 2007

Cowslips & Forget-me-nots


North path before


North path after

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Oakley Wood, Oxfordshire
22 Apr 2007

Fencing with locally-cut material


Teamwork on the bowsaw


Oakley Wood, Oxfordshire
15 Apr 2007



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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
1 Apr 2007


Crecy footpath at the point of completion


Crecy reserve from the top

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Jubilee Fields and Long Meadow, Wootton, West Oxfordshire
18 Mar 2007


How many OCVers does it take to build a stile?


Watlington Hill, Watlington, South Oxfordshire
25 Feb 2007


Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
18 Feb 2007


Foxholes, West Oxfordshire
3 Dec 2006

Trees


More trees


Is that Jamie behind those twigs? No point in hiding from us. We will ALWAYS find you.

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Deddington Parish, North Oxfordshire
3 Sep 2006



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Palmer's Bank, nr Fawler, Oxfordshire
23 Jul 2006


An example Cotswold Pennycress (by Plantlife's consultant Judy Hart)


Jubilee Fields and Long Meadow, Wootton, West Oxfordshire
16 Jul 2006

A vision of a fence. Top dollar.


Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
29 Apr 2006

The best wall I've ever seen. Well, I did build it. Im so modest.



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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
5 Feb 2006



Hello, my name is Shaun. Baaaaaaa!

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Iffley Island, Oxford
7 Aug 2005

Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
25 Apr 2004

Sheep graze the coarse grass, leaving the dreaded blackthorn for OCV!



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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire

Cathy and a sheep



Collecting the sheep for tagging them

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Pilch Fields, North Buckinghamshire

Putting in the stakes


Steve gives Loz a hand


Before we started

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Finemere Wood, Buckinghamshire

Before the gate went in.


The finished product.

Holywell Cemetery, Oxford


Sitting down for lunch

Chilswell Valley, Oxford


The view towards Oxford


Calvert Jubilee, Calvert, Buckinghamshire



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Foxholes, West Oxfordshire



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Jubilee Fields and Long Meadow, Wootton, West Oxfordshire



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Cumbria

Toasting Marshmallows


Where were we yesterday?


The Sea Buckthorne - a daunting task?

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Tuckmill Meadows, Oxfordshire



Boundary Brook, Oxford


Controlling the reed growth to create some open water

Skye



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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire



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Warburg Nature Reserve, Bix, Oxfordshire

Cherwell Boat House


Worth Matravers, Swanage



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Litmore Shaw, Buckinghamshire



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Lye Valley, Oxford

Harry the horse


Domino

Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire



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Western Turville Reservoir, World's End, Buckinghamshire



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Britwell Hill, nr Watlington, South Oxfordshire