Photo Gallery


Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
14 Feb 2010

The beginnings of the bonfire


lunch!


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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!

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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
5 Feb 2010


Where is jo?


Hmmm... not sure what's going on there!

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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
31 Jan 2010

Lunch time


Scrub clearance


Lunch time

Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
24 Jan 2010

"Jew's Ear" mushrooms


Firewood from coppicing


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

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Boarstall Duck Decoy, Buckinghamshire
17 Jan 2010

Building a cordwood stack



Preparing hedgelaying binders

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Watlington Hill, Watlington, South Oxfordshire
20 Dec 2009



Where's me lunch?!

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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



The new tool shed?

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Deddington Parish, North Oxfordshire
25 Oct 2009

The hedge at the end of the day


One down....


After siding-up

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Lye Valley, Oxford
18 Oct 2009

Nathalie demonstrating the art of rake leaning like a true OCV veteran


The end of a great day


Tim is the counterweight

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Chalkhills, Whitchurch on Thames, South Oxfordshire
4 Oct 2009

Ready for work. Now where did those tools go?


Finishing the gate and dead-hedge


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

Chalkhills, Whitchurch on Thames, South Oxfordshire
3 Oct 2009

Setting up


Happy moonlit campers


Map of Chalkhills (with our work sites in red)

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Louie Memorial Fields, North Hinksey, Oxford
27 Sep 2009


Well earned lunch break


Moor Lane, West Hagbourne
13 Sep 2009

All members as welcome, Pippa included



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Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
31 Aug 2009

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


Sand drawing - which species of tree is this?


Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
30 Aug 2009


Everyone hard at work


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Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
29 Aug 2009

Ragwort pulling


A very fine straining post


Pouring the tea

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Iffley Island, Oxford
23 Aug 2009

tea break


The obligatory 'before' photo


Where do we start?

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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


Pollarding completed


The duck decoy

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Stansfeld Outdoor Education Centre, Oxford
5 Jul 2009

Putting in uprights for new platform

Lye Valley, Oxford
28 Jun 2009

Pond creation


Newly extended ponds ready for the wildlife to move in


Hard at work

Lye Valley, Oxford
27 Jun 2009

Training from an expert


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


Starting to extend the main pond, and create smaller ponds

Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
21 Jun 2009

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


Sheep pedicures


Select your sheep

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Piddington Wood, Buckinghamshire
14 Jun 2009

Entrance to the wood


Carrying the tubes that have been removed


Taking a break

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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

The master class - see how easy it is...


Tools of the trade


A much needed tea break

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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

Revetments ahoy!


The unblocked footbridge


Getting ready to play hide-the-pipes

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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



Playing pass the pigs at the NT base camp

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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
11 Apr 2009



Beautiful scenery... lucky Welsh people!

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

Habitat pile


Some of the rubbish we collected


View up the Thames

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Louie Memorial Fields, North Hinksey, Oxford
15 Mar 2009

Fen after clearing


Tea-making


On route to the bonfire

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
8 Mar 2009

Cutting back the smaller dogwood


Admiring Tim's good work


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Ardley Quarry, Fritwell, Oxfordshire
1 Mar 2009

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


Lunchtime


Pirate wellies...Arrrrrrrr...

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Oxford Ice Rink
24 Feb 2009


The gang


Skating makes your eyes go funny!

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Pilch Fields, North Buckinghamshire
1 Feb 2009

Kate is amazed at how ingenious brambles really are!


Finishing work for the day...


There's nothing left!

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Trap Grounds, Oxford
25 Jan 2009

Catherine from the Friends of the Trap Grounds


Our amazing habitat piles!


Tools talk

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Bookbinders pub, Jericho
23 Jan 2009



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

More fire...


Our new OCV tree!


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



Stansfeld Outdoor Education Centre, Oxford
7 Dec 2008

Putting the finishing touches to the hedge


Completed section of 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.


Brian, our wonderful trainer

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
23 Nov 2008

Counting tree rings



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Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire
12 Oct 2008



Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire
11 Oct 2008



Lunch time leaf-gazing

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Iffley Island, Oxford
5 Oct 2008

Starting work


Something was already growing in the habitat pile


Habitat pile made from wood moved off the flood plain

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
28 Sep 2008

More happy volunteers


Packing up behind the completed fence


Happy volunteers

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Swyncombe Estate, South Oxfordshire
14 Sep 2008

Before our work


Volunteers at work on the hillside


Tea break

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Wells Farm, Little Milton, Oxfordshire
31 Aug 2008

Ripping out the old fence netting


Monkey strainers in all their glory


New fence completed, allowing hedge to expand.

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Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
25 Aug 2008



Swanage Bay

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Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
24 Aug 2008



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Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
23 Aug 2008

Relaxing on the grass after a hard days walling.


Isle of Wight in the background


End of the first day.

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Wells Farm, Little Milton, Oxfordshire
10 Aug 2008

New post positioned by string line


Pro-fencing team work on new straining post!


Straining post complete, ready for wire.

Iffley Island, Oxford
3 Aug 2008


Grass has been cut


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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
20 Jul 2008



Exmoor National Park, Devon
5 Jul 2008

Chiselled chestnut fence joint


A bit of planing and chiselling


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!)



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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
29 Jun 2008

Pyramidal Orchid


Devil's-bit Scabious

Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
15 Jun 2008



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Chinnor Hill, South Oxfordshire
8 Jun 2008

Common Spotted Orchid



Grubbing out bramble roots to abate regrowth

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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
1 Jun 2008

Finished, stock-proof, post & wire fence section!


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

Trainer Brian instructs on the science of the 'monkey strainer'


Perfect line of new posts ready to take the line-wire


Chris 'The Verifier' Skepper - keepin' it right 'n' exact..

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Deddington Parish, North Oxfordshire
11 May 2008



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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
5 May 2008


Dan Y Gyrn Base Camp - Official Photo!


Lunch stop at Sgwd-yr-Eira waterfalls

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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
4 May 2008


Path down from Corn Du


Peaty pond near the obelisk; Corn Du

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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
3 May 2008

Naomi flipping lamburgers on the barbecue back at basecamp



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

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

The finished fence, gate and stile from the outside


The finished fence, gate and stile from the inside


Mallard's nest on the Dorn

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
20 Apr 2008

Jim hauls cut material to the bonfire


Passers-by beware!


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

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Holywell Cemetery, Oxford
13 Apr 2008

Bonfire - plus rainbow!


All the old headstones are leaning at interesting angles


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

Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
9 Mar 2008

Swarms of scrub bashers


Lunch break

Watlington Hill, Watlington, South Oxfordshire
2 Mar 2008

"Friend of Watlington Hill"


Andy makes cordwood


Lovely warming bonfire (one of two)

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Little Wittenham, South Oxfordshire
24 Feb 2008



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Foxholes, West Oxfordshire
17 Feb 2008

The morning cuppa....



Tea time

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



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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
3 Feb 2008

Lunch break


After a hard days work


Mick's shiny new storm kettle

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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

Dead-hedge deer-deterrant


Hazel stakes harvested for hedgelaying


Cordwood stack

Whitecross Green Wood, Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire
13 Jan 2008

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

Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
6 Jan 2008

A woolly captive


Miranda brandishing stock spray


Local flock penned for hoof clipping

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
16 Dec 2007

Surveying the days work, the last task of 2007.


A nice cup of tea.

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


A fine specimen


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

Britwell Hill, nr Watlington, South Oxfordshire
11 Nov 2007

Cutting to the cores


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


Coppicing


Tree with twisty vine growing into it

Lye Valley, Oxford
14 Oct 2007

Teamwork


Fen raking in the sunshine

Hook Norton Cutting, North Oxfordshire
30 Sep 2007

Hook Norton Cutting Crew



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Millennium Wood, Kingham, Oxfordshire
23 Sep 2007

Beating those Brambles


Hedgelaying work half complete


Young woodland of the new century

Millennium Wood, Kingham, Oxfordshire
22 Sep 2007

Camp


Camp


Camp fire

Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
26 Aug 2007

Back at base, improvised table tennis



Job Done

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Durlston CP, Swanage, Dorset
25 Aug 2007

Walling


Walling at Durlston


Site when we arrived

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
12 Aug 2007

Footpath section as we found it.


Steps built today


Footpath section as we left it.

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Deddington Parish, North Oxfordshire
29 Jul 2007

Third fence section, unfinished due to lack of materials.


Post and rail under construction.


Hybrid fence, as we left it.

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Boundary Brook, Oxford
8 Jul 2007

Completed gate 2


Completed gate 1


Boundary Brook pond

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Hanborough Parish, Oxfordshire
10 Jun 2007

Broadening the path


As featured in the Hanborough Herald!


Path to Church Hanborough

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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


Crossing a bridge to get to our work site - the previous one collapsed!


Second work site

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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
26 May 2007

Rob, the National Trust warden


The badger, of course


Our fearless task programmer

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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
20 May 2007

Westward view


Cowslips & Forget-me-nots


North path before

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Oakley Wood, Oxfordshire
22 Apr 2007


Teamwork on the bowsaw


Fencing with locally-cut material

Oakley Wood, Oxfordshire
15 Apr 2007



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Crecy Hill CWS, Tackley, Oxfordshire
1 Apr 2007


Crecy Nature Reserve path


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

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


All we need is a guitar


Trees

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Deddington Parish, North Oxfordshire
3 Sep 2006



I see the light!

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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



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Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire
5 Feb 2006



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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

The finishing touches for the fence.


Standing around the fire


Cathy and a sheep

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Pilch Fields, North Buckinghamshire

Before we started


The stakes are then bound together


Group Photo

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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


Puting the finished product in bags


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Jubilee Fields and Long Meadow, Wootton, West Oxfordshire



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Cumbria

The river estuary


Mick gets stuck in


Where were we yesterday?

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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