Date

Event

Location & Time

Saturday, 21^st June

Oxfordshire Goes Wild!!

12:00 pm – 16:00 pm at Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

Meet hawks, owls, caterpillars, pond & meadow life. See swifts on their nest and creepy crawlies down a microscope. Try Wildkeys computerised species identification programmes. Hold a dinosaur’s claw: dare a feely box: play wildlife games ….. and much more! OGT staff will meet you there!

Sunday, 22^nd June

Explore the links between biodiversity & geodiversity at North Leigh Common.

Meet at 10:00 am in the car park at North Leigh Common. GR SP 399135.

Leader : Bob Marchant.

Saturday, 12^th July

Dino-day – bring the children along to learn more about their favourite prehistoric mammals. They can handle fossil bones & join in a range of fun craft activities.

Cogges Manor Farm Museum, Witney.

Open from 10:30 am – 5:00 pm. Last admission at 4:00 pm. Activities will run from 12:30 – 3:30 pm.

Leaders: Mike Clare, Emma Wightman & Denise Dane.

Sunday, 13^th July

Rescheduled visit to Kirtlington Old Cement Works Quarry. Our last visit on Sunday, 6^th April had to be cancelled due to heavy snow that morning.

Meet at 10:30 am in Kirtlington village on the green at the junction of Heyford Road, Mill Lane and Crowcastle Lane. Walk down Mill Lane to visit the quarry. Return by 12:30 pm. See:http://www.oxfordshiregt.org/Kirtlingtonquarry.htm

Leader: Simon Hodkin.

Optional visit to Greenhill Farm Quarry in the afternoon.  Here we will inspect the rock faces previously cleared by OGT conservation volunteers, hear why this location is significant and look for sedimentary structures and possibly some fossils. This is private property, our thanks to the landowner, Mr. David Hackett. Please note this site is very muddy! 

Friday – Sunday, 25^th, 26^th, 27^th July

Bleinheim Games Fair.

Blenheim Palace grounds, Woodstock. Open from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Late evening on Friday. We will be exhibiting in the “Exploring Nature” area. OGT executive members and volunteers will be there to welcome you.

Saturday, 2^nd August

Fabulous Fossil & Mineral Finds Day. Your chance to bring along specimens for an expert opinion, or just come along to see what other people have brought in.

A mini-exhibition on the Geology of Oxfordshire will also be on display.

To be held in the Banbury Museum from 2:00 – 4:00 pm.

Sunday, 31^st August

Wychwood Forest Fair.

From 11:00 am – 5:00 pm. Aston Road, Ducklington, off A415 south of Witney.

This has become a popular annual event celebrating the diversity and richness of both the natural world and the working and leisure activities of local people.

Stalls will include: Local foods, rural arts & crafts, community groups, conservation groups, educational organisations, tourism, recycling, competitions for children and adults, Hatwell’s Famous Fun Fair, refreshments, story tellers, morris dancers, The Wychwood Beer Seller and many more.

We will be exhibiting in the Conservation Groups area. OGT executive members and volunteers will be there to welcome you.