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I have been much more observant of the natural world since lockdown, through being out and about in nature and doing more gardening.Photo 1: My gardenHaiku Poem 1: BirdsHaiku Poem 2: Wild Flowers This submission is from a member of the Adult…

A magnificent port meadow and river this morning. Love it when the river takes back bits of the meadow and the wildfowl and birds have it to themselves

“On 14 November 1894, Oxfordshire continued to endure the worst floods for decades, with another 1.25" of rain added to an already inundated landscape. "Jackson's Oxford Journal" pointed out that one inch of rain delivers a hundred tons of water per…

I'm really pleased that thanks to Oxford City Council and Earthwatch with funding from DEFRA & OVO, Oxford will shortly be getting two Tiny Forests. Located at Meadow Lane and Northway they will each be the size of a tennis court with 600 trees…

Waste2Taste provide affordable and ethical food, serving local people through a Community café, providing a catering service with a vision towards a vibrant, healthy and sustainable food culture, committed to reduce food…

Oxford Food Surplus Café is a pop-up friendly café where all are welcome to come and eat and co-create community through FOOD. They aim to help redress the imbalance in our distorted food system by reclaiming surplus food and transforming…

Tribe Zero Waste are helping Oxfordshire go plastic-free by offering fortnightly plastic-free delivery of bulk detergents, self-care products and organic food to your doorstep. Why did you want to get involved with minimising waste? Why is it such an…

The Replenish project aims to support Oxfordshire residents to grow and cook nutritious food with zero waste. They work with volunteers and community groups across the county to deliver home growing and composting, cookery and food waste activities…

Its not just about food! Oxford Brewery are doing great things too. We asked them to tell us about their sustainable practices.https://oxfordbrewery.co.uk/Why did you decide to make 'local' such a prominent part of your business model? "Our Oxford…

SESI are a social enterprise based in Oxfordshire which supplies sustainable detergents to shops, farmers markets, cooperatives and charity organisations. They also provide ethical foods and help to reduce people's plastic footprint by minimising and…