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Help us to make a new woodland in November!

The creation of the new Bear Wood will begin in the first week of November 2025, and friends of Wytham Woods can join in at a tree-planting event on Friday 7 November, from 10am to 1pm. 
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New Digital Visitor Permit System

We're pleased to announce the launch of our new digital visitor permit system
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Come and join us for a woodland poetry workshop!

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It's nearly time for Prime!

Our Prime Tree project will track our 350-year-old oak tree to discover how mature trees respond to climate change
Decomposing Poems by Penny Boxall

Decomposing Poems book by Penny Boxall now available to buy

With illustrations by Sally Dod, the volume - the second in the Woodland Words series - is now available via the University's online shop.
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Oxford Green Estate unifies University-owned green spaces

The University has launched the Oxford Green Estate (OGE)
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Wytham Woods launches "Prime Tree" initiative to study 350-year-old oak

Wytham Woods, one of the UK's most scientifically studied woodlands, will unveil an exciting new project in April: the "Prime Tree" initiative.
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Pond restoration project aims to revitalise biodiversity at Park Farm

A major pond restoration project has recently been completed at Park Farm, Marston, an area rich in biodiversity and home to the nationally important New Marston Meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

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