Latest News & Events
Latest Northmoor Trust Autumn & Winter 2008
Visit the Northmoor Trust's website at www.northmoortrust.co.uk for all our latests news and events.
Call 01865 407 792 or email admin@northmoortrust.co.uk to book onto any of the events below.
By becoming a Northmoor Trust Friend, you can enjoy all our walks and talks for Free plus enjoy discounts on many of our workshops.
Future Events
Sunday 7th September
Autumn Reflection
11am – 2pm
Join a guided walk to a quiet area on the reserve for shared readings, stories and quiet reflections.
Adults £4, Friends Free, Not suitable for children
Thursday 11th September
Water Matters: Drought, Flood and Conservation
7pm
Local experts discuss water issues in Oxfordshire and demonstrate effective rain water harvesting.
Adults £3, Children & Friends Free, or Joint £8 ticket with Another Kind of Silence (see 18 Sept)
Saturday 13th September
Wallingford Castle History Walk
11am
Meet at Wallingford Museum
Join local historian Judy Dewey on a guided walk around Wallingford Castle Meadows.
Adults £3 - All proceeds to Wallingford Museum
Sunday 14th September
Free Drop-in Rag Rug Making
11am – 3pm
Help make a giant rag rug for our new story telling corner at Project Timescape.
Thursday 18th September
Another Kind of Silence
7pm
Highly acclaimed performance of Rachel Carson's courage in overcoming the opposition of government & industry to alert the world to the careless use of chemicals in our environment.
Adults £8, Friends £6.40, includes entrance to Water Matters Talk on 11th September
Sunday 28th September
What can you make from wood?
11am – 2pm
Fun in the woods using tools to make a mallet, whistle, beads, gazoo & build a fire in the woods.
Children £7, Project Timescape Passport holders & Friends £6, Adults Free
Sunday 19th October & 2nd November
Fungus Foray
10:30am – 1pm
Find the fabulous fungi that are fruiting in the forest. Adults £4, Children & Friends Free
Sunday 12th October
Fungal Foray and Deadwood Discovery at Wallingford Castle Meadows
2pm – 4:30pm
Meet at Cemetery Lane entrance.
Discover what lives and breeds amongst the deadwood piles of Wallingford Castle Meadows. Adults £4, Children & Friends Free
Saturday 18th October
Adapting to Climate Change Workshop - the energy choices of tomorrow
10am – 4pm
Become a policy maker and use the highly acclaimed Wittenham Model to decide on the energy choices for a 2026 South Oxfordshire community. Cut carbon emissions by 50%; save energy by insulating houses; see the outcome of your decisions on the landscape.
Adults £20, Friends £16
Sunday 26th October
Apple Day Scrumping
10am – 5pm
Scrump in the orchards, make a bird feeder, apple mania quizzes, apple juice and cider pressing and tasting. Activities individually priced.
Sunday 26th October
Basket Weaving Workshop
10:30am – 4:30pm
Weave your own truly unique basket. Please bring secateurs and a penknife if you have them.
Adults £40, Friends £32
Tues 28th to Fri 31st October
Half Term Crafty Halloween Preparations
10am – 3:30pm
Get crafty and make spooky spiders and scary masks for your Halloween costume.
Children’s activities from £1
Friday 31st October
Halloween Pumpkin Party
5pm – 7pm
Ghoulish treasure hunt, followed by pumpkin carving and games. Free insect cake if you come in Halloween fancy dress. Soup on sale.
Children £7, Project Timescape Passport holders & Friends £6, Adults Free
Thursday 6th November
Our National Parks, Not Ours But Ours to Look After
7pm
Adrian Thornton takes us on an illustrated tour of the 12 National Parks in England & Wales and discusses the problems and threats that the parks face.
Adults £3, Children & Friends Free
Saturday 15th November
Hurdle Weaving at Riverside Meadows, Crowmarsh
10am – 4pm
One day workshop making traditional hazel hurdles to take home. Whether you want to camouflage a compost heap, disguise a dustbin or make an interesting trellis this course is for you. Adults £40, Friends £32
Thursday 20th November
Children’s Night Hike
5pm – 7pm
A walk into the woods to discover what goes on at night. Children £7, Project Timescape Passport holders & Friends £6, Adults Free
Sunday 30th NovemberChildren’s Christmas Crafts
10am – 12pm
Make Christmas decorations from recycled materials with the education & Wild Waste Show teams. Children £5, Friends £4
Saturday 6th December
Create-a-Copse at Wallingford Castle Meadows
10am – 3pm
Drop in any time for some fun tree planting to create a home & food source for birds & mammals. Follow arrows from Cemetery Lane entrance. FREE
Weekend 6th & 7th December
Christmas Craft Fair
10am – 4pm
Meet Santa and Mrs Clause, enjoy a traditional Christmas Craft Fair and visit the enchanted story forest. Adults £1, Friends Free
Northmoor Trust, Hill Farm, Little Wittenham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4QZ
Photos from last year's Lambing Weekend
