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Connecting people
natureand communities with
12,000
The Oxford Festival of Nature in June, two weeks of Primary school children visited our
more than 65 public events and wild activities in and environmental education centres
around the city, is now a firm fixture at the heart of our during the year
work bringing people and communities closer to nature.
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T he Wild Fair is the The Wild Oxford and Wild Banbury
Festival’s main event, projects have specific links with their A further 26 outreach visits were
attracting around 7,500 local communities through guided made to schools and groups
visitors to discover their walks and volunteers taking part in
conservation work. This ensures that 31
local wildlife outside sites, such as the rare fenland
habitats in Lye Valley in Headington, Bursaries were offered
and inside the Oxford University continue to be actively looked after to 31 schools in areas
for wildlife to thrive and people to of high deprivation
Museum of Natural History. The enjoy visiting.

event coincided with the Big Green

Day out on Broad Street as part of

Oxford City Council’s Green Week.

The Festival included a Photography At short notice BBOWT was invited
Competition which attracted more to curate the Wildlife Zone at the
than 400 entries, and created a first BBC Countryfile Live at
beautiful online gallery. Blenheim Palace. We took the lead
and worked with several other
Throughout the year and whatever conservation and wildlife
the weather, our education teams organisations to produce an exciting
put on exciting activities for families programme of activities. At least
outside the school terms. At the 20,000 of the event’s 125,000 visitors
Nature Discovery Centre in spent time in the Wildlife Zone;
Thatcham over 750 people enjoyed and we did it all again with even
the Amazing Autumn event. more visitors to the 2017 event!

Every week hundreds of people BBOWT welcomes trainees
join in our activities.Some are seeking experience and skills in
created for experienced and the conservation movement.
amateur naturalists, while others The six-month Wildlife Trainee
are perfect for families looking for placements attract people who
a wild experience getting close to have just left university or are
nature safely! Find out more at seeking a career-change. They all
bbowt.org.uk/whats-on find paid work in the sector.

08 Berks,Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust | Annual Review 2016/17