Page 13 - Wildlife News December 2015

2010 Survey work revealed ivy bees at Dry Sandford Pit and Hitchcopse Pit. The species, new to
science in 1993, only arrived in Britain in 2001. (Wendy Tobitt)

2012 Precious floodplain meadow along the Upper River Ray was restored
at Gallows Bridge Farm, creating new wetland habitat for wading birds
such as curlew (pictured), snipe and lapwing. (Steve Mendham)
2012 The Wild Oxford Project, run in partnership with Oxford City Council, got underway.
The project includes the Oxford Festival of Nature, which in 2015 attracted more
than 5,800 people to events across the city. (Ric Mellis)

2012 Work to restore and enhance our 12 Chiltern chalk grassland
sites was completed. Scrub clearance and stock grazing
allowed chalk grassland flowers to flourish, along with all
the butterflies and other insects that depend on them.
(Chris Goddard)

2013 The Bernwood Forest project launched, its aim
to recreate and enhance a mosaic of habitats.
One benefit seen is the return of bluebells and
other wild flowers to the woodland floor as
conifers are thinned to allow sunlight to stream
in once more. (David Chetham)

2013 Nature Tots sessions are rolled out to 2013 Meadow Farm is saved, contributing to our work in the
all of our education centres. The Upper River Ray Meadows. The meadows support
sessions encourage preschool children populations of black and brown hairstreak butterflies
(and their adults!) to get outdoors to and the rare true fox-sedge (pictured), while providing
explore and play. (Ric Mellis) green hay to help restore meadows nearby. (BBOWT)

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