Aminopyralid is a weedkiller mostly used on grass and hay fields. The herbicide binds strongly to plant material. The poison can enter horse manure if the horses eat hay that has been sprayed with the weedkiller. Manure from animals fed
Blandford Fly Warning
Oxford NHS Foundation report that their Minor Injury Units have seen a significant increase in patients with bites from the Blandford fly – a bloodsucking black fly, 2 to 3mm in size, which gives a particularly nasty and painful bite.
Oxford Hub: Allotment Volunteer Support
Oxford Hub are offering free volunteer support for people who are not able to maintain their allotments during lockdown due to vulnerability to Covid-19. If you are aware of anybody who may benefit from this support, please ask them to
OCC ban on bonfires
Hi Folks. In case you didn’t receive an email with this news, we have received the following from the Council via ODFAA The Council is concerned about bonfires during the lockdown period when many people with pre-existing respiratory problems are
Virtual Seed and Plant Exchange now LIVE
UPDATE! Sorry – there was a technical glitch that prevented you from replying to a post (either an offer or a request). This is now fixed. Remember that if you are exchanging contact details, these will be visible to all
Community & Gratitude for Wild Greens
Read some of Ally’s latest blog dealing with Community & Gratitude for Wild Greens: What extraordinary, challenging and creative times we live in! Over the last few weeks life as we knew it has been turned upside down as the
Thanks Everybody!
As a Committee we thought we would like to thank all of our members for their cooperation under these difficult circumstances. Reports suggest that Twenty Pound Meadow is quietly busy with folks all keeping carefully apart. Children are staying close
NAS Coronavirus Emergency Measures
UPDATE: Having just read through the Government advice on the lockdown criteria we believe that both our sites can remain open to provide members with the opportunity for exercise. However, the following would seem to be the conditions under which
AGM 2020 – Postponed
Your Committee have considered the Government advice concerning the evolving situation with the COVID 19 coronavirus outbreak and have reluctantly agreed that we need to postpone the AGM for this year. We were due to hold it on Thursday 30th
Allotment access during pandemic conditions
As of today (Friday 20th March) we do not believe that the Government intends to restrict members of the public from accessing outside spaces – including allotments. We encourage all of our members to respect the ‘social distancing’ advice from