Wychwood Wild Garden is a beautiful woodland and garden, close to the centre
of Shipton-under-Wychwood in Oxfordshire.
Its 12.5 acres of avenues, woods and ponds much of which was laid out in the 1860's, is home to wild life and many breeds of ducks and birds. It is owned and managed by the local community and offered as a place of peace and tranquillity to local residents, guests and visitors to the area.
Preserving a legacy for the Wychwoods
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Diggers Wood
Diggers Wood is located about 200 metres further down Dog Kennel Lane from the Wild Garden rear entrance. It was acquired in 1999 and planted by the Woodland Trust in 2000 with considerable financial and physical support from the local community. The wood which is about 6¼ acres, was part of the Woodland Trust’s “Woods on your Doorstep” scheme for the Millennium.
The Shipton Volunteers, assisted by the Woodland Trust, the Wychwood Project and the Cotswold Wardens are now undertaking a programme of pruning and thinning out.
Diggers Wood makes an attractive extension to a walk around the Wild Garden and if you have a dog, it can roam freely in this area without getting into too much trouble!
Diggers Wood is located about 200 metres further down Dog Kennel Lane from the Wild Garden rear entrance. It was acquired in 1999 and planted by the Woodland Trust in 2000 with considerable financial and physical support from the local community. The wood which is about 6¼ acres, was part of the Woodland Trust’s “Woods on your Doorstep” scheme for the Millennium.
The Shipton Volunteers, assisted by the Woodland Trust, the Wychwood Project and the Cotswold Wardens are now undertaking a programme of pruning and thinning out.
Diggers Wood makes an attractive extension to a walk around the Wild Garden and if you have a dog, it can roam freely in this area without getting into too much trouble!
Wychwood Wild Garden was acquired by the community in 2010 with the assistance of The Cotswold Conservation Board Sustainable Development Fund, The Doris Field Trust and HDH Wills Trust.
Shipton-under-Wychwood Wild Garden and Woods is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity No.1133334. The key aims of the company are to provide public access to the Wild Garden, to maintain and conserve its environment and to provide valuable educational resources.
Supported by The Cotswold Conservation Board’s Sustainable Development Fund
Website design by Gary Cooke of diffference.com
Shipton-
Supported by The Cotswold Conservation Board’s Sustainable Development Fund
Website design by Gary Cooke of diffference.com