WWF x GoodGym Oxford: Meadow Maintenance at Iffley Glebe

Weeding the wall!

WWF x GoodGym Oxford: Meadow Maintenance at Iffley Glebe

Weeding the wall!
Bethan GreenawayKatie FellowsAndyAnwen GreenawayBen GremsonFreya Turner

Richard Benson Hall

276 Cowley Rd

Oxford

OX4 1UR

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Wednesday 23rd April 2025

6:00pm - 7:30pm

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About this session

Welcome to WWF x GoodGym’s Workout for Nature

From 7th April WWF and GoodGym are collaborating on hundreds of sessions to celebrate Earth Day. Each session will involve a Workout for Nature - a physical volunteering activity which will benefit local green spaces, and give your own wellbeing a boost. Simply sign up below and come along. No experience required!

Iffley Glebe plays a vital role in maintaining the rural atmosphere of Iffley. The glebe is full of wildflowers each summer and the ancient hedge across the field provides birds with nesting places, and insects and berries for food. At night the glebe is an important hunting ground for bats and owls.

Iffley Glebe is not open to the public, so this is a rare chance to see it and contribute to it's upkeep.

Tasks will include:

  • Weeding along the wall to prepare it for repairs.
  • Meadow maintenance - most likely getting rid of nettles and self seeded sycamores.

Please bring your own gardening gloves. All tools will be provided by Oxford Preservation Trust.

Meeting options: * Anyone wishing to run to the task as a group please meet in the car park of the Richard Benson Hall, 276b Cowley Rd no later than 6pm. It's about a mile and a half to Iffley Glebe. There won’t be a bag drop available. We will take the direct route to Iffley Glebe but we can run back the scenic route along the Thames Path afterwards. * If you would prefer to meet at the task please meet us outside Iffley Church Hall at 6:15pm.

This task supports
Oxford Preservation Trust
Conserving the best of Oxford’s past and help create a positive future for our great City.

OPT cares for acres of land in Oxford’s rural setting and a world famous view, opening it up for everyone to enjoy. They conserve buildings from cottages to castles, and even a railway Swingbridge.

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What to look out for

Make sure you've read our general guidelines for safety for taking part in a GoodGym session.

This is a GoodGym group run. You'll meet other GoodGymers at the start location and run to the task together. If you can't run for more than 15 minutes without stopping or you're worried about any aspect of the session, contact your area activator Anwen Greenaway by email at anwen@goodgym.org.

The total distance of this group run is 6km.

Remember that we will be running to and from the task, so you'll only be running for half this distance in one go.


Who's going?
Freya Turner
Ben Gremson
Anwen Greenaway
Andy
Katie Fellows

Location

Richard Benson Hall

276 Cowley Rd

Oxford

OX4 1UR

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