Radley Community Days at Thrupp Lake

Location, history and wildlife

Radley Community Days at Thrupp Lake

[posted 02/04/2010, updated 28/04/2010, 31/05/2010, 06/06/2010, 23/07/2010, 11/10/2010, 15/11/2010, 05/12/2010, 09/01/2011, 14/03/2011, 19/04/2011, 02/06/2011, 06/09/2011, 18/11/2011, 07/12/2011]

Please join the Earth Trust (formerly the Northmoor Trust) for practical conservation tasks at Thrupp Lake!

Enjoy a few hours work doing whatever you feel capable of in these gorgeous surroundings.

Tufted ducks on Thrupp Lake, 23 April 2010. Photograph by B Crowley.

Thrupp Lake, 23 April 2010. Photograph by B Crowley

Meet at Sandles car park (through the green gates)

Tools provided

Please wear appropriate clothing and bring a lunch if you would like to stay for the whole day

Please be advised, there are currently no toilet facilities at Thrupp Lake

Everyone is welcome!

Scheduled dates for 2012:

(Click on link below to see a record of past events.)


Day	Date	Time	Task	Location of meeting
Thursday	5th January	10am - 1pm	Replenishing woodchip along the paths	Sandles car park
Thursday	2nd February	10am - 1pm	Replenishing woodchip along the paths	Sandles car park
Thursday	1st March	10am - 1pm	Early meadow cut and scrub clearance	Sandles car park
Thursday	5th April	10am - 1pm	Path clearing and general tidy up	Sandles car park
Thursday	3rd May	10am - 1pm	Adapting bird hide to create bat roosts	Sandles car park
Thursday	7th June	10am - 1pm	Clearing visibility from road junction	Sandles car park
Thursday	5th July	10am - 1pm	TBC	Sandles car park
Thursday	2nd August	10am - 1pm	Strim and rake meadow area	Sandles car park
Thursday	6th September	10am - 1pm	Island clearance	Sandles car park
Thursday	4th October	10am - 1pm	Scrub clearance around view points	Sandles car park
Thursday	1st November	10am - 1pm	Ground Ivy clearance	Sandles car park
Saturday	1st December	9.30am - 11.30am	Winter bird walk	Sandles car park

Record of Work Days during 2011:

February 5

March 3

April 7

May 5

May18

June 2

June 17

July 7

August 4

September 1

October 6

November 3

December 3

Record of Work Days during 2010:

April 23

May 28

July 16

August 27

October 8

November 19

December 14

Other Community Events during 2010

Family and Community Day, 3 June 2010 (Download flyer)

Community Event, 18 August 2010 - building the shelter. (Download flyer)

Filming for the People's Millions broadcast, 10 November 2010

(download flyer for Nov 22 event)

Contact Lorretta Waters, if you have any questions: lorretta.waters@earthtrust.co.uk

Related Links

Radley Lakes Wetland Centre, Record of Activities and Events in 2011

Winter Returns to Oxfordshire with a Vengeance

(Includes photos of Thrupp Lake in the snow on 19th and 25th December)

Northmoor Trust in Bid for People's Millions for Thrupp Lake Mystery and Magic

Community Work Day, 19 November 2010

Community Work Day, 08 October 2010

Community Work Day, Thrupp Lake, 27 August 2010

Community Event, Thrupp Lake, 18 August 2010

Community Work Day, Thrupp Lake, 16 July 2010

Family Day, Thrupp Lake, 03 June 2010

Community Work Day, Thrupp Lake, 28 May 2010

Community Work Day, Thrupp Lake, 23 April 2010

Big Tidy Up at Thrupp Lake Begins

Northmoor Trust