by Keira Garrigan | Nov 1, 2023
Otmoor, you are quite spectacular! File this one for late November/ December and into January when the starlings will descend in their thousands to roost in the trees and you will be privy to the most breath-taking murmuration. Between 80 – 100k will come to...
by Keira Garrigan | Oct 29, 2023
This working farm is just the ticket for a little adventure. Walk amongst the piglets (my favourite part) feed the sheep (animal feed purchased from the farm shop), stroke the lambs during lambing season, take a peek at the calves and marvel at the size of the...
by Keira Garrigan | Oct 26, 2023
What a treetop adventure! I say this not as somebody who has watched from the ground but got involved – why should the children have all the fun?! Well organised, safe, lots of fun, a little bit terrifying with a big adrenaline rush. I genuinely felt challenged...
by Keira Garrigan | Oct 23, 2023
If you are somebody who loves being near, or on, the water then a walk around Farmoor Reservoir is for you. It’s really quite exhilarating! There are 2 reservoirs, one which is a 1.7 mile walk around and another which is 2.4 miles. There is a causeway which...
by Keira Garrigan | Oct 22, 2023
Aren’t we spoilt for woodland walks in Oxford and beyond? So many on our doorstep to choose from. It may come as no surprise find out that Oxford was, from the earliest historical days, one of the best-wooded shires in England. This ancient wood is one of the...
