Lower Windrush Valley Project

 

Summary

The Lower Windrush Valley covers 28 square

kilometres of West Oxfordshire, incorporating

the floodplain of the River Windrush from

Witney to where it joins the River Thames

at Newbridge.

 

Over the last 60 years the landscape character of

the valley has been transformed by mineral extraction

with large areas of the riverside pasture transformed into a mosaic of open water. With mineral extraction set to continue for many years to come the Lower Windrush Valley Project (LWVP) was created by Oxfordshire County Council to create and implement an environmental strategy for this area.

 

 

Latest news from the project

• Good news for lakes and ponds in the Lower Windrush Valley

• Walks in the Lower Windrush Valley – Northmoor and Appleton Circular Route

• New Bird Hide Screen at Rushy Common Nature Reserve

• Standlake Common (Pit 60) Management – what a difference a digger makes!

• The Secrets of Gravels

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Project Meetings and Events

No events

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The Windrush Path

The Windrush Path is a new route being created by the Lower Windrush Valley Project that ultimately aims to provide a path from Witney through the valley to link up with the Thames Path National Trail at Newbridge.

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• Witney to Hardwick

• Standlake to Newbridge

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Contact

The Lower Windrush Valley Project is contactable via their offices at Oxfordshire County Council and

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Tel: 01865 815426

Fax: 0845 6069614

Lower Windrush Valley Project
Countryside Service
Oxfordshire County Council
Signal Court
Old Station Way
Eynsham
Oxford OX29 4TL