The Oxford Guide - Differences between Version 8 and Version 3 of Burgess Field
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| Burgess Field is a reclaimed landfill site, now home to a nature reserve with an active Friends group of volunteers, who plant trees, bulbs and wildflowers, and clear litter. The Friends website www.friendsofburgessfield.co.uk provides further information and an accurate hand drawn map of the paths. Burgess Field lies at the eastern edge of Port Meadow just north of the entrance from Aristotle Lane, and covers an area of approximately 75 acres. It is popular with walkers, bird watchers, joggers and dog walkers. The Friends aim to preserve the present balance between scrub, open grassland and woodland to ensure as wide a range of habitats as possible. They have regular work parties, with almost all work done by volunteers. Campfires have been a problem in the past, particularly for litter and environmental damage, and pose a real risk of wildfires. Camping and fires are now banned under Public Spaces Protection Orders, which protect the site for the benefit of wildlife. Wildlife includes badger, fox, muntjac and rabbits, and a wide range of birds, butterflies and insects. |
Burgess field is a reclaimed landfill site and home to a nature reserve. It is located at the eastern edge of [[Port Meadow]] just north of the entrance from Aristotle Lane. It covers an area of approximately 85 acres and a circular path around the edge of the reserve takes you through some small copses. Wild life includes roe deer, cuckoos, many woodland birds. Flowering plants include many garden plants from tis time as a rubbish dump, and also cowslips and other naturally occurring plants spreading slowly. The woodland is now growing quite tall and the habitat is evolving without over the years. A popular place for running, blackberrying and teenage bonfire parties, as are the nearby, even moe secluded Trap Grounds. |
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Burgess field is a reclaimed landfill site and home to a nature reserve. It is located at the eastern edge of Port Meadow just north of the entrance from Aristotle Lane. It covers an area of approximately 85 acres and a circular path around the edge of the reserve takes you through some small copses.
Wild life includes roe deer, cuckoos, many woodland birds. Flowering plants include many garden plants from tis time as a rubbish dump, and also cowslips and other naturally occurring plants spreading slowly. The woodland is now growing quite tall and the habitat is evolving without over the years. A popular place for running, blackberrying and teenage bonfire parties, as are the nearby, even moe secluded Trap Grounds.
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