Rag(wort) week

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Oxford

Wednesday 9th July

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Pastures new for us this week, as we headed to Oxford Preservation Trust land in Kennington. The task was to remove ragwort before it spread further throughout the grazing land. Ragwort, whilst a cheery pop of yellow and a good habitat for some species, is very toxic for grazing animals.

Removing ragwort from this field was very satisfying, and in an hour we had almost completely cleared the land, filling 2 1 tonne builders sacks.

Our reward was water and ginger cake (thank you Hannah!) and an opportunity to go and explore Bagley Woods on our post-task run.


This task supported
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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Joe Montague
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Thu 10th Jul at 11:14am

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Stephen

Fri 11th Jul at 12:08pm

it was good to see everyone and pull some ragwort, thanks!

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