So this greenham common office could become a habit!

Not a bad day to explore one of the new sites I take on as of Monday. Snelsmore common looking rather stunning in a bit of autumn sun

Very mixed emotions. Handed in my notice last week which will mean saying goodbye to my team. A team that’s been hugely supportive of me the sites and community we serve. If people remember all that really matters is the work we do and the people that do it, and we do it for!

Great to have the sheriff and chair of the freeman out for the roundup up this morning. Really important to meet the graziers who play a vital role in conserving Port Meadow. Ground was just a tad damp!!!

A rather damp but successful roundup for TB testing. Glad to say all clear

An apt song tonight. Love to any of those who live in fear because of thugs and hatred music.apple.com/gb/album/gho…

The term greenbelt is not about conservation or biodiversity! The below is a former brownfield site, packed with more biodiversity than the equivalent size of greenbelt. Stop the stupid labels and protect and enhance biodiversity where you find it!!

Looking rather splendid. But I would say that. Very simple recipe.knowledge, if you can’t find any on your shelf try @judyweb32049878, a good handful of passion and a sprinkle of tractor and scythe. Consistent management for a minimum of 12 years and hay presto!!!

I see a lot of negative social media and press about grass in the city. I think we can do better around some of the city. That said as far as grassland managed for conservation all the volunteers, ⁦@OxfordCity⁩ and ⁦@ODS_doinggood⁩ do a bloody good job!

This is a brilliant example of what former amenity grassland can look like when managed with brilliant volunteers and a little bit of machinery from @ODS_doinggood. We need to be more creative about how we manage grass across the city

Days like this really go a long way to demonstrating the benefits of long term management of grassland/meadows. In Oxford to have a passionate community that we work with to create manage and protect some wonderful examples. ⁦@ODS_doinggood⁩ ⁦@OxfordCity⁩ ⁦

Wealth creation is labours number one priority! The wealth is already out there. It’s about how it’s distributed or not as the case may well be. And for me the number one priority is the environment!!!! Very disappointing

So no mow may has come to an end. Personally I prefer to take a longer term view. This is dunstan park Oxford. For years this was mowed twice a month. We changed the management to allow biodiversity to return and keep it accessible. With a spring and August cut and collect.

Great example of what active management and a brilliant community group can do

A rather splendid crop of yellow rattle this year. When the times right we will be harvesting the seed for use on other sites

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Aurora over west Berkshire tonight