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Earth Trust unveils strategy for Wittenham Clumps

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 06:01 · Archive

Earth Trust has launched a 2026-2030 strategy to reshape Wittenham Clumps into a national model for nature, farming and public access.

Earth Trust has launched a strategy for 2026-2030 aimed at transforming Wittenham Clumps, one of Oxfordshire's most visited green spaces, into a national example of how nature, people and farming can thrive together. The site attracts around 200,000 visitors each year and has long demonstrated how productive agriculture, wildlife and public access can coexist.

New plans include a visitor gateway with a cafe and farm shop, nature-based play areas, improved access and new trails through the surrounding fields, woodlands and wetlands. Ian Barrett, chief executive of Earth Trust, said: 'For 40 years, this has been a place where farming, nature and people have existed side by side. We want to build on that.'

The charity hopes the site will inspire change beyond Oxfordshire by modelling approaches other farmers and landowners can adopt. The strategy continues the vision of founders Sir Martin and Lady Audrey Wood, who saw the land as a place where conservation, agriculture and public engagement could come together. Earth Trust's wider work already reaches more than 7,000 children annually through educational programmes and events.

Earth Trust unveils strategy for Wittenham Clumps
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