Kirtlington Wildlife and Conservation Society is involved in a broad range of activities:

Current practical work

• Managing the village pond.
• Managing parts of the churchyard at St Mary’s.
• Scrub clearance to protect grassland flora and species surveys in the Quarry.
• Running four bird surveys including a Kirtlington Garden Bird Survey.
• Gathering data about local wildflowers, mammals, insects and birds.
• Working with the Cherwell District Council to help protect nesting sites for swifts.
• Connecting village gardens to form Kirtlington Hedgehog Street.

Monthly talks

• We hold monthly meetings between October and April to which we invite experts to speak on a wide range of wildlife and conservation topics. Click here to see our current programme

Walks & visits

• We arrange occasional nature walks, including a dawn chorus walk, in and around the village, often led by local experts.
• We arrange occasional group visits to sites outside the village.