Committee

Chairman	Currently vacant
Secretary	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Witt's End, Radbones Hill, Over Norton, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 5RA	Tel: 01608 644425
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Conservation Officer	Currently vacant

Other Officers

Farming Adviser

Phil Douthwaite

Townsend Farm,

Radway,

Warwickshire

Tel: 07767 641362

Website Coordinator

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BTO Regional

Representative

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Witts End,

Radbones Hill,

Over Norton,

Chipping Norton,

Oxfordshire

OX7 5RA

Tel: 01608 644425

Facebook

The BOS maintain a Facebook page at this address: https://www.facebook.com/banburyos/. You can refer to this page within Facebook using the handle "@banburyos".

We also maintain a Facebook group called "Banbury Birds" which you can join to communicate with our members and the local community about birds: https://www.facebook.com/groups/banburybirds. You can refer to this group within Facebook using the handle "@banburybirds".

More information on how to use the group can be found in this article: Banbury Birds Facebook Group.

Sean Woodcock, MP for Banbury visited the BOS reserve at Balscote Quarry recently, to see conservation in action. Steve Holliday, one of the site wardens said, “Balscote may be a small site (6ha) but, through positive management, it holds Red List birds such as Lapwing and Yellowhammer, 24 species of butterfly and much more." We looked at the vital role volunteers play in habitat management on site and, in light of BOS data on local bird declines, how we can develop a more joined-up approach to nature conservation locally. We finished by discussing how new proposals in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill can benefit, not harm, biodiversity.

The Gambia - Richard Hall

Richard has visited The Gambia a couple of times and will explore the different habitats and regions of The Gambia as well as giving us some ideas of what birds are likely to be seen.

The Long Day Count is carried out by teams of observers in each of the twelve 10km squares recording the number of bird species seen during a maximum of 12 daylight hours on the second Sunday in May each year. Read more ...

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Sean Woodcock MP visits Balscote Quarry

13 April 2026 - Indoor Meeting at 7.30pm

Long Day Count: 2 or 3 May 2026