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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.

A walk round Farnborough Lakes and Woodland

Take Main Street into Farnborough from the A423 – the Southam to Banbury road - where Rachel and Gary will meet us at the Village Hall, (post code: OX17 1ED) where there is parking for about 10 cars. Please car share where possible and park responsibly in the village if the car park is full.

The walk from the Village Hall is less than half a mile downhill to the lakes. Those who would prefer a shorter walk or to avoid walking back up the hill later may like to park in the National Trust carpark at the bottom of the hill by the side of the lakes. Wait there for the main group to join you. Read more ...

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Sean Woodcock MP visits Balscote Quarry

Outdoor Meeting: 10 August 2026 @ 7pm