Duns Tew PC Nature Recovery Group, Sustainable Duns Tew, and the Deddington Environment Group invite you to join us on a tour of the Horsehay West Nature Reserve (Western Quarry), guided by Craig Blackwell, former county ecologist for Oxfordshire.

Since being decommissioned as a working sand quarry, the site off Middle Barton Road has been restored by a team of ecologists and now provides support for a wide range of birds (including the fabulous sand martins), rare invertebrates and other fascinating flora and fauna. Managed by Smiths with support from the Banbury Ornithological Society, the Reserve is also of special geological interest, the exposed rocks on the sand face dating back some 170 million years to the Middle Jurassic Period when the area was at the edge of a shallow sea.

The tour by Craig Blackwell, who was a consultant on the restoration project, will take about an hour and a half. We will gather at the White Horse at 7pm and walk from there. It is free to join but places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis.

To reserve your place please email Robert Knight crcpknight@gmail.com