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Friends of Oxleas Woodlands raised £4,245.19 from 159 supporters
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Iʼve raised £4,245 to provide all-weather access to ancient woodland and meadows
- Shooters Hill, London
- Funded on Monday, 8th July 2024
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We, the Friends of Oxleas Woodlands, need your help to provide an all-weather route around Jack Wood between Oxleas Meadow and Castle Wood Meadow (part of Oxleas Woodlands).
As more and more people discover the benefits of nature for their physical and mental wellbeing, Oxleas Woodlands with 130-hectares of woodland and meadow, has naturally been a great attraction. However, as we welcome more visitors, our pathways are deteriorating rapidly, resulting in precious habitats being fragmented by informal paths, verges are eroded as paths widen, tree roots are exposed and damaged, woodland flowers are trampled, nesting birds are disturbed and walking conditions have become hazardous.
All because our visitors are trying to avoid the muddy slippery paths. By improving the paths, we can improve both the woodland ecology and the visitor experience.
In 2022, an ecological survey estimated we need £150,000 to improve pathways in Jack Wood alone, to prevent further damage and to restore the ecology of the woodland.
Our project will have a huge impact in conserving this wonderful place and ensuring the future of the woodlands.
With your help we will help the recovery of the woodland plants, wildlife and fungi; provide more opportunities for improving both physical and mental health; improve access for visitors throughout the year; and improve access for buggies and mobility scooters wherever possible.
We have started work with support from Greenwich Council who have invested in two flights of steps on the middle path in Jack Wood and it will also fund the replacement of a bridge and 155meters of pathway on lower path.
£100 will pay for one meter of path, and we have another 500meters still to fund. Can you help?
To create a circular, all-weather route around Jack Wood we need to fund a further 500meters of path - we aim to keep this whole path step-free if possible. Each meter of path costs £100, so we need to raise £50,000 before next winter. Please donate to Oxleas Woodlands Pathways Project. Thank you.
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- 4 months ago
Friends of Oxleas Woodlands
4 months agoWe did it! Thank you to everyone who donated, along with our other fundraising efforts we have raised the money needed to complete the lower path through Jack Wood. Work has commenced and it should be ready before the autumn storms arrive. Thank you!
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- 6 months ago
Friends of Oxleas Woodlands
6 months agoWe've had great news from the Greenwich Neighbourhood Growth Fund. We've been awarded a further £20,000 to help towards completing the lower path in Jack Wood. When this work is finished we'll be just 200 meters from an all-weather path running from east to west. Thank you everyone.
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- 10 months ago
Friends of Oxleas Woodlands
10 months agoWe've raised over 6% of our target online, and reached our 100th donor! Thank you everyone. With off-line donations and successful grants, we are now just £10,000 from reaching our target, that's just 100 metres of path left to fund.
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159
Anonymous
May 31, 2024
£10.00
Anonymous
May 27, 2024
Anonymous
May 25, 2024
£25.00
Anonymous
May 23, 2024
Matt Corrall
May 14, 2024
£25.00
Anonymous
May 11, 2024
£20.00
Ben and Jo Wood
May 6, 2024
Brilliant initiative and happy to contribute!
£20.00
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