This winter planting season, about 400 Oxfordshire volunteers spruced up 500 metres of neglected hedgerow, and planted over 2,500 metres of new hedges, beating their target by 300 metres.
This is all part of Phase Four of the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s Hedgerow Heroes project.
The local Banbury MP, known affectionately as “Sean-Off” Woodcock, joined in for a photo opportunity in mid-December at Bloxham Church with the Biodiversity Bloxham group, but a first time Banbury Guardian commenter insists that no good deed goes unpunished:
“Shame his party seems intent on concreting over greenfield for housing and destroying farming then”
Heidi F
Which seems a little harsh on the honourable member for Banbury, who only gave his maiden speech in mid-October 2024. Give the poor chap a chance, Heidi, he just got here!