Tiny Forest Meadow Lane, Oxford, plays the generation game!
4 GoodGymers made their way to help their local community in Oxford.
- Tuesday, 15th of August 2023
- Led by Paul Salman
This was my second visit to a Tiny Forest on my Tiny tour with Gus. It will be memorable for all the different generations, that visited the site on a beautiful summers day. We had warm temperatures and white billowing clouds as lots of families, visited the site over two sessions in the morning and the afternoon. One of the most popular citizen, science sessions was the ground, dwellers survey. Especially amongst the children . This consisted of finding one of the numbered concrete slabs within the forest, lifting it to reveal what Creepy Crawlies could be seen. The kids found it fun just trying to find the slabs within the dense shrub before identifying and uploading the organism seen. All this data will be used by Earthwatch to compile information that can be used for future planning. We also did a soil survey, looking at filtration and compaction of the soil. How does the tiny forest affect the soil over time? We will have to wait and see, but we need more data over time, so whenever you get an opportunity please visit. You can become a tree keeper and get regular updates on what’s happening at your local Tiny Forest.
Find out more on this link
https://earthwatch.org.uk/tiny-tour
Thanks to everyone who came along today and please come again, and bring the next generation to help look after the Tiny Forest Oxford.( and, 200 other locations!)
Thanks to the leaders & helpers from GoodGym and Earthwatch!
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Well done. What a great turnout!
I really enjoyed attending this mission as my first experience with GoodGym. I wasn't aware of the Tiny Forest in Oxford and it was great to hear about it and visit somewhere different in my community. It was also great motivation to get another run in that week and a lovely day to run along the river to Donnington Bridge. Thanks to Paul for organising and lovely to meet Gus!
Yes, me too. Lovely to see so many people getting involved. Thanks for your comments!
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