Guided nature walk at Gibbets Hill near Witney.

Join WFT's CEO, ecologist Neil Clennell, on a guided walk around Gibbets Close Hill, our exciting new nature reserve and habitat restoration project.

The site is not freely open to the public, so this is your chance to see it early in its rewilding journey and learn about the cutting-edge ecological research being done here to combat biodiversity loss. You will also be able to see our major wetland creation project, completed last year.

It is also a great opportunity to enjoy a walk in the heart of the Cotswolds in this very special place, home to a wide variety of wildlife including bats, barn owls and some magnificent veteran oak trees, and with spectacular views from the top of the hill.

There will also be the opportunity to ask Neil questions about habitat restoration, natural regeneration or any other aspect of the rewilding process as you go around the site.

ABOUT NEIL:

Neil has 30 years’ professional experience working for threatened species and habitat conservation in the UK and abroad. Although a committed herpetologist from an early age, he is also an all-round natural historian and an experienced landscape ecologist. At Wychwood Forest Trust, Neil has introduced a number of projects to trial a more ‘nature-led’ approach to habitat creation and repair.