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Climate Emergency
May 11, 2026
Councils invite community groups to help nature recovery on their land
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have made it easier for community organisations to create nature recovery projects such as wildflower meadows on district council-owned land.
April 28, 2026
Another £100,000 available for climate and nature recovery projects
The Vale of White Horse District Council’s annual grant fund for climate and nature recovery projects opens on Tuesday 5 May, with £100,000 available for local community groups and town and parish councils.
April 24, 2026
Extra funding for our Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites such as Waterstock Mill near Wheatley and the Letcombe Cressbeds near Wantage are set for a brighter future thanks to increased funding from South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils.
April 8, 2026
Nature in the Vale is revealed in a new biodiversity report
Vale of White Horse District Council has published a new biodiversity report. This is the first time the council has put together such a document which depicts the natural highlights in the district, including the largest surviving example of alkaline fen in central England at Cothill and an increasing water vole population in the River Ock. The report also sets out the council’s actions to conserve and enhance the area’s natural world.
February 26, 2026
New electric waste vehicle will save councils 13 tonnes of carbon emissions per year
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have taken delivery of their second electric waste collection and street cleansing vehicle – which produces 70 per cent fewer carbon emissions than its diesel predecessor.
January 16, 2026
Good news for Marcham residents as air quality improves
Published Friday 16 January 2026 At a meeting of the Vale of White Horse District Council Licensing Committee on Thursday 15 January, councillors heard that officers have assessed air quality in the district and found that over five years Marcham Air Quality Management Area has seen consistent reductions in nitrogen dioxide, a key pollutant primarily […]
October 21, 2025
Tuckmill Meadows has some ‘moo’ residents
Meet Dorisse, Lucinda and KitKat – three Irish Dexter cows who have recently moved to Tuckmill Meadows nature reserve near Shrivenham as part of a nature recovery programme.
October 8, 2025
Progress to net zero to be discussed
Multi-million-pound construction projects to replace end-of-life gas boilers with solar panels and air source heat pumps at leisure centres in Wantage and Abingdon are helping Vale of White Horse District Council to reduce its overall carbon emissions.
October 7, 2025
Local groups to get £100,000 for climate and nature projects
Floodplain restoration, improved insulation for a local museum and a giveaway of at least 1600 new trees are just a few of the projects to be given financial help by the Vale of White Horse District Council’s Climate Action Fund this autumn.
June 26, 2025
We’re in the top ten district councils in the the UK for action on climate and nature
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils are in the top ten performing district councils in the country for taking action on climate and nature recovery, according to research by an environmental organisation. Both councils, which have just published their new joint nature and climate action plan, were rated in the top ten […]
