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Council services over Christmas and New Year 2025/26

A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public. 

nature recovery

cows at trough at tuckmill meadows

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.

May 6, 2025

£100,000 available for climate and nature recovery projects

Great news for local community groups looking to tackle climate change and help nature recovery as the Vale of White Horse District Council’s Climate Action Fund opens for applications today (Tuesday 6 May).

April 3, 2025

Signs point to more nature recovery in Vale 

Visitors to meadow areas across the district will be better informed thanks to a series of tailor-made wooden signposts recently installed by the Vale of White Horse District Council at its green spaces. 

July 3, 2024

Collaboration with Earth Trust to manage council green space expands

Earth Trust has been awarded an expanded contract by South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils to manage additional nature reserves and community green spaces across Oxfordshire.

March 8, 2023

Councils launch new nature recovery project

The councils have launched a new nature recovery project called Let It Bee which aims to increase biodiversity on council land by allowing wildflowers and plants to grow on specific sites.