Community support for the work of our volunteers is vital. If you provide the materials, we will provide the muscle! For example, a donation of £50 in 2025 will provide all the material required for 1 metre of brand new raised boardwalk  Any size of donation will make a big difference.

Since the coronavirus lockdowns of 2020, Hinksey Heights Nature Trail has been the focus of a sustained restoration and improvement carried out by a highly committed volunteer body drawn from the local community. In the ensuing 5 years, the Trail has been transformed for the better and won a renewed role as a valuable local amenity for people who like to come and walk, and enjoy the peace of this special place. It is also a treasure house of wildlife, including rare habitats (such as nationally rare alkaline fen) and many species of flora and fauna.

In February 2022, we received a Climate Action Heroes award from the High Sherriff of Oxfordshire in recognition of our work. In 2023 and 2024 we completed over 600 metres of brand new boardwalk. We also designed and built a brand new bridge over the Hinksey Stream, in addition to a challenging yearround programme of repairs and maintenance. In recognition of our efforts, we also won the “Best of Botley 2024” award for best local environmental/conservation group. 

2025 promises to be another exciting year on the Trail. Your support in making that possible will be hugely appreciated, and make a big difference.

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Contact Us

If you are interested in volunteering to help with the boardwalk project, please contact us at:

We particularly welcome volunteers with practical experience of D.I.Y. or construction. Sessions are usually held on Thursdays and Saturdays, weather depending.