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About the Trap Grounds


The Trap Grounds Town Green & Local Wildlife Site in north Oxford lies immediately south of the Frenchay Road canal bridge (nearest postcode OX2 6TF). An information board on the towpath marks the entrance to three acres of reed bed and seven acres of woodland, grassland, stream, and ponds. The site (open to visitors 24/7) is owned by Oxford City Council and managed for conservation, recreation, and education by the Friends of the Trap Grounds, a group of local volunteers. For more information about current events and activities, the history and wildlife status of the site, and our campaign to save it as a Town Green, visit www.trap-grounds.org.uk. You can also contact the Secretary via the website.

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Friday, September 13, 2019

Spotted Flycatcher

Nicola photographed this rare visitor to the Trap Grounds today. In the UK, numbers of Spotted Flycatchers fell by 85 per cent between 1970 and 2015. So this was an honoured guest. 

Spotted Flycatcher, Trap Grounds, Nicola Devine, 13.09.19


Water Rail

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It was Nicola's lucky day. Besides the Spotted Flycatcher, she got a glimpse of our most elusive resident, the Water Rail. More often heard than seen, uttering a high-pitched squeal from the depths of the reedbed, it rarely ventures out into the open. Perhaps the warm autumn sunshine tempted it out?

Water Rail, Trap Grounds (Nicola Devine, 13.09.19)




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