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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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Sunday, March 22, 2020

BREAKFAST FOR A HERON
Ben Atwell (aged 10) got this close up to a hungry Heron in the Trap Grounds on 22 March.

Trap Grounds, 22 March 2020 (Ben Atwell)



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Saturday, March 21, 2020

THE FIRST-EVER PHOTO OF A WEASEL ON THE TRAP GROUNDS

Nicola Devine's extraordinary photo confirms the long-suspected presence of at least one Weasel on the Trap Grounds.

Weasel, Trap Grounds, 11 March 2020 ( Nicola Devine)

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SPARROWHAWK
Caught on Nicola's camera: a magnificent Sparrowhawk, just minutes after mating in a tall tree on the Trap Grounds.

Sparrowhawk, Trap Grounds (Nicola Devine, 7 March 2020)

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A NEW FUNGUS

Nicola photographed this grisly-looking (and poisonous) False Morel (Gyromitra esculenta) on 20 March.

False Morel (Nicola Devine, Trap Grounds, 20 March 2020)

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Saturday, March 14, 2020

Lots of frogs spawning at Frog Lane!

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Monday, March 2, 2020

Kingfishers are making a welcome return to the TG, after what seems like a long absence. A pair have been seen on several occasions in the past ten days. And three at once on one occasion.

Male kingfisher, Trap Grounds, 19 February 2020 (Nicola Devine)

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Our resident birds are sprucing themselves up, ready for mating.

Robin, Trap Grounds (N. Devine, 1 March 2020)

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