Landscape ecology and water management on the Blenheim Estate | Oxfordshire | IN-PERSON

Hosted by the CIWEM Central Southern branch

Event description

This tour will look at landscape ecology and water management on the Blenheim Estate and cover the following topics: the climate resilient catchment, net zero landscape and the catchment integrated water and environmental management approach.

The event will be led by Blenheim Estate staff including Dr David Gasca, Head of Natural Capital and will suit anyone with an interest in learning more about working with nature and considering landscape scale land and water management.

The tour will take in a variety of landscapes and management types including arable land, hedging, limestone grassland, game management, tree planting, floodplain reconnection, rivers, wet woodland.

This event is open to CIWEM members and non-members.

Part of the CIWEM Nature-based Solutions and Catchment Management series.

Booking and joining information

This event is open to members and non-members of CIWEM.

Please note there is limited capacity at this event. Bookings must be made through 'My CIWEM' using the above booking link and are only confirmed once you have clicked ‘proceed & submit’ in the cart and received a confirmation email. Should you be unable to attend the event after booking, please cancel to allow other delegates to take the place.

If you have any questions about your booking or would like to cancel your attendance, please contact barbara.woods@ciwem.org.

If you have any queries about this talk, please contact Emma Everard at Emma.Everard@atkinsrealis.com.

About the venue and getting there

The meeting point for this site visit at Woottondown Cottages, Woodstock, Oxfordshire (SP 444757 221407 - W3W///sleeps.bungalows.stretcher).

There is car parking available at the meeting point and the closest main line train station is at Long Hanborough.

As the event is outside, appropriate clothes for mixed terrain and the weather conditions will be required.

Travelling to the venue

As part of CIWEM’s commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergency we would encourage delegates to use the most environmentally sustainable means of transport possible.

By Train

Hanborough railway station (OX29 8LA) is the nearest mainline railway station to the meeting point and pick up from there can be arranged if needed.

By Bus

There are no local bus routes to the meeting point.

By foot | cycle

The meeting point is within cycling distance from Heyford station (OX6 8UL).

By car

If you are coming by car, please consider sharing the journey with others to reduce your environmental footprint.

As this is an in-person event, please remain vigilant to control the spread of COVID-19 and stay safe.

We would request that if you think you might have contracted COVID or have recently had the disease, that you do not attend the event.