The Wychwood Wild Garden is a five hectare (12.6 acre) privately owned woodland and garden close to the centre of Shipton-under-Wychwood in Oxfordshire and has a network of paths through woods and around ponds with wild life and local ducks in residence. The Wild Garden adjoins the public footpath to Milton-under-Wychwood. The Garden dates from the late 1700s and was developed extensively in the mid 1800s Shipton-under-Wychwood Wild Garden and Woods, a charitable company limited by guarantee, was set up in September 2009 with the active support of and in close co-operation with the Shipton Parish Council to acquire and manage the Wild Garden on behalf of the residents of the Wychwoods and visitors to the locality. The key aims of the company are to achieve public access to the Wild Garden, maintain and conserve the environment of the Garden and to provide educational resources. The Wychwood Wild Garden is now open again due to the efforts of many involved in fund raising, clearing up the paths and generally supporting the project. There are no restrictions on access at any time, we only ask visitors to respect the peace and tranquillity of the space, to keep dogs on the lead at all times and to keep children and dogs under supervision and control. A management committee has been established which will be responsible for managing and maintaining the Wild Garden with the active support of the Parish Council and the local Shipton Volunteers. We need your support to do this! We estimate that our annual running costs will be about £5,000 to £7,000, including insurance, routine inspections and general repairs and maintenance. The only income we will have will be from annual subscriptions from members of the Wild Garden company, grants from the local parish councils and some additional grant income for specific projects. WE NEED YOUR HELP! For more about the Wychwood Wild Garden visit our own web site www.wychwoodwildgarden.org.uk If you can help us please download,sign and return our donation pack or complete the following form and we will be in touch with you. or call us on 0845 805 6804 for a donation pack.