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A lot more to save than Radley Lakes…

Friends of Radley Lakes
The Save Radley Lakes campaign may well be over. But here is Jo Cartmell – one of the protestors – with a few of her pictures of water voles.

Water Voles are, according to Jo’s twitter account,  ‘the UK’s fastest declining mammal… Do not mow river/stream banks!  Allow them to forage and hide!
Friends of Radley Lakes
There is a photographic exhibition by the Save Friends of Radley Lakes at the Abingdon Community Shop. It is a chance to help the Friends develop the lake,  and also a reminder that there is a lot more to save than Radley Lakes.

Sanctuary for Wildlife

View across Thrupp Lake
Notices from Northmoor Trust / nPower say
Welcome to Thrupp Lake
This area is a sanctuary for wildlife.
Please respect this site and other’s enjoyment of it.
Warning: the water in this lake is deep and dangerous.
Members of the public are prohibited from using the lake for
fishing swimming or other activities

View across Radley Lake
It was a lovely sunny day as we walked round by Radley Lakes…
Two Ducks
None of the wildlife we saw was that unusual.
One Ducks
But there is still some beauty in common things.

On the Northmoor Trust website there is a

Family and Community Day at Thrupp Lake, Radley
Thursday June 3, 2010
10am – 3pm drop in any time
Sandles building, Thrupp Lane, OX14 3NG

Spend a day exploring Thrupp Lake with the Northmoor Trust!
* supervised pond dipping * wildlife trails * games and art * vital conservation tasks – we provide the equipment.