page_title: Earth Trust
section_title: Little Wittenham
hierarchical_section_title: Earth Trust / Properties / Little Wittenham
caption_attribution_description: Round Hill, Wittenham Clumps, Oxfordshire, England
context_page_description: Founded in 1967, Earth Trust, is an environmental learning charity which was originally known as the Northmoor Trust for Countryside Conservation. Earth Trust was established by the British engineer Sir Martin Wood to promote environmental conservation through land management, education, and land science. It is a registered charity under English law.
  Earth Trust is based in Little Wittenham, where it owns and manages a 500 hectare estate, which includes Wittenham Clumps, a conservation farm, Little Wittenham Nature Reserve, a national research woodland and a newly created wetland on the banks of the Thames.
  From the early 1990s, Earth Trust focused on strengthening their education, research, and agricultural programmes and played a role in developing agri-environment schemes. Farm Step businesses are currently producing lamb, pork, goats' cheese, salad and honey.
context_section_description: Earth Trust Centre – Located at the base of the Wittenham Clumps, the Earth Trust Centre comprises the office, learning barn (formerly Project Timescape) and Fison Barn, which is hired out for weddings, parties and corporate events.
  Wittenham Clumps – The two hilltops of Castle Hill and Round Hill are known to be the two oldest planted hilltop beeches in England, dating back over 300 years.  Wittenham Clumps and Little Wittenham Nature Reserve are the most visited free site in Oxfordshire.
  Little Wittenham Wood – Located in the area of North Wessex Downs, Little Wittenham Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to the large breeding population of great crested newts that live in the ponds and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
  Broad Arboretum – Planted in 1998, the Broad Arboretum features every species of fauna native to Oxfordshire along with recent introductions such as walnut, sycamore and chestnut.
  Neptune Wood – Neptune Wood was planted to honour the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. Thousands of oak trees were planted in this area to replace the countless number of trees that were used to build the ships. Specifically, Lord Nelson's flagship was made out of approximately 5,000 oak trees, while the 27-ship fleet had used over 50,000 trees.
  Paradise Wood – Paradise Wood is a national research woodland that is the largest collection of hardwood timber trials in the country. It consists of around 60,000 hardwood trees and the research is helping Earth Trust champion a new sustainable model for our trees and forests - integrated management which balances their value for amenity and for wildlife, as well as for economic, sustainable timber production.
  River of Life – In 2010 Earth Trust acquired 35 hectares of land next to the River Thames. As well as adding 2.5 km of Thames frontage to the Earth Trust portfolio, this land provided a golden opportunity to create a unique wetland landscape. River of Life is an ambitious project that will ‘re-wild’ this stretch of the Thames. With support from the Environment Agency, in 2013-14 new backwaters and ponds were dug, and reedbeds, wet woodland and wildflower meadows planted. In June 2014 River of Life was the joint winner of the Best Practice Award for Practical Nature Conservation at the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) Awards.
caption: Round Hill at Wittenham Clumps.
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