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Hosted by Mid Windrush Land and Nature Group. Come join us at for a fascinating hands-on workshop on the many marvellous moths found in our gardens! Led by Dr Julian Parfit from Wild Wantage.  Set up moth traps Learn about...

Join us here at Asthall Manor for a weekend voyage, deep into the living soil beneath our feet, investigating all that lives there and the composts that best feed it for our food-growing needs. A good understanding of soil health...

Join Kieran Stiles on 19th September for his ‘Asthall Woodlands’ painting experience. Learn about describing light on trees using a small palette-knife to create thick textural layers of oil paint on board inspired by the techniques of Andrew Gifford.  ...

ISHKAR is hosting a rug sale here on Saturday the 13th of September, where they will be offering up to 30% off a selection of their signature flatweave and hand-knotted rugs. Visitors will have the opportunity to shop a wide range...

Join us for a workshop on saving seed, here at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden (opposite Asthall Manor). Complete beginners through to keen amateurs all welcome. It is well documented that the best seed you can sow is the seed that...

3pm- Afternoon Delight  6pm- Evening Sunset “There is the music of heaven in all things” Hildegard Von Bingen ​​ Join Christina McMaster for a peaceful and inspiring afternoon in a deeply calming and soul restoring experience of sound, baroque music,...

Peter Lanyon was inspired by the areas of landscape where elements meet. Where water meets land, clouds with a cliff, or rain with a woodland. Working from initial studies made of the lake in the gardens of Asthall Manor, explore...

Join us at Asthall Manor on Saturday 2nd August 10am-4pm. The aim of the day is to encourage local projects to make connections and work collaboratively to increase their impact locally and globally. By using the framework of Doughnut Economics...

Come and join us at the second meeting of the Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden Nature & Environment Book Club. At our first meeting we discussed Dave Goulson’s, Silent Earth and decided the titles for July & November. We are pleased...

Please note: Gates Open at 6pm for picnics, but the play will begin a little after 7pm. No entry to the site before 6pm.   Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the...

Come and join our FREE event! Organised by Mid Windrush Land and Nature Group and Supported by Oxfordshire County Council   Attractions include: Refreshments (cold drinks and biscuits) Browse our informationdisplays and chat with other local nature lovers See Harry...

Hippocrates, the founder of Western Medicine, was famous for saying, ‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’. In a world of fast food, processed food and obesity as an epidemic, food as medicine is now more important...

Join us for a workshop on home composting here at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden. Complete beginners through to keen amateurs all welcome. In this all-day workshop you will learn the basics of different composting systems alongside a bit of helpful...

Come and join the early morning joy of birdsong on a walk through our woodland paths and meadows. Your guide will be Adrian State, local conservationist and bird expert. And, to reward you for the early start, you’ll be treated...

The Mitford sisters were writers, travellers and political archivists with dramatically differing views. Following their previous sell-out success, In The Footsteps Of The Mitfords returns, as Scary Little Girls and Chipping Norton Theatre bring the experiences, opinions and relationships of...

Come and get some of our lovely seedlings at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden. Tomatoes, winter squash, chillies, sweet peppers, cucumbers and more, to help your garden grow come tasty treats! Bring some plants for the swap table or simply come...

A dynamic live painting and musical improvisation in the gardens with artist Kieran Stiles Experience a conversation between two entangled art forms exploring the dynamism of creativity. Part of Oxford Chamber Music Festival’s ‘Eden in Asthall’ weekend. Free – No booking...

As part of Oxford Chamber Music Festival’s 25th anniversary celebrations, Kieran is teaching this special workshop on Asthall’s magnificent trees. Explore ways of creating the effect of shimmering light on treetops in oils. Working in oil on board from direct...

Three days of inspirational music and events to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Oxford Chamber Music Foundation. Asthall Manor and Asthall church will host concerts, workshops and lots of spontaneous uplifting music connected to nature and the natural world....

Join us for a workshop on the benefits of gardening with wildlife here at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden. Complete beginners through to keen amateurs all welcome. A thriving and diverse population of insects and animals, big and small is key...

Join us for a workshop on low intervention beekeeping here at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden. Complete beginners through to keen amateurs all welcome.In this all-day workshop you will learn the basics of keeping healthy bees in a low intervention, chemical...

Discover the hidden world of reptiles: Meet in the Ballroom (W3W masks.students.followers) at 10.30 for a talk by Dr Angela Julian, the national co-ordinator of Amphibian & Reptile groups of the UK Then walk around the grounds for practical observation...

Come and join us at the inaugural meeting of the Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden Nature & Environment Book Club. At our first meeting we will be discussing Dave Goulson’s, Silent Earth. Given the proximity of this date please still come...

Join us for a workshop on the effective seed sowing of tasty vegetables and herbs here in the Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden. Complete beginners through to keen amateurs all welcome. In this all-day workshop you will learn the fundamentals of...