The Hurst Water Meadow Trust manages, for the benefit of the public, two water meadows alongside the River Thame on the edge of Dorchester-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. 

The Hurst Water Meadow is an 18-acre island lying between the River Thame and the Overy millstream. This picturesque site, with its backdrop of Dorchester Abbey and the Wittenham Clumps, is popular with families, naturalists, dog walkers, school groups and people just looking for quiet space. It floods two or three times a year and provides a wide range of wildlife habitats.

The Old Bridge Meadow is a 3-acre site next to the road bridge over the River Thame, just outside the village. It is a mixture of rough grazing, old river channels, and willow woodland. A feature is the old causeway leading to a former river crossing. This meadow also floods every year.

Latest News
Catch up with the latest events, projects and reports from the Hurst Water Meadow Trust.

• Newsletter (PDF)
  
  

       November 2011 

• Annual Report (PDF)

        March 2011

• Accounts (PDF)

        31 March 2011

• Appeal Document (PDF)

        March 2011

• Old Bridge Meadow (PDF)

        Three-year plan

• History of Meadows (PDF)

        History Report

The Trust's objectives

• to manage the meadows, their fauna, flora, and habitats to encourage greater biodiversity
• to advance public education in and understanding of the ecology of the meadow

• to provide for the safe enjoyment and recreational use of the meadows.