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Our 2026 programme of events
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Research Pilot Scheme Sessions
The Research & Recording workshops have now been scheduled for the year:
Venue: Woodstock Museum, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Briefing Room
Dates: Thursdays on – 29 October 10 00am – 1 00pm
NOTE EXTRA DATE: 29th September at Thame Barns, Thame 2 15pm – 4 15pm
In each workshop there will be the opportunity to feedback on your progress and have a presentation of some aspect of the researching process.
Please let Jane Carlton-Smith, Secretary (secretary@ogt.org.uk) know of your intention to attend, so we can book the appropriate amount of refreshment, seats and equipment.
Grant Awarded
Oxfordshire Gardens Trust have been awarded a grant of £800, as part of the Gardens Trust’s Community Grant Initiative*. This is to support the follow-up Research and Recording Pilot Project, building on the impetus from the taster Research and Recording day hosted by the GT in November 2025.
The panel focussed on projects which meet priorities around conservation, sharing knowledge, and encouraging inclusive participation. The OGT Research and Recording project meets The Garden Trust’s desire to seed-fund an activity, and supports core County Gardens Trust work.
*made possible by a generous donation from the Gentian Trust, established by Peter and Rosy Gent, who are members of the Gardens Trust.
Talk: Thursday 15 October 2026 – Jane Austen and the English Landscape
Austen is famed for her sharp social satire, but she was also highly attuned to the shifting sensibilities surrounding landscape. From Pride and Prejudice’s wickedly funny take on the Picturesque to the lampooning of real-life [...]
AGM & Talk by Dr. Katherine Bradley ‘Early Professional Women Gardeners in the 19th & 20th Centuries’
The AGM will be held in St Hugh’s Centre, Hensington Rd., Woodstock (the same as last year), on Thursday 29 October at 6pm. This illustrated talk will follow the AGM. It focuses on how [...]
Talk: Thursday 19 November 2026 – Mistletoe, Magic, Myths and Mysteries
The mistletoe native to the UK, Viscum album, is a parasitic plant which grows on hundreds of trees; it is often benign and brilliant for biodiversity. “Seeming to appear in the trees from nowhere, mistletoe [...]
Events and lectures from other Garden Trusts for Autumn 2026
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust Talk: Garden Conservation at Woburn Abbey Martin Towsey is the Estates Garden Manager for the Duke and Duchess of Bedford. His talk will focus on Woburn Abbey Garden and the 20-year programme [...]
Other events for Autumn 2026
Institute of Historical Research - School of Advanced Study University of London History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes - Autumn 2026 Gardens of Pleasure Francis Bacon’s famous assertion that a garden is ‘the purest [...]
News
The Gardens Trust Statutory Consultee Removed Response to the Government’s decision on proposals to remove the Gardens Trust as a statutory consultee – The Gardens Trust By Frankie Taylor The Gardens Trust is devastated by [...]