A new section of a conservation area in Dorchester has opened.
The Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, Hugo Brunner, far right, with honorary secretary of Hurst Water Meadow trustees, Dr Peter Pritchard, and trustee chairman Cllr Roy Tudor Hughes at Buck Pool Spinney
The Hurst Water Meadow Trust has spent £20,000 to gain access to the spinney.
Dr Pritchard said: "The spinney comprises a couple of acres we have on licence from the landowners for conservation and public recreation."
South Oxfordshire District Council, Shell Better Britain Campaign and the Countryside Agency have helped support the project.
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