Click here to see our first video clip of the site and meet Dr Janet Sumner who will talk you through an introduction to the OPEN UNIVESITY'S 'Breathing Places - Make Space for Nature' site.






















Click on the next video clip and Janet will talk you through some of the problems with the site and introduce you to the team...






















In the next video clip, have a look around the site with Janet and get an idea of how natural, native species are co-exisiting with planted species.....
























The is a panoramic view of the wooded area of the grounds in May. On the right, a few daffodils remain and there are some blubells. The understory is mostly clear, but this will change as the year progresses. Here is a second much larger QTVR panorama in February.

You can see more videos of Foxcombe Hall by following this link:janet on you tube

And remember, this is just an introduction to the site - the OU academic team will be going back to Foxcombe Hall in Oxford in the next few weeks to carry out an intensive site survey and come up with with a positive action plan that we will begin to implement over the coming months. You can follow our progress here on this WIKI and hopefully our experiences (which we will record here) will be helpful to you in setting up you own Breathing Place projects.

We hope that what we are trying to do will inspire you to become part of the 'Breathing Places Make Space for Nature Campaign' and come up with some ideas for projects that you can can initiate and take part in locally. Don't forget to check out the Breathing Places website on the BBC - you may find even you're able to bid for some money to help achieve your projects...