Our Prime Tree is probably 350 years old. Our oldest oak - Broad Oak - is probably 680 years old.
Oaks and acorns
07 October 2025
Dr Ryan McClory spent three years at Wytham investigating oak masting. This is an unusual feature of the reproductive cycle of certain tree species, including oaks in the UK.
Help us to make a new woodland in November!
30 September 2025
The creation of the new Bear Wood will begin in the first week of November 2025, and friends of Wytham Woods can join in at a tree-planting event on Friday 7 November, from 10am to 1pm.
New Digital Visitor Permit System
02 September 2025
We're pleased to announce the launch of our new digital visitor permit system
Come and join us for a woodland poetry workshop!
01 September 2025
It's nearly time for Prime!
12 June 2025
Our Prime Tree project will track our 350-year-old oak tree to discover how mature trees respond to climate change
Decomposing Poems book by Penny Boxall now available to buy
06 June 2025
With illustrations by Sally Dod, the volume - the second in the Woodland Words series - is now available via the University's online shop.
Oxford Green Estate unifies University-owned green spaces
29 May 2025
The University has launched the Oxford Green Estate (OGE)
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