Cuttlebrook

Cuttlebrook Cuttle Brook Nature Reserve is owned by Thame Town Council and maintained by the Cuttle Brook Conservation Volunteers.

We hold regular work-parties on the third Sunday and last Wednesday morning each month starting at 10am. Discover the rich diversity of wildlife on Thame's award-winning nature reserve. A quick, circular walk can take just twenty minutes. If you have an hour or more, there's a network of paths with plenty to see - and it's different every time you visit.

Galingale, a tall sedge found in damp places, is now flowering by the boardwalk.
26/08/2026

Galingale, a tall sedge found in damp places, is now flowering by the boardwalk.

A little rain and Nontron Meadow is showing the green shoots of recovery! More rain this week should help the cut grass ...
24/08/2026

A little rain and Nontron Meadow is showing the green shoots of recovery! More rain this week should help the cut grass grow.

A little rain and the flow has returned to the brook.
24/08/2026

A little rain and the flow has returned to the brook.

Another impact of the drought is the development of a large deep crack in the clay along the causeway footpath across th...
17/08/2026

Another impact of the drought is the development of a large deep crack in the clay along the causeway footpath across the lower meadow from Coxs Wood to the Watkins bridge. Please take care! My foot is for scale.
Thame Town Council

The drought has caused the brook to start to dry up in places, eg at the Phoenix Trail bridge. It is no longer flowing. ...
17/08/2026

The drought has caused the brook to start to dry up in places, eg at the Phoenix Trail bridge. It is no longer flowing. This will mean that aquatic life will struggle to survive.
River Thame Conservation Trust

Our Sunday volunteer workparty carried out some work in the brook and cleared vegetation by the pond platform whilst con...
16/08/2026

Our Sunday volunteer workparty carried out some work in the brook and cleared vegetation by the pond platform whilst conditions are so dry. We also removed a sackfull of old bottles, tins & other rubbish.

A few "record" shots showing how dry the meadows are now that they have been cut. They should recover when we get some r...
12/08/2026

A few "record" shots showing how dry the meadows are now that they have been cut. They should recover when we get some rain!

The meadows have now had their annual cut and the hay has been baled and removed by the contractors. This work helps mai...
01/08/2026

The meadows have now had their annual cut and the hay has been baled and removed by the contractors. This work helps maintain the flower rich grasslands.

Thame Town Council

A ruddy darter dragonfly photographed at the pond. River Thame Conservation Trust
29/07/2026

A ruddy darter dragonfly photographed at the pond. River Thame Conservation Trust

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