Petition updatePROTECT WICKLESHAM QUARRY FROM DEVELOPMENTHelp protect the THREATENED landscape of Wicklesham Quarry & the Midvale Ridge BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
Anna HoareSwindon, United Kingdom
Jun 28, 2026

SUPPORT THE FRIENDS OF WICKLESHAM QUARRY - MAKE A DONATION, DISPLAY THE FoWQ POSTER AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS, and HELP PROTECT FARINGDON'S UNIQUE LANDSCAPE.

Oxfordshire County Council has resolved to approve a 30,000 sqm industrial development ON TOP OF Wicklesham Quarry SSSIone of the UK’s most important Sites of Special Scientific Interest, & a globally unique scientific resource.

IT WILL BE USED TO JUSTIFY BUILDING ACROSS THE MIDVALE RIDGE - FROM FARINGDON TO FERNHAM - UNLESS WE WORK TOGETHER TO STOP IT!

A SCHEME FOR 2,500 HOUSES HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE 2041 SOUTH & VALE LOCAL PLAN, which would

  •            DOUBLE THE SIZE OF FARINGDON
  •            DESTROY THE MIDVALE RIDGE NATIONAL CHARACTER AREA
  •            END 350 YEARS OF RESEARCH on the UNIQUE ‘FARINGDON FOSSILS’

                                                                       DON'T LET IT HAPPEN!

    SUPPORT OUR LEGAL CHALLENGE AGAINST OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY  COUNCIL'S  FLAWED DECISION

MAKE A DONATION TODAY USING THE BANK DETAILS BELOW:

  • Account name:            FRIENDS OF WICKLESHAM QUARRY
  • Sort code:                       30-54-66 
  • Account no:                   13348663

 

Local people from Faringdon, the Coxwells, Fernham, Longcot and Uffington have come together to form the FRIENDS OF WICKLESHAM QUARRY.

Email: protectwicklesham@gmail.com for more information and to become a member. 

For a digital copy of the FoWQ poster to display and distribute- please drop me an email!

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