![]() Don't be worried about it being all Disneyfied though, this isn't the saccharine sweet type of setting, but it also isn't full-on macabre either. Many of the characters and tropes will be instantly recognizable from childhood fairytales with hints of Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, and more all getting little references or storylines. The world of Wytchwood draws much of its inspiration from European folklore and is populated by the people, talking animals, and beasties from that tradition. No base building, no combat, no survival elements, it all revolves around the gathering and crafting.and the story. Gathering ingredients, crafting some goodies, which allow you to gather rarer materials, which then, in turn, make rarer items, with which you can collect- well you get the idea. In some games, it's a major feature, in others a minor one, but I think this is the first time I've seen a game where crafting is all there is. This mechanic has become extremely popular lately, appearing in many genres. “As well as our own expert volunteer groups on hand to showcase their skills in hedge laying and dry stone walling, and knowledge of the specialist Wychwood fauna and flora, there will be many other conservation and social interest groups to talk to and learn from.Crafting: that's what Wytchwood is all about. “As always, the Forest Fair will be a celebration of community, countryside and conservation in West Oxfordshire and beyond,” adds Neil Clennell. The fair in 2022Īttended by around 2500 people, the fair has become a popular event in the local calendar. The modern fair is a peaceful, family-friendly event that looks back to its 18th-century origins. The Forest Fair was revived in 2000 by the Wychwood Forest Trust to celebrate the rural traditions, arts and crafts, and conservation work in the area historically part of the Wychwood Forest – today, most of West Oxfordshire. During the 1830s, it was frequently cancelled due to a spate of rowdy incidents.Īt the time, the Wychwood Forest Ranger declared that the fair attracted “vast numbers of idle and disorderly characters.” Eventually, it was banned in 1853, when the Parliamentary Act of Disafforestation placed the historic Wychwood Forest under private ownership. Intended as a calmer counterpart to the annual Witney Feast, the fair quickly grew in reputation and scale and became quite a raucous event. “Last year, we brought the fair home to Foxburrow Wood so that visitors could see for themselves the work that they are supporting by coming along for a good time.” A historic eventįounded in 1796 by three Methodists living in Finstock, the Wychwood Forest Fair has a long history. “In just a decade, it has been transformed beyond recognition by a ‘kick-started’ rewilding approach, with nature returning to once inhospitable land. It was the first land that we ever bought, rather fittingly with the funds we had raised from Forest Fairs past. #WYTCHWOOD FOREST WELL SERIES#“The fair was first held there over ten years ago when Foxburrow was just a series of barren agricultural fields. ![]() “We are really proud to be holding the Wychwood Forest Fair at our young but wonderful and ever-changing nature reserve, Foxburrow Wood, again this year,” says Neil Clennel, CEO at the Wychwood Forest Trust. The fair will once again be held at Foxburrow Wood in Witney. Local conservation charity the Wychwood Forest Trust has announced that their annual Wychwood Forest Fair will return to Foxburrow Wood, Witney, on Sunday 31 July 2022.Ĭelebrating West Oxfordshire’s rural traditions, conservation work and heritage, the Wychwood Forest Fair highlights traditional rural activities such as drystone walling, hedge laying, and arts and crafts while raising money for the Wychwood Forest Trust – a local conservation charity. ![]()
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