Movable speed indicators have been in Abingdon for nearly two years, but this is the first time I’ve seen one working so close to a long-standing speed camera. This is on Audlett Drive in Abingdon, where the limit has recently changed from 40 mph to 30 mph.
While I watched for a couple of minutes, all the cars were at or under the 30 mph limit.
Which works better: the carrot or the stick?
There are currently sheep and lambs in the field at Peachcroft Farm, which was previously used for free-range turkeys and geese.
Planning applications have been submitted relating to some of the buildings at Peachcroft Farm. Until recently, these were use for free-range turkey rearing, which has ceased. The wider site also includes a number of workshop and storage units, the Grade II listed Peach Croft Barn, and Wells Farm Shop and Cafe.
The barns formerly used for turkey rearing are now proposed for flexible commercial use such as storage. Poultry rearing in this area has become increasingly high-risk due to the spread of bird flu. The sheep and lambs are popular with visitors and staff.
A new shared-use path is taking shape along the north side of Twelve Acre Drive as part of the wider North Abingdon development. When complete, it should provide a useful route for people walking or cycling towards Radley Station.
The pathway is being built as a condition of the development’s planning permission. At present, it begins at the eastern end of the Radley Reach site, crosses the entrance to Peachcroft Farm, and links up with the existing path around the lower edge of the field beside Radley Road.
A new signal-controlled crossing has also been approved for Twelve Acre Drive.
A further link path is also under construction, connecting the crossing with Carse Close on the Peachcroft Estate. This path is another requirement for the North Abingdon development.
The crossing will allow access to the new sports pavilion and football pitches being developed at Radley Reach. There are already signs that work on the pavilion itself has begun.
It will also improve access from the development towards the Peachcroft shops or to Oxford Road and central Abingdon.
There is currently another informal crossing point over Twelve Acre Drive near the Oxford Road roundabout, close to where the footpath to Radley College once started. At present, this can feel quite unsafe, with fast-moving traffic in both directions.
In time, these various elements should come together as part of the wider proposals set out in the Abingdon Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan.
If you know more about what is planned here, do let me know.
A sunny day in Abingdon. The ground has dried out since the wet days pictured in February. On Saturday 14 March, Abingdon Parkrun restarted — the first run since 17 January 2026.
The Oxford Pride double decker bus is seen here crossing Abingdon Bridge, adding a splash of colour to the morning.
Nearby, the daffodils by Abingdon Bridge are in bloom, brightening the scene further.
Other daffodils bloom in a loose crescent, with a gap at the centre, with St Helen’s beyond. Spring is not far away. Today felt like it had already arrived.