So how did WOOD start? Is this the first year?
It actually came about from a visit to Braziers Park in January this year. We (at Truck) had heard about the Park through friends and we were intrigued about it; the place itself seemed to suggest the activities that should happen there, so I suppose WOOD invented itself really... Plus, we wanted to do something that was like the first ever Truck festival (in 1998) in size and spirit.

What's special about WOOD?
We're aiming to use renewable energy sources as much as possible. So, the main stage - which is being built from green oak timbers by Rory, a friend who is an experienced carpenter - will be solar-powered, and the second stage will be bicycle-powered (which will require audience participation!). There are composting toilets (which are much nicer than portaloos by the way - I've tried them!), and the showers will be powered by a wood burner. There'll also be a sauna powered by the same method.

What'll there be to see and do there?
There'll be workshops in everything from Harmony Singing and African Drumming to Hay Bale construction and Circle Dancing, and a songwriters' session around the camp fire. So bring your acoustic instruments with you!

And of course there'll be loads of great music, from acts like Circulus (surprisingly dancy Elizabethan psychedelia), 20-year-old laptop folkster Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly, Ashley Hutchings (of Fairport Convention/Albion band) with his new band the Rainbow Chasers,  Lightspeed Champion, King Creosote, Devon Sproule (as seen on Later with Jools Holland last month), Danny & the Champions of the World, the Coal Porters, the Epstein, Stornoway, Senegalese kora player Jali Fily Cisshoko, all-girl folk supergoup Little Sister, Anton Barbeau, KTB and more.

Tickets are FREE to children under 14 accompanied by an adult, so it should be a lovely, relaxed, family-friendly environment!

Tell us more about Braziers Park.
Braziers Park is a site of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with undulating hills surrounded by woodland. It can be found just off the A4074, on the main X39/X40 bus route between Oxford and Reading. You can find full travel info at www.braziers.org.uk/find_us.htm

We're levying a £5 parking "fine", so please take the bus or cycle if you can (we'll be working with Oxford Cycle Workshop to organise a group bike ride to WOOD from Oxford, and awarding prizes and respect to those who manage it!). Proceeds from the parking fine will go to a rainforest protection charity.

What about the food and camping facilities?
We'll have fine local ales and cider - courtesy of Cotwold Brewing company - and Butts real ale, and delicious locally sourced food in our café courtesy of the Vaults & Garden. You might even get to take part in the preparation of your meal! And if you want to camp in style, you can hire one of our luxury yurts.

A yurt? What's a yurt?
A yurt is a circular, wood lattice-framed tent originating in Central Asia. Have a look at some pictures of them here (www.yurtevents.co.uk).

Where do you buy tickets?
An adult weekend ticket costs £45. This includes 3 nights' camping and workshops. It's free if you're under 14 and accompanied by a paying adult (max 2 kids per adult)! Day passes cost £20. 

There are a limited number of tickets available from www.wegottickets.com, or you can get them in person from lots of shops including: 
OXFORD: Scribblers 01865 727524, The Music Room 01865 722227, Videosyncratic: 01865 792220, The Inner Bookshop: 01865 245301
ABINGDON: Mostly Books 01235 525880
DIDCOT: Windjammer 01235 818511
WALLINGFORD: Toby English Books 01491 836389
HIGH WYCOMBE: Counter Culture 01494 463366
WITNEY: Rapture 01993 700567
READING: Guitar Works 01189 589333
BIRMINGHAM: Jibbering 0121 449 4551

This is a particularly interesting project because of the conscientious approach to the environment. Do you think this is the way of the future for festivals?
Definitely. We have made a lot of progress at Truck over the last ten years in areas such as recycling and using compostable packaging, but with WOOD we have an opportunity to experiment further with lots of other alternative methods. Maybe Truck could be using completely composting loos within a couple of years... just got to get permission from the farmer!