Tents, wellies and rock music met solar power and chip fat at the second Wood Festival.

The environmentally-friendly music gathering at Ipsden, near Wallingford, attracted more than 1,000 people to Braziers Park for three days of festival fun.

Despite the threat of rain, revellers tapped their feet to tunes from indie act Brakes, Britpop rockers Dodgy and folk stars including Karine Polwart and Spiers and Boden The event, which ran from Friday to Sunday night, prides itself on its low environmental impact – and is powered by renewable energy.

Music, workshops and other entertainment was provided with the aid of solar panels, and generators powered by chip fat and bicycle power.

Organiser and musician Robin Bennett, who also runs the Steventon rock festival Truck with his artist brother Joe, said Wood Festival proved that any event or business could run on renewable energy.

He said: “We are just trying to be a sustainable festival which is good for families.

“We did the same things as last year, but this time it was about twice as popular.

“Judging by people’s faces, everyone had a good time. There were lots of children too, which was great.”

Stuart Prower, 36, of North Leigh, near Witney, took his 14-month-old son Jonah to the event.

He said: “It was a really friendly event which is good for families.

“I followed my little boy around, watching him get on with all the people. There were lots of things for him to see and grab.

“There were lots of people I knew as well. We really enjoyed it.”

Jessie Day, 29, travelled from Dorset to teach festival-goers how to knit. She said: “It was lovely. It was really compact so you couldn’t get lost and there were lots of children who seemed to be really enjoying the event. It was busy but relaxed. And the knitting was very popular.”

This year an oak circle was constructed to act as a hub for people to talk about environmental issues. Festival-goers were also able to use showers powered by a wood-burning stove.

For a review of Wood, see the Guide in this Friday’s Oxford Mail.