Oxford’s Green Spaces

Out City is wonderfully green with lots of nature rich spaces. Some of these are private, others are accessible to the public. Both are important for wildlife which doesn’t care who owns the land.

Urban green spaces are really important for pollinators and their habitat. What is really important for wildlife is that animals and birds can move between areas of habitat, and that seeds of plants can reach new fertile soils. Very few species can thrive is isolated patches - they need to be able to wander to find food, water and mates. We need to recognise the contribution of private gardens and grounds of all sizes as part of this rich network of green spaces, and in connecting larger areas wildlife habitats together.

The areas that we can visit are a subset of the overall green space, but they are fantastic.

green spaces we can access

Angel Meadow

Aston’s Eyot

Barracks Lane Community Garden

Barton Village Nature Park

Botley Park

Boundary Brooke

Brasenose Wood

Burgess Field

Bury Knowle Park

Christchurch Meadow

Court Place Farm Nature Reserve

Cowley Marsh Nature Reserve

CS Lewis Nature Reserve

Cutteslowe Park

Dean’s Ham Meadow

Doris Field Nature Reserve

Dunstan Park

East Ward Allotments

Florence Park

Fogwell Road Recreation Ground

Goose Green

Grandpont Nature Park

Headington Hill Park

Heyford Meadow Nature Reserve

Hinksey Heights Nature Reserve

Hinksey Meadows

Hogacre Common

Iffley Meadows

John Garne Allotments

Joy Meadows

Longbridges Nature Park

Lye Valley

Magdalen College Deer Park

Magdalen Wood

Magdalen Quarry Local Nature Reserve

Marston Hamms

Meadow Lane Park

Mesopotamia

Milham Ford Park

Music Meadow

Newman Park

North Hinksey Nature Reserve

Oatland Road Recreation Ground

Oriel Meadow

Oxford Botanic Gardens

Oxford Canal

Oxford City Farm

Oxpens Meadow

Park Farm

Park Town Central Gardens

Peasmore Place Nature Park

Port Meadow

Pullens Lane Allotments

Raleigh Park

River Cherwell

Rivermead Nature Park

Rose Hill Recreation Ground

Sandfield Road Park

Seacourt Nature Park

South Park

Spindlebury Nature Reserve

St Giles Memorial Garden

St Peter’s Church Cemetery

St Sepulchre’s Cemetery

Sunnymead Park

Thames Path

The Kidneys Nature Park

Trap Grounds, Burgess Mead Wildlife Area and the Aristotle Lane Rec

University Parks

Warnford Meadow

Wellington Square

Wolvercote Cemetary

Wolvercote Green

Wolvercote Lakes

Wolvercote Meadow

Biodiverse sites with no public access at any time

SSSI at St Edward’s School

Lady Margaret Hall grounds