Oxford’s Spaces for Wildlife
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.
Nature rich spaces that everyone in oxford’s human community can access too
Angel Meadow
Aston’s Eyot
Barracks Lane Community Garden
Barton Village Nature Park
Botley Park
Boundary Brooke
Brasenose Wood
Burgess Field
Bury Knowle Park
Cherwell River footpath and meadows - including Park Farm, Wolfson Meadow, Oxford Preservation Trust fields.
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 University Botanic Gardens
Oxford University Parks
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 Footpath
The Kidneys Nature Park
Trap Grounds - which continue for wildlife into the Burgess Mead Wildlife Area and the Aristotle Lane Recreation Ground
University Parks - contiguous with the River Cherwell and Park Farm across the river.
Warnford Meadow
Wellington Square
Wolvercote Cemetary
Wolvercote Green
Wolvercote Lakes
Wolvercote Meadow
nature rich spaces that most humans have less access to
The Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) along the Oxford Canal that belongs to St Edward’s School - no access to non authorised humans, great for wildlife.
Oxford College Grounds. Many have wonderful spaces for wildlife that are managed for wildlife. Notable are Lady Margaret Hall,
Oxford University departments. There are some lovely wild gardens around the departments. Notable is the History Faculty on George Street - go and look round the back!
Oxford University Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM).