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Oxford Urban Wildlife Group - who we are

Oxford Urban Wildlife Group (OUWG) manages Boundary Brook Nature Reserve, a secluded haven for Oxford wildlife, located just steps away from Larkrise and St Gregory’s schools, the East Ward allotments, and Florence Park.

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The Reserve was created in 1990 when a group of community wildlife enthusiasts formed OUWG and rescued a plot of disused allotments to carve out a tranquil wild space in the heart of East Oxford.

Featuring mixed woodland, meadow, a nature pond and butterfly glade, Boundary Brook offers a unique diversity of habitats that are home to a rich variety of wildlife from birds and butterflies to frogs and foxes.

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Boundary Brook Nature Reserve is a vital green lung in the heart of East Oxford offering fantastic educational opportunities for local adults and children.

Elise Benjamin, Lord Mayor of Oxford 2011-12

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Creativity in Nature and New Woodland Shelter

Creativity in Nature and New Woodland Shelter It’s finished! Introducing our new Woodland Shelter, an educational space for the many children and young people’s groups we welcome on site at Boundary Brook Nature Reserve daily during term time and after school every week through out the year. Designed by young people, built together, for young...
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