Boundary Brook Nature Park

(1991 OSCA Winner)

This Nature Park in East Oxford was created in 1990 from derelict allotments.  It is now a beautiful mosaic of habitats teeming with wildlife. It includes woodland, ponds, marsh, hazel coppice, demonstration wildlife garden and kitchen garden and many more.  It is used by school parties for the environmental sections of their curriculum, for people interested in acquiring skills in conservation and wildlife management and as a relaxing area to visit for people who live nearby.

Why not come and visit it? You can drop in when we are open for work parties, or better still come and help.  We also have four open days a year and arrange for leisure groups to come and be shown round, take part in projects or come and have a picnic.

Oxford Urban Wildlife Group holds regular work parties on a Sunday every fortnight at Boundary Brook Nature Park (see below). It is a very friendly group, tools are provided (training too), choose your task and pace, come for some or all of the time. Bring flask/drink, old clothes, wellies or suitable footwear, rainwear.

If you would like to join a work party or just come along to find out what is happening drop in at any of the following times.          

WORK PARTIES and OPEN DAYS

Summer 2009

Official work parties are on alternate Sundays between 10am and 1pm. Refreshments provided. During the summer months we aim to have work parties EVERY Sunday but ring first – see below.

JULY

Sunday 12: Work party - 10am-1pm

Wednesday 15: OUWG Boundary Brook meeting.  On site at 7pm.

Sunday 26: Work party - 10am-1pm

AUGUST

Sunday 9: Work party - 10am-1pm

Sunday 23: Work party - 10am-1pm

SEPTEMBER

Sunday 6: Work party - 10am-1pm

Saturday 12: Oxford Open Doors at Boundary Brook Nature Park We will open the Park and have a range of activities including owl pellet dissection, pond-dipping, making fir cone bird feeders, wildlife model-making of various types as well as guided walks, book, plant and seed stalls. 2-5pm.

Sunday 20: Work party - 10am-1pm

Come and help us to manage the Nature Park. You can choose your task from a variety of jobs.  A warm welcome guaranteed. You need not come for the whole time. 

Please ring on the day of the work party to ensure it has not been cancelled through bad weather etc.

 We plan to have work parties every Sunday but check the ones not listed above before arrival. 

It is essential to ring the Warden, Alan Hart first, on the day, to check we are opening up. Weather and other unforeseen events might prevent this.  His number is 07979 608 013.  Of course he and also Peter Wilkinson and others are often there at other times so do ring and join them if you want  to take part in a useful and worthwhile project (as well as having healthy exercise in the open air).

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Access to Boundary Brook Nature Park is at the end of

the cycle track near Larkrise School, Boundary Brook Road (off Iffley Road), Oxford.

Regular fortnightly work parties at Boundary Brook Nature Park Come and help Oxford Urban Wildlife Group to manage this thriving nature park which now has SLINC status. You can choose your task from a variety of jobs.  A warm welcome guaranteed. Please ring on day of work party if poor weather - Oxford  770742 or 07979 608013. 

There is usually someone working at Boundary Brook most days so, if you want to come at other times, find out who will be there and when by ringing 07979608013.

Bus routes Cityline 4A, B or C; Stagecoach Route 3.