Oxford Urban Wildlife Group

Joining Oxford Urban Wildlife Group

As a member of Oxford Urban Wildlife Group you can:

  • take part in a wide range of activities to explore our local environment
  • receive a three-monthly newsletter containinglocal wildlife news, articles of local interestand listings ofevents run by Oxford conservation groups.
  • take part in worthwhile conservation work at Boundary Brook, getting fresh air and exercise in this "green gym".
  • help
  • learn new skills either informally on site or by attending formal training courses.
  • join walks in Oxford's green places.
  • attend wildlifetalks often with topics of local interest.
  • take part in surveys of areas of interest or perhaps under threat of development.
  • and take part in many Oxford celebrations and events such as Wolvercote Apple Day, Elder Stubbs Allotment Festival and the ROHS annual event.

OUWG annual membership fees – which give you voting rights at the AGM – are detailed below:

Individual  
£5.00
Family  
£8.00
Unwaged and under 16
: Payment optional
Group  
£15.00

How to join - please copy and print out the form below:

I would like to join the OXFORD URBAN WILDLIFE GROUP                                                Please print clearly

 Name …………………………………………………………………….……………………………

 Address  ….……………………………………………………………………………………………

 ………………………………………………………..………………Post code ………………………

 Telephone ………………… Email…………………..………………………    Date…..…………

 Subscription rates: individual £5 a year, £8 family/joint, groups £15 a year. I enclose          £           Subscription

(Payment optional for unwaged and under 16)                                                                  £           Donation

 Please make cheque payable to OXFORD URBAN WILDLIFE GROUP and return this slip to:
Oxford Urban Wildlife Group, Pat Hartridge, 49 Old Road, Wheatley, Oxford OX33 1NX.

 If you would be willing to help occasionally with any of the following - please would you tick any items below (as appropriate) so that we could contact you, to see if you are free, when we need help.

 Name……...............................................................................

 o  Displaying posters on a board or window.

o Helping on a stall at Open Days/Fun in the Parks.

o  Deliver and/or collect plants to/from a stall

o  Show school groups around Boundary Brook.

o  Write something for the quarterly newsletter.

o  Provide line drawings/photos for the newsletter.

o  Overwinter immature plants for later sale.

o Provide physical help at the Nature Park on an occasional basis.

o   Give a talk on a subject relevant to the group (we have our own projector).

o   Help with botanical surveys (experience not essential).

o   Research and comment on planning applications.

o  Join the Committee which meets about 6 times a year.

If you have any interests or skills that you feel might be useful to the group, please list them (here):

  If you have any questions about what is involved in any of these, please contact Janet Keene 01865 820522.