Oxford's Urban Wildlife

With the increasing pressure on our countryside, urban areas are becoming important havens for wildlife. In cities and towns all over the country people are now becoming aware of the wildlife to be found on their doorstep.

In Britain we have over a million acres of gardens (and window boxes!), we also have hundreds of thousands of acres of parks and green areas around public and industrial buildings. With a little thought and sympathetic use, many of these have the potential to become havens for all kinds of wildlife.

As part of this new awareness, Oxford Urban Wildlife Group was set up to:-

• Help you discover the city's wildlife and wild places.
• Help to encourage more wildlife into the city.
• Provide newsletters to tell you what is going on.
• Hold walks and talks, practical tasks and surveys.
• Give you practical help and advice.

View our latest newsletter.

View lists of some local wildlife publications Local books on wildlife.