Parks & Green Spaces
Shotover Country Park
Just beyond Oxford’s Eastern Bypass, Shotover Country Park offers a variety of walks through fields and woodland. Containing bridleways, mountain bike trails, and three different marked walks ranging between 30…
CS Lewis Nature Reserve
Once home to CS Lewis, the author of the Chronicles of Narnia series, the CS Lewis Nature Reserve preserves the pond and woodland which the writer once owned. Teeming with…
Harcourt Arboretum
Harcourt Arboretum is home to over one hundred acres of rare, exotic, and endangered trees. For adults, the arboretum hosts a range of courses, including the creative (e.g. nature photography),…
Wytham Woods
Wytham Woods is a large area of woodland which belongs to the University of Oxford – where researchers can carry out observations into woodland habitats. Visitors can take advantage of…
Christ Church Meadow
Just a five-minute walk from the High Street, Christ Church Meadow is perhaps one of the most central green spaces in Oxford. Sitting between the River Thames and River Cherwell…
Iffley Meadows
One of the ‘wilder’ green spaces in central Oxford, Iffley Meadows are a ‘Site of Special Scientific Interest’ – featuring diverse plant and animal species. Each spring (approximately April-May) thousands…
South Park
Located at the east end of Oxford, just minutes from the vibrant Cowley Road, South Park offers commanding views back to the city centre. From the top of the hill,…
Forest Hill walk
This is a 2km walk that takes in stunning views from the top of Forest Hill across Oxfordshire.
Broadway Activity Park
A three-acre leisure area has been transformed into a state-of-the-art Activity Park for the entire community to use and enjoy. The park is organised into four distinct zones for different…
