Countryside Service

The Countryside service promotes nature conservation and enjoyment of the natural environment in and around Oxford.

A team of 4 rangers manages 900 acres of countryside in and around Oxford for you to enjoy, including:

• Shotover Country Park
• Port Meadow (a 300 acre grazing common)
• Twenty nature parks and reserves
• several Sites of Specific Scientific Interest
• a wide range of habitats and landscapes.

All of these places are open to the public, and most have unrestricted access.

The Service is working with partners to:

• Increase biodiversity across the whole city
• Promote enjoyment of Oxford's Countryside

We are focusing work where it will be most effective.

Oxford Volunteer Rangers

Oxford City Council Rangers are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help them care for the City's countryside. The Rangers meet regularly on Thursdays to carry out a wide range of tasks at nature reserves and parks in and around the City.

Oxford Volunteer Rangers

If you think that you might like to join them for some fresh air, exercise, fun and plenty of tea and coffee in beautiful surroundings, then find out more on our Oxford Volunteer Ranger page.

Countryside Events in Oxford

The Countryside Service publish a FREE leaflet every 6 months giving details of:

• our events
• other groups who actively promote interest and involvement in the natural environment

To be added to the mailing list, please email your postal address via the link at the bottom of this page. Alternatively you can download the document below:

To receive a weekly email bulletin of environmental news and events throughout Oxfordshire, register your interest on the Oxfordshire Nature Conservation Forum website.

More Information

Please visit our Environment and Climate Change links page for links to external websites relating to local countryside and wildlife groups.

Send an email to the Countryside Service