Parks and open spaces

• Allotments
• Cemeteries and closed churchyards
• Countryside and Nature Reserves
• Parks
• Play areas and recreation grounds
• Sports pitches

We also offer:

• Tree service
• Park Ranger service
• Volunteering
• Oxford in Bloom competition

Several central parks including University Parks and Christ Church Meadow are maintained by Oxford University.

Importance of Parks and Open Spaces

Visit the GreenLINK pages of GreenSpace website to download the Blue Sky Green Space report which outlines the many benefits that a diverse range of quality green spaces bring.

Play Area Refurbishment

Visit our Play area refurbishment programme page to find out about our 3 year, £3.1 million investment programme to refurbish many of the city's 87 play areas.

Have your say on our parks and open spaces

Take part in our parks satisfaction survey on our consultation pages.

Environmental Protection Act (1990 and 2005)

Our Park Rangers are trained to issue fixed penalty notices for:

• littering
• dog fouling
• fly-tipping
• fly-posting
• graffiti 
• other criminal damage.

All of these offences carry an £80 fine or a court fine up to £2000.

Useful information

• Leisure and Parks Fees and Charges 2012-13 (12kB PDF)
• Grounds Maintenance Specification - how we deliver our service (30kB PDF)
• Memorial Bench Application Form (47kB PDF)
• Parks and Open Spaces Byelaws (28kB PDF)
• Dog Control Orders

Page last reviewed 8 May 2012