Shotover Country Park

Shotover Country Park

Shotover Country Park offers everyone a chance to enjoy a place of beauty and history, right on the edge of Oxford. Download the documents below for more information:

Shotover Country Park Information (kB PDF)
Exploring Shotover Country Park leaflet (kB PDF)

It is open all year round and is free of charge.

Shotover User Forum

The date of the next Shotover User Forum will be confirmed shortly.

To register your interest or to be added to the mailing list please call us on 01865 252240 or email parks@oxford.gov.uk.

Previous minutes

The minutes from previous Shotover User Forum meetings are available below:

Shotover User Group Minutes - 22 June 2011 (32kB PDF)
Shotover User Forum Minutes - 17 March 2011 (22kB PDF)
Shotover User Forum Minutes - 11 January 2011 (62kB PDF)

How to get there

It is easy to get to Shotover, which is located to the east of the City. Location map.

• By car, follow directions and park in the free car park
• By bus take the No.10 Stagecoach bus and get off at the Corner House Pub, at the end of Slade Road. Walk down Horspath Driftway and cross the Eastern Bypass at the pelican crossing.

Park features

• 117 hectares (289 acres)
• spectacular views from the top across south Oxfordshire
• intimate mosaic of hidden valleys and varied landscapes
• diverse habitats and a haven for wildlife
• disabled access and paths (from Brasenose Farm entrance)

What can I do there?

Make the most of the countryside on your doorstep

• have a picnic
• take a leisurely stroll
• follow one of our three trails
• walk the dog
• go jogging
• go horse riding or cycling along the bridleway
• go orienteering
• play in the sandpit

Nordic Walking

There are regular walks at Shotover and in Brasenose Woods. Visit the GO Avtive website for more information and contact details.

Events

Shotover Country Park is a popular venue for a range of different events including:

• guided walks
• cross country races
• orienteering competitions
• sponsored walks
• treasure hunts

If you would like details of events being organised by us or would like to book Shotover as a venue for a public event please contact us on 01865 249811.

Wildlife

The ancient woods, flowery meadows, marshes, ponds and bracken-covered slopes support a wealth of wildlife:

• Celadines and Wood Anemones
• Bluebells
• Common spotted Orchids
• Bettony and Saw Wort
• Knapweed and Oxeye Daisy
• Heath Bedstraw
• Sheep's Sorrel
• White Admiral butterflies
• Black Caps
• Garden and Willow Warblers
• Blackbirds, Wrens and Song Thrushes
• Green Woodpeckers
• Foxes
• Muntjac and Roe Deer

Partnerships

There are several groups that have a interest in Shotover Country Park:

• Shotover Preservation Society
• Shotover Wildlife

Byelaws

Page last reviewed 11 April 2012