Environment and Economy
The County Councils runs the Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre (previously - Oxfordshire Biological Records Centre), and various museums, some of which hold interesting wildlife exhibits. The County Council also employs the County Ecologist in its Planning Department.
Activities and services:
Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre (TVERC)
Fletchers House, Park St, Woodstock OX20 1SN
- Tetrad records of most of Oxfordshire´s flora and fauna. There are also atlases of County fauna
- Computer information on wildlife sitets
- Reference collections of insects, plants, etc
- Visits to Museum Store by appointment
- Individual help with identification, especially insects (resources limited)
- Opportunities for computer literate volunteers, who can help with data input
Environment amd Economy
Speedwell House, Speedwell Street, Oxford OX1 1NE
- General ecological and landscape advice
- Parish Conservation Plan Scheme
- Oxfordshire´s Special Conservation Awards (OSCAs) - Biannual awards with cash prizes
- Individual help providing data on the environment, and production of Oxfordshire´s Environment on Disc
Countryside Recreation and Management
Cultural Services, Holton, Oxford OX33 1QQ
Website:www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/countryside
- Defining, protecting and maintaining the public rights of way network and its improvement and development:
- Enabling and managing the new public access to open country and registered common land
- The development, managment and promotion of walks, rides and other specific opportunities for all sections of the community to access and enjoy the countryside;
- Providing specilaist advice for: landscape enhancement, forestry and biodiversity for the county.
Geographic coverage: Oxford
Key contacts:
Oxfordshire County Council, Environment and Economy, County Hall, Oxford OX1 1ND. Tel: 01865 792422
Website: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/countryside
TVERC: Gavin Bird Tel: 01993 814147 Fax: 01993 814127 Email: Gavin.Bird@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Rights of Way: Tel: 01865 810226 Fax: 01865 810215
Woodland: David Rees Tel: 01993 814140 Fax: 01993 814127 Email: owp@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Forestry: Eric Dougliss Tel: 01993 814141 Fax: 01993 814127 Email:forestry@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Lower Windrush Valley Project: Alison Hopewell Tel: 01993 814126 Fax: 01993 814127 Email:AlisonH@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Wychwood Project: Nick Mottram Tel: 01993 814126 Fax: 01993 814127 Email: wychwood@oxfordshire.gov.uk
County Ecologist: Craig Blackwell Tel: 01865 810469 Fax: 01865 246110 Email: craig.blackwell@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Wildlife Landscape Project: Pantoola Nikolakaki Tel: 01865 810469
Agenda 21 and environmental grants: Susie Ohlenschlager Tel: 01865 810148 Email:susie.ohlenschlager@oxfordshire.gov.uk
OSCAs: Frankie Upton Tel: 01865 815962 Fax: 01865 246110
Env. Monitoring: Paul Cumine Tel: 01865 815725 Fax: 01865 246110
See also National Trails Office - Thames and Ridgeway and Centre for Oxfordshire Studies
Notes: Geographical coverage - For organisations that have a geographical coverage that stretches beyond Oxfordshire, the most accessible contact for Oxfordshire activities is listed. M - These groups run a membership subscription scheme, but will very often provide initial advice free of charge
NL - Newsletter This Directory may not provide the total coverage of the activities of the groups listed. It concentrates on environmental and nature conservation activities. Disclaimer: Neither ONCF nor the Northmoor Trust can accept liability for any losses due to the inaccuracy of any information in this Directory. |
