There will be a plot inspection the week beginning 13th April. Please make sure your plot meets the EWAA cultivation guidelines, available here. Many plots are looking glorious!
We have 50 people on the waiting list. If you no longer wish to continue with your plot, please contact the Membership Secretary via our contact form.
With many thanks
The EWAA Committee
Oxford Urban Wildlife Group are delighted to invite you to the OUWG Spring Open Afternoon, 2-4pm, Saturday 21st March 2026, and hope you will come and enjoy this incredibly beautiful oasis of nature on the doorstep of East Oxford and become immersed in wildlife in the heart of the city. There will be nature focused activities and walks for people of all ages and for all the family.
Contact us on info@ouwg.org.uk for more information and to book. You can join OUWG via our website with the family rate of £8 a year, or £5 a year for individuals, and visit whenever you like.
OUWG would really like to remind everyone that it is important for safety that children under 15 are accompanied by an adult at all times when visiting the reserve. There is deep water on site, and although safety measures are in place, it is important that all young people under 15 are always under the supervision of an adult. Please keep to the designated paths at all times.
Please do not move, disturb, or remove anything from the nature reserve, as the ecology is carefully managed as a mosaic of ecosystems. The reserve is for the benefit of wildlife and this is their home. Please take anything you bring to the reserve with you and do not leave any litter. Only guide and support dogs are welcome: for those visitors who need them, please do keep them on a lead at all times.
Spring is here in the nature reserve. What a beautiful couple of weeks we have had. From the wonderful appearance of spring butterflies coming out of hibernation, Brimstone and Peacock butterflies, the blossoming of the blackthorn, the sightings of a range of spring moths to the abundance of frogs and frogspawn in the ponds. Its a sight to behold on the Boundary Brook Nature Reserve.
There have been a number of recent thefts on the allotment, including: a wheelbarrow, two recently-planted trees, and a shed. The committee have decided to install some mobile cameras, and please do help by keeping a lookout for anyone you don’t recognise on your neighbouring plots.
It does seem like one would need gate access to remove such large items, so if you hold the gate for someone you don’t know, do ask to see their key if you feel comfortable.
As always, please keep the gates locked at all times.
If you have other suggestions, or if you have had something stolen in the last 18 months, do get in touch (if the latter, include when, what, plot number). The best way of contacting the committee is via the contact form.
The EWAA shop reopens on Sunday 22nd February, 10:00-12:00. Fresh stock, including: seed potatoes, seeds, compost, and muck ‘n’ mulch will be available. If you have any questions, contact the shop here.
Potato stock for 2026:
The shop opens on Sunday mornings as follows:
We are looking for a new shop officer from 1 April.
Duties include:
The role would suit someone who would be comfortable using the shop laptop, and lives close to the allotment site. The shop officer role could be shared between 2-3 people. Training will be provided.
For more information, or to put yourself forward for the role, please contact us via the contact form.
The next EWAA Committee meeting, which was to take place on Thursday 08 January 2026, 7:30pm, will now take place on: Thursday 22 January 2026, 7:30pm.
Happy New Year! The first plot inspection of 2026 will be on Saturday 17th January.
In advance:
With many thanks,
EWAA Committee
The EWAA Shop does not open during December and January, so after November the next opportunity will be mid-February.
Don’t forget to get your ALLIUMS, compost, and green manures before the shop closes. Click here for a reminder of other supplies you might need for the months ahead.
The EWAA Shop does not open during December and January, so after November the next opportunity will be mid-February. Click here for a reminder of the supplies you might need for the months ahead.
Today the water supply to the tanks around the allotment site was turned off for the winter. This is to prevent burst pipes during cold weather. It will be turned on again in early spring, once the danger of a hard frost is past.
