Friends of Bury Knowle Park, Headington

Welcome to Friends of Bury Knowle Park

Bury Knowle Park in Headington is owned by the city council and has been open to the public since 1930. Everyone who cares for this park is welcome to become a Friend.

Its postcode is OX3 9HX (directions). It adjoins the London Road and has two main entrances (from London Road just to the east of the shops and from North Place), and two narrower entrances (at the north-east from Chestnut Avenue and the south-east from beside Bury Knowle Health Centre). It is open 24 hours a day.

You are invited to meet the committee and tell us your thoughts about the park and its future. This is a great chance to air your views. We will assemble outside Bury Knowle library at 6:30pm on Thursday 17 May 2012. Hopefully, the weather will be kind enough to allow for a stroll around the park.

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Bury Knowle Park won
a Green Flag award
in July 2011

Boy making birdbox

Birdboxes

Tree Planting

The Friends of Bury Knowle Park planted the remaining shrubs and twelve silver birch trees in the play area on Monday 12 March 2012 with the help of the Oxford Hub.

Bird Boxes

With the help of a grant from Headington Action, the Friends of Bury Knowle Park arranged the purchase of 24 flat-pack wooden bird boxes.

The Head of St Andrew’s Primary School organized for some of the pupils to come into school on a Saturday afternoon to help build the bird boxes, and children, parents, and organisers had a very enjoyable two-hour session assembling all the boxes.

Film under the Stars by OFVM: How to Train Your Dragon shown in the park on 30 July 2011

Rope slide

Play Area Refurbishment

Groundwork Thames Valley refurbished the children’s play area between February and August 2011 following the award of a Playbuilder grant of £47,000, and it was officially opened on 23 September 2011.

Oxford Mail, 30 May 2011: ”New themed playground will mean a happy ever after ending”

Right: One of the new pieces of equipment. More pictures

Competitions

Winners of the 2010 painting & drawing competition

Winning entries in the 2009 photographic competition

Bury Knowle stables and barn

Planning application 11/00285/CT3 (“Conversion of vacant on-site buildings to three two-bedroomed properties”) has been withdrawn pending an application to English Heritage for listed status.

History of Bury Knowle stables and barn

Health Walks in Bury Knowle Park

Health Walks take place in Bury Knowle Park. Meet at the Library on Fridays at 10am. Wheelchair accessible.

Daffodils in Bury Knowle Park
The daffodils planted by the Friends of Bury Knowle Park in 2009,
photographed by Frank Cummings in March 2010