Welcome to Hogacre

Hogacre Common is a fourteen acre site less than a mile from the centre of Oxford, to the south-west of the City and within its fertile flood plains. Bounded by streams on three sides and only accessible by foot, it features field, woodland and aquatic habitats and hosts low carbon community activities and events.

Formally the sports ground for Corpus Christi college, it has been leased to the community since 2011 for a jar of honey a year!

Next events at Hogacre

Cafe coming soon

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In 2019 we won a grant for exciting collaborative projects with Oxfordshire CPRE, including disabled access and info boards. For details, see ‘Awards‘, including photos of our hedge-laying training.

Join us on Saturday the 26th of June 10.00 till 16.00 to learn how to use a scythe and help us to scythe our meadow, by emailing hogacrecommon@gmail.com.

(Limited spaces, first come first served). This event is free, bring you own picnic and drink.

Follow-up scything of the meadow, Saturday the 3rd of July, National Meadow Day.

Scything the meadow in 2019 before social distancing was invented!

Come and see Spring at Hogacre!

  • Burst of blossom
  • Snakes head fritillaries
  • Haze of hazel green
  • Broadbeans in Oxgrow

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Photos CCC archive, Talia Woodin and Deborah Glass Woodin