East Oxford Health Routes This map helps you locate local green spaces and suggests walking routes from East Oxford Health Centre to parks, meadows and woodlands. For the mes of local group walks in East Oxford visit: Getoxfordshireacve.org. Simply by spending me in nature you can reduce anxiety and improve your mood! Physical acvity, including walking, can reduce your risk of diabetes by 35-50%, depression and demena by 20-30% and cardiovascular diseases by 20-35% It can also reduce your risk of condions such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Exercising outdoors has been shown to be more beneficial than indoor acvies. The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is registered as a charity no: 1143189 Headington Hill Park Home to rare trees such as the Buernut and Black Birch. Visit friendsoeadingtonhillpark.org.uk for a complete list of trees you can find here. South Park The largest park within Oxford City limits. Offers great views of the city. Aston’s Eyot and The Kidneys Located along the River Thames, here you can spot a large variety of birds such as Green Woodpeckers and Sparrowhawks. Visit friendsofastonseyot.org for informaon on routes and wildlife. Boundary Brook Nature Park An urban wildlife area with mixed woodlands, grasslands, a nature pond and buerfly glade. It can be visited by arrangement, visit ouwg.org.uk Produced by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Green Spaces in East Oxford East Oxford Health Routes Cowley Marsh Recreation Ground Has outdoor gym equipment and sport facilies. For pitch bookings, visit www.oxford.gov.uk/pitchbooking Barracks Lane Community Garden Parcipate in nature related acvies. For informaon on how to access the garden, visit barrackslanegarden.org.uk Warneford Meadow Grassland home to buerflies, owls, badgers and birds such as Skylarks and Meadow Pipits. Angel and Greyhound Meadow Located on the River Cherwell, this is a beauful open green area that is flooded for parts of the year. Florence Park Enjoy mature trees, a local cafe and various sports facilies. For more informaon visit oxford.gov.uk www.nhsforest.org Please use your own judgment about where and when you feel safe to walk. Be safe and have fun! www.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk Go for a walk! It is free, fun and as challenging as you want it to be! Get to know your green spaces!
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East OxfordHealth Routes
This map helps you locate local green spaces andsuggests walking routes from East Oxford Health Centre
to parks, meadows and woodlands. For the times of localgroup walks in East Oxford visit:
Getoxfordshireactive.org.
Simply by spending time in nature you can reduceanxiety and improve your mood! Physical activity,
including walking, can reduce your risk of
diabetes by 35-50%,depression and dementia by 20-30%
and cardiovascular diseases by 20-35%
It can also reduce your risk of conditions such as cancerand Alzheimer’s disease. Exercising outdoors has been
shown to be more beneficial than indoor activities.
The Centre for SustainableHealthcare is registeredas a charity no: 1143189
Headington Hill ParkHome to rare trees such as the Butternut and BlackBirch. Visit friendsofheadingtonhillpark.org.uk fora complete list of trees you can find here.
South ParkThe largest park within Oxford City limits.Offers great views of the city.
Aston’s Eyot and The KidneysLocated along the River Thames, here you can spota large variety of birds such as Green Woodpeckers andSparrowhawks. Visit friendsofastonseyot.orgfor information on routes and wildlife.
Boundary Brook Nature Park An urban wildlife area with mixed woodlands, grasslands,a nature pond and butterfly glade. It can be visited byarrangement, visit ouwg.org.uk
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Cowley Marsh Recreation GroundHas outdoor gym equipment and sport facilities. Forpitch bookings, visit www.oxford.gov.uk/pitchbooking
Barracks Lane Community GardenParticipate in nature related activities. For informationon how to access the garden, visitbarrackslanegarden.org.uk
Warneford Meadow Grassland home to butterflies, owls, badgers andbirds such as Skylarks and Meadow Pipits.
Angel and Greyhound Meadow Located on the River Cherwell, this is a beautiful opengreen area that is flooded for parts of the year.
Florence Park Enjoy mature trees, a local cafe and various sportsfacilities. For more information visit oxford.gov.uk
www.nhsforest.org
Please use your own judgment about where and whenyou feel safe to walk.
Be safe and have fun!
www.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk
Go for a walk!
It is free, fun and as challenging as you want it to be!