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[email protected] www.oxford.gov.uk/parks Bury Knowle Park Management Plan 2018-2022 Contents 1.0 A Welcoming Place 1.1 Site location and asset map 1.2 Park features, buildings and infrastructure 2.0 Biodiversity, Landscape and Heritage 2.1 Historical background 2.2 Biodiversity 3.0 Community Involvement 3.1 Stakeholders and partners 3.2 Consultation 3.3 Events 3.4 Volunteering 3.5 Contribution to health & wellbeing 4.0 Management 4.1 Vision for the Park 4.2 Well maintained and clean 4.3 Marketing and communication 4.4 Healthy, Safe and Secure 4.5 Environmental management 5.0 Aims and Five Year Action Plan 6.0 Monitoring and Review 7.0 Supporting Documents Appendices 1 Bury Knowle Park Management Plan 2018-2022 Customer comments 1.0 A Welcoming Place Bury Knowle House, built around 1800, and its grounds, was purchased by the City Council in 1931 and opened as a 7 hectare public park the following year. Many of the original historic features including the Ha-ha, listed stone walls and mature trees have been preserved, creating one of Oxford’s most unique and picturesque parks. More recent improvements include a sensory garden, tennis courts and an extensive new ‘Destination Standard’ play area. World famous children’s authors C S Lewis and J R Tolkien both lived locally, and their work is celebrated in the park by a number of sculptures which depict characters from their books. Bury Knowle lies on the London Road in the busy commercial suburb of Headington, and as well as being a popular family park for the local community, is also used as a place to picnic and relax by the many shop and office workers; and by students, a large number of whom are based in the area.