Working Together 

Oxfordshire Environment Board (OxEB) was founded in 2018 as an alliance of local environmental organisations. We're working together to ensure a strong voice exists for Oxfordshire's natural environment. Member organisations agree to collaborate on significant issues impacting the natural environment. 

Our Purpose

1
To inform and influence decision-makers across Oxfordshire to ensure the natural environment is being taken into account fully in all strategic plans.

2
To provide a county-wide view and informed opinion on strategic environmental matters and county environmental strategies and positions that impact the natural environment.

3
To share intelligence and understanding about issues and opportunities which will affect the county’s environment.

Remit, structure and membership


The Oxfordshire Environment Board is an alliance of organisations concerned with the promotion, restoration and enhancement of the natural environment of the county. Member organisations are concerned that the natural environment needs to be taken into account comprehensively in decisions regarding growth and development in the county. 

OxEB does not have a formal constitution but it will contribute to fulfilling the role performed elsewhere by Local Nature Partnerships. ​A steering group comprises 8-10 people covering a broad range of environment organisations with an Oxfordshire perspective. Currently the group includes Earth Trust; CPRE Oxfordshire; Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment (TOE); Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre (TVERC); RSPB; Wild Oxfordshire; Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT); and the three AONBs. Please click here to learn more about our current members.

Any organisation which supports the aim and purpose of OxEB is welcome to apply to become a member or partner. 

How we operate

Members work together to promote the care of the natural environment and to collaborate on issues of common interest. We use a theme-based approach to determine a number of priorities on which small sub-groups can devote time. Ultimately, we aim to agree shared positions on the policies and plans which will impact the county’s environment.

We have a small budget for administration and communications given by Oxfordshire County Council, which helps us maintain this website and use social media to promote our collective views and responses. TVERC provide secretariat and communications support.

Current Aspirations

  • Engage with the Oxfordshire Growth Board, and its new Environment Advisory Group, on strategic development planning matters
  • Contribute collectively to, and influence successfully, the Oxfordshire 2050 plan 
  • Engage with Ox-Cam Corridor and Nature’s Arc initiatives, incl. the proposed Arc Spatial Framework 
  • Support and engage with the emerging Oxfordshire Local Nature Partnership
  • Make the case for Oxfordshire's environment in relevant national initiatives, such as the proposed reform of environmental assessments in the forthcoming Planning Bill 
  • Endorse strategies and plans that impact positively on the natural world in the county, such as the State of Nature Report and the Nature Recovery Strategy​

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