Local Environment Fund

Connecting to nature

We believe that everyone, including the elderly and those with reduced mobility, should be able to enjoy accessing and exploring Oxfordshire’s countryside and local green spaces for recreation, education and enjoyment, with all the health and well-being benefits this brings.

TOE supports projects which improve access to places near where people live as well as the wider countryside and strategic routes.

TOE will support projects which improve local green spaces and the accessibility and quality of the rights of way network including:

  • Creating new links, circular routes and traffic-free routes

  • Replacing stiles with gates

  • Promoting the wider use of the countryside and green spaces, and linking with local facilities.

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Our Local Environment Fund offers grants of up to £15,000 for access projects which match the criteria outlined above.

Click on the photos below for case studies about some of the access projects awarded grants from the Local Environment Fund.

We welcome projects which fit within Oxfordshire County Council’s (OCC) Rights of Way Management Plan (RoWMP) 2015-2025. The OCC Countryside Access Team is always happy to offer support and advice to local communities wishing to make their area easier and safer to explore on foot, by bicycle and on horseback.