Rivermead is a pleasant green haven by the river Thames and a small stepping stone for biodiversity. Oxford city council et al have provided a handful of informative notices about the park’s biodiversity - letting the wildlife know whether it should be there or not.

The park slopes down to the Thames until its almost level with the river. Its nice seeing the river at your feet instead of being higher up on an artificial bank always looking down at the river.

I haven’t been to this park for many years and it seems a lot smaller than I remember it. This is primarily because a wire mesh fence has been built through it almost cutting it in half. When I first noticed the fence I thought it was one of those erected by builders before they start work on a building project. But it looks more permanent than that.

I don’t know who erected it or why but it’s sad seeing a metal fence in the middle of a green area. It looks completely out of place and borders on the sacrilegious.

One of my pet hates is that the park, like so many others, has nowhere for cyclists to lock up their bikes whilst visiting the park.