KEG is a network of ecologically-minded agencies, groups, and individuals working towards a greener Kidlington and world.
Our Practice:
We meet regularly (normally on the first Thursday of the month at 1pm down at Exeter Hall) to:
- Connect – We catch up and share news and information for encouragement, support and assistance
- Communicate – We publicise all that is going on to the wider community, and signpost opportunities to get involved or volunteer
- Collaborate – We identify where there are gaps in our combined efforts and work on solutions together
Our Shared Values (PLACE):
We are united in our enthusiasm for:
- Protecting: our local natural environment
- Learning: to live sustainably
- Advocating: for ecological justice and best practice locally
- Collaborating: around existing and joint projects
- Enjoying: the journey in the process!
Our Strategic Framework:
We’ve been learning from, and looking into, the work of Thame Green Living, and taken up their kind offer of letting us use their framework to shape our own strategic vision for our village. The framework involves 5 areas:
GREEN → Open spaces, wildlife conservation & biodiversity
BLUE → Water – our streams and rivers – and protection from flooding
GREY → Our air and atmosphere and the effect on air quality and global warming
RED → Alternative (non-fossil fuel) energy including electric vehicles
ORANGE → Waste avoidance & management, recycling & circular economy
Having mapped current activities and initiatives in Kidlington using this framework we recognise that we’re already strong in green (thanks to the ‘Wild Kidlington’ partnership) and orange (thanks to the work of the Cherwell Collective). We need to build on these strengths, but also address the gaps – namely the blue, grey and red areas.
We’re looking for people in our community who have the time, passion and tenacity to help transform our village in the coming years. Could you potentially help us protect and enhance our nature corridors and waterways? Or craft plans to reduce traffic and air pollution? Or help develop an action plan for alternative energy in our village? We need creative leaders, organisers & team builders, careful thinkers & researchers, proactive doers & activists to help us begin to carve out a path to transformation in the coming years. Could you be one of them? If so, please get in touch via kidlingtonecogroup@gmail.com, come along to our next KEG meeting, or ring Phil (07845283952) for an exploratory chat!
Our Current Goals
The Kidlington Eco Group (that’s us!) have been dreaming and scheming for the future. As well as our ongoing collaborations we discerned some special projects for the year corresponding to four of the colours in our (Thame Green Living inspired) strategy: blue, green, red, and grey.
BLUE – Water – our streams and rivers – and protection from flooding
➜ To (re)apply for grant funding for towpath wellbeing and biodiversity improvements
➜ To actively lobby for the resurfacing of the towpath
➜ Exploring a project improving the area by Yarnton Road canal bridge on CRT land
GREEN – Open spaces, wildlife conservation & biodiversity
➜ To continue to profile and support the development and enhancement of our village’s Green Spaces for wildlife though the St Mary’s, Wild Oxfordshire & Growing Spaces initiatives
➜ Apply for funding for, and run, a Wild Gardens Open Day on Sat 13th June 2026 during Great Big Green Week ✅
➜ SMF/KPC to apply for a grant to upgrade car park and entrance to Nature Reserve, and footpath across to white bridge
➜ Establish a Park Hill coppice cropping crew!
RED – Alternative (non-fossil fuel) energy, including electric vehicles, solar panels, and sustainable heating / insulation
➜ To continue the DraughtBusters project and roll it out to at least another 15 more homes over the Winter
➜ To aim to recruit and train two additional volunteer DraughtBusters
➜ Help launch a K-BUG – Kidlington Bicycle Users Group
GREY – Our air and atmosphere and the effect on air quality and global warming
➜ Actively promote new bus routes in the area
ORANGE – Waste avoidance & management, recycling & circular economy
➜ Continue to run Exeter Hall Seed Library (launched and positively received last year)
Watch this space as these ideas continue develop in the coming weeks. If you’d like to get involved with these or our more regular partner activities do please get in touch!
Our Policies:
Now that we’re getting a bit more established and ‘grown up’ as a group (though still very much fun-lovin’ we assure you) we find we’re expected to have policies and to do responsible things of that sort. With this in mind here’s a growing list of our key documents and policies:
Our Data Protection Policy (forthcoming)
Our Equal Opportunities Policy (forthcoming)
Kidlington Eco Group 