The Friends of Quarry

The Oxford Sausage have recently published an excellent article about the Quarry.

If you are invested in finding out more, Maurice East is leading a walking tour of Headington Quarry on Friday 24 July from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Meet outside the Masons Arms. There is no charge but tickets must be reserved in advance.

Red valerian is very destructive when growing in stone or brick walls and is an increasing problem. It is now actively growing and this is a good time to deal with it.

If you don’t want to use chemicals we recommend cutting it down repeatedly in order to weaken the plant. Removing flowers will at least stop it setting seed and spreading. Be careful about trying to pull out the roots – they are likely to disturb the stone and mortar and this will require repair.

Alternatively you can try using a systemic weedkiller.

If you would like further advice please get in touch with us.

We have published our latest newsletter for residents.

Friends of Quarry will hold our AGM in the Quarry Village Hall at 20:00 on 19 November 2025.

Further details will be published in due course.