Warneford Hospital gardening

Planting, weeding and tidying up


Location
Richard Benson Hall
276 Cowley Rd
Oxford
OX4 1UR
Date and time
18:00 - 19:30
Wednesday, 13th of May 2026
Who this task will support
Warneford Hospital

We've been helping regularly in the gardens of the various wards of the Warneford Hospital over the last few years. There is only a tiny gardening team for the whole of the Warneford Hospital site, so it is a difficult to keep it all looking as good as it could.

One of the wards has a newly planted garden which we weeded in the autumn, and now needs some planting done. We may also/instead tackle some restoration of the rose beds. Whichever task we don't do this time we will do on a return visit later this spring.

Please bring gardening gloves. Other tools will be provided, but if you have a small trowel for the planting it could be very useful.

Meeting options:
* Anyone wishing to run to the task as a group please meet in the car park of the Richard Benson Hall, 276b Cowley Rd at 6pm. It's less than a mile to Warneford Hospital, but be warned that it's mostly up hill! We could return through the Lye Valley and golf course for a longer route back to base.
* If you would prefer to meet at the task please meet us on the lawn outside reception at Warneford Hospital at 6:15pm.

Who's going

  • Anwen Greenaway
  • Emma
  • Vicky Arnold
  • Becky
  • Muireann

Discussion

sign in to add a comment

Oxford

New to GoodGym?

This is a GoodGym group run, where we run to help a local community organisation and then run back.

New GoodGymers are welcome to GoodGym group runs - no one gets left behind. You're unlikely to be alone, hundreds of new people sign up every week.

Find out more

Location
Richard Benson Hall
276 Cowley Rd
Oxford
OX4 1UR
Date and time
18:00 - 19:30
Wednesday, 13th of May 2026
Who this task will support
Warneford Hospital
Options are available to run between 1km and 5km in total

Remember that we run to and from the task, so you'll only be running for half this distance in one go.

This is a standard GoodGym group run. If you can't run for more than 15mins without stopping or you're worried about any aspect of the session, contact us.

Ideal for beginners

Richard Benson Hall
276 Cowley Rd
Oxford
OX4 1UR


Bethan Greenaway
Led by Bethan Greenaway

Fresh air is magic. Skin is waterproof.


What to look out for

Age Restriction

GoodGym welcomes anyone aged 18 or over. If you are under 18 then you will be unable to participate in any GoodGym activity

Make sure you've read our general guidelines for safety when running and at a task.

Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more