Contact Us

General enquiries: email admin@obg.ox.ac.uk or call 01865 286 692.

Finance enquiries: email admin@obg.ox.ac.uk or call 01865 610 305.

Event hire, photography & filming: please visit the Hire Our Spaces page and complete the Enquiry Form.

Group bookings & guided tours: email groupbookings@obg.ox.ac.uk, or call 01865 286 692.

Artists: please visit the Hire Our Spaces page and complete the Artists Form. 

Marketing: email marketing@obg.ox.ac.uk

Lost property: call 01865 610300.

If you would like to use the Garden or Arboretum for non-commercial purposes please make a general enquiry. 

Head of Department and Director
Professor Simon Hiscock  |  simon.hiscock@obg.ox.ac.uk

Deputy Director and Head of Science
Dr Chris Thorogood  |  chris.thorogood@obg.ox.ac.uk

Departmental Administrator
Olivia Singh  |  olivia.singh@obg.ox.ac.uk

Glasshouse Curator
Kate Pritchard  |  kate.pritchard@obg.ox.ac.uk

Arboretum Curator
Ben Jones  |  ben.jones@obg.ox.ac.uk

Primary and Families Education Officers

• Emma Williams & Kate Castleden - based at the Botanic Garden, tel: 01865 286 694  |  education@obg.ox.ac.uk
• Tegan Bennett & Catherine Vivian - based at the Arboretum, tel: 01865 286 693  |  tegan.bennett@obg.ox.ac.uk  |  catherine.vivian@obg.ox.ac.uk

Secondary Education 
Arboretum | haeducation@obg.ox.ac.uk
Botanic Garden | education@obg.ox.ac.uk

Friends Administrator (Weds & Fri only)
Isabella Raeburn, tel: 01865 610 303  |  friends.administrator@obg.ox.ac.uk

Ticket Office Coordinator
Ciara Shaw, tel: 01865 286 692  |  ciara.shaw@tss.ox.ac.uk