There's something magical about Port Meadow. After all, this vast expanse of flood plain so close to the city of Oxford is the oldest piece of common land in England. It's here that the ancient custom of rounding up the cattle for inspection takes place in the presence of the Sheriff of Oxford to ensure that only animals owned by the Freemen of Oxford and the Wolvercote Commoners are grazing there. This moment, and many others that make this space so special, have been captured by artists and photographers in an exhibition entitled Port Meadow, which remains on show at the Gallery, in Oxford Town Hall, until March 17.

Graham Harris has captured the spirit of the round-up in a superb shot which uses strident rays of morning sunlight to highlight the figures assembled on the common in readiness for action. Kate Lack has used her camera during the morning, too, to capture the patches of sun that cover the earth, contrasting perfectly with the blue of the sky and the water which acts as a mirror for overhanging trees. Photographer John Waine gives us the floods, seizing that moment when the water sparkles and dances despite the overcast nature of the day.

There is drama from Fiona Brett, who has caught a couple of swans in her lens. Using black-and-white film, rather than the colours favoured by most of the exhibiting photographers, she has caught a pair of swans in action. But are they dancing, fighting or just showing off as they thrust their wings into the turbulent waters of the Thames? This is a great action shot which Fiona has entitled Drama Queens. Again in black-and-white, we have a shot of the Tripods Regatta, which Douglas Vernimmen has taken against the light before adding his own sparkle to the picture.

Adrian Arbib's atmospheric photographs take up most of the right wall. He is exhibiting 17 in total, all depicting the glories of the meadow. They include the fine shot above. One particular picture - and the only one he has taken in black-and-white - shows a walker and his dog resting on a fallen tree stump along the river tow-path. Behind him and beside him stand a group of inquisitive cows, all intent on getting in on the picture. This is a fine shot which says so much about the area. He shows us fishermen, too. Using colour he has captured the moment a bucket of fish are tipped wriggling into a container. He gives us a horse rubbing its neck on an old signpost as well.

This exhibition includes paintings, too, also a sculptured work of dogs, children and horses and a rather dramatic twisted piece of driftwood decorated with worn embroidery all of which help capture the moods and magic of Port Meadow.