Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds explained

Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds
Aos:Oxfordshire
Interest:Biological
Area:11.9ha
Notifydate:1986
Map:Magic Map

Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds is a 11.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Oxford in Oxfordshire.[1] [2]

These unimproved meadows in the floodplain of the River Thames are poorly drained and they have calcareous clay soils. The southern field is the most waterlogged, and its flora includes wetland species such as sharp-flowered rush, marsh arrow grass, common spike-rush and early marsh orchid.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

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51.777°N -1.278°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England . 26 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds . Sites of Special Scientific Interest . Natural England . 26 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds citation . Sites of Special Scientific Interest . Natural England . 26 March 2020.