Little Wittenham SSSI explained

Little Wittenham
Aos:Oxfordshire
Interest:Biological
Area:68.9ha
Notifydate:2000
Map: Magic Map

Little Wittenham SSSI is a 68.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Didcot in Oxfordshire.[1] [2] It is also a Special Area of Conservation.[3]

This site, which is managed by the Earth Trust, consists of woods, grassland, scrub and ponds on the slope of a hill next to the River Thames. Flora include the nationally scarce greater dodder, and there is a rich assemblage of amphibians, including one of the largest populations in the country of the great crested newt, which is a priority species of the Biodiversity action plan.[4]

References

51.631°N -1.175°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Little Wittenham. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Little Wittenham. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Designated Sites View: Little Wittenham . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 26 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Little Wittenham citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 April 2020.