Salt Way, Ditchley Explained

Salt Way, Ditchley
Aos:	Oxfordshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	2ha
Notifydate:	1988
Map:	Magic Map

Salt Way, Ditchley is a 2abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) east of Charlbury in Oxfordshire.^{[1] [2]} It is also a Local Nature Reserve.^{[3] [4]}

This is a stretch of an ancient track together with its species-rich grass verges and hedges. It has been designated an SSSI because it has the largest known British colony of the very rare downy woundwort, with more than 100 seedlings and 60 flowering stems. The plant is associated with hedges along Roman roads and ancient tracks on calcareous soils, and Salt Way may date to the Roman period.^[5]

References

51.873°N -1.444°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Salt Way, Ditchley . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 April 2020.
2. Web site: Map of Salt Way, Ditchley. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 April 2020.
3. Web site: Designated Sites View: Saltway . Local Nature Reserves. Natural England . 26 February 2020.
4. Web site: Map of Saltway. Local Nature Reserves . Natural England. 7 April 2020.
5. Web site: Salt Way, Ditchley citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 April 2020.