Waterperry Wood Explained

Waterperry Wood
Aos:	Oxfordshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	137ha
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Waterperry Wood is a 137abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) east of Oxford in Oxfordshire.^{[1] [2]} It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,^[3] and is owned and managed by the Forestry Commission.^[4]

This wood has been designated an SSSI because it contains a diverse and important insect fauna, with many nationally uncommon and rare species. There are nineteen species of nationally uncommon hoverflies, including five which are listed in the British Red Data Book of Insects, many nationally uncommon beetles, thirty butterfly species and several rare moths.^[5]

References

51.778°N -1.124°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Waterperry Wood . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 29 March 2020.
2. Web site: Map of Waterperry Wood. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 29 March 2020.
3. Book: Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 51 . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .
4. Web site: Waterperry Wood. Woodland Trust. 29 March 2020.
5. Web site: Waterperry Wood citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 29 March 2020.