Wytham Ditches and Flushes | |
Aos: | Oxfordshire |
Interest: | Biological |
Area: | 2.7ha |
Notifydate: | 1986 |
Map: | Magic Map |
Wytham Ditches and Flushes is a 2.7abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Oxford in Oxfordshire.[1] [2]
These ditches have a rich aquatic and fen flora. Uncommon wetland plants include greater water-parsnip, greater spearwort, water violet, brookweed, narrow-leaved water plantain and creeping jenny. There is also a small tussocky field which is kept partly waterlogged by flushes.[3]