Cuttle Brook

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Cuttle Brook
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Cuttle Brook
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationThame, Oxfordshire
OS grid SP 701 056
Area13 hectares (32 acres)
Managed byThame Town Council & Cuttle Brook Conservation Volunteers

Cuttle Brook is a 13-hectare (32-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Thame in Oxfordshire. It is owned and managed by Thame Town Council. [1] [2]

There are seven entrances to this site close to Thame town centre. It has diverse habitats, including the brook and its banks, scrub, woodland, meadows, reed beds, hedges and sedge beds. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cuttle Brook". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. "Map of Cuttle Brook". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

Coordinates: 51°44′42″N0°59′10″W / 51.745°N 0.986°W / 51.745; -0.986