Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds

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Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Shed in the hedgerow by Wolvercote Common - geograph.org.uk - 1321909.jpg
Area of Search Oxfordshire
Grid reference SP 499 089 [1]
InterestBiological
Area11.9 hectares (29 acres) [1]
Notification 1986 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds is a 11.9-hectare (29-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Oxford in Oxfordshire. [1] [2]

These unimproved meadows in the floodplain of the River Thames are poorly drained and they have calcareous clay soils. The southern field is the most waterlogged, and its flora includes wetland species such as sharp-flowered rush, marsh arrow grass, common spike-rush and early marsh orchid. [3]

The site is private land with no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. "Map of Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. "Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

Coordinates: 51°46′37″N1°16′41″W / 51.777°N 1.278°W / 51.777; -1.278