Little Wittenham SSSI facts for kids
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | Oxfordshire |
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Interest | Biological |
Area | 68.9 hectares (170 acres) |
Notification | 2000 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Little Wittenham SSSI is a 68.9-hectare (170-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Didcot in Oxfordshire. It is also a Special Area of Conservation.
This site, which is managed by the Earth Trust, consists of woods, grassland, scrub and ponds on the slope of a hill next to the River Thames. Flora include the nationally scarce greater dodder, and there is a rich assemblage of amphibians, including one of the largest populations in the country of the great crested newt, which is a priority species of the Biodiversity action plan.
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