Pixey and Yarnton Meads
Nature Conservation Review sitesSites of Special Scientific Interest in OxfordshireSpecial Areas of Conservation in England
Pixey and Yarnton Meads is an 86.4-hectare (213-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Oxford in Oxfordshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, and part of Oxford Meadows Special Area of Conservation.These are unimproved flood meadows on the bank of the River Thames. Their management is very well recorded, and it is known that they have been grazed and cut for hay for more than a thousand years, with the result that they are botanically rich, with more than 150 species. The site has been the subject of detailed botanical and hydrological research.
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King's Weir, Vale of White Horse
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OX2 8PY Vale of White Horse
England, United Kingdom
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