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Wolvercote Meadows

Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Oxfordshire
A meadow in Lower Wolvercote (geograph 1897273)
A meadow in Lower Wolvercote (geograph 1897273)

Wolvercote Meadows is a 7.1-hectare (18-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Oxford in Oxfordshire. Part of it is owned by the Oxford Preservation Trust. It is part of Oxford Meadows Special Area of Conservation.These meadows next to the River Thames are traditionally managed for pasture and hay, and they have a rich flora. The largest, which is called Great Baynham's Meadow, is used as pasture, and the other fields are managed for hay with grazing in the autumn. There are also watercourses which have many dragonflies.

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Wolvercote Meadows
Western By-pass Road, Cherwell District Gosford and Water Eaton

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Wolvercote Meadows

Western By-pass Road
OX2 8FW Cherwell District, Gosford and Water Eaton
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A meadow in Lower Wolvercote (geograph 1897273)
A meadow in Lower Wolvercote (geograph 1897273)
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