Butterby Oxbow

Butterby Oxbow
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Oxbow lake at Low Butterby
Country	England
Region	North East
District	Durham City

Location	NZ275390
- coordinates	GB-ENG 54°44′44″N 1°34′25″W / 54.74556°N 1.57361°W / 54.74556; -1.57361Coordinates: GB-ENG 54°44′44″N 1°34′25″W / 54.74556°N 1.57361°W / 54.74556; -1.57361

Area	7.29 ha (18.01 acres)

Notification	1957
Management	Natural England

Area of Search	County Durham
Interest	Biological

Location of Butterby Oxbow, Co Durham
Website: Map of site

Butterby Oxbow is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Durham City district of County Durham, England. It consists of a former meander of the River Wear which was isolated from the main river in 1811 when, to reduce flooding in the area, a new channel was constructed across the neck of the meander.^[1] It is located about 3 km south of the centre of Durham and 1.2 km north of the nearest village, Croxdale.

The site is notable for the succession series of swamp, fen and fen-carr which has developed and which is rarely found as a complete sequence in the county. It is locally important as a roosting and wintering area for wildfowl.^[2]

References

↑ Griffiths, Benjamin M (February 1932). "The Ecology of Butterby Marsh, Durham". Journal of Ecology 20 (1): 105–127. doi:10.2307/2255969. JSTOR 2255969.
↑ "Butterby Oxbow" (PDF). English Nature. 1985. Retrieved 18 July 2010.

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Neighbouring areas Cleveland Northumberland Tyne and Wear

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