List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire in South East England has an area of 2,605 square kilometres and a population of 648,700. In England, the body responsible for designating Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) is Natural England, which is responsible for protecting England's natural environment. Notification as an SSSI gives legal protection to the best sites for wildlife and geology.^[1] As of 2011, there are 110 SSSIs in Oxfordshire, 76 of which have been designated for biological interest, 27 for geological interest, and 7 for both biological and geological interest.^[2]

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

The data in the table is taken from Natural England's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.^[3]

Sites

Site name	Reason for designation		Area^[A]		Grid reference^[B]^[C]	Year in which notified^[D]	Map^[E]	Location
Site name	Biological interest	Geological interest	Hectares	Acres	Grid reference^[B]^[C]	Year in which notified^[D]	Map^[E]	Location
Alvescot Meadows	Y		2.7	6.7	SP273050 & SP278049	1992	Map	Alvescot
Appleton Lower Common	Y		43.3	117.0	SP425007	1986	Map	Appleton
Ardley Cutting and Quarry	Y	Y	40.1	99.1	SP540269	1988	Map	Ardley
Ardley Trackways		Y	63.6	157.1	SP540248	2010	Map	Ardley
Arncott Bridge Meadows	Y		8.7	21.4	SP608185	1985	Map	Ambrosden
Ashdown Park	Y		9.2	22.7	SU285820	1986	Map	Lambourn
Aston Rowant	Y	Y	128.5	317.5	SU728972	1988	Map	Aston Rowant
Aston Rowant Cutting		Y	4.0	9.8	SU728965 to SU737965	1986	Map	Aston Rowant
Aston Rowant Woods	Y		209.7	518	SU750984	1986	Map	Aston Rowant
Aston Upthorpe Downs	Y		38.7	95.7	SU545834 & SU536835	1984	Map	Cholsey
Barrow Farm Fen	Y		6.6	16.3	SU468975	1986	Map	Abingdon
Bear, Oveys and Great Bottom Woods	Y		58.6	144.8	SU693840 & SU703830	1986	Map	Henley-on-Thames
Berins Hill Bank	Y		1.8	4.4	SU654852	1986	Map	Cholsey
Berrick Trench	Y		2.0	5.0	SU705882	1988	Map	Henley-on-Thames
Bestmoor	Y		12.4	30.6	SP493297	1990	Map	Deddington
Bix Bottom	Y		103.0	245.5	SU715880	1986	Map	Henley-on-Thames
Blenheim Park	Y		225.2	556.6	SP435167	1986	Map	Woodstock
Bould Wood	Y		58.7	145.0	SP253205	1986	Map	Bruern
Brasenose Wood and Shotover Hill	Y		109.5	270.6	SP567058	1986	Map	Oxford
Buckland Warren	Y		0.03	0.07	SU333963	1993	Map	Buckland
Cassington Meadows	Y		7.0	17.4	SP463101	1993	Map	Cassington
Chimney Meadows	Y		49.7	122.8	SP352000	1986	Map	Buckland
Chinnor Chalk Pit		Y	66.1	163.3	SU755998	1986	Map	Chinnor
Chinnor Hill	Y		27.3	67.4	SP766007	1986	Map	Chinnor
Cothill Fen	Y		43.6	107.6	SU456993 – SP468013	1993	Map	Abingdon
Culham Brake	Y		1.4	3.5	SU508964	1985	Map	Abingdon
Cumnor		Y	0.2	0.5	SP46040325 & SP46180324	1990	Map	Cumnor
Ditchley Road Quarry		Y	12.2	30.2	SP370200	1986	Map	Charlbury
Dry Sandford Pit	Y	Y	4	10	SU467995	1986	Map	Abingdon
Ducklington Mead	Y		5.6	13.8	SP363077	1986	Map	Witney
Fernham Meadows	Y		21.9	54.1	SU294907	1990	Map	Faringdon
Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens	Y		110.2	272.4	SU442985	1986	Map	Abingdon
Glyme Valley	Y		28.4	70.3	SP340259	1988	Map	Chipping Norton
Grafton Lock Meadow	Y		11.1	27.4	SU273991	1986	Map	Faringdon
Hackpen, Warren & Gramp's Hill Downs	Y		72.9	180.1	SU355845	1986	Map	Letcombe Bassett
Harpsden Wood	Y		25.8	63.8	SU761804	1990	Map	Henley-on-Thames
Hartslock	Y		42.2	104.2	SU619793	1986	Map	Goring-on-Thames
Highlands Farm Pit		Y	0.6	1.4	SU744813	1986	Map	Henley-on-Thames
Holly Court Bank	Y		4.6	11.4	SP387152	1986	Map	Woodstock
Holly Wood	Y		24.2	60.2	SP588100	1986	Map	Beckley
Holton Wood	Y		49.5	122.3	SP603080	1984	Map	Oxford
Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds	Y		11.3	27.9	SP496092 to SP502087	1986	Map	Oxford
Hook Norton Cutting & Banks	Y	Y	6.8	16.7	SP360320	1986	Map	Chipping Norton
Horsehay Quarries		Y	8.2	20.6	SP456273 & SP456276	1987	Map	Steeple Aston
Hurst Hill	Y	Y	20.6	51.0	SP477043	1986	Map	Cumnor
Iffley Meadows	Y		36.2	89.5	SP524038	1986	Map	Oxford
Kirtlington Quarry		Y	3.3	8.2	SP494199	1986	Map	Kirtlington
Knightsbridge Lane	Y		1.7	4.3	SU683969	1987	Map	Watlington
Lamb and Flag Quarry		Y	0.2	0.4	SU380974	1986	Map	Southmoor
Lambridge Wood	Y		73.8	182.3	SU734845	1984	Map	Henley-on-Thames
Langley's Lane Meadow	Y		3.5	8.6	SP391015	1985	Map	Standlake
Little Tew Meadows	Y		40.0	98.0	SP377281	1995	Map	Chipping Norton
Little Wittenham	Y		68.8	169.9	SU571929	2000	Map	Wallingford
Littlemore Railway Cutting		Y	0.5	1.3	SP532028	1986	Map	Oxford
Littleworth Brick Pit		Y	1.2	3.9	SP588054	1987	Map	Wheatley
Long Hanborough Gravel Pit		Y	4.3	10.6	SP419137	1986	Map	Long Hanborough
Lye Valley	Y		2.5	6.3	SP548052 & SP547058	1987	Map	Oxford
Lyehill Quarry		Y	3.0	7.5	SP592068	1986	Map	Wheatley
Magdalen Grove		Y	0.4	1.0	SP520065	1991	Map	Oxford
Magdalen Quarry		Y	0.4	1.0	SP552071	1986	Map	Oxford
Middle Barton Fen	Y		11.3	27.9	SP443263	1990	Map	Westcott Barton
Moulsford Downs	Y		11.3	28.0	SU578827	1986	Map	Moulsford
Murcott Meadows	Y		22.8	56.3	SP593139	1986	Map	Oxford
Neithrop Fields Cutting		Y	1.5	3.8	SP593139	1986	Map	Banbury
New Marston Meadows	Y		44.4	109.7	SP520076	1993	Map	Oxford
Otmoor	Y		211.6	522.9	SP575130	1988	Map	Beckley
Out Wood	Y		19.2	47.5	SP408208	1986	Map	Charlbury
Pishill Woods	Y		42.2	104.1	SU715901 & SU713905	1984	Map	Watlington
Pixey and Yarnton Meads	Y		85.6	211.5	SP480105	1986	Map	Oxford
Port Meadow With Wolvercote Common & Green	Y		166.7	411.9	SP495083	1986	Map	Oxford
Priest's Hill		Y	1.0	2.6	SU700872	1986	Map	Nettlebed
Reed Hill	Y		14.0	34.5	SP380173	1987	Map	Charlbury
Rock Edge		Y	1.8	4.5	SP550064	1986	Map	Oxford
Rushy Meadows	Y		8.7	21.6	SP481143	1985	Map	Kidlington
Salt Way, Ditchley	Y		2.1	5.2	SP384195	1988	Map	Charlbury
Sarsgrove Wood	Y		41.5	102.5	SP305243	1985	Map	Chipping Norton
Sharp's Hill Quarry		Y	2.4	5.8	SP338359	1986	Map	Hook Norton
Sheep's Banks	Y		5.1	12.5	SP443210	1986	Map	Woodstock
Shellingford Crossroads Quarry		Y	2.6	6.4	SU326942	1986	Map	Faringdon
Shipton-on-Cherwell & Whitehill Farm Quarries		Y	27.7	68.3	SP474176 & SP478186	1986	Map	Woodstock
Shirburn Hill	Y		64.5	159.5	SU715955	1986	Map	Watlington
Sidling's Copse and College Pond	Y		22.2	54.9	SP555095	1986	Map	Oxford
Spartum Fen	Y		8.0	19.7	SP654016	1986	Map	Thame
Stanton Great Wood	Y		57.5	142.2	SP588093	1987	Map	Oxford
Stanton Harcourt		Y	0.7	1.7	SP414051	1990	Map	Stanton Harcourt
Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks	Y		27.5	67.8	SP392166	1989	Map	Woodstock
Stonesfield Slate Mines		Y	0.8	1.9	SP392172 & SP388168 & SP379173 & SP387171	1986	Map	Woodstock
Stratton Audley Quarries		Y	8.7	21.5	SP60052545 & SP602250	1986	Map	Bicester
Sturt Copse	Y		5.3	12.9	SP400150	1987	Map	Woodstock
Sugworth		Y	0.6	1.4	SP513008	1986	Map	Abingdon
Swyncombe Downs	Y		46.4	115.1	SU672915	1984	Map	Wallingford
Taynton Quarries	Y		41.1	101.6	SP235150	1988	Map	Burford
Tuckmill Meadows	Y		6.1	15.1	SU240900	1988	Map	Watchfield
Warren Bank	Y		3.1	7.5	SU653857	1986	Map	Wallingford
Waterperry Wood	Y		140.2	346.4	SP605090	1986	Map	Oxford
Watlington and Pyrton Hills	Y		110.9	273.9	SU705936	1986	Map	Watlington
Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes	Y		73.2	180.9	SP562175	1986	Map	Bicester
Weston Fen	Y		13.0	32.1	SP526194	1986	Map	Bicester
Westwell Gorse	Y		2.4	5.8	SP219113	1994	Map	Burford
Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods	Y		64.1	158.4	SP603144	1985	Map	Beckley
Whitehill Wood	Y		3.4	8.4	SP391155	1986	Map	Woodstock
White Horse Hill	Y	Y	103.2	254.9	SU302868	1986	Map	Uffington
Wicklesham and Coxwell Pits		Y	12.8	31.6	SU285942 & SU289941 & SU292942	1986	Map	Faringdon
Wolvercote Meadows	Y		9.2	22.7	SP484096	1986	Map	Oxford
Woodeaton Quarry		Y	6.4	15.8	SP533123	1986	Map	Beckley
Woodeaton Wood	Y		14.1	34.9	SP450112	1986	Map	Beckley
Worsham Lane	Y		0.5	1.3	SP308096	1986	Map	Witney
Wychwood	Y	Y	530.5	1,310.9	SP332158	1988	Map	Charlbury
Wytham Ditches and Flushes	Y		5.7	14.0	SP465098	1986	Map	Oxford
Wytham Woods	Y		426.5	1,053.8	SP462083	1986	Map	Oxford

Notes

^A Data rounded to one decimal place.

^B Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey.^[4]

^C Those SSSIs with more than one OS grid reference are composed of multiple sections, separated by non-SSSI land.^[4]

^D This list uses the date notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

^E Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.

References

↑ Protected or designated areas, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England
↑ Natural England, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Search results for Oxfordshireshire

↑ Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 2011-12-06. (PDF files).

"Alvescot Meadows" (PDF).

"Appleton Lower Common" (PDF).

"Ardley Cutting And Quarry" (PDF).

"Ardley Trackways" (PDF).

"Arncott Bridge Meadows" (PDF).

"Ashdown Park" (PDF).

"Aston Rowant" (PDF).

"Aston Rowant Cutting" (PDF).

"Aston Rowant Woods" (PDF).

"Aston Upthorpe Downs" (PDF).

"Barrow Farm Fen" (PDF).

"Bear, Oveys And Great Bottom Woods" (PDF).

"Berins Hill Bank" (PDF).

"Berrick Trench" (PDF).

"Bestmoor" (PDF).

"Bix Bottom" (PDF).

"Blenheim Park" (PDF).

"Bould Wood" (PDF).

"Brasenose Wood And Shotover Hill" (PDF).

"Buckland Warren" (PDF).

"Cassington Meadows" (PDF).

"Chimney Meadows" (PDF).

"Chinnor Chalk Pit" (PDF).

"Chinnor Hill" (PDF).

"Cothill Fen" (PDF).

"Culham Brake" (PDF).

"Cumnor" (PDF).

"Ditchley Road Quarry" (PDF).

"Dry Sandford Pit" (PDF).

"Ducklington Mead" (PDF).

"Fernham Meadows" (PDF).

"Frilford Heath, Ponds And Fens" (PDF).

"Glyme Valley" (PDF).

"Grafton Lock Meadow" (PDF).

"Hackpen, Warren & Gramp's Hill Downs" (PDF).

"Harpsden Wood" (PDF).

"Hartslock" (PDF).

"Highlands Farm Pit" (PDF).

"Holly Court Bank" (PDF).

"Holly Wood" (PDF).

"Holton Wood" (PDF).

"Hook Meadow And The Trap Grounds" (PDF).

"Hook Norton Cutting & Banks" (PDF).

"Horsehay Quarries" (PDF).

"Hurst Hill" (PDF).

"Iffley Meadows" (PDF).

"Kirtlington Quarry" (PDF).

"Knightsbridge Lane" (PDF).

"Lamb And Flag Quarry" (PDF).

"Lambridge Wood" (PDF).

"Langley's Lane Meadow" (PDF).

"Little Tew Meadows" (PDF).

"Little Wittenham" (PDF).

"Littlemore Railway Cutting" (PDF).

"Littleworth Brick Pit" (PDF).

"Long Hanborough Gravel Pit" (PDF).

"Lye Valley" (PDF).

"Lyehill Quarry" (PDF).

"Magdalen Grove" (PDF).

"Magdalen Quarry" (PDF).

"Middle Barton Fen" (PDF).

"Moulsford Downs" (PDF).

"Murcott Meadows" (PDF).

"Neithrop Fields Cutting" (PDF).

"New Marston Meadows" (PDF).

"Otmoor" (PDF).

"Out Wood" (PDF).

"Pishill Woods" (PDF).

"Pixey And Yarnton Meads" (PDF).

"Port Meadow With Wolvercote Common & Green" (PDF).

"Priest's Hill" (PDF).

"Reed Hill" (PDF).

"Rock Edge" (PDF).

"Rushy Meadows" (PDF).

"Salt Way, Ditchley" (PDF).

"Sarsgrove Wood" (PDF).

"Sharp's Hill Quarry" (PDF).

"Sheep's Banks" (PDF).

"Shellingford Crossroads Quarry" (PDF).

"Shipton-on-cherwell & Whitehill Farm Quarries" (PDF).

"Shirburn Hill" (PDF).

"Sidling's Copse And College Pond" (PDF).

"Spartum Fen" (PDF).

"Stanton Great Wood" (PDF).

"Stanton Harcourt" (PDF).

"Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks" (PDF).

"Stonesfield Slate Mines" (PDF).

"Stratton Audley Quarries" (PDF).

"Sturt Copse" (PDF).

"Sugworth" (PDF).

"Swyncombe Downs" (PDF).

"Taynton Quarries" (PDF).

"Tuckmill Meadows" (PDF).

"Warren Bank" (PDF).

"Waterperry Wood" (PDF).

"Watlington And Pyrton Hills" (PDF).

"Wendlebury Meads And Mansmoor Closes" (PDF).

"Weston Fen" (PDF).

"Westwell Gorse" (PDF).

"Whitecross Green And Oriel Woods" (PDF).

"Whitehill Wood" (PDF).

"Whitehorse Hill" (PDF).

"Wicklesham And Coxwell Pits" (PDF).

"Wolvercote Meadows" (PDF).

"Woodeaton Quarry" (PDF).

"Woodeaton Wood" (PDF).

"Worsham Lane" (PDF).

"Wychwood" (PDF).

"Wytham Ditches And Flushes" (PDF).

"Wytham Woods" (PDF).

1 2 "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-30.

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