Districts:
South Oxfordshire Parishes
Wheatley
The following wildlife habitats fall within this parish. They are listed according to their associated landscape type or local character area.
If you want more information about any of the sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) listed below, take a look at English Nature's Nature on the Map website. It may also be possible to find out a bit more about the unnamed wildlife habitats in the parish by contacting the Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre (owls@oxfordshire.gov.uk) and quoting the site code next to the habitat description.
The majority of these wildlife habitats are on private land and access to them is not possible without permission of the landowner, unless there is a statutory right of way. However, many wildlife habitats in the county are open to the public. More information on these can be obtained from the Oxfordshire Nature Conservation Forum.
Wildlife Habitats
Lowland Village Farmland
Site Code: 50X01
Area: 1.2ha
Littleworth Brick Pit SSSI
The old brick pit at Littleworth was used to extract clay for brick making. The quarrying left exposures of rocks and fossils contained within them which are very important in our understanding of geological history. The exposure of rocks from the Upper Jurassic period at Littleworth is famous for its important ammonite fossils.