Districts:
West Oxfordshire Parishes
Sarsden
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
Farmland Plateau
Site Code: 32C02
Area: 11.5ha
This site is mainly a conifer and beech plantation. There is a fringe along the northern edge of hazel coppice, a typical feature of long established and ancient woodland. This has a particularly good variety of woodland wildflowers including the uncommon yellow bird’s-nest orchid, broad-leaved helleborine, the green flowered orchid twayblade and sanicle. It forms a continuous block of woodland with the large species rich wood that lies to the west.