Waterperry Wood
Protected area in Oxfordshire, England
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Oxfordshire |
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Grid reference | SP 605 092[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 137.0 hectares (339 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1986[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Waterperry Wood is a 137-hectare (340-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) east of Oxford in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] and is owned and managed by the Forestry Commission.[4]
This wood has been designated an SSSI because it contains a diverse and important insect fauna, with many nationally uncommon and rare species. There are nineteen species of nationally uncommon hoverflies, including five which are listed in the British Red Data Book of Insects, many nationally uncommon beetles, thirty butterfly species and several rare moths.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Waterperry Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Map of Waterperry Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ^ "Waterperry Wood". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Waterperry Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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