Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds is a 11.9-hectare (29-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Oxford in Oxfordshire.[1][2]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Oxfordshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SP 499 089[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 11.9 hectares (29 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
These unimproved meadows in the floodplain of the River Thames are poorly drained and they have calcareous clay soils. The southern field is the most waterlogged, and its flora includes wetland species such as sharp-flowered rush, marsh arrow grass, common spike-rush and early marsh orchid.[3]
The site is private land with no public access.
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Map of Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 March 2020.