Wytham Ditches and Flushes facts for kids
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| Area of Search | Oxfordshire |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 2.7 hectares (6.7 acres) |
| Notification | 1986 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Wytham Ditches and Flushes is a 2.7-hectare (6.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Oxford in Oxfordshire.
These ditches have a rich aquatic and fen flora. Uncommon wetland plants include greater water-parsnip, greater spearwort, water violet, brookweed, narrow-leaved water plantain and creeping jenny. There is also a small tussocky field which is kept partly waterlogged by flushes.
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