Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods

Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	Oxfordshire
Grid reference	SP 602 144
Interest	Biological
Area	63.0 hectares (156 acres)
Notification	1985
Location map	Magic Map

Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods is a 63-hectare (160-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Oxford and Bicester in Oxfordshire. It is owned and managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust under the name Whitecross Green Wood.

These ancient woods are part of two former royal forests, Shotover and Bernwood. They are crossed by herb-rich and grassy rides, some of which are bordered by ditches, and there is also a pond and a marsh. Twenty-four species of butterfly have been recorded including the nationally rare black hairstreak.

References

^ "Designated Sites View: Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
"Map of Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
"Whitecross Green Wood". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
"Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

51°49′30″N 1°07′41″W / 51.825°N 1.128°W / 51.825; -1.128

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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Oxfordshire

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Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

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