Coordinates: 51°32′38″N 0°59′42″W / 51.544°N 0.995°W / 51.544; -0.995

Bear, Oveys and Great Bottom Woods

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Bear, Oveys and Great Bottom Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationOxfordshire
Grid referenceSU 698 833[1]
InterestBiological
Area64.1 hectares (158 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Bear, Oveys and Great Bottom Woods is a 64.1-hectare (158-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.[1][2]

This beech woodland has more than 40 species of ground flora which is commonly associated with ancient woods in southern Britain, including broad-leaved helleborine, southern wood-rush, yellow archangel, enchanter's nightshade, goldilocks buttercup, woodruff and the moss Leucobryum glaucum.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Bear, Oveys and Great Bottom Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Bear, Oveys and Great Bottom Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Bear, Oveys and Great Bottom Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

51°32′38″N 0°59′42″W / 51.544°N 0.995°W / 51.544; -0.995