MAP OF CONSERVATION TARGET AREAS IN THE OXFORD WEST & ABINGDON CONSTITUENCY
‘Bombus ruderatus’ c. Steven Falk Oxfordshire Conservation Target Areas Oxfordshire
Key to Map of Conservation Target Areas
Map Label Conservation Target Area Name Site Area (Ha) 1 Berkshire Downs Escarpment 2,466.00 2 Bernwood 1,383.62 3 Blenheim and Ditchley Parks 2,651.46 4 Blewbury to Streatley Downs 2,609.00 5 Brill and Muswell Hill 745.45 6 Chilterns Dipslope and Plateau 5,533.63 7 Chilterns Escarpment Central 952.48 8 Chilterns Escarpment North 1,443.27 9 Chilterns Escarpment South 762.80 10 Chilterns Escarpment South Central 453.90 11 Glyme and Dorn 2,495.64 12 Kirtlington and Bletchingdon Parks and Woods 504.97 13 Lower Cherwell Valley 608.99 14 Lower Windrush Valley 1,409.67 15 North Evenlode Valleys 1,448.10 16 Northern Valleys 1,394.95 17 Otmoor 1,917.88 18 Oxford Heights East 997.37 19 Oxford Heights West 3,296.63 20 Oxford Meadows and Farmoor 1,652.54 21 Ray 1,191.75 22 Shotover 554.43 23 South Cotswolds Valleys 271.46 24 Swere Valley and Upper Stour 837.92 25 Thame Park 274.08 26 Thames and Cherwell at Oxford 660.36 27 Thames Clifton to Shillingford 487.31 28 Thames Radley to Abingdon 275.66 29 Thames Wallingford to Goring 183.34 30 Tusmore and Shellswell Park 844.08 31 Upper Cherwell 451.48 32 Upper Thames 2,284.10 33 Upper Windrush 1,279.74 34 West Oxon Heights Streams, Hills, Woods and Parks 2,630.80 35 Wychwood and Lower Evenlode 4,764.99 36 Wytham Hill 903.36
For further detailsThere of individual are CTAs 5 please Conservation visit www.wildoxfordshire.org.uk Target Areas (CTAs) in the Oxford West and Abingdon Constituency
- The Oxford Meadows and Farmoor CTA - Lower Cherwell Valley CTA
- Oxford Heights West CTA - Thames Radley to Abingdon CTA
- Wytham CTA
The Oxford Meadows and Farmoor CTA is just one of the 5 CTAs in the Oxford West and Abingdon Constituency. As an example, the Oxford Meadows and Farmoor Area includes the Thames Valley to the west of Oxford to Farmoor and encompasses the Oxford Meadows Special Area of Conservation, Farmoor Reservoir and gravel workings between Yarnton and Cassington. Prepared by TVERC 11/04/2018 Page 1 The Habitats of importance to Biodiversity within the CTA are:
• Lowland Meadows: Extensive areas of nationally important lowland meadow habitat are found at Pixey and Yarnton Meads, Port Meadow, Wolvercote Meadows and Cassington Meadows. There are also a few smaller meadow sites at Wolvercote, Yarnton and near Eynsham.
• Floodplain Grazing Marsh: Extensive areas including Port Meadow and some of the large lowland meadow sites as well as other areas of wet improved grassland.
• Eutrophic Standing Water: Farmoor Reservoir is the largest area of standing water in Oxfordshire. Some of the new gravel pits near Yarnton also attract good number of wildfowl. Wolvercote gravel pit is also in this area. This habitat is also found at Pinkhill at Farmoor, Dukes Lock Pond and old gravel workings near Cassington.
• Fen/swamp: Swamp habitat is found in small railside pits at Yarnton and in a canalside meadow at Wolvercote, which supports good numbers of overwintering snipe.
• Reedbeds: There is a reedbed at Dukes Lock Pond, at Trap Grounds, in an old gravel pit at Cassington and small areas elsewhere. Reedbeds have been created next to the Thames at Farmoor Reservoir.
• Wet Woodland: Small areas largely associated with old pits.
Public Access is Largely restricted to footpaths and bridleways, including the Thames Path. There is controlled access at Farmoor.
If you would like to read more about the other 4 CTAs in the Oxford West and Abingdon Constituency, please visit our website: www.wildoxfordshire.org.uk Oxfordshire’s State of Nature Vital Information
c.Helen Walsh
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