Hitchcopse Pit
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TypeNature reserve
LocationAbingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
OS gridSU452995
Area3 hectares (7.4 acres)
Managed byBerkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

Hitchcopse Pit is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) nature reserve north-west of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2][3]

This former sand quarry has heath, woodland, scrub, grassland and a pond. There are many solitary bees and wasps, which create burrows in the soft sand walls of the quarry. The ground has many lichens and grassland plants, and there are scattered boulders which are covered with mosses.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Hitchcopse Pit". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Designated Sites View: Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Map of Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

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