Foxcote Reservoir and Wood

Foxcote Reservoir and Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Area of Search	Buckinghamshire
Grid reference	SP711364
Interest	Biological
Area	48.3 hectares
Notification	1984
Location map	Magic Map

Foxcote Reservoir and Wood is a 48.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Akeley and Maids Moreton in Buckinghamshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, and the planning authorities are Aylesbury Vale District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council.^[1]^[2]

The reservoir was created in 1956 by damming a small tributary of the River Great Ouse, and it is important for wintering wildfowl, especially shoveler ducks and Bewick's swans. The area around the reservoir has woodland, meadows and ponds. Plants include the greater butterfly orchid and the herb Paris quadrifolia.^[1]

A permit obtained in advance from the Wildlife Trust is required for entry.^[3]

References

1 2 "Foxcote Reservoir and Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ "Map of Foxcote Reservoir and Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ "Permit only reserves". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

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Geological	Bierton Clay Pit Bolter End Sand Pit Bugle Quarry Fern House Gravel Pit Froghall Brickworks Muswell Hill Pitstone Quarry South Lodge Pit Stone Warren Farm, Stewkley

Coordinates: 52°01′17″N 0°57′55″W / 52.0215°N 0.9653°W / 52.0215; -0.9653

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Foxcote Reservoir and Wood

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