Wildlife reserves · West Midlands
Hitchcopse Pit
Hitchcopse Pit is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Radley · 7.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Hitchcopse Pit is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.6924°, -1.3475°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. It is part of Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. 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.
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- Coordinates
- 51.6924, -1.3475
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Marcham
- Postcode
- OX13 5QG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Nearest railway station
- Radley — 7.4 km
- Official site
- www.bbowt.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q90102681 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hitchcopse Pit (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hitchcopse Pit?
- Hitchcopse Pit is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX13 5QG), in the parish of Marcham.
- Who owns Hitchcopse Pit?
- Hitchcopse Pit is owned by Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
- Is Hitchcopse Pit a protected site?
- Yes — Hitchcopse Pit is part of the Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Hitchcopse Pit free to visit?
- Yes, Hitchcopse Pit is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hitchcopse Pit?
- The nearest railway station is Radley, about 7.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX13 5QG.
- Are dogs allowed at Hitchcopse Pit?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.