Wildlife reserves · West Midlands
Parsonage Moor
Parsonage Moor — nature reserve in Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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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 · 6.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Parsonage Moor is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Part of Cothill Fen. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Oxfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.6956°, -1.3354°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Cothill Fen SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Parsonage Moor is a 6-hectare (15-acre) nature reserve north-west of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. It is part of Cothill Fen, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation. Part of it is in Cothill Fen and Parsonage Moor Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. This site has fen, which is a nationally rare habitat, wet woodland, ancient woodland, open water and reedbeds. There are carnivorous plants, such as butterwort, which traps insects on its sticky leaves, and bladderwort, which traps them underwater. Other flora include southern marsh-orchids and the nationally scarce narrow-leaved marsh orchid
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.6956, -1.3354
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- St Helen Without
- Postcode
- OX13 6JL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Nearest railway station
- Radley — 6.7 km
- Official site
- www.bbowt.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q24679221 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Parsonage Moor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Parsonage Moor?
- Parsonage Moor is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX13 6JL), in the parish of St Helen Without.
- Who owns Parsonage Moor?
- Parsonage Moor is owned by Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
- Is Parsonage Moor a protected site?
- Yes — Parsonage Moor is part of the Cothill Fen SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Parsonage Moor free to visit?
- Yes, Parsonage Moor is free to enter.
- How do I get to Parsonage Moor?
- The nearest railway station is Radley, about 6.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX13 6JL.
- Are dogs allowed at Parsonage Moor?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.