- Site
- Wolvercote Hurst
- Overview
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Wolvercote Hurst (0.7ha) is left as an open, long grass area and semi mature woodland for the benefit of local wildlife.
- Location
- Boundaries
- How to get there
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Wolvercote Hurst is one of several open areas along the canal.
The address is Ulfgar Road, Upper Wolvercote OX2 8AZ.
Access is best made on foot or cycle and the towpath is a short walk away.
There is no on-site parking, with limited on street parking.
- Biodiversity
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The Brown Hairstreak has been spotted in the area.
Along the canal you will find ducks, geese moorhens, coots as well as a possible sighting of a water vole.
Woodland
- Field Maple
- Ash
- Wild Cherry
- Elder
- Dog Rose
Flora
- Hedge Parsley
- Beaked Hawksbeard
- Cocksfoot
- Wall Barley
- Common Mallow
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