- Site
- Sunnymead Meadow
- Overview
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Sunnymead Meadow (1.2ha) is adjacent to Cutteslowe & Sunnymead Park and accessed by footbridges.
- Location
- Boundaries
- How to get there
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A short walk from Sunnymead park, the official post code for the meadow is Water Eaton Road, Sunnymead OX2 7QH.
Cycle routes pass nearby and local buses stop just a short walk away.
- Biodiversity
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The meadow forms part of the floodplain for the River Cherwell. From surveys completed on the meadow we have identified the following species:
Birds
- Barn Owl
- Blackheaded Gull
- Swallow
- Willow Warbler
- House Martin
- Kingfisher
- Song Thrush
- Common Tern
- Swift
Mammals
- Hedgehog
- Badgers
- Muntjac Deer
Flora
- Marsh Stitchwort
- Meadow Barley
- Smoothed Stalk Meadow Grass
- False Oat Grass
- Ox-eye Daisy
- Ribwort Plantain
- Lavafly
- Black-Bodied Red Tail Bumble Bee
- Brown Soldier Fly
- Bee Orchids
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