Berrick Trench
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Oxfordshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 705 882[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 2.1 hectares (5.2 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1988[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Berrick Trench is a 2.1-hectare (5.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Nettlebed in Oxfordshire.[1][2]
This is an ancient semi-natural beech wood on the slope of a dry valley in the Upper Chalk. There are many stools of ash, oak, beech, whitebeam, field maple and hazel. Woodland flowering plants include early purple orchid and early dog-violet.[3]