Hartslock

Hartslock is a 41.8-hectare (103-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Goring-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.[1][2] An area of 29.4 hectares (73 acres) is a Special Area of Conservation[3] and an area of 10 hectares (25 acres) is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust,[4][5]

Hartslock
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchOxfordshire
Grid referenceSU 619 790[1]
InterestBiological
Area41.8 hectares (103 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This site on the east bank of the River Thames has diverse semi-natural habitats, including species-rich chalk downland, ancient yew woodland, semi-natural broadleaved woodland, riverside fen and scrub. Hartslock Wood is one of the sites listed in 1915 by Charles Rothschild, the founder of the Wildlife Trusts, as "worthy of preservation". The wood has a variety of tree species including beech and yew, and there is a large colony of badgers.[6][7]

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Hartslock". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. "Map of Hartslock". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. "Designated Sites View: Hartslock Wood". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. "Hartslock". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. "Hartslock". Hartslock. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. "Hartslock citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. "The Rothschild Reserves". The Wildlife Trusts. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

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