Little Wittenham SSSI is a biological
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle ...
north-east of
Didcot in
Oxfordshire.
It is also a
Special Area of Conservation.
This site, which is managed by the
Earth Trust, consists of woods, grassland, scrub and ponds on the slope of a hill next to the
River Thames. Flora include the nationally scarce
greater dodder, and there is a rich assemblage of amphibians, including one of the largest populations in the country of the
great crested newt, which is a priority species of the
Biodiversity action plan.
References
{{SSSIs Oxfordshire
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Oxfordshire
Special Areas of Conservation in England