Dorchester-on-Thames Oxfordshire
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- Species
- Ferruginous Duck
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- Stephen Tomlinson
- Date
- 26 February 2022
- Description
- Allen pool
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Site Location Details
Site location details and google satellite image for Dorchester-on-Thames
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- Latitude\Longitude: 51.6502 , -1.17611
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Site Details
Mainly noted for a series of flooded gravel pits surrounding the village of Dorchester near the confluence of the Rivers Thame and Thames. The principal pits are as follows:Queenford Pit: SU577955 - view from A4074 Dorchester bypass
Drayton Road Pit: SU582952 - view from Drayton Road, accessible from Drayton St. Leonard road behind Queenford Pit, or on foot from Dorchester bypass
Orchard Lake: SU572952 - limited viewing from road from Burcot into Dorchester village
John Allen Pit: SU575945 - distant viewing from Dyke Hills footpath at approx. SU572938
Cemetery Pit: SU579949 - view from Drayton Road in Dorchester village
Contact Details
Email: stevensonltd@compuserve.com
Birding Sites in the Dorchester-on-Thames Area
Additional Site Details
Access
Restricted on all lakes but some visible from roads/footpaths.Opening Times
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British & Irish Records Archive Dorchester-on-Thames
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