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    Posted: 30 May 2003 at 2:38am

Catherine Robinson, Secretary, The Friends of the Trap Grounds,
12 Hayfield Road, Oxford OX2 6TT.
telephone: 01865 511307 ;
e-mail: color=#000000catherine.m.robinson@btinternet.com

Oxford City Council has announced plans to develop the Trap Grounds, a site that consists of reedbed, scrubland, and woodland between the canal and the railway line in north Oxford.

What is at stake?

The construction of a road and 45 houses on the Trap Grounds will destroy many important wildlife communities, including:

  • OxfordÆs only population of breeding Water Rails (a rare aquatic bird)
  • The cityÆs only known breeding colony of Common Lizards
  • A colony of Water Voles (the most threatened mammal species in Britain)
  • Glow-Worms, Grass Snakes, and Slow Worms
  • Several rare moths, including the Buttoned Snout, the Emperor, and the Scarlet Tiger
  • Pipistrelle and Noctule bats
  • Reed Buntings, Linnets, Bullfinches, Turtledoves, Song Thrushes, Spotted Flycatchers, and Skylarks

They have a petition going on their website at:

http://www.trapgrounds.org.uk

 

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