Dix Pit Oxfordshire
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- Eurasian Hobby
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- Roger Wyatt
- Date
- 12 May 2010
- Description
- Insect Hunting.
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Site Location Details
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- Latitude\Longitude: 51.74182 , -1.4096
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Site Details
Dix is the most attractive pit to birds in the Lower Windrush Valley complex, due to its large size, shallowness, islands, and lack of disturbance from watersports. It is also relatively accessible, though the approach road to the Waste Disposal Centre is not officially a public right-of-way for cars. Nearby landfill sites mean that the population of gulls is particularly high (especially during the week; there is less tipping at weekends).
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Directions
From Oxford take the Botley Road (A420) and Eynsham Road (B4044) through Farmoor village to Swinford Toll Bridge. Cross the toll bridge (5p toll each way for cars) and turn left at the next roundabout (B4449, signposted Stanton Harcourt), then keep left again. After passing through Sutton village, keep straight on at a roundabout (signposted to Hardwick), then turn left (signposted "Waste Disposal Centre") then turn immediately right onto the Dix Pit approach road. The pit will shortly appear on the left (there is a layby almost immediately on the left of the approach road and it's often worth a look from here). Keep straight on around the pit till you reach the Waste Disposal centre and park on the left. Bus service 18 (run by Steve's Travel) leaves from Castle Street in Oxford (behind the Westgate Centre) and runs to Stanton Harcourt village every 2 hours on Monday to Saturday. Once at the bus stop at Stanton Harcourt, take the first road on your right and continue until you reach a T junction. Take the left fork and you are on the road leading to Dix.Access
Access to cars is limited (by gate) to daylight hours; public footpaths allow access at other times. Please ask permission before parking by the Waste Disposal Centre or leaving the immediate area on foot.Parking
You are advised to check with the staff of the Waste Disposal Centre before parking (check when the gates will be closing) or leaving the immediate area of the tip. There is a 20mph speed limit on the approach road (and speed bumps).Facilities
Currently none, but plans are afoot to open up public access to the site.Did you know that you can submit photographs to be included in this sites image gallery?
If you would like to suggest a photo then please email a copy to contact@birdguides.com along with the website address for this page. A member of our team will review your photograph for suitability and will credit the image to you (unless you request otherwise).
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The BirdGuides Team.
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Useful Links
- http://www.oos.org.uk/Sites/Dix.php
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