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which was isolated from the main river in 1811 when, to reduce flooding in the area, a new channel was constructed across the neck of the meander. It is located about 3 km south of the centre of Durham and 1.2 km north of the nearest village,
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which has developed and which is rarely found as a complete sequence in the county. It is locally important as a roosting and wintering area for
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Griffiths, Benjamin M (February 1932). "The Ecology of Butterby Marsh, Durham".
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Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor
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Map showing the location of Butterby Oxbow
MAGiC MaP
City of Durham
54°44′44″N 1°34′25″W / 54.74556°N 1.57361°W / 54.74556; -1.57361
Natural England
Butterby Oxbow SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Durham City
County Durham
England
River Wear
Croxdale
swamp
fen
fen-carr
wildfowl
doi
10.2307/2255969
JSTOR
2255969
"Butterby Oxbow SSSI : Reasons for designating the SSSI status"
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham
Backstone Bank and Baal Hill Woods
Baldersdale Woodlands
Bishop Middleham Quarry
Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells

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