Hitchcopse Pit

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| name = Hitchcopse Pit

| photo = Path across the heath - geograph.org.uk - 1130733.jpg

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| type = Nature reserve

| grid_ref_UK = SU452995

| location = Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

| area = {{convert|3 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}

| manager = Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

}}

Hitchcopse Pit is a {{convert|3 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} nature reserve north-west of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.{{cite web|url= https://www.bbowt.org.uk/nature-reserves/hitchcopse-pit |title= Hitchcopse Pit |publisher= Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 8 April 2020}} It is part of Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001898&SiteName=frilford&countyCode=&responsiblePerson= |title=Designated Sites View: Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 28 December 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001898%27 |title=Map of Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 28 December 2016}}

This former sand quarry has heath, woodland, scrub, grassland and a pond. There are many solitary bees and wasps, which create burrows in the soft sand walls of the quarry. The ground has many lichens and grassland plants, and there are scattered boulders which are covered with mosses.

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