Out Wood

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Out Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Out Wood - geograph.org.uk - 358591.jpg
Location Oxfordshire
Grid reference SP 407 207 [1]
InterestBiological
Area19.2 hectares (47 acres) [1]
Notification 1986 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Out Wood is a 19.2-hectare (47-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Charlbury in Oxfordshire. [1] [2]

This semi-natural wood is a surviving fragment of the medieval Royal Forest of Wychwood. It is overgrown coppice with standards, and the standards are oaks between 30 and 150 years old. Rides have a diverse ground flora, including meadow saffron, broad-leaved helleborine and greater butterfly orchid. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Out Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Map of Out Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Out Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

51°52′59″N1°24′36″W / 51.883°N 1.410°W / 51.883; -1.410

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