Stanton Great Wood

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Stanton Great Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Stanton Great Wood - geograph.org.uk - 1780433.jpg
Location Oxfordshire
Grid reference SP 588 092 [1]
InterestBiological
Area58.2 hectares (144 acres) [1]
Notification 1987 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Stanton Great Wood is a 58.2-hectare (144-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Oxford in Oxfordshire. [1] [2]

This coppice with standards wood is traditionally managed. The dominant trees are pedunculate oak, ash and hazel, and there is a rich flora and diverse insects. Moths include the buff footman, poplar lutestring, blotched emerald, maiden's blush and the nationally uncommon small black arches. [3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Stanton Great Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Map of Stanton Great Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Stanton Great Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

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