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.

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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.

Coordinates: 51°46′41″N1°08′56″W / 51.778°N 1.149°W / 51.778; -1.149