Out Wood Explained

Out Wood
Aos:	Oxfordshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	19.2ha
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Out Wood is a 19.2abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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

51.883°N -1.41°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Out Wood . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 April 2020.
2. Web site: Map of Out Wood. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 April 2020.
3. Web site: Out Wood citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 April 2020.