Out Wood facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Oxfordshire |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 19.2 hectares (47 acres) |
| Notification | 1986 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Out Wood is a 19.2-hectare (47-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Charlbury in Oxfordshire.
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.
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