Out Wood
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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 Location of Out Wood. | |
| Location | Oxfordshire |
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| Grid reference | SP 407 207[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 19.2 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 an 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]