Aston Rowant Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Footpath in Aston Wood | |
Location | Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire |
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Grid reference | SU750984 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 209.7 hectares (518 acres) |
Notification | 1986 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Aston Rowant Woods is a 209.7-hectare (518-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Aston Rowant in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.[1][2] Part of it is in Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve, and a large part is in the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation.[3][4] The site is also in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[5]
The site is described by Natural England as "of national importance as a large, unfragmented area of ancient semi-natural woodland characteristic of the Chilterns scarp". It is composed of Grove Wood, Aston Wood, Juniper Bank, Kingston Wood, High Wood and Crowell Wood. Flora include 52 species indicative of ancient woods, and there are over 100 species of fungi, while damp hollows and fallen trees provide diverse habitats for invertebrates. Uncommon species include the herb Paris quadrifolia and the flower green hellebore. There are small areas of scrub and chalk grassland.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Aston Rowant Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Map of Aston Rowant Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Chilterns Beechwoods". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Chilterns Beechwoods (SAC)". Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2014 - 2019" (PDF). Chilterns Conservation Board. April 2014. p. 14. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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- Ashridge Commons and Woods
- Aston Clinton Ragpits
- Aston Rowant
- Aston Rowant Woods
- Bacombe and Coombe Hills
- Black Park
- Bradenham Woods, Park Wood and The Coppice
- Burnham Beeches
- Buttlers Hangings
- Dancersend
- Dancersend Waterworks
- Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens
- Fayland Chalk Bank
- Finemere Wood
- Foxcote Reservoir and Wood
- Frieth Meadows
- Frogmore Meadows
- Gomm Valley
- Grangelands and Pulpit Hill
- Grendon and Doddershall Woods
- Ham Home-cum-Hamgreen Woods
- Hodgemoor Wood
- Hollowhill and Pullingshill Woods
- Homefield Wood
- Howe Park Wood
- Ivinghoe Hills
- Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood
- Kings and Bakers Woods and Heaths
- Littleworth Common
- Lodge Hill
- Long Herdon Meadow
- Mid Colne Valley
- Millfield Wood
- Moorend Common
- Naphill Common
- Old Rectory Meadows
- Oxley Mead
- Pilch Fields
- Pitstone Hill
- Poker's Pond Meadow
- Rodbed Wood
- Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting
- Shabbington Woods Complex
- Sheephouse Wood
- Stoke Common
- Swain's Wood
- Temple Island Meadows
- Tingewick Meadows
- Tring Reservoirs
- Turville Hill
- Weston Turville Reservoir
- Widdenton Park Wood
- Windsor Hill
- Wormsley Chalk Banks
- Yardley Chase
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