Aston Wood
| Aston Wood | |
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National Trust | |
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 Footpath in Aston Wood, Oxfordshire | |
| Grid reference: | SU735970 |
| Location: | 51°40’3"N, -0°56’15"W |
| Information | |
Aston Wood spreads over part of the scarp of the Chilterns just west of Stokenchurch at the eastern bounds of Oxfordshire.
It is a small woodland, and defiled by the passage of the A40 (making its way from Stokenchurch down the scarp to the Oxford Plain), but noted for its wildlife. The wood is owned by the [[nte#.
Aston Wood forms a curving block on the plateau and north-west facing escarpment. About two-thirds consists of even-aged beech high forest which is younger than that of Grove Wood, but a number of other trees share the canopy, especially ash and gean, but also oak, whitebeam, sycamore and hornbeam. Holly, hawthorn and elder form a sparse understorey with rowan and hazel coppice stools at the eastern end. The eastern third of Aston Wood is dominated by ash with oak and beech, the boundary bank being marked by three large stools of small-leaved lime.
Juniper Bank
Juniper Bank lies beside Aston Wood and is also within the National Trust's estate. It s noted for its particularly diverse woodland including beech-ash high forest derived from neglected coppice, and stands of alder and field maple. One steep bank consists of mixed scrub and chalk grassland.
Outside links
- Chilterns Countryside – The Chilterns – information from the National Trust
- Aston Wood and Juniper Bank - National Biodiversity Network
- Aston Rownant Woods – Natural England