Out Wood

{{Short description|Woodland in Oxfordshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}

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|name= Out Wood

|aos= Oxfordshire

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|19.2|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1986

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Out Wood is a {{convert|19.2 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Charlbury in Oxfordshire.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002977&SiteName=&countyCode=34&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Out Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 6 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002977%27 |title=Map of Out Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 6 April 2020}}

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.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002977.pdf |title=Out Wood citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 6 April 2020}}