# List of ancient woods in England

This list of ancient woods in England contains areas of ancient woodland in England larger than 10 hectares (25 acres). The list is arranged alphabetically by ceremonial county.
Natural England lists 53,636 ancient woodlands in its database as of 2024, comprising 39,223 ancient and semi-natural woodlands (ASNW), 14,339 ancient replanted woodlands (PAWS) and 64 ancient wood pastures (AWP). Most of these are small, with 45,445 of the woods being below 10 ha in size. The breakdown by size (in logarithmic steps) for larger woods is:
| Size (ha) | ASNW | PAWS | AWP |
| 10–21.5 | 3,206 | 1,648 | 2 |
| 21.5–46.4 | 1,279 | 937 | 0 |
| 46.4–100 | 406 | 419 | 0 |
| 100–215 | 86 | 140 | 0 |
| 215–464 | 19 | 44 | 0 |
| 464–1000 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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## B
### Bedfordshire

The woodlands of Bedfordshire cover 6.2% of the county. Some two thirds of this (4,990 ha or 12,300 acres) is broad-leaved woodland, principally oak and ash. A Woodland Trust estimate of all ancient woodland in Bedfordshire (dating back to at least the year 1600), including woods of 0.1 ha (0.25 acres) and upward suggests an area of 1,468 ha (3,630 acres). This list of Bedfordshire's ancient woodland shows only those woods of over 10 ha (25 acres), all of which have SSSI status, and cover a total of 628 ha (1,550 acres). Of the eight woods shown, five fall roughly on the line of heavily wooded sandstone that runs diagonally across the county south of Bedford.
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The principal Ancient Woods in Bedfordshire :
| No. | Name | Public access | Location | Area | Area | References |
| No. | Name | Public access | Location | Ha | Acres | References |
| 1 | Hanger Wood | N | 52°08′02″N 0°32′52″W﻿ / ﻿52.1339°N 0.5477°W﻿ / 52.1339; -0.5477﻿ (Hanger Wood) SP 995494 | 24 | 59 | SSSI |
| 2 | King's and Baker's Woods | Y | 51°57′23″N 0°39′30″W﻿ / ﻿51.9563°N 0.6582°W﻿ / 51.9563; -0.6582﻿ (King's and Baker's Woods) SP 923295 | 212 | 524 | SSSI NNR BNCPWT |
| 3 | Kingswood, Houghton Conquest | Y | 52°03′01″N 0°28′39″W﻿ / ﻿52.0503°N 0.4775°W﻿ / 52.0503; -0.4775﻿ (Kingswood, Houghton Conquest) TL 045402 | 26 | 64 | SSSI Local Gov |
| 4 | Maulden Wood | Y | 52°02′14″N 0°17′45″W﻿ / ﻿52.0371°N 0.2957°W﻿ / 52.0371; -0.2957﻿ (Maulden Wood) TL 170390 | 149 | 368 | SSSI FC |
| 5 | Odell Great Wood | Y | 52°13′15″N 0°35′56″W﻿ / ﻿52.2209°N 0.599°W﻿ / 52.2209; -0.599﻿ (Odell Great Wood) SP 958590 | 86 | 212 | SSSI Local Gov |
| 6 | Potton Wood | Y | 52°08′09″N 0°10′20″W﻿ / ﻿52.1359°N 0.1721°W﻿ / 52.1359; -0.1721﻿ (Potton Wood) TL 252502 | 85 | 210 | SSSI FC |
| 7 | Southill Lake And Woods | N | 52°04′18″N 0°20′12″W﻿ / ﻿52.0718°N 0.3367°W﻿ / 52.0718; -0.3367﻿ (Southill Lake And Woods) TL 141428 | 25 | 62 | SSSI |
| 8 | Swineshead Wood | Y | 52°17′21″N 0°26′45″W﻿ / ﻿52.2891°N 0.4459°W﻿ / 52.2891; -0.4459﻿ (Swineshead Wood) TL 061668 | 21 | 52 | SSSI WT |

### Berkshire

Berkshire has woodland covering 18,304 ha (45,230 acres), which is 14.5% of its land area. The woodlands listed below are all ancient woods of 10 ha (25 acres) or more, and these cover some 2,403 ha (5,940 acres). A major proportion of the area is the area of woodland along the Surrey and Buckinghamshire borders. This is Windsor Great Park and Forest, and as well as the woodland area listed here, it has vast tracts of heath and parkland. Also in the east of the county are woodlands on the southern end of the Chiltern Hills. The great majority of the woods listed are in West Berkshire and follow the line of the chalk hills across the county.
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The principal Ancient Woods in Berkshire :
| No. | Name | Public access | Location | Area | Area | References |
| No. | Name | Public access | Location | Ha | Acres | References |
| 1 | Ashridge Wood | | 51°30′08″N 1°16′52″W﻿ / ﻿51.5023°N 1.281°W﻿ / 51.5023; -1.281﻿ (Ashridge Wood) SU500784 | 16 | 40 | SSSI |
| 2 | Bisham Woods | Y | 51°33′27″N 0°46′00″W﻿ / ﻿51.5574°N 0.7666°W﻿ / 51.5574; -0.7666﻿ (Bisham Woods) SU856850 | 84 | 208 | SSSI WT |
| 3 | Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods | Y | 51°23′07″N 1°16′12″W﻿ / ﻿51.3854°N 1.2699°W﻿ / 51.3854; -1.2699﻿ (Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods) SU509654 | 67 | 166 | SSSI BBOWT |
| 4 | Catmore and Winterly Copses | | 51°23′27″N 1°27′45″W﻿ / ﻿51.3909°N 1.4624°W﻿ / 51.3909; -1.4624﻿ (Catmore And Winterly Copses) SU375659 | 25 | 62 | SSSI |
| 5 | Combe Wood And Linkenholt Hanging | | 51°18′59″N 1°29′21″W﻿ / ﻿51.3164°N 1.4891°W﻿ / 51.3164; -1.4891﻿ (Combe Wood And Linkenholt Hanging) SU357576 | 108 | 267 | SSSI |
| 6 | Coombe Wood, Frilsham | | 51°27′28″N 1°13′01″W﻿ / ﻿51.4579°N 1.217°W﻿ / 51.4579; -1.217﻿ (Coombe Wood, Frilsham) SU545735 | 20 | 49 | SSSI |
| 7 | Enborne Copse | | 51°23′32″N 1°22′45″W﻿ / ﻿51.3923°N 1.3791°W﻿ / 51.3923; -1.3791﻿ (Enborne Copse) SU433661 | 12 | 30 | SSSI |
| 8 | Great Thrift Wood | | 51°29′46″N 0°44′48″W﻿ / ﻿51.496°N 0.7467°W﻿ / 51.496; -0.7467﻿ (Great Thrift Wood) SU871782 | 14 | 35 | SSSI |
| 9 | Irish Hill Copse | | 51°24′02″N 1°25′09″W﻿ / ﻿51.4006°N 1.4192°W﻿ / 51.4006; -1.4192﻿ (Irish Hill Copse) SU405670 | 16 | 40 | SSSI |
| 10 | Kennet Valley Alderwoods | | 51°24′18″N 1°25′35″W﻿ / ﻿51.4051°N 1.4263°W﻿ / 51.4051; -1.4263﻿ (Kennet Valley Alderwoods) SU400675 | 55 | 136 | SSSI |
| 11 | King's Copse | | 51°25′53″N 1°10′17″W﻿ / ﻿51.4315°N 1.1714°W﻿ / 51.4315; -1.1714﻿ (King's Copse) SU577706 | 14 | 35 | SSSI |
| 12 | Redhill Wood | | 51°22′44″N 1°23′37″W﻿ / ﻿51.3789°N 1.3936°W﻿ / 51.3789; -1.3936﻿ (Redhill Wood) SU423646 | 30 | 74 | SSSI |
| 13 | Snelsmore Common | Y | 51°26′10″N 1°20′23″W﻿ / ﻿51.4361°N 1.3396°W﻿ / 51.4361; -1.3396﻿ (Snelsmore Common) SU460710 | 103 | 255 | SSSI Local Gov |
| 14 | Windsor Forest And Great Park | Y | 51°26′54″N 0°38′55″W﻿ / ﻿51.4482°N 0.6487°W﻿ / 51.4482; -0.6487﻿ (Windsor Great Park) SU940730 | 1777 | 4391 | SSSI Crown Estate |

### Bristol

There is only one sizeable area of Ancient Woodland within Bristol. The Avon Gorge SSSI is partly within the city boundary, but the woodland is mainly in Somerset, so is covered under that county.

### Buckinghamshire

9.4% of the land area of Buckinghamshire is Woodland.
* Bernwood Forest
* Burnham Beeches
* Hollington Wood
* Jones Hill Wood

## C
### Cambridgeshire

The ancient woods listed here are those over 10 ha (25 acres). With one exception, these are all SSSIs. The woods are distributed very unevenly. Large areas of the fenland in the north-eastern side of the county have none. There are significant numbers in the south, toward Suffolk. More of the woods are found in the western half of the county, with three near Peterborough.
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The principal Ancient Woods in Cambridgeshire :
| No. | Name | Public access | Location & map links | Area | Area | References |
| No. | Name | Public access | Location & map links | Ha | Acres | References |
| 1 | Aversley Wood | Y | 52°25′25″N 0°17′28″W﻿ / ﻿52.4236°N 0.2911°W﻿ / 52.4236; -0.2911﻿ (Aversley Wood) TL163820 | 61 | 151 | SSSI WT |
| 2 | Balsham Wood | | 52°07′19″N 0°19′11″E﻿ / ﻿52.1219°N 0.3196°E﻿ / 52.1219; 0.3196﻿ (Balsham Wood) TL589496 | 35 | 85 | SSSI |
| 3 | Bedford Purlieus NNR | Y | 52°35′00″N 0°27′49″W﻿ / ﻿52.5833°N 0.4635°W﻿ / 52.5833; -0.4635﻿ (Bedford Purlieus NNR) TL042995 | 208 | 514 | SSSI NNR FC |
| 4 | Brampton Wood | Y | 52°19′02″N 0°16′13″W﻿ / ﻿52.3172°N 0.2703°W﻿ / 52.3172; -0.2703﻿ (Brampton Wood) TL180702 | 132 | 326 | SSSI BCNPWT |
| 5 | Buff Wood | Y | 52°08′10″N 0°07′36″W﻿ / ﻿52.1361°N 0.1268°W﻿ / 52.1361; -0.1268﻿ (Buff Wood) TL283503 | 16 | 39 | SSSI BCNPWT |
| 6 | Carlton Wood | | 52°09′02″N 0°24′58″E﻿ / ﻿52.15051°N 0.4161°E﻿ / 52.15051; 0.4161﻿ (Carlton Wood) TL654530 | 10 | 25 | SSSI |
| 7 | Gamlingay Wood | Y | 52°09′57″N 0°11′08″W﻿ / ﻿52.1658°N 0.1855°W﻿ / 52.1658; -0.1855﻿ (Gamlingay Wood) TL242535 | 46 | 114 | SSSI BCNPWT |
| 8 | Hardwick Wood | Y | 52°11′57″N 0°01′13″W﻿ / ﻿52.1991°N 0.0203°W﻿ / 52.1991; -0.0203﻿ (Hardwick Wood) TL354575 | 17 | 42 | SSSI BCNPWT |
| 9 | Hayley Wood | Y | 52°09′33″N 0°06′51″W﻿ / ﻿52.1593°N 0.1141°W﻿ / 52.1593; -0.1141﻿ (Hayley Wood) TL291529 | 52 | 129 | SSSI BCNPWT |
| 10 | Kingston Wood and Outliers | | 52°10′06″N 0°03′50″W﻿ / ﻿52.1684°N 0.064°W﻿ / 52.1684; -0.064﻿ (Kingston Wood and Outliers) TL325540 | 49 | 121 | SSSI |
| 11 | Langley Wood | | 52°03′24″N 0°20′33″E﻿ / ﻿52.0567°N 0.3424°E﻿ / 52.0567; 0.3424﻿ (Langley Wood) TL607424 | 31 | 77 | SSSI |
| 12 | Little Paxton Wood | | 52°15′26″N 0°17′14″W﻿ / ﻿52.2572°N 0.2872°W﻿ / 52.2572; -0.2872﻿ (Little Paxton Wood) TL170635 | 45 | 111 | SSSI |
| 13 | Madingley Wood | | 52°13′00″N 0°02′57″E﻿ / ﻿52.2168°N 0.0493°E﻿ / 52.2168; 0.0493﻿ (Madingley Wood) TL401596 | 15 | 38 | SSSI |
| 14 | Monks Wood NNR | | 52°24′18″N 0°14′15″W﻿ / ﻿52.4049°N 0.2375°W﻿ / 52.4049; -0.2375﻿ (Monks Wood NNR) TL200800 | 170 | 420 | SSSI NNR |
| 15 | Out and Plunder Woods | | 52°10′03″N 0°25′33″E﻿ / ﻿52.1674°N 0.4258°E﻿ / 52.1674; 0.4258﻿ (Out and Plunder Woods) TL660549 | 28 | 69 | SSSI |
| 16 | Over and Lawn Woods | | 52°06′35″N 0°23′15″E﻿ / ﻿52.1097°N 0.3876°E﻿ / 52.1097; 0.3876﻿ (Over and Lawn Woods) TL636484 | 45 | 111 | SSSI |
| 17 | Perry Woods | | 52°17′06″N 0°20′15″W﻿ / ﻿52.2849°N 0.3375°W﻿ / 52.2849; -0.3375﻿ (Perry Woods) TL135665 | 67 | 165 | SSSI |
| 18 | Ten Wood | | 52°10′31″N 0°25′56″E﻿ / ﻿52.1754°N 0.4321°E﻿ / 52.1754; 0.4321﻿ (Ten Wood) TL664558 | 17 | 42 | SSSI |
| 19 | Thorpe Wood | Y | 52°34′22″N 0°17′28″W﻿ / ﻿52.5729°N 0.2912°W﻿ / 52.5729; -0.2912﻿ (Thorpe Wood) TL159986 | 12 | 28 | SSSI BCNPWT |
| 20 | Warboys and Wistow Woods | | 52°25′11″N 0°05′18″W﻿ / ﻿52.4196°N 0.0883°W﻿ / 52.4196; -0.0883﻿ (Warboys and Wistow Woods) TL301819 | 42 | 103 | SSSI |
| 21 | Waresley Wood | | 52°10′37″N 0°09′21″W﻿ / ﻿52.177°N 0.1558°W﻿ / 52.177; -0.1558﻿ (Waresley Wood) T 262548 | 62 | 153 | SSSI |
| 22 | Weaveley and Sand Woods | | 52°10′21″N 0°12′31″W﻿ / ﻿52.1724°N 0.2086°W﻿ / 52.1724; -0.2086﻿ (Weaveley and Sand Woods) TL226542 | 76 | 188 | SSSI |
| 23 | West, Abbot's and Lound Woods | | 52°35′54″N 0°26′11″W﻿ / ﻿52.5983°N 0.4364°W﻿ / 52.5983; -0.4364﻿ (West, Abbot's and Lound Woods) TF060012 | 51 | 126 | SSSI |

### Cheshire

Cheshire has some 4% of its area under woodland - around half the national average. Since 1994 the Mersey Community Forest has been promoting new woodland planting within the Merseyside and Cheshire region to alleviate this deficit, and also better manage the existing woodland to secure its future. Cheshire has less ancient woodland, and in smaller units than most counties. Many of the ancient woodlands survive in steep valleys or cloughs, of small extent. Taylor's Rough, Wellmeadow Wood, Warburton's Wood And Well Wood are examples of clough woodland too small for inclusion in this list. Most of the ancient woodland in the county is in units smaller than 10 ha (25 acres) and 65% of the area is in woods smaller than 5 ha (12 acres). The list below is of ancient woodland larger than 10 ha (25 acres).
Some of the principal Ancient Woods in Cheshire :
| No. | Woodland | Public access | Grid ref. & map link | Area (ha) | Area (acre) | Citation website |
| 1 | Peckforton Woods | Yes | SJ 523577 | 54 | 130 | SSSI |
| 2 | Roe Park Woods | Yes | SJ 860585 | 34.6 | 85 | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 3 | Wettenhall and Darnhall Woods | | SJ 640624 | 52.6 | 130 | SSSI |
| 4 | Wimboldsley Wood | | SJ 675642 | 19 | 47 | SSSI |

### City of London

No Ancient Woodland remains in the City of London although the City of London Corporation are directly responsible for large areas of woodland elsewhere, notably Epping Forest (Essex), Highgate Wood (Greater London) and Burnham Beeches (Bucks)

### Cornwall

The county of Cornwall has woodland representing 7.5% of the Land Area.
Steeple Woods -16.2 Ha (40 acres)
Devichoys Wood -16 Ha (40 acres)

### Cumbria

9.5% of the land area of Cumbria is woodland.
* Whinfell Forest

## D
### Derbyshire

* Shining Cliff Wood53°04′01″N 1°30′16″W﻿ / ﻿53.06691°N 1.50450°W﻿ / 53.06691; -1.50450

### Devon

* Wistman's Wood

### Dorset

* Duncliffe Wood
* Holt Heath
* Powerstock Common
* Thorncombe Wood

### Durham

* Brignall Banks SSSI
* Castle Eden Dene SSSI and NNR
* Deepdale Wood
* Derwent Gorge SSSI and NNR
* Great High Wood
* Hawthorn Dene SSSI
* Hesleden Dene
* Pontburn Woods

## E
### East Riding of Yorkshire

* Burton Bushes in Beverley Westwood

### East Sussex

16.7% of the land area of East Sussex is woodland.

### Essex

* Epping Forest
* Hadleigh Woods
* Hockley Woods SSSI
* Hatfield Forest SSSI
* Nevendon Bushes
* Norsey Wood

## G
### Gloucestershire

11.2% of the land area of Gloucestershire is woodland.
* Forest of Dean
* Lower Woods

### Greater London

* Bluebell Wood
* Cherry Tree Wood
* Coldfall Wood
* Highgate Wood
* Lesnes Abbey Woods
* Oxleas Wood SSSI
* Queen's Wood
* Ruislip Woods NNR
* Great North Wood
* Scratchwood

### Greater Manchester

* Borsdane Wood

## H
### Hampshire

17.7% of the Land Area of Hampshire is woodland.
* New Forest

### Herefordshire

* Queenswood

### Hertfordshire

9.5% of Hertfordshire's land area is woodland.
* Ashridge Estate
* Benington High Wood
* Birchanger Wood, near Bishop's Stortford
* Broxbourne Woods NNR, near Broxbourne
* Bush Wood
* Knebworth Woods
* Northaw Great Wood
* Sherrardspark Wood, near Welwyn Garden City
* Whippendell Wood, 65 ha (160 acres), Watford

## I
### Isle of Wight

In 2012 the Isle of Wight Biodiversity Partnership commissioned a revised Ancient Woodland Inventory for the island, and this was completed in 2014. This has a list of all identified ancient woodland sites on the Isle of Wight.
* Brading Wood, part of the Brading Marshes RSPB reserve
* Parkhurst Forest

## K
### Kent

10.6% of Kent's land area is wooded, and it has more ancient woodland than any other county.
* Barrows Wood, Trundle Wood and High Wood around Wormshill
* Chattenden Woods and Lodge Hill SSSI
* Cobham Woods
* Combwell Wood
* Darenth Wood SSSI
* East Blean Woods NNR
* Ham Street Woods NNR
* Parsonage Wood SSSI
* Robins Wood SSSI
* South Blean
* West Blean NNR
* Westerham Wood SSSI
* Yockletts Bank SSSI

## L
### Lancashire

* Boilton, Nab, Red Scar & Tun Brook woods, Preston

### Leicestershire

It is estimated that 2% of Leicestershire's land area is ancient woodland, of which half has been replaced by new plantings in recent times. There are over 100 woods in Leicestershire believed to be ancient. The sites listed below are those over 10 ha (25 acres) in size, and with one exception, all have SSSI status. With one group of woods near Hinckley, in the south-west, the remainder fall into three broad areas. In East Leicestershire, close to the border with Rutland, are the woods near Leighfield Forest, an extensive Royal Forest which straddled the two counties. North west of Leicester are the woods of Charnwood Forest. Further west are the woods of the coal measures toward the border with Derbyshire.
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Some of the principal Ancient Woods in Leicestershire :
| No. | Woodland | Public access | Location | Area (ha) | Area (acre) | Designation |
| 1 | Allexton Wood | No | SP 821994 | 26 | 64 | SSSI |
| 2 | Buddon Wood, Quorn | No | SK560145 | 45 | 111 | SSSI |
| 3 | Burbage and Sheepy Woods | Yes | SP 453941 | 52 | 128 | SSSI Local Gov. |
| 4 | Cloud Wood, Breedon | Yes | SK 417214 | 35 | 86 | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 5 | Dimminsdale | Yes | SK 377 218 | 16 | 40 | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 6 | Eye Brook Valley Woods | Yes (part) | SP 834962 | 68 | 168 | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 7 | Grace Dieu Wood | | SK437170 | 52 | 128 | SSSI National Forest |
| 8 | Hangingstone and Out Woods | Yes (part) | SK 512165 | 88 | 217 | SSSI Local Gov. |
| 9 | Launde Big Wood and Launde Park Wood | Yes | SK 787038 | 80 | 198 | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 10 | Martinshaw Wood | Yes | SK510072 | 103 | 255 | Woodland Trust |
| 11 | Owston Woods | | SK 790065 | 141 | 348 | SSSI |
| 12 | Pasture and Asplin Woods, Breedon | | SK 426216 | 42 | 104 | SSSI |
| 13 | Skeffington and Tilton Woods (Leighfield Forest) | | SK 767027 | 153 | 378 | SSSI |
| 14 | Swithland Wood | Yes | SK 539125 | 75 | 185 | SSSI |

### Lincolnshire

* Bradley and Dixon Woods, Grimsby 53°32′N 0°08′W﻿ / ﻿53.53°N 0.13°W﻿ / 53.53; -0.13
* Legbourne Wood, Legbourne, Louth 53°19′42″N 0°03′19″E﻿ / ﻿53.32839966°N 0.05528353°E﻿ / 53.32839966; 0.05528353
* Stapleford Woods, Stapleford, North Kesteven53°05′57″N 0°42′54″W﻿ / ﻿53.099217°N 0.714969°W﻿ / 53.099217; -0.714969
* Reddings Woods, Kirkby on Bain, Lincolnshire, East Lindsey 53°08′46″N 0°09′18″W﻿ / ﻿53.146°N 0.155°W﻿ / 53.146; -0.155

## M
### Merseyside

* Dibbinsdale, Wirral Hundred, Merseyside

## N
### Norfolk

* Foxley Wood
* Wayland Wood

### North Yorkshire

* Grass Wood, Wharfedale54°05′06″N 2°01′04″W﻿ / ﻿54.0851°N 2.0177°W﻿ / 54.0851; -2.0177
* Nidd Gorge, Knaresborough54°00′50″N 1°29′13″W﻿ / ﻿54.014°N 1.487°W﻿ / 54.014; -1.487

### Northamptonshire

The ancient woods of Northants are concentrated towards the south and west of the county, to that region bordering Bucks, Oxford and Beds. Many are managed by the Forestry Commission, although others are in private hands. They tend to occur on limestone soils in elevated country, and exhibit a diversity of habitats.
* Hazleborough Wood, part of Whittlewood Forest
* Royal Forest of Rockingham
* Salcey Forest
* Whittlewood Forest
* Yardley Chase SSSI

### Northumberland

* Allen Banks and Steward Gorge
* Whittle Dene

### Nottinghamshire

* Sherwood Forest 53°12′16″N 1°04′22″W﻿ / ﻿53.2045°N 1.0728°W﻿ / 53.2045; -1.0728

## O
### Oxfordshire

The ancient woods of Oxfordshire are concentrated in three distinct areas. In the south are woods of the Chiltern Hills. A second cluster lies to the east of Oxford. The Cotswolds woods on the western side of the county include those in the Royal Forest of Wychwood. Oxfordshire has nearly 18,000 ha (44,000 acres) of woodland in total (6.9% of its area), two-thirds of which are in woods of over 10 ha (25 acres). 1,839 ha (4,540 acres) of woodland is represented in the 17 ancient woods listed below. Some 6,000 ha (15,000 acres) of woodland is split among the 3,390 woods smaller than 10 ha. Many of these smaller woods may be ancient, but are not covered by this list. The list here covers woods of over 10 ha with SSSI status.
Some of the principal Ancient Woods in Oxfordshire :
| No. | Woodland | Public access | Location & map link | Area (ha) | Area (acre) | Status |
| 1 | Aston Rowant Woods | Yes (part) | 51°40′46″N 0°55′00″W﻿ / ﻿51.6794°N 0.9166°W﻿ / 51.6794; -0.9166﻿ (Aston Rowant Woods) SU750984 | 26 | 64 | SSSI |
| 2 | Bear, Oveys and Great Bottom Woods | | 51°33′02″N 1°00′07″W﻿ / ﻿51.5506°N 1.0019°W﻿ / 51.5506; -1.0019﻿ (Bear, Oveys and Great Bottom Woods) SU693840 | 45 | 111 | SSSI |
| 3 | Bould Wood | | 51°52′55″N 1°38′02″W﻿ / ﻿51.882°N 1.634°W﻿ / 51.882; -1.634﻿ (Bould Wood) SP253205 | 52 | 128 | SSSI |
| 4 | Harpsden Wood | Yes | 51°31′03″N 0°54′17″W﻿ / ﻿51.5174°N 0.9046°W﻿ / 51.5174; -0.9046﻿ (Harpsden Wood) SU761804 | 35 | 86 | SSSI Woodland Trust |
| 5 | Holly Wood LNR | | 51°47′08″N 1°08′56″W﻿ / ﻿51.7856°N 1.149°W﻿ / 51.7856; -1.149﻿ (Holly Wood LNR) SP588100 | 16 | 40 | SSSI |
| 6 | Holton Wood | | 51°46′03″N 1°07′39″W﻿ / ﻿51.7674°N 1.1276°W﻿ / 51.7674; -1.1276﻿ (Holton Wood) SP603080 | 68 | 168 | SSSI |
| 7 | Lambridge Wood | | 51°33′17″N 0°56′34″W﻿ / ﻿51.5546°N 0.9427°W﻿ / 51.5546; -0.9427﻿ (Lambridge Wood) SU734845 | 52 | 128 | SSSI |
| 8 | Out Wood | | 51°53′03″N 1°24′31″W﻿ / ﻿51.8843°N 1.4086°W﻿ / 51.8843; -1.4086﻿ (Out Wood) SP408208 | 88 | 217 | SSSI |
| 9 | Pishill Woods | | 51°36′19″N 0°58′08″W﻿ / ﻿51.6052°N 0.969°W﻿ / 51.6052; -0.969﻿ (Pishill Woods) SU715901 | 80 | 198 | SSSI |
| 10 | Sarsgrove Wood | | 51°54′59″N 1°33′29″W﻿ / ﻿51.9164°N 1.558°W﻿ / 51.9164; -1.558﻿ (Sarsgrove Wood) SP305243 | 103 | 255 | SSSI |
| 11 | Stanton Great Wood | | 51°46′45″N 1°08′57″W﻿ / ﻿51.7793°N 1.1491°W﻿ / 51.7793; -1.1491﻿ (Stanton Great Wood) SP588093 | 141 | 348 | SSSI |
| 12 | Sturt Copse | | 51°49′56″N 1°25′15″W﻿ / ﻿51.8322°N 1.4209°W﻿ / 51.8322; -1.4209﻿ (Sturt Copse) SP400150 | 42 | 104 | SSSI |
| 13 | Waterperry Wood | | 51°46′35″N 1°07′28″W﻿ / ﻿51.7764°N 1.1245°W﻿ / 51.7764; -1.1245﻿ (Waterperry Wood) SP605090 | 153 | 378 | SSSI |
| 14 | Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods | | 51°49′30″N 1°07′35″W﻿ / ﻿51.825°N 1.1265°W﻿ / 51.825; -1.1265﻿ (Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods) SP603144 | 75 | 185 | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 15 | Woodeaton Wood | | 51°47′51″N 1°20′56″W﻿ / ﻿51.7976°N 1.3488°W﻿ / 51.7976; -1.3488﻿ (Woodeaton Wood) SP450112 | 976 | 2,412 | SSSI |
| 16 | Wychwood | | 51°50′23″N 1°31′10″W﻿ / ﻿51.8398°N 1.5195°W﻿ / 51.8398; -1.5195﻿ (Wychwood) SP332158 | 530 | 1,310 | SSSI Wildlife Trust Wychwood Project |
| 17 | Wytham Woods | | 51°46′17″N 1°19′54″W﻿ / ﻿51.7715°N 1.3318°W﻿ / 51.7715; -1.3318﻿ (Wytham Woods) SP462083 | 61 | 151 | SSSI |

## R
### Rutland

* Burley Wood
* Prior's Coppice

## S
### Shropshire

* Wyre Forest NNR (also in Worcestershire)

### Somerset

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Somerset is a rural county of rolling hills such as the Blackdown Hills, Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park, and large flat expanses of land including the Somerset Levels. Many of the woodland areas have been designated as SSSIs with some being managed by the Avon Wildlife Trust or Somerset Wildlife Trust. Woodland covers seven per cent of the land area of the county.
Some of the principal Ancient Woods in Somerset :
| Woodland | Public access | Coordinates and map link | Area (ha) | Area (acre) | Designation |
| Aller and Beer Woods | | 51°04′15″N 2°51′07″W﻿ / ﻿51.0707°N 2.8520°W﻿ / 51.0707; -2.8520﻿ (Aller and Beer Woods) | 56.9 | 141 | SSSI |
| Asham Wood | | 51°12′45″N 2°25′25″W﻿ / ﻿51.2124°N 2.4237°W﻿ / 51.2124; -2.4237﻿ (Asham Wood) | 140.6 | 347 | SSSI |
| Cheddar Wood | Permit required | 51°17′36″N 2°47′50″W﻿ / ﻿51.2932°N 2.7973°W﻿ / 51.2932; -2.7973﻿ (Cheddar Wood) | 86.9 | 215 | SSSI |
| Cogley Wood | | 51°06′32″N 2°25′32″W﻿ / ﻿51.1090°N 2.4256°W﻿ / 51.1090; -2.4256﻿ (Cogley Wood) | 60.7 | 150 | SSSI |
| Dunkery and Horner Woods | Yes | 51°09′43″N 3°35′15″W﻿ / ﻿51.1619°N 3.5874°W﻿ / 51.1619; -3.5874﻿ (Dunkery and Horner Woods) | 1,604 | 3,964 | SSSI, NNR |
| Edford Woods and Meadows | | 51°14′05″N 2°28′52″W﻿ / ﻿51.2347°N 2.4812°W﻿ / 51.2347; -2.4812﻿ (Edford Woods and Meadows) | 54.3 | 134 | SSSI |
| Great Breach and Copley Woods | | 51°05′06″N 2°42′55″W﻿ / ﻿51.0851°N 2.7152°W﻿ / 51.0851; -2.7152﻿ (Great Breach and Copley Woods) | 64.8 | 160 | SSSI |
| Harridge Wood | | | | | |
| Hawkcombe Woods | | 51°12′06″N 3°35′36″W﻿ / ﻿51.2017°N 3.5933°W﻿ / 51.2017; -3.5933﻿ (Hawkcombe Woods) | 101 | 250 | Proposed NNR |
| North Exmoor | Yes | 51°10′25″N 3°43′04″W﻿ / ﻿51.1736°N 3.7179°W﻿ / 51.1736; -3.7179﻿ (North Exmoor) | 12,005.3 | 29,666 | SSSI |
| Leigh Woods | Yes | 51°27′47″N 2°38′21″W﻿ / ﻿51.4631°N 2.6392°W﻿ / 51.4631; -2.6392﻿ (Leigh Woods) | 155.4 | 384 | SSSI, NNR |
| Limebreach Wood | | 51°26′59″N 2°46′11″W﻿ / ﻿51.4498°N 2.7698°W﻿ / 51.4498; -2.7698﻿ (Limebreach Wood) | | | |
| Longleat Woods | | 51°11′25″N 2°17′41″W﻿ / ﻿51.1903°N 2.2947°W﻿ / 51.1903; -2.2947﻿ (Longleat Woods) | 249.9 | 618 | SSSI |
| Long Dole Wood and Meadows | | 51°18′13″N 2°33′39″W﻿ / ﻿51.3036°N 2.5608°W﻿ / 51.3036; -2.5608﻿ (Long Dole Wood and Meadows) | 9.8 | 24 | SSSI |
| Neroche Forest | | 50°56′15″N 3°02′12″W﻿ / ﻿50.9375°N 3.0367°W﻿ / 50.9375; -3.0367﻿ (Neroche Forest) | | | |
| Postlebury Wood | | 51°11′08″N 2°22′24″W﻿ / ﻿51.1856°N 2.3734°W﻿ / 51.1856; -2.3734﻿ (Postlebury Wood) | 87 | 215 | SSSI |
| Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood | | 50°56′50″N 3°06′09″W﻿ / ﻿50.9471°N 3.1026°W﻿ / 50.9471; -3.1026﻿ (Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood) | 103.6 | 256 | SSSI |
| Sparkford Wood | | 51°02′44″N 2°33′12″W﻿ / ﻿51.0455°N 2.5534°W﻿ / 51.0455; -2.5534﻿ (Sparkford Wood) | 8.4 | 21 | SSSI |
| Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands | | 50°59′01″N 3°02′29″W﻿ / ﻿50.9837°N 3.0413°W﻿ / 50.9837; -3.0413﻿ (Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands) | 26.7 | 66 | SSSI |
| Towerhouse Wood | | 51°26′39″N 2°45′22″W﻿ / ﻿51.4441°N 2.7561°W﻿ / 51.4441; -2.7561﻿ (Towerhouse Wood) | | | |
| Twinhills Woods and Meadows | | 51°11′11″N 2°38′02″W﻿ / ﻿51.1863°N 2.6338°W﻿ / 51.1863; -2.6338﻿ (Twinhills Woods and Meadows) | 21.2 | 52 | SSSI |
| Weston Big Wood | Yes | 51°28′17″N 2°47′10″W﻿ / ﻿51.4713°N 2.7860°W﻿ / 51.4713; -2.7860﻿ (Weston Big Wood) | 37.48 | 93 | SSSI |

### South Yorkshire

* Bagger Wood53°31′08″N 1°32′35″W﻿ / ﻿53.519°N 1.543°W﻿ / 53.519; -1.543
* Beeley Wood53°25′47″N 1°31′32″W﻿ / ﻿53.42972°N 1.52556°W﻿ / 53.42972; -1.52556
* Watchley Crags53°33′32″N 1°16′37″W﻿ / ﻿53.55886°N 1.27681°W﻿ / 53.55886; -1.27681

### Staffordshire

* Cannock Chase SSSI

### Suffolk

* Arger Fen and Spouses Grove
* Assington Thicks
* Bradfield Woods NNR
* Bull's Wood
* Calves Wood
* Foxburrow Wood (Suffolk)
* Palant's Grove
* Snakes Wood
* Staverton Park and the Thicks
* Wolves Wood

### Surrey

22.4% of the Land Area of Surrey is woodland this makes it the most wooded county in England.

## T
### Tyne and Wear

* Thornley Wood SSSI
* Derwent Walk Country Park woods
* Stanley Burn Wood
* Snipes Dene Wood, part of Gibside SSSI
* Lands Wood, Winlaton Mill

## W
### Warwickshire

* Bush Wood
* Rough Hill Wood
* Ryton Wood SSSI

### West Midlands

* Sutton Park SSSI
* Rough Wood

### West Sussex

18.9% of West Sussex's land area is woodland.
* Titnore Wood
* Kingley Vale NNR
* Worth Forest

### West Yorkshire

* Batty's Wood53°49′12″N 1°33′37″W﻿ / ﻿53.820061°N 1.560144°W﻿ / 53.820061; -1.560144

### Wiltshire

* Savernake forest SSSI
* Vincients Wood

### Worcestershire

* Grafton Wood
* Laight Rough
* Pepper Wood
* Shrawley Wood
* Wyre Forest (also in Shropshire)