Grendon Wood

Grendon and Doddershall Woods are a 67.1-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Grendon Underwood in Buckinghamshire. The local planning authorities are Aylesbury Vale District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Finemere Wood and Sheephouse Wood.

Finemere Wood

Forest

Photo: Andy Gryce, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Finemere Wood is a 45.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Quainton in Buckinghamshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust and the planning authorities are Aylesbury Vale District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council.

Sheephouse Wood

Forest

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sheephouse Wood is a 56.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Charndon in Buckinghamshire. The site has ancient pedunculate oak woodland with diverse ground flora, typical breeding birds and some uncommon invertebrates.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westcott and Calvert.

Westcott

Village

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westcott is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England, about 1 mile west of Waddesdon. The toponym is derived from the Old English for "west cottage".

Calvert

Village

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calvert is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, near the village of Steeple Claydon. Originally named after a wealthy local family who had inherited property at Claydon House, Middle Claydon, on condition that they changed their surname to Verney, the village was founded as a hamlet in the Victorian era to house workers for the brick works that were constructed in the area.