Piddington Wood

Piddington Wood is an eighteen hectare woodland in north-east Oxfordshire between Thame and Bicester. The wood is a remnant of the ancient Bernwood Hunting forest dating back to Henry II which once covered an area of some 400km2 from the river Great Ouse in the north, to the river Thame in the south and the Padbury and Claydon brooks to the east. Piddington Wood is located on a hillside with a north-westerly aspect overlooking the village of Arncott and lies within Piddington parish. Most of the wood (almost 10 ha.) is semi-natural ancient woodland which was used as a coppice with standards wood and the rest of the site to the north and west is made up of young trees and open ground.