Aston Rowant NNR, Nature reserve in the Chiltern Hills, England
The 159-hectare reserve contains chalk grassland, beech woodland, and juniper scrub across the northwestern escarpment of the Chiltern Hills.
In 1989, Natural England and RSPB selected this location as one of the first sites for red kite reintroduction after their near extinction in England.
The reserve maintains thirty butterfly species, including chalkhill blue and silver-spotted skippers, representing the natural heritage of English chalk grasslands.
Two designated car parks at Beacon Hill and Cowleaze Wood provide access points to the reserve, with parking fees payable through the RingGo application.
The construction of M40 motorway through the reserve in 1974 created the Aston Rowant Cutting, revealing important Coniacian chalk geological formations.
Location: Oxfordshire
Location: Buckinghamshire
GPS coordinates: 51.66500,-0.95000
Latest update: March 9, 2025 20:23
Wormsley Park
2.5 km
Shirburn Castle
3.2 km
Adwell House
4.2 km
Stokenchurch Gap
904 m
St Mary's Church, Pyrton
4.1 km
All Saints Church, Shirburn
3.2 km
Aston Rowant Woods
2.8 km
Wormsley Chalk Banks
3.5 km
Stokenchurch War Memorial
3.5 km
Church of St Peter and St Paul
3.3 km
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aston Rowant
2.2 km
Church of St Margaret, Lewknor
1.4 km
Church of St Mary
4.2 km
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
3.4 km
Watlington Methodist Church
4.3 km
Ye Olde Leathern Bottle Public House
1.5 km
Fox And Hounds Hotel And Public House
4.3 km
St Lawrence
3.1 km
The Plough Inn Public House
4 km
Pyrton Manor
4.3 km
Aston Rowant War Memorial
2.3 km
1-7, Blenheim Road
2.8 km
1-7, Hill Road
4.3 km
Model Farm, Engine House And Attached Buildings Approximately 15 Metres South South West Of Farmhouse
3.2 km
Hampden Cottage Manor Lodge
4.1 km
Gatehouse Approximately 85 Metres South Of Shirburn Castle
3.1 km
Searleys and Simmons And Lawrence
4.4 km
Milestone, Wycombe Road; at jct. with Marlow Road, B482
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