Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve

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Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve is located on the north-west escarpment of the Chiltern Hills, in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has an area of 159.1 hectares, and most of it is a 128.5 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is listed as a Grade 1 site in A Nature Conservation Review. The reserve is in several sections, mostly in the parish of Lewknor in Oxfordshire, with smaller sections in the parish of Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire. ()

Elevation: 640 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°39'47"N, 0°57'0"W

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Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Mary the Virgin, Aston Rowant Cutting, Chinnor Hill, Watlington and Pyrton Hills.

3.7 miE
Church
St Mary the Virgin, Chiltern Hills
96 min walk • St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of Radnage in Buckinghamshire, situated towards the northeastern edge of the village. The church is part of the West Wycombe benefice, the building is Grade 1 listed.
~1550 ftE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Aston Rowant Cutting
8 min walk • Aston Rowant Cutting is a 3.5-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Aston Rowant in Oxfordshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
3.4 miNE
Park
Chinnor Hill, Chinnor
88 min walk • Chinnor Hill is a 26.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Chinnor in Oxfordshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
2.2 miSW
Hill
Watlington and Pyrton Hills, Chiltern Hills
56 min walk • Watlington and Pyrton Hills is a 112.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Watlington in Oxfordshire. An area of 1.6 hectares is Watlington Chalk Pit, which is a Local Nature Reserve. This site has floristically diverse chalk grassland, chalk scrub, broadleaved woodland and yew woodland.
2.4 miSW
Park
Watlington Chalk Pit, Watlington
61 min walk • Watlington Chalk Pit is a 1.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve east of Watlington in Oxfordshire. It is owned by South Oxfordshire District Council and managed by Watlington Parish Council and Watlington Environment Group.
2.4 miNE
Park
Oakley Hill nature reserve, Chiltern Hills
62 min walk • Oakley Hill is a 13-hectare nature reserve south of Chinnor in Oxfordshire, England. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. This hill has chalk grassland, beech woodland and scrub.
2.4 miW
Church
St Mary's Church
63 min walk • St Mary's Church is the Church of England parish church of Pyrton, Oxfordshire, England. Its parish is part of the benefice of Icknield, in the deanery of Aston and Cuddesdon, the archdeaconry of Oxford and the diocese of Oxford.
3.6 miE
Memorial
Radnage War Memorial, Chiltern Hills
92 min walk • Radnage War Memorial is located at Mudds Bank, Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England. It is a grade II listed building with Historic England and commemorates the men of the village who died in the First and Second World Wars.
2.5 miNE
Nightlife, Restaurant
Sir Charles Napier, Chinnor
65 min walk • The Sir Charles Napier Inn is a gastropub in Spriggs Alley about 1.5 miles south of Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England. It was built in the early 19th century and is named after General Sir Charles James Napier.
0.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Cowleaze Wood
16 min walk • Cowleaze Wood is a 70-acre woodland in the Chiltern Hills, a chalk ridge in South East England. The wood is in the civil parish of Lewknor, in Oxfordshire, about 1+1⁄4 miles southeast of the village.
1.1 miE
Tower
Stokenchurch BT Tower
29 min walk • Stokenchurch BT Tower is a telecommunications tower built of reinforced concrete at Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, England. Reaching to 340.5 metres above mean sea level, it dates from 1963 and is 99.4 metres tall.