{{Infobox SSSI |image= Western edge of Owston Woods - geograph.org.uk - 757695.jpg |image_caption = |name= Owston Woods |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 790 065 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= {{convert|139.6 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1983<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001112%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Owston Woods''' is a {{convert|139.6 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] south of [[Owston and Newbold|Owston]] in [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001112&SiteName=owston&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Owston Woods | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 14 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001112%27|title=Map of Owston Woods|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 14 November 2017}}</ref>
The dominant trees in these woods on [[Jurassic]] and glacial clay are [[Fraxinus excelsior|ash]] and [[Corylus avellana|hazel]]. There are diverse moths, beetles and other insects, including some rare species, and there is also a variety of birds and small mammals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001112.pdf|title=Owston Woods citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=14 November 2017|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041601/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001112.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
A public footpath goes through the woods.
==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Owston Woods}}
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