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Coedydd De Dyffryn Maentwrog

…wilsonii, as well as the hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and royal fern Osmunda regalis. The moss and liverwort flora often exceeds the vascular plant flora in its diversity and abundance, forming a carpet that covers boulders, tree …

Abney & Bretton Cloughs

…ass Holcus mollis and the local oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. Two variants of the basic woodland structure occur, both containing ash Fraxinus excelsior. On damper soils the ash is associated with aspen Populus tremula with water mint Me…

Ceunant Cynfal

… of filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. A range of lichens are also present, many growing epiphytically, especially on the larger oaks. The woodland has an excellent breeding bir…

Baldersdale Woodlands

…s auricomus and the parasitic toothwort Lathraea squamaria. Beech and oak ferns Phegopteris connectilis and Gymnocarpium dryopteris are found in shaded areas of block scree. On acidic soils sessile oak and downy birch are the dominant trees while the shrub layer is less well deve…

Glenariff Glen

…ergreen Pyrola minor and intermediate wintergreen Pyrola media, with beech fern Phegopteris connectilis on rock ledges and steep rock faces. The site also supports a range of invertebrates, including a number of rare Molluscs which are listed in the Irish Red List for Non-marine …

Glen Ey Gorge

…nd oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris are abundant and widespread, and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis and green spleenwort Asplenium viride are frequent on ledges. Narrow buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana is frequent under overhangin…

Milkingstead Wood

…ern Oreopteris limbosperma, male fern, buckler fern and occasionally beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. On deeper soils bluebell, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, wood sorrel and locally bracken with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis become common. wood sage Teucrium scoro…

Gelt Woods

… represented in the damp riverside woodland and include the uncommon beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. A good number of rare and uncommon mosses and liverworts are found, most notably Fissidens exiguus and Lepidozia sylvatica. The Gelt Woods are also important as habitat for as…

Upper Teesdale

…fern Oreopteris limbosperma, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris. Over 50 species of birds breed in Upper Teesdale with typical communities of moorland, upland grassland, woodland and streamside being re…

Duddon Valley Woodlands

…, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis are occasional. The most frequent bryophytes are Eurhynchium striatum and Thuidium tamariscinum. Broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, a locally uncommon plant in Cum…

Scafell Pikes

… range of ferns including lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, scaly male fern and broad buckler fern. The species composition of the neighbouring gills of Skew and Greta is similar but in Skew Gill there…

Thirlmere Woods

…shaded rocks. Seventeen fern species, including Wilson's filmy fern, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, green spleenwort Asplenium viride and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris are present in Launchy Gill. The rare serrated wintergreen Orthilia secunda has also been recorded from …

Dodgson Wood

…a variety of ferns including hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma and Wilson's filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii. The juniper scrub occupies the steep slopes immediately above the wood and has develo…

Garron Plateau

… parsley Fern Cryptogramma crispa, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, beech fern phegopteris connectilis, alpine clubmoss Diphasiastrum alpinum and the bryophytes Sphagnum imbricatum and Sphagnum fuscum. Several types of upland and base-poor lakes occur on the plateau. The most co…

Dungeon Ghyll

…wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, hard fern Blechnum spicant and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis dominate the field layer together with typical woodland mosses such as Dicranummajus, Pleurozium schreberi and Thuidium tamariscinum. However, the bryophyte flora is particular…

Mynydd Preseli

…sociated with the rock outcrops and their blockfields. These include beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, Wilson’s filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa, whilst the fir clubmoss Huperzia selago is frequent amongst the moss-filled crevices of some o…

Coedydd y Beili, Malgwyn a Cribin

…bata, bog mosses Sphagnum spp., oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. Parts of Coed Cribin have a grass dominated ground flora but still retain a good representation of typical western oak woodland mosses. On the deeper woodland soils, the groun…

Hesleyside Park

…latium, are present on mature beech. Bryophytes and ferns, including beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris are abundant by the stream sides. valerian Valeriana officinalis, wild garlic Allium ursinum, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysospleni…

Berriedale Water

…any woodland mosses and ferns, including hard fern Blechnum spicant, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris. The upper and drier slopes give rise to a more diverse woodland field layer including blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus, chickweed wintergreen…

Mynydd Ty-isaf, Rhondda

…itish stations. Other ferns growing on crags within the SSSI include beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, mountain fern Oreopteris limbosperma, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. In addition to sup…

Dark Peak

…ny as ten species present in one area. On inaccessible cliff ledges, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa often grow, usually where there is some flushing and frequently alongside greater wood rush Luzula sylv…

Beech Hill Wood

…have been recorded including hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and the uncommon Wilson's filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii. A wide variety of mosses and liverworts are also present including sever…

South Pennine Moors

…ities which include ferns not found in other parts of the moors. The beech fern Phegopteris connectilis which is now very rare in West Yorkshire survives in at least on clough at the southern end of the site. Birds The moorlands support nationally important numbers of golden plo…

Coedydd Dyffryn Alwen

…to the river, while colonies of oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis can be found within the dingles. Non-native sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus can be found at very low density across most of the southern part of the site. Other non-natives includ…

Allt Grillan Gorge

…occurring within the site include Polystichum aculeatum, Athyrium filix-femina, Phegopteris connectilis, Oreopteris limbosperma, Hymenophyllum wilsonii, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana. Several lichen species add to the interest of the wood. The…

Nant Llech

…requent on the edges of cliffs and on steep slopes. The abundance of beech fern Phegopteris connectilis is notable on wet cliffs, with the rarer, montane, green spleenwort Asplenium viride present about Henrhyd falls. Though most trees are relatively young and of coppice origin, …

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

… some small base-enriched flushes at the foot of a rocky slope where beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides occur. The main area of lowland mire interest is referred to as Cors Ty’n y Caeau and this support…

Yewbarrow Woods

…ith the occasional ferns such as scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and in rock crevices the delicate brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. On the upper western slopes of the wood the woodland gradually thins out leaving yew, oak, birch, h…

Coedydd Glannau a Cwm Coel

… Cwm Coel woodland including wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. Wilson's filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii, a species more characteristic of oceanic areas and a very rare plant in Radnor, occurs by the stream. Local areas of base-richness …

Carron Glen

…dder-fern Cystopteris fragilis, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. In addition to the woodland interest, the middle reaches of the glen supports a mosaic of species rich neutral, acid and marshy grasslands with several notable species such as…

Coed Mynachlog-fawr

…adjacent to the river Mwyro, contains characteristic species such as beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, lemon-scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana and common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense. In the woodland along the stream guelder-rose Vib…

Coed Nant-y-merddyn-uchaf

…ncluding the rare green spleenwort Asplenium viride and the uncommon beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis. The rare grass mountain melick Melica nutans occurs on cliffs in part of the site.

Corndon Hill

… Dryopteris spp. Rock faces in this area support good populations of beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, another species characteristic of oceanic conditions. The screes on the south-western side of the hill support fescues, bilberry, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wild thyme Thy…

Cranny Falls

…ound the waterfall. Of particular note is the presence of the scarce beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. The ground flora is dominated by bryophytes typical of damp, base-rich soils on calcareous substrates. These include big shaggy moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, fox tail feath…

Avon Gorge

…rn Polystichum setiferum, southern polypody Polypodium cambricum and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. The northern slope of Paradise Bottom has fine small leaved lime high forest and young ash stands, with ground layers dominated by ramsons. The woods and gorge have an excepti…

Gwynfynydd

…pteris dilatata, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and occasionally beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii occurs on rocks and boulders close to the river and, at Pistyll Cain, this species occurs within the spray zone of the waterfall wit…

Moel Hebog

…e viviparous fescue Festuca vivipara, juniper Juniperus communis and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis.

Longsleddale Woods

…ns Geum rivale, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and locally abundant beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. On the higher ground between the stream gills, the soils are poorer and oak and birch form an open canopy with occasional rowan Sorbus aucuparia, hawthorn and holly. sweet ver…

Coed Cwm Cletwr

…Sixteen species of fern, including oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and Wilson's filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii, and 90 species of mosses and liverworts have been found to date. The lichen flora is also diverse and of great interest. Of spec…

Stanley Ghyll

…. Other species such as wood rush, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma are more characteristic of north western woodlands.

Arthog Hall Woods

…d Hymenophyllum wilsonii, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis as well as abundant broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. The uncommon orchid, lesser tway blade Neottia cordata is present along with wood fescue Festuca altissima. The sit…

Loth Gorge

… woodland ground flora, with hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Notable species include the woodland grass…

Spring Wood,Hawnby

… Melica uniflora, large colonies of herb paris Paris quadrifolia and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. Fairy Bank at the western end of the wood is a steep limestone grassland and scree supporting a herb rich flora. Species of interest include bloody crane's bill Geranium sangu…

Kirlish

…is dilatata and hay-scented fern Dryopteris aemula. Notably the rare beech fern Phegopteris connectilis also occurs in the more mature central area of the wood. The ground flora is dominated by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and occasional great…

Burn of Ballintomb

…sedge Carex remota and smooth-stalked sedge Crataegus laevigata with beech fern Phegopteris connectilis abundant on streamside rocks. In many places this flushed alder woodland extends to the top of the slopes. In a few parts of the lower den, however, the drier upper slopes cont…

Shining Cliff Woods

…um spp. Alongside the stream soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata are found. At the upper edge of the wood, the canopy is more open and woodland gives way to small areas of grassy heath with heather …

Artilligan and Abhainn Srathain Burns

…eris aemula, filmy ferns Hymenophyllum tunbrigense & H. wilsonii and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. The woodland also supports rich oceanic moss and liverwort communities, including relatively large populations of rare species including Drepanolejeunea hamatifolia, Harpaleje…

Baysbrown Wood

…den saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are particularly common. Beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa are present in the wet gullies of the upper slopes. Both these habitats are particularly favourable for…

Low Wood

…a and a variety of ferns including oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. The northern end of the wood is much wetter. Alder Alnus glutinosa …

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

…oodland field layer, these include: lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. The uncommon species, Wilson’s…

Tilberthwaite Gill

…emina, broad buckler Dryopteris dilatata, oak Gymnocarpium dryopteris and beech Phegopteris connectilis. Associated species include wall lettuce Mycelis muralis, golden rod Solidago virgaurea, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, devil's bit scabious Succisa …

Ganllwyd

…le fern Dryopteris filix-mas and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. Beech fern Phegopteris connectilis occurs occasionally and there are a few plants of hay-scented fern Dryopteris aemula. Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii occurs on exposed rocks and boulders close to t…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

… scolopendrium, hard shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum, and the rare beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. These wet rock faces also provided an ideal niche for two other rare species the rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale and wood fescue Festuca altissima. To the east of the road, …

West Loch Lomondside Woodlands

… field layer. Lemon-scented fern is frequent throughout the SSSI and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii are also present. Amongst the bryophyte community oceanic species are well represented within t…

Coedydd Llawr-y-glyn

…dingle flora in which clumps of oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis are particularly well represented. Ornithologically, the woodlands contain a wide spectrum of bird species in good population sizes. Typical species include birds of prey, wood…

Leven Valley

…untain melick occur, as does stone bramble. Fern populations include beech-fern Phegopteris connectilis, northern buckler-fern Dryopteris assimilis and oak-fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris. The Allt na h-Eilde also supports Wilson’s filmy-fern and a diverse bryophyte flora including …

Chanlockfoot

…s. Ferns are also frequent, particularly on areas of scree including beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris. Scotch Argus butterfly Erebia aethiops and a rich breeding population of birds are additional non-notified features of interest within the…

Newtown St Boswells Woods

…teia, wood stitchwort Stellaria nemorum, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and alternate-leafed golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium.

Leck Beck Head Catchment Area

… example, wood rush Luzula sylvatica, hard fern Blechnum spicant and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. In total, fifteen species of fern have been recorded from the gills, providing an indication of their high level of flora diversity. Elsewhere, the various outcrops of limesto…

Eastern Mournes

… tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana, parsley Fern Cryptogramma crispa, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and stiff sedge Carex bigelowii. Rare bryophytes include the mosses Rhabdoweisia crenulata and Glyphomitrium daviesii and the liverworts Bazzani…

Johnny Wood

…ding six species of Dryopteris, oak and beech ferns Gymnocarpium dryopteris and Phegopteris connectilis and Wilson's filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii. The exceptionally high rainfall experienced at Johnny Wood has probably inhibited the development of an outstanding lichen assem…

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