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Ventnor Downs

…n flora. On the steep south escarpment a dense woodland of naturalised holm oak Quercus ilex has developed. Several areas of chalk grassland remain clear of scrub mainly at the northern and eastern extremities of the site where stock grazing maintains an open sward rich in plants…

Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens

…of chalkland species, as well as birch and occasional holm and pedunculate oaks Quercus ilex and Quercus robur. Deadly nightshade Atropa belladonna is unusually abundant.

West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors

…d by silver birch Betula pendula, with occasional rowan Sorbus aucuparia, holly Ilex aquifolium, sessile oak Quercus petraea and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The ground layer is dominated by bracken, heather and bilberry with frequent bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood…

The Mens

…rface. The woodland is predominantly high forest of sessile and pedunculate oak Quercus petraea and Quercus robur respectively, beech Fagus sylvatica holly Ilex aquifolium and locally, ash Fraxinus excelsior, birches Betula spp. and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. Beech domi…

Merthen Wood

…e of a woodland comprising of an almost pure, natural population of sessile oak Quercus petraea. It is one of the largest remaining oak woods in Cornwall and historical records indicate that it has been coppiced for centuries. The major standtype is sessile oak coppice, which is …

Creuddyn

… majority of both ridges and consists largely of ash Fraxinus excelsior and oak Quercus petraea high forest with occasional stands showing evidence of old coppice re-growth. Other woodland communities locally present are dominated by either yew or beech Fagus sylvatica. The latte…

Corrieshalloch Gorge

…ntains a broad range of native tree species such as birch Betula pubescens, oak Quercus robur, holly Ilex aquifolium and aspen Populus tremula. The steepness of the gorge and its edge has discouraged grazing animals and as a consequence the woodland has a well-developed understor…

Hen-allt Common

…irch Betula pendula, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, ash Fraxinus excelsior, holly Ilex aquifolium, oak Quercus spp., goat willow Salix caprea, grey willow Salix cinerea and bramble Rubus fruticosus are all locally prominent. Remarks: The common is vested in the care of Powys Count…

Tring Woodlands

…ch high forest are areas of standard ash Fraxinus excelsior and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. Holly Ilex aquifolium and yew Taxus baccata comprise the sparse shrub layer on upper slopes, though lower down there is more variety with dogwood Cornus sanguinea, field maple Acer camp…

Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden

…e Park is an open canopy wood pasture, predominantly of over mature pollard oak Quercus robur but holly Ilex aquifolium, birch Betula pubescens and Betula pendula and rowan Sorbus aucuparia also occur. Some of these trees achieve great age. Below the canopy, there are dense stand…

Buckeridge Meadow

…e field contains a small area of wood pasture which is dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea and holly Ilex aquifolium. The invertebrate fauna includes meadow brown Maniola jurtina and ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus butterflies.

Purewell Meadows

…ins hold alder Alnus glutinosa, birch Betula pendula, sallow Salix cinerea, oak Quercus robur and holly Ilex aquifolium and the interest of the site is enhanced by scrub which is mainly gorse Ulex europaeus and an unusual subspecies of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. The local clim…

Plaster's Green Meadows

…row trees include ash Fraxinus excelsior, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, holly Ilex aquifolium and oak Quercus sp.

Speech House Oaks

…and contains a number of uncommon lichens and bryophytes. The very ancient oaks Quercus spp. and hollies Ilex aquifolium along the Speech House Road occur over poorly drained acid loams. The ground flora is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bramble Rubus fruticosus and co…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

…shed. These eventually shade out the heathland plants forming together with oak Quercus robur and holly Ilex aquifolium, a dense species poor woodland with a ground layer of bramble Rubus fruticosus, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, occasional heath relicts such as bell heather…

Inverpolly

…wan Sorbus aucuparia, alder Alnus glutinosa, bird cherry Prunus padus and holly Ilex aquifolium. Sessile oak Quercus petraea is found in a few areas within the site. The ground flora includes heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and mountain fern m…

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

… secondary woodland composed of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, silver birch, oak Quercus robur and holly Ilex aquifolium with a ground layer of surviving heath plants such as bell heather and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, or bracken, bramble Rubus fruticosus and honeysuckle Lonice…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…r woodland fringes the boundaries in places and is dominated by pedunculate oak Quercus robur, with holly Ilex aquifolium and coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, ivy Hedera helix, bramble Rubus fruticosus and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Wood anem…

Poor's Allotment

…tural woodland habitat in the eastern part of the site is unusual in having oak Quercus robur and holly Ilex aquifolium co-dominant. Other species include yew Taxus baccata, field maple Acer campestre and whitebeam Sorbus aria with few shrubs and a fairly sparse ground flora comp…

Loynton Moss

…consists of young birch woodland Betula spp. with rowan Sorbus aucuparia, holly Ilex aquifolium and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. Bramble, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, broad buckler fern, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and climbing corydalis Coryd…

Banstead Downs

…s of the site are dominated by mature hawthorn, growing in association with oak Quercus spp. and climbers such as ivy Hedera helix and traveller's joy Clematis vitalba. Gorse is dominant in a few areas, mainly to the east of the railway line where there are dense belts of gorse s…

Dallington Forest

…dominate the ghyll area. In the north beech Fagus sylvatica and pedunculate oak Quercus robur occur with holly Ilex aquifolium, hazel Corylus avellana, hornbeam Carpinus betulus, birch Betula pendula and the occasional yew Taxus baccata above a heathy ground flora of bracken Pter…

Lindow Common

…s. Most of the woodland is dominated by birch Betula pendula with scattered oak Quercus robur saplings. Some holly Ilex aquifolium is also present. The ground flora is poor, dominated by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Patches of heather and…

Thrang Wood

… the site, with birch Betula pendula and frequent rowan Sorbus aucuparia, holly Ilex aquifolium and sessile oak Quercus petraea over limestone pavement. Shrubs present include hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, crab apple Malus sylvestris and spindle Euonymus europaeus. Yew woodland is…

Duncton to Bignor Escarpment

…minates with ash Fraxinus excelsior and less commonly, yew Taxus baccata, holly Ilex aquifolium and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. In peripheral and disturbed areas silver birch Betula pendula, field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus ar…

Lynher Estuary

… ancient woodlands of Sheviock and Wacker are dominated by coppiced sessile oak Quercus petraea over a holly Ilex aquifolium and hazel Corylus avellana understorey with frequent bramble Rubus fruticosus. The ground flora on these acidic soils consists largely of great wood-rush L…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…orth and east of the site support broad-leaved woodland with mature sessile oak Quercus petraea, silver birch, holly Ilex aquifolium and hazel Corylus avellana with small amounts of ash Fraxinus excelsior and beech Fagus sylvatica. Ground flora includes bramble, hard fern Blechnu…

Ardlair - Letterewe

…a continuous cover of native trees since re-colonisation after the ice age. Oak Quercus petraea is dominant but areas with flushed soils also support ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana and alder Alnus glutinosa. Small numbers of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris occur on cr…

Dundonnell Woods

…well wooded with birch, rowan, willow Salix sp, aspen Populus tremula and holly Ilex aquifolium. Birch and alder Alnus glutinosa cling to the gorge sides along the Dundonnell River. In the central part of the SSSI the Dundonnell River plunges into a deep gorge 500m upstream of th…

Heathfield Park

…dominated by mature beech Fagus sylvatica with both pedunculate and sessile oak Quercus robur and Q. petraea, holly Ilex aquifolium and scattered yew Taxus baccata. In the north and east birch Betula spp. becomes frequent and the stream valleys contain willow Salix spp. and alder…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…la pubescens, willows Salix spp., as well as some hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium and occasional sessile oak Quercus petraea. The ground flora is very similar in composition to that of the dry heath. The shallower more uniform dip slopes are poorly drained allowing …

Mills Rocks

…pula. Woodland around and on the plateau top, is very variable. Pedunculate oak Quercus robur, beech Fagus sylvatica, holly Ilex aquifolium, birch Betula pendula and hazel Corylus avellana are all present above bracken and bramble.

Browndown

…. This community is also rich in lichens. 3. Scrub of gorse Ulex europaeus, oak Quercus species including holme oak Q. ilex, bramble Rubus species and rose Rosa species. Ecologically, Browndown has affinities with Denge Beach, Dungeness, Kent. On a national level, only Denge Bea…

Peatlands Park

…ype, with a canopy dominated by downy birch Betula pubescens and occasional oak Quercus spp. The understorey consists of holly Ilex aquifolium and rowan Sorbus aucuparia, with occasional hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and hazel Corylus avellana. In the less mature woodland, the fiel…

Glen Tanar

…es occur locally and include birch Betula species, alder Alnus glutinosa, holly Ilex aquifolium, aspen Populus tremula and oak Quercus species. An unusual range of age classes of Caledonian pine is present and young trees have actively colonised the rounded summits of the Strone …

Alderton Hill Quarry

… are formed by species rich hedges with ash Fraxinus excelsior, pedunculate oak Quercus robur, English elm Ulmus procera, holly Ilex aquifolium, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, hazel Corylus avellana and spindle Euonymus europaeus. The invertebrate fauna includes common blue butterf…

Devil's Punch Bowl

…and in the Highcomb Valley. A stand on the Hythe Beds contains pedunculate oak, Quercus robur, beech Fag is sylvatica and holly Ilex aquifolium over a sparse ground flora of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. The woodland in the gorge overlyin…

Ardvar Woodlands

…rowan Sorbus aucuparia, wych elm Ulmus glabra and hazel Corylus avellana. Holly Ilex aquifolium, aspen Populus tremula and sessile oak Quercus petraea occur more locally. The ground flora is characteristically dominated by bents Agrostis spp, and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum o…

McKean's Moss

…nd Rhytidiadelphus ?. The most mature woodland supports a number of sessile oak Quercus petraea, with a patchy understorey of holly Ilex aquilinum and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. The climbers ivy Hedera helix and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum are also present. A small area o…

Burgh Hill Farm Meadow

…y a shallow ditch. The hedgerows are fairly diverse with mature pedunculate oak Quercus robur scattered throughout. Other species include holly Ilex aquifolium, hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, hornbeam Carpinus betulus, aspen Populus tremula, goat willow Sali…

Phoenix United Mine

…ridium aquilinum stands merging into scrub woodland composed of pedunculate oak Quercus robur, pendulous birch Betula pendula and holly Ilex aquifolium. The oak supports rich moss and lichen communities including Usnea articulata. Open water habitats include small pools and derel…

Ridley Gill

…ley supporting three types of deciduous woodland. The first is dominated by oak Quercus robur with a sparse understorey of holly Ilex aquifolium and coppiced hazel Corylus avellana over a ground flora dominated by creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-…

Robin Hood's Bay: Maw Wyke to Beast Cliff

…avellana and field maple Acer campestre, although in more acidic situations oak Quercus aff. robur, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and holly Ilex aquifolium are frequent. great wood rush Luzula sylvatica is abundant on the steep flushed slopes, whilst dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis a…

Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse

…former wood pasture has now developed into high forest dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and beech Fagus sylvatica with some holly Ilex aquifolium. This habitat is rare in great Britain, particularly in the south east. In places oak is absent…

Forest Banks

…lay of the plateau has uneven aged stands of birch Betula spp., pedunculate oak Quercus robur and sessile oak Quercus petraea with scattered mature chestnut Castanea sativa. Holly Ilex aquifolium and rowan Sorbus aucuparia are frequent in the understorey. The species poor ground …

Tilberthwaite Gill

…opteris affinis and scattered trees and shrubs including birch Betula spp., oak Quercus spp., ash Fraxinus excelsior, larch Larix decidua, holly Ilex aquifolium and juniper Juniperus communis. Areas of stabilising quarry spoil are sparsely vegetated with parsley fern Cryptogramma…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…stone, with field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana, to oak birch Quercus robur Betula pendula woodland on sandstone, with holly Ilex aquifolium and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. The diverse shrub and ground layers include a number of uncommon species for example wood vet…

Brooks Head Grove

…s on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp., elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woods of the valley. Many rare and …

Hertford Heath

…ts few county localities. Established secondary woodland is of the oak hornbeam Quercus robur / Carpinus betulus type, the understorey being of holly Ilex aquifolium, hazel Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna with the coppiced hornbeam. Characteristically, on the aci…

Highclere Park

…re origins, being dominated by mature beech Fagus sylvatica and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The understorey is confined to low density holly Ilex aquifolium, hazel Corylus avellana and invasive rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum. Elsewhere, especially north east of Milford Lak…

Shorne and Ashenbank Woods

…pseudoplatanus, to a more mixed broadleaved community, consisting of mature oak Quercus spp., sweet chestnut and hornbeam Carpinus betulus. Although holly Ilex aquifolium and yew Taxus baccata are frequent in the understorey, dense aggregations of rhododendron Rhododendron pontic…

Halsdon

…ng to soil and drainage conditions. On the thinner, more acid soils sessile oak Quercus robur and hybrid oaks dominate and understorey of holly Ilex aquifolium, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and hazel Corylus avellana. Beech Fagus sylvatica is locally abundant in the canopy. The ground …

Lenaghan Wood

…ccurs on the steepest slopes with a mature canopy dominated by tall sessile oak Quercus petraea, with downy birch Betula pubescens its main associate. holly Ilex aquifolium forms a continuous shrub layer throughout and is occasionally accompanied by rowan Sorbus aucuparia. Below,…

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