Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Ebernoe Common

… the southern section of Ebernoe Common predominantly NVC W8 Fraxinus excelsior Acer campestre Mercurialis perennis woodland and W10a Quercus robur Pteridium aquilinum Rubus fruticosus woodland. Bittles Field, lying on the slopes of a narrow stream valley, contains particularly f…

Cwm Cynfal

…ong the interesting higher plants present are Mountain Melick Melica nutans and Acer campestre Acer campestre. Remarks This site lies within the Snowdonia National Park.

Badsaddle, Withmale Park and Bush Walk Woods

…cient woodland and an important example of the wet ash Fraxinus excelsior/maple Acer campestre type. Until relatively recently this has been managed as coppice with standards. The canopy is dominated by oak Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus excelsior with residual elm Ulmus glabra. …

Monkswood Valley

…ve been classified as of the ash field maple dog's mercury Fraxinus excelsior – Acer campestre– Mercurialis perennis type of woodland which has a restricted distribution in great Britain. The grasslands vary in character with calcareous grassland of the upright brome Bromus erec…

Frome St. Quintin

…s robur - Pteridium aquilinum - Rubus fruticosus woodland; Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialis perennis woodland; fen Filipendula ulmaria - Angelica sylvestris mire, Phragmites australis - Urtica dioica tall herb fen and neutral grassland Centaurea nigra - Cynosurus…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…ral woodland, primarily of the NVC type W8 ash Fraxinus excelsior – field maple Acer campestre – dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis woodland, with a few areas of W10 pedunculate oak Quercus robur – bramble Rubus fruticosus – bracken Pteridium aquilinum woodland; wood pasture and …

Whittlewood Forest

…sed. The understorey and shrub layer is typically composed of ash, field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and both hawthorn species Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata. Crab apple Malus sylvestris, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and field rose Rosa arvensis occur f…

Brent Eleigh Woods

…l formed hazel coppice with oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and maple Acer campestre standards. Wild pear Pyrus pyraster, sallow Salix caprea, woodland and hedgerow hawthorns Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata are also present. The ground flora is dominated by d…

Wealden Edge Hangers

…beech / ash Fraxinus excelsior with beech / wych elm Ulmus glabra / field maple Acer campestre / ash and oak Quercus / hazel Corylus avellana, on deeper soils and moist ash / alder Alnus glutinosa wood by escarpment foot springs. Ash, beech and elm all occur in coppice forms. A w…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…were more open than at present and many of the veteran oak, ash and field maple Acer campestre present originated in wood pasture, which has through natural regeneration developed into high forest. The following woodland National Vegetation Classification (NVC) communities have …

Cilcenni Dingle

…er is well developed, with locally abundant hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Other shrub species include guelder-rose Viburnum opulus and spindle Euonymus europaeus. Bramble thickets are widespread. In addition to honeysuckle Lo…

Sheepleas

…a together with scattered holly Ilex aquifolium, yew Taxus baccata, field maple Acer campestre and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. Parts have been modified by small plantations of larch, Larix decidua, pine Pinus spp., Norway spruce Picea abies and other exotics, but most of the wo…

Chanctonbury Hill

…atica and ash Fraxinus excelsior but pedunculate oak Quercus robur, field maple Acer campestre, coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and the occasional yew Taxus baccata also occur. Under the densest beech canopies the shrub and field layers are poorly d…

Purn Hill

… woodland dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior. hazel Corylus avellana, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and field maple Acer campestre. Areas of taller under grazed limestone grassland occur on the site and are particularly favourable for invertebrates. Butterflies which have been re…

Ripon Parks

…ed woodland are present with ash Fraxinus excelsior, elm Ulmus glabra, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and field maple Acer campestre. hazel Corylus avellana and spindle Euonymus europaeus occur in the understorey and the ground flora contains primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hya…

Duncton to Bignor Escarpment

…bur. In peripheral and disturbed areas silver birch Betula pendula, field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus are also present. The shrub and field layers beneath this dense beech canopy are typically rather sparse although elder Sambucu…

Knole Park

… beech Fagus sylvatica and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa with some field maple Acer campestre, ash Fraxinus excelsior, downy birch Betula pubescens, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Grazing by fallow deer Dama dama and the Japanese species sika deer…

Tetford Wood

…oughout the wood and on the lower slopes, wych elm Ulmus glabra and field maple Acer campestre are locally abundant. There is some invasion by sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. The characteristic shrub layer includes elder Sambucus nigra, common hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, wild priv…

Bishop's Wood

…shrub layer of hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, field maple Acer campestre, holly Ilex aquifolium with regeneration of ash and some sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. Also present but at a lower cover are spindle Euonymus europaeus, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, elder…

Redgate Woods and Mansey Common

…e oak Quercus robur and silver birch Betula pendula although, locally, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus is common. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre and privet Ligustrum vulgare are the most frequent shrubs, while the ground layer in some…

Raincliffe & Forge Valley Woods

…Fraxinus excelsior and wych elm Ulmus glabra are largely dominant with sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus locally prevalent and an understorey of hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, holly Ilex aquifolium, bird cherry Prunus padus and spurge laurel Daphne laureola. The b…

Leighfield Forest

…celsior and oak Quercus robur although, locally, elm Ulmus procera and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus are significant. The understorey of hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre is often dense and the mixed association of shrubs includes dogwood Cornus sanguinea, midl…

Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

…sh Fraxinus excelsior, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and some areas of sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. Among associated tree species are wych elm Ulmus glabra, field maple Acer campestre and whitebeam Sorbus aria. Characteristic understorey species include holly Ilex aquifolium and…

Pinkney and Gerrick Woods

…xinus excelsior and downy birch Betula pubescens with locally abundant sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and beech Fagus sylvatica whilst damp soils support alder Alnus glutinosa. Field maple Acer campestre, here close to its northern limit of distribution in Britain, wych elm, Ulmus …

Hod and Hambledon Hills

…e are also areas of long established woodland dominated by ash with field maple Acer campestre. Smaller amounts of pedunculate oak Quercus robur and hazel Corylus avellana occur together with stands of sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and beech Fagus sylvatica, the latter also recent…

Broughton Far Wood

…lown sand. The woodland canopy is dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and oak Quercus robur, accompanied by other species including small leaved lime Tilia cordata, field maple Acer campestre and wych elm Ulmus glabra. Planted conifers such as larch …

Wotton Hill

…xinus excelsior and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. Also present are field maple Acer campestre, occasional saplings and regrowth of wych elm Ulmus glabra and, very locally, small leaved lime Tilia cordata. sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus has become established, particularly under ga…

Osebury Rock

…ristic species in this type of woodland are ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and wych elm Ulmus glabra. Sessile oak Quercus petraea is present as standard trees throughout most of the wood. sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus is present only locally on the lower slopes…

Dyscarr Wood

… excelsior, together with birch Betula pendula, wych elm Ulmus glabra, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and oak Quercus robur. The understorey contains abundant hazel Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna together with field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, …

Beckhead Plantation

…ominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior with some wych elm Ulmus glabra, field maple Acer campestre and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. Alien species such as spruce Picea abies and horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum are present in limited numbers, whilst the naturalised sycamore Acer pseu…

Hendre, Llangedwyn

…horn Prunus spinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior, holly Ilex aquifolium, field maple Acer campestre, alder Alnus glutinosa, crab apple Malus sylvestris and oak Quercus sp. The mixed woodland is co-dominated by oak and larch Larix sp., with some ash, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, birch…

Wakerley Spinney

…dominated by pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, with downy birch Betula pubescens an important constituent. The shrub layer is varied with both common and midland hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata, hazel Coryl…

Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses

… In places the canopy is diversified by pedunculate oak Quercus robur, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and a stand of wych elm Ulmus glabra where a small spring rises at the base of Bloodstone Copse. The shrub layer is composed of hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestr…

Coedydd y Barri / Barry Woodlands

…re also present. Other tree species include hornbeam Carpinus betulus, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and downy birch Betula pubescens. Some of the woods have been subject to replanting in the past. Beneath the woodland canopy, a shrub layer consists of species such as hazel Corylu…

Avon Gorge

…tebeams Sorbus spp., beech Fagus sylvatica, hornbeam Carpinus betulus, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, Spanish chestnut Castanea sativa, wild cherry Prunus avium and occasional hybrid limes Tilia spp. have all been planted, sometimes in single species stands. The shrub layer is dis…

Coed Gorswen

… wych elm Ulmus glabra, alder Alnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, downy birch Betula pubescens and gean Prunus avium. A well developed shrub layer is also present; blackthorn Prunus spinosa is locally dominant but with rowan Sorbus aucuparia, h…

Hockering Wood

…r occurs with the lime Tilia cordata, as coppice or fully grown trees and maple Acer campestre is also present in a few areas. Locally, lime is absent and small patches of acid hazel pedunculate oak wood are scattered throughout. Fragments of light soil sub types of hornbeam pedu…

Cleeve Wood, Hanham

… much planted with non native species mainly beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus but with some horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum and cypress trees Cupressus sp.. In the more natural areas of the wood ash Fraxinus excelsior is dominant with occasional pedunc…

Freston and Cutler's Woods With Holbrook Park

…larly abundant in parts of Cutlers Wood. There are smaller areas of field maple Acer campestre / ash Fraxinus excelsior and small leaved lime Tilia cordata wood all associated with old woodland boundaries. Other underwood species in the dry areas include holly, Ilex aquifolium, r…

Greatwood and Cliff Copses

…s avium, beech Fagus sylvatica and wych elm Ulmus glabra. Some planted sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum also occur on the lower more gently sloping parts of the copse where Upper Greensand gives way to Gault Clay. The coppice and shrub layer …

Burderop Wood

…er of mature oak standards also occur. Silver birch Betula pendula, field maple Acer campestre and holly Ilex aquifolium are of more restricted distribution. The greensand scarp supports wych elm Ulmus glabra, now beginning to regenerate following attacks of Dutch elm disease. On…

Via Gellia Woodlands

…tructure although there are some relatively small areas of conifer and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus plantation. Ash Fraxinus excelsior is the dominant species, while wych elm Ulmus glabra, which was formerly co-dominant, is now mainly restricted to the understorey because of dutc…

Llwyn

…ellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum woodland which gives way to ash -field maple Acer campestre – dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis on the comparatively drier soils derived from alluvium and river terraces. In the northern block birch Betula pendula and Betula pubescens becomes c…

Lineover Wood

…ilia platyphyllos. The understorey includes hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, and, in localised areas, lime loving calcicole shrubs such as wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and spindle Euonymus europaeus. The…

Lorton

…inated by pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre; English elm Ulmus procera was also formerly important here. There is a diverse under-storey with shrubs including hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, hazel Corylus avellana, guelder rose Vibu…

Shabbington Woods Complex

…es, shrubs and herbs surviving from the ancient woodland, including field maple Acer campestre, wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus, hairy brome Bromus ramosa, wood millet Milium effusum, pale sedge Carex pallescens, primrose Primula vulgaris and w…

Owston Woods

…racterised by alder Alnus glutinosa and others by a mixture of ash, field maple Acer campestre, small leaved lime Tilia cordata and birch Betula pendula. The ground flora is locally dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and bluebell Hyacinthoid…

Crofton Woods

… ground. Other regular tree species include aspen Populus tremula, field maple Acer campestre and crab apple Malus sylvestris. A well developed shrub layer forms a good woodland structure through a large part of the wood. The most abundant species is hazel Corylus avellana, but …

Sexton Wood

…us sp. The coppice is chiefly hornbeam with ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and sallow Salix caprea. Other shrub species present include midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, spindle tree Euonymus europaeus and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. Coppicing is still…

The Wilderness & Vermin Valley

…understorey in association with one of the finest stands of ash and field maple Acer campestre in the county. Ash and pedunculate oak Quercus robur are common throughout the canopy especially on drier parts of the site. Also present are the occasional wild cherry Prunus avium and…

Axmouth to Lyme Regis Under Cliffs

…f the Reserve is covered by a mixture of ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre, with a thick understorey of hazel Corylus avellana, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, spindle Euonymus europaeus, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and other shrub species. There is a mosaic of develo…

Whitwell Coppice

…raxinus excelsior and small leaved lime Tilia cordata; ii. ash and field maple Acer campestre; iii. sessile oak, ash and hazel Corylus avellana; iv. sessile oak, ash and wych elm Ulmus glabra; and v. alder Alnus glutinosa. These vegetation types are correlated with variation…

Haugh Wood

…essile oak – small leaved lime Tilia cordata and ash Fraxinus excelsior – maple Acer campestre. Within the latter are several locally uncommon species such as meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale, columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and greater butterfly orch…

Duncombe Park

…, beech Fagus sylvatica, alder Alnus glutinosa, lime Tilia spp. and field maple Acer campestre and the Ischnomera species frequent the flowers not only of these trees but also of sycamore A. pseudoplatanus, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. Of the riv…

Cressbrook Dale

…stly hazel Corylus avellana coppice with rowan Sorbus aucuparia and field maple Acer campestre. On rock outcrops yew Taxus baccata and rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola are present. Woodland shrubs include bird cherry Prunus padus dogwood Cornus sanguinea and guelder rose Viburnum o…

Garnetts Wood / Barnston Lays

…r birch Betula sp. Ash Fraxius excelsior is found throughout the wood and maple Acer campestre at the northern end. The smaller Barnston Lays is made up of a mixture of ash and maple with oak and hornbeam. It has some invasive elm Ulmus sp. and, in the north, wych elm Ulmus glabr…

Upper Greensand Hangers : Wyck to Wheatley

… ash Fraxinus excelsior, with frequent common oak Quercus robur and field maple Acer campestre. Most of the woods have traditionally been managed as 'coppice with standards'. Here multi stemmed coppiced ash and maple are interspersed with oak and ash standards and occasional beec…

Hen-allt Common

…the widespread occurrence of patches of scrub and woodland in which field maple Acer campestre, alder Alnus glutinosa, silver birch Betula pendula, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, ash Fraxinus excelsior, holly Ilex aquifolium, oak Quercus spp., goat willow Salix caprea, grey willow …

Brookland Wood

…r parts coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre predominate under oak standards Quercus robur, whilst the wet areas support alder woodland with some aspen Populus tremula and willow Salix sp. The shrub layer is fairly sparse over mos…

Benington High Wood

…nd dominating the well developed shrub layer. Shrub species include field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata; the last is strongly associated with ancient woodlands. The ground flora is characteristic of the woodland type and dom…

Langley Wood

…The woodland structure is essentially of coppiced ash Fraxinus excelsior, maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana together with oak Quercus robur and some ash standards. hornbeam Carpinus betulus is present as large coppice, becoming dominant in areas to the exclusion of …

Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter

…as hazel Corylus avellana, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata and field maple Acer campestre. blackthorn Prunus spinosa occurs in dense thickets. Of particular interest is the presence of wild service tree Sorbus torminalis and The Odd Quarter holds an exceptionally fine stand …

Sleightholme Dale

… whilst the understorey is dominated by hazel Corylus avellana with field maple Acer campestre and bird cherry Prunus padus. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are all locally dominant in the herb layer with, more rar…

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

…are, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, field maple Acer campestre, crab apple Malus sylvestris, birch Betula pubescens, hornbeam Carpinus betulus, briars Rosa spp. and brambles Rubus fruticosus. This scrub thins gradually into the grassland communitie…

Moity and Garth Dingles and Fron Wood

…ised vegetation groupings: (i) ash/field maple/dog’s mercury Fraxinus excelsior/Acer campestre/Mercurialis perennis, (ii) ash/rowan/dog’s mercury F. excelsior/Sorbus aucuparia/M. perennis and (iii) oak/bracken/bramble Quercus robur/Pteridium aquilinum/Rubus fruticosus, such chara…

Areley Wood

… with a greater diversity of shrubs and trees including ash, alder, field maple Acer campestre, crack willow Salix fragilis and aspen Populus tremula. Small leaved lime Tilia cordata is common including several ancient pollards, with occasional large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllo…

Aller and Beer Woods

…h elm Ulmus glabra. There are some exceptionally large specimens of field maple Acer campestre present, these contributing to dry ash / maple woodland in places. Ancient woodland indicators include small leaved lime Tilia cordata and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, both of …

Downton Gorge

…tive tree and shrub species also occur including yew Taxus baccata, field maple Acer campestre, holly Ilex aquifolium, hornbeam Carpinus betulus and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. Wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, a local species in Britain, is present in the steeper parts of the gor…

Cogley Wood

…reams. The understorey is dominated by hazel Corylus avellana, with field maple Acer campestre also abundant. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, holly Ilex aquifolium, elder Sambucus nigra and crab apple Malus sylvestris are scattered throughout, while spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwo…

Studland Cliffs

…an almost pure hazel Corylus avellana canopy with occasional mature field maple Acer campestre, over a ground flora dominated by ramsons Allium ursinum and dogs mercury Mercurialis perennis. Mature spindle Euonymus europaeus and dogwood Cornus sanguinea are frequent as fringing s…

King's Quay Shore

…ith an admixture of birch Betula pendula, wild cherry Prunus avium, field maple Acer campestre and, locally, stands of alder Alnus glutinosa and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, a species which, in southern England, is restricted to ancient woodland. The coppice layer is com…

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood South

…b layer also includes hazel Corylus avellana, elder Sambucus nigra, field maple Acer campestre and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub and birch Betula spp. has invaded old clearings. Ancient pollards of hornbeam mark some of the…

Coed Aberedw

…ated by ash, with occasional hybrid oak Quercus petraea x robur and field maple Acer campestre over a shrub layer of hazel Corylus avellana and wych elm Ulmus glabra with occasional dogwood Cornus sanguinea. The ground beneath supports a rich and varied flora with frequent dog's …

Troy Wood

… of heavier, more lime rich soils support wych elm Ulmus glabra and field maple Acer campestre. Of the many sedges, species scarce in the county include pendulous sedge Carex pendula, remote sedge Carex remota and pale sedge C. pallescens. Woodland plants which reflect the genera…

Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw

…varied in the south and north west where ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre enter the canopy and at Bagwell Shaw, an oak/hazel/ash woodland adjacent to Odiham Wood. Together they contain 39 ancient woodland indicator species such as woodruff Galium odoratum, ea…

Malvern Common

…ak woods hazel is the main species in the shrub layer together with field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, holly Ilex aquifolium and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. The ground flora contains a range of typical woodland species such as wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, ye…

Worsham Lane

… spp., traveller's joy Clematis vitalba, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, field maple Acer campestre, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Downy woundwort is a plant with a declining population in Britain, Belgium and elsewhere on the edge of its range in …

Goblin Combe

… Quercus robur. Other canopy species include beech Fagus sylvatica, field maple Acer campestre, whitebeam Sorbus aria and yew Taxus baccata. At the western end of the Combe a number of box trees Buxus sempervirens have become naturalised. The shrub layer is variable with hazel Co…

Long Dale & Gratton Dale

…stly hazel Corylus avellana coppice with rowan Sorbus aucuparia and field maple Acer campestre. On rock outcrops yew Taxus baccata and rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola are present. Woodland shrubs include bird cherry Prunus padus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and guelder rose Viburnum …

Craig Adwy-wynt a Choed Eyarth House a Chîl-y-groeslwyd

…h Fagus sylvatica in Coed Eyarth House. The non-native canopy species, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus is of frequent occurrence throughout having now largely taken the place of elm. Large trees of this latter species died in the elm disease epidemic of the 1970’s and 1980’s but man…

Thanet Coast

…eltered head of the Glen is dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre woodland which is replaced further down the valley by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub. Young smooth leaved elm Ulmus minor is abundant throughout. The ex…

The Malvern Hills

…ak woods hazel is the main species in the shrub layer together with field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, holly Ilex aquifolium and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. The ground flora contains a range of typical woodland species such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, ye…

Rodney Stoke

…cordata, whitebeam Sorbus aria, wild service tree Sorbus domestica, field maple Acer campestre are more localised in distribution. Standards of wych elm Ulmus glabra used to be present but have been killed by Dutch Elm disease. hazel Corylus avellana dominates the understorey but…

Knightsbridge Lane

… Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus excelsior and with a shrub layer of field maple Acer campestre, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, hazel Corylus avellana, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and English elm Ulmus procera. There is considerable growth of tall weed species such as stinging n…

Titsey Woods

…ercus robur with ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre. Wych elm Ulmus glabra, birch Betula pendula and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna also occur in the woods with grey willow Salix cinerea. Four small areas have been modified by the planting …

Wye and Crundale Downs

… occur under oak Quercus robur standards. The shrub layer includes field maple Acer campestre, wild cherry Prunus avium, wych elm Ulmus glabra and whitebeam Sorbus aria. The ground vegetation is dominated by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis,…

The Cheddar Complex

…The understorey is usually dominated by hazel Corylus avellana with field maple Acer campestre and spindle Euonymus europaeus. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and ivy Hedera helixare the most frequent ground flora species. sanicle Sanicula europaea, nettle leaved bellflower Ca…

Darenth Wood

…han to those found elsewhere in Britain. Associated shrubs include field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and midland hawthorn Crataegus leavigata. The ground flora is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruti…

Pewsey Downs

…lana, while other areas have a canopy of ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre. On the deeper and heavier soils on the plateau there is much coppice of both pedunculate and sessile oak Quercus robur and Q. petraea and their hybrids. Associated with hybrid oaks on …

Kentwell Woods

… The most widespread type of woodland is the wet ash Fraxinus excelsior / maple Acer campestre type, in which hazel Corylus avellana is also abundant. In several woods, notably Calves, Court, Aveley and Alpheton woods an interesting variant of this type of woodland occurs in whic…

King's Wood and Urchin Wood

…axinus excelsior. Other canopy species include cherry Prunus avium, field maple Acer campestre, whitebeam Sorbus aria and mountain ash Sorbus aucuparia, whilst on the large limestone outcrops, yew Taxus baccata occurs. Of particular interest is the presence of wild service tree …

Bookham Commons

…ing include turkey oak Quercus cerris, down birch Betula pubescens, field maple Acer campestre, beech Fagus sylvatica, holly Ilex aquifolium and hazel Corylus avellana. The field layer of these mature woods includes bramble Rubus fruticosus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, wood sorr…

Barking Woods

…lsior and silver birch Betula pendula. The coppice layer consists of ash, maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana, hornbeam Carpinus betulus and sallow Salix caprea, with various types of elm woodland, notably at Titley Hill. Priestley Wood also contains cherry Prunus avium,…

Hackhurst and White Downs

…dland. Yew is common within these stands and whitebeam Sorbus aria, field maple Acer campestre, traveller's joy Clematis vitalba and wild privet Ligustrum vulgare are also widespread. Where the canopy is fairly open a rich ground flora of dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ivy H…

Maplehurst Wood

… avellana coppice, birch Betula pendula, ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre are scattered throughout this type. The shrub layer is often diverse and includes hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, holly Ilex aquifolium, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus, guelder rose Viburn…

The Wild Grounds

…ged pedunculate oak Quercus robur with scattered yew Taxus baccata, field maple Acer campestre and ash Fraxinus excelsior. The shrub layer is confined to scattered hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and holly Ilex aquifolium and the ground flora is dominated by bracken Pteridium, butch…

Cow Wood and Harry's Wood

…mixed wood with a rich ground flora. This latter type contains ash, field maple Acer campestre and midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata. Woodland rides support the uncommon ivy leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. The woodland supports 47 species of breeding bird including …

Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes

…h boundary. The latter has a total of 14 species recorded including field maple Acer campestre and spindle Euonymus europaeus, both of which are often associated with long established hedges. The bird fauna of Wendlebury Meads includes breeding snipe and curlew. Other species rec…

Potton Wood

…reas of coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre with pedunculate oak Quercus robur and ash standards. The shrub layer is very varied and the ground flora is rich in species composition characteristic of the bluebell Hyacinthoides non…

Marline Valley Woods

…e scattered stands of birch Betula pendula, ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and beech Fagus sylvatica. Alder Alnus glutinosa occurs discontinuously along the stream valley and in small flushes which drain into the stream. Occasional stands of alder coppice are …

Tiddesley Wood

…d by ash Fraxinus excelsior and pedunculate oak Quercus robur, with field maple Acer campestre and coppiced hazel Corylus avellana in the shrub layer. In some areas the canopy also contains small leaved lime Tilia cordata and silver birch Betula pendula and in places there are st…

Wellington Wood

…he lower slopes base rich soils support ash Fraxinus excelsior with field maple Acer campestre. In other areas ash is associated with small leaved lime Tilia cordata. Alder Alnus glutinosa occurs along springlines and in the wetter areas of the wood. In addition to the dominant t…

Muckton Wood

…quifolium and blackthorn Prunus spinosa. Wood margins have abundant field maple Acer campestre with aspen Populus tremula. Brambles, Rubus spp. dominate part of the ground flora but do not exclude herbs, including those indicative of ancient woodland. Herb paris Paris quadrifolia…

Puckham Woods

…The woodlands are species rich ash – maple – dog’s mercury Fraxinus excelsior – Acer campestre – Mercurialis perennis plant communities. Such woodlands are scarce in the Cotswolds where beech Fagus sylvatica dominated woodland is more commonly encountered. Puckham Woods are also …

Braken Hurst

… common constituents and locally give rise to distinct stands, however sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus is a vigorous colonist. The flood plain of the river Swarbourn contains an excellent example of valley alder wood on wet alkaline soils derived from the Keuper Marl. Alder Alnus gl…

Cropton Banks and Howlgate Head Woods

…hout the shrub layer, with occasional guelder rose Viburnum opulus, field maple Acer campestre and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. The woods are strongly influenced by the underlying limestone. Pockets of deeper soil support more acidophilous vegetation but bilberry Vaccinium myrti…

Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe

… and hornbeam Carpinus betulus and coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre and sallow Salix caprea. The ground is wet, due to the poorly drained soils and the field layer is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis. A number of uncommon species are pres…

Burley and Rushpit Woods

…to ash Fraxinus excelsior in the remainder. hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, gean Prunus avium and silver birch Betula pendula are all locally common. Small leaved lime Tilia cordata and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis are rare. The ground flora is locally …

Erwood Dingle

…h Fraxinus excelsior with an understorey of hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre and young wych elm Ulmus glabra. The field layer is characterised by the presence of dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, herb-robert Geranium robertianum, hart’s-tongue Asplenium scolop…

Crews Hill Wood

…understorey of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre and elder Sambucus nigra. The remainder of the site supports three other woodland types in which sessile oak and ash are in association with: i. Beech Fagus sylvatica, silver birch Bet…

Oakland Pasture

…opes. The hedges are dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, with field maple Acer campestre, ash Fraxinus excelsior and blackthorn Prunus spinosa.

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

…or. The woods are of the ash – field maple – dog's mercury Fraxinus excelsior – Acer campestre – Mercurialis perennis type, which has a limited distribution in great Britain. The meadow on flatter land to the north of Fivehead Wood, is a species rich, neutral grassland of the nat…

Hoplands Wood

…od where hornbeam Carpinus betulus, rare in Lincolnshire, is found. Field maple Acer campestre is on marginal pockets of lime rich soil. Coppiced hazel Corylus avellana is within a species rich shrub layer of dogwood Cornus sanguinea, goat willow Salix caprea, holly Ilex aquifoli…

Bach Howey Gorge

…y ash Fraxinus excelsior, with occasional alder Alnus glutinosa and field maple Acer campestre over a shrub layer of hazel Corylus avellana and wych elm Ulmus glabra with occasional goat willow Salix caprea. The ground beneath is dominated by carpets of ramsons Allium ursinum, bu…

Balsham Wood

… The woodland is dominated by coppice of ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre with hazel Corylus avellana. Mature oak Quercus robur standards are present in parts of the wood. Of particular note is the presence of coppiced hornbeam Carpinus betulus which occurs h…

Belcher's & Broadfield Woods

…forms standards and underwood. In Greenwood Spring it is mixed with field maple Acer campestre and in the west of Broadfield with sycamore A. pseudoplatanus. Hornbeam Carpinus betulus is dominant in the south west of this wood and there is a small area of small leaved lime Tilia …

Bank and Cother Wood

…s soils. These include yew Taxus baccata, wild cherry Prunus avium, field maple Acer campestre, wych elm Ulmus glabra and the uncommon wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. The shrub layer is equally diverse and includes hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and spin…

Birches

…vellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and field maple Acer campestre and occasional rowan Sorbus aucuparia and crab apple Malus sylvestris. The site supports a number of mature boundary and in field trees, mainly pedunculate oak Quercus robur.

Barrow Gravel Pits

…nly of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna but containing fine specimens of field maple Acer campestre and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica. Scattered throughout the site and notably in association with the disused gravel pits in the centre and north of the site, are areas of marsh. The mars…

Combs Wood

… of hornbeam Carpinus betulus, with some ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre and scattered standards of pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The shrub layer is poorly developed, with occasional hazel Corylus avellana, midland hawthorn Crataegus lsevigata and elder Sam…

Narborough Bog

… species as alder buckthorn Frangula alnus, rowan Sorbus aucuparia, field maple Acer campestre, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and sloe Prunus spinosa. An exceptionally rich lepidoptera fauna has been recorded from this area of wet woodland and the adjoini…

Odell Great Wood

…a well developed shrub layer which includes hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and privet Ligustrum vulgare. The diversity of wood species reflects the variation in soils from neutral Boulder Clay in the northern part to more calcareous s…

Old Sulehay Forest

… patches of younger self grown trees. On heavy, poorly drained clay field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and midland hawthorn Crataegus lsevigata are the main under wood species with standards of oak, ash and occasionally wych elm Ulmus glabra. Outcrops of acidic sa…

Out Woods

…raxinus excelsior. This, together with its soil type and the abundance of maple Acer campestre, leads to the site being classified as a dry, calcareous maple ash woodland. The shrub layer is dominated by hazel Corylus avellana, which occurs as old coppice regrowth. The ground flo…

Wolverton Wood and Alcaston Coppice

…es in Shropshire and Herefordshire. Ash, hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre also occur, the plateau woodland consists mainly of sessile oak with hazel. The field layer consists partly of species characteristic of base rich soils, such as yellow archangel Lamias…

Pads Wood

…ce are of pedunculate oak Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus excelsior. Field maple Acer campestre and holly Ilex aquifolium are also present. The field layer is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, …

Quendon Wood

…etula spp. and goat willow Salix caprea. hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre are abundant, often as overgrown coppice. There is also a small area of planted conifers within the wood. There is a gradient of variation in the ground flora reflecting variation in so…

Sapperton & Pickworth Woods

…xinus excelsior standards with neglected hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre coppice. A rich shrub layer is present within the site, including common and midland hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, spindle Euonymus eur…

Rowridge Valley

… is dominated by dense hazel Corylus avellana coppice commonly with field maple Acer campestre and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, while wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and elder Sambucus nigra are common along the woodland edge. The coppice has not been cut for many years 1986 and …

Short Wood

… the occasional birch Betula spp.. Coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre and ash dominate the shrub layer with both common and midland hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata occurring frequently. spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sangui…

Salcey Forest

…vellana, both hawthorns Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata, field maple Acer campestre, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and sallows Salix caprea and Salix cinerea. The ground flora is characteristically diverse, varying with differences in soil chemistry, drainage and canopy sh…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…ood has been classified as ash, field maple, dog's mercury Fraxinus excelsior – Acer campestre – Mercurialis perennis type of woodland, while Beech Covert is of the beech – Fagus sylvatica dog's mercury type. The grasslands also vary in character, with a calcareous community of t…

Mather Wood

…cterised by hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and field maple Acer campestre, while the ground flora is dominated by honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, bramble Rubus fruticosus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. The wood contains a diverse flora typical of an…

Elsenham Woods

…oods includes abundant ash and hazel Corylus avellana with frequent field maple Acer campestre. Other shrubs include hawthorn Crataegus spp., elder Sambucus nigra and wild privet Ligustrum vulgare. The ground flora consists of locally dominant bramble Rubus sp., tufted hair grass…

Grafton Wood

…k Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and birch Betula pubescens. Field maple Acer campestre is also extremely common. The wood has in the past been managed mainly as oak standards with hazel Corylus avellana coppice. This management has been discontinued in recent years and th…

Kingsbury Wood

…k over hazel understorey with hawthorn, dogwood, elder Sambucus nigra and maple Acer campestre. The areas of ash woodland are associated with limestone working's and the ground flora is distinctive, dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis with hedge woundwort Stachys sylv…

Langdon Ridge

…the woodlands creating a complex mosaic of ash Fraxinus excelsior – field maple Acer campestre – dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis woodland and pedunculate oak Quercus robur – bracken Pteridium aquilinum – bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. woodland. Ground flora characteristic of h…

Upper Wye Gorge

…shrub layer contains hazel Corylus avellana, wych elm Ulmus glabra, field maple Acer campestre and relict small leaved lime Tilia cordata coppice. The herb layer is variously dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum or dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis …

Ten Wood

…. The dominant tree species of the wood are ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The ash, maple and hazel occur largely as coppice and the oak and some ash as standards. This structure results from a ‘coppic…

Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment

…f the best developed woodland are beech, ash and yew, together with field maple Acer campestre and whitebeam Sorbus aria and occasional large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos, which is scarce as a native tree. In some cases, the woodland over chalk has developed only recently from …

Tindall Wood, Ditchingham

…ppice layer is overgrown and is mainly hornbeam with scattered Ash, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana. spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata are frequent shrubs on the heavie…

Whichford Wood

…k hazel woodland but also contains abundant ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and alder Alnus glutinosa. The ground flora is particularly species rich, especially in the wet flushes and hollows along drainage lines. The wood consists mostly of oak Quercus robur s…

Weeleyhall Wood

…ula spp. is locally abundant in the western part of the wood, where field maple Acer campestre also occurs in small numbers. The predominant ground flora consists of a mosaic of bramble Rubus spp., bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and bracken Pteridium aquilinum covering large …

Weaveley and Sand Woods

… essentially a mixture of coppiced ash Fraxinus excelsior, coppiced field maple Acer campestre with pedunculate oak Quercus robur standards and hazel Corylus avellana predominant in the shrub layer. Elm Ulmus spp. has invaded parts of the wood. The ground flora is typically of do…

Ridgeway Wood

…d lime predominate a number of other native species occur including field maple Acer campestre, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, wild rivet Ligustrum vulgare, hazel Corylus avellana and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis; a characteristic species of ancient…

Park Wood

…Fraxinus excelsior with scattered pedunculate oak Quercus robur and field maple Acer campestre. hazel Corylus avellana predominates in the shrub layer. The ground flora is of a bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis type with oxlip locally dominant.…

Cheddar Wood

…xcelsior, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and hazel Corylus avellana. Field maple Acer campestre occurs throughout in small numbers, while whitebeam Sorbus aria, yew Taxus baccata, wych elm Ulmus glabrand wild service tree Sorbus torminalis are less common. Three woodland types ca…

Northpark Copse

…and in better drained areas such as on the wood banks, old coppiced field maple Acer campestre. In places the shrub layer is very sparse or absent being composed of scattered low bramble Rubus fruticosus thickets. The woodland floor is dissected by a number of banks and ditches. …

Great Breach and Copley Woods

… by ash Fraxinus excelsior and small leaved lime Tilia cordata with field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana. An area of Plateau Alder wood occurs in the southern part of the site with alder Alnus glutinosa and ash as co-dominants. Much of the remainder of great Brea…

Dixton Wood

…ure Reserve. The wood represents an atypical ash Fraxinus excelsior field maple Acer campestre dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis community, with a lush but impoverished ground flora and unusual structure derived from wood pasture management. The oaks Quercus robur, typical of th…

Hanger Wood

…andards dominate the canopy together with overgrown ash coppice and field maple Acer campestre. The diverse shrub layer is dominated by coppiced hazel Corylus avellana in association with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, a species strongly ass…

Holwell Mouth

…n Crataegus monogyna and hazel Corylus avellana, together with some field maple Acer campestre. The ground vegetation is characterised by the abundance of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta while ondamper ground, adjacent to the water courses, Equisetum telmateia, Caltha palustri…

Fancott Woods and Meadows

…inosa in the wetter area. The shrub laying is variable and includes field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana over a ground flora with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris and wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. The wood is the only recorded site …

Long Itchington & Ufton Woods

…s laevigata and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. There are also patches of field maple Acer campestre and small leaved lime Tilia cordata present. The structure of the shrub layer is variable in both height and density as a result of active coppicing. The ground flora is dominated by br…

Cleaves Wood

… consists of variants of the ash/field maple/dog’s mercury Fraxinus excelsior / Acer campestre/ Mercurialis perennis community type. The canopy is dominated by ash with frequent pedunculate oak Quercus robur, particularly on the deeper soils and local occurrences of small leaved …

Hutton Roof Crags

…several stand types characteristic of limestone geology including dry ash maple Acer campestre, here at its north western limit. Species of note recorded in the ground flora include lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and the rare mezereon Daphne …

Hanley Dingle

…e third, less scarce type of woodland includes ash, sessile oak and field maple Acer campestre. Beneath the canopy of these ravine side woodlands is a sparse shrub layer of elder Sambucus nigra, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. The ground flora is domina…

Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands

…hrub layer is dominated by coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, together with maple Acer campestre, crab apple Malus sylvestris, spindle Euonymus europaeus, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. The base rich soils support a diver…

Ranmore Common

…hery of Ranmore Common, areas of more diverse woodland also include field maple Acer campestre, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata and crab apple Malus sylvestris. The ground flora is richer here too and includes yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, tutsan Hypericum androsa…

Collinpark Wood

…rt of the site and other trees include silver birch Betula pendula, field maple Acer campestre and good numbers of wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. The shrub layer is generally quite sparse but is represented by species such as hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monog…

Longleat Woods

…t shrub and occurs throughout. Where soils are slightly calcareous, field maple Acer campestre and occasionally wych elm Ulmus glabra are associated shrub species and the ground flora typically contains dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. W…

Magpie Bottom

…yer. Other tree and shrub species, such as wild cherry Prunus avium, fieldmaple Acer campestre and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, are also present. The ground flora on the upper slopes is bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta dominated, with bramble Rubus fruticosus and occasionally b…

Woodham Walter Common

…alnus occur along the edges of the streams. Ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana, aspen Populus tremula, elder Sambucus nigra and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna are present in the understorey. The ground flora is dominated by bracken Pteridium a…

Shiplate Slait

…ed with a discontinuous shrub layer of hawthorn, bramble Rubus sp., field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellina. The groundlayer is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and has stinking iris Iris foetidissima, spurge laurel Daphne laureola and bluebell Hyacin…

Yardley Chase

…nce. These are typically high forest of the ash Fraxinus excelsior field maple Acer campestre dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis woodland type having an understorey of relict coppice with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, hazel Corylus avellana, …

Burgate Wood

…oppice with ash Fraxinus excelsior and hazel Corylus avellana. Some field maple Acer campestre occurs on the edge of the plateau and standard trees are of oak Quercus robur and ash. Mixed oak hazel ash woodland is present on a number of shallow valley sides that radiate from the …

Little Wittenham

…d and replanted. The canopy is dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and oak Quercus robur. Parts are dominated by blocks of conifers. The ground flora includes many characteristic species of damp woodland including dog’s mercury …

Maes-yr-Uchaf Wood

… of local occurrence in the county. The dominant canopy species are field maple Acer campestre, alder Alnus glutinosa and ash Fraxinus excelsior. There are a number of good indicators of ancient woodland in the ground flora, including wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, dog’s mercury …

Melbury Park

… Betula occur. There are also specimen trees and avenues which include sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum. The grassland in much of the deer park is unimproved but it is unusually poor in herbs. This is perhaps caused by the long history of dee…

Hay Wood and Tinkers' Coppice

…over twenty species of trees and shrubs. Other tree species include field maple Acer campestre, wild service tree Sorbus torminalis and the nationally scarce large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos which occurs as large old coppice stools. The shrub layer is dominated by hazel Coryl…

Felmersham Gravel Pits

…er and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, with occasional species such as field maple Acer campestre, ash Fraxinus excelsior and wild cherry Prunus avium. Common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine are included in the ground flora. The …

Birchend

…in two distinct parts. One is an area of ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre, coppice with standards, lying on the plateau at the top of the ridge. Other tree species include pedunculate oak Quercus robur, silver birch Betula pendula and alder Alnus glutinosa. T…

Stoney Middleton Dale

…, wych elm Ulmus glabra community. Where elm has died, there is mainly sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and ash regeneration together with some elm recovering through suckering. In the main dale where old hazel Corylus avellana coppice remains, the ground flora is dominated by ivy He…

Great Thrift Wood

…us tremula and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus are locally frequent. Field maple Acer campestre occurs mainly on boundaries and banks. The rare wild service tree Sorbus torminalis is present in small quantity with a particularly fine specimen in Shrubbery Copse. The ground flora, …

Cherry Hill Wood

…ub and secondary woodland dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, field maple Acer campestre and ash. The ground vegetation is also extremely rich and diverse, particularly on the eastern and southern slopes. Notable are abundant colonies of stinking iris Iris foetidissima and …

Otford to Shoreham Downs

… pratensis. Two nationally scarce *1 plants are found growing here, man orchid Acerus anthropophorum and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. The formerly widespread scrub species juniper Juniperus communis occurs here at one of its last Kent localities. Much of the grassland area…

Butter Wood

…k and ash standards, though the later was also frequently coppiced. Field maple Acer campestre occurs as both coppice and maiden trees. The coppice rotation has been abandoned for many years, however and the copses have subsequently become neglected. Despite increased shade, the …

Drakenorth

…is mainly of ash Fraxinus excelsior, pedunculate oak Quercus robur, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana. The woodland has a varied ground flora including wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, common violet Viola riviniana, wood sorrel Ox…

Bedford Purlieus

…ime Tilia cordata, ash, hazel Corylus avellana, wych elm Ulmus glabra and maple Acer campestre on the calcareous clays and birch Betula sp. and sessile oak Quercus petraea hazel on acidic sands. The ground flora holds a number of species at the limits of their national distributi…

Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill

…. The woodland consists of beech Fagus sylvatica, oak and ash, with field maple Acer campestre and wild cherry Prunus avium. hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn and elder Sambucus nigra form a scattered scrub layer over bramble, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and slender false b…

Ashberry and Reins Wood

…lsior, wych elm Ulbus glabra and pedunculate oak Quercus robur with field maple Acer campestre, gean Prunus avium and some small leaved lime Tilia cordata. The shrub layer is mainly composed of hazel Corylus avellana, with some guelder rose Viburnum opulus. The ground layer is do…

Chalkney Wood

…alky Boulder Clay is nearer the surface, the coppice comprises ash, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana. There are some small patches of aspen Populus tremula and, on the western corner, an area of non invasive elm Ulmus sp. In the formerly planted areas, beech …

Asham Wood

… pollards of pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and small leaved lime Tilia cordata. Indeed, pedunculate oak in particular is a complete mixture of all treatment forms, standards of maiden origin, pollards, stubs and low cut coppice.…

Glyme Valley

…rainage. Wet woodland occurs alongside the river and supports ash, field maple Acer campestre and goat and crack willows Salix caprea and S. fragilis. Scattered hawthorn scrub is present on the limestone grassland together with occasional field maple and mature oaks. Birds reco…

Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges

…us monogyna, privet Ligustrum vulgare, goat willow Salix caprea and field maple Acer campestre and there is a strong development of woody climbing and rambling plants, notably honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, bramble Rubus fruticosus and rose Rose spp. The ground vegetation is …

Combe Haven

…ottia nidus-avis. Marsh Wood is another oak hazel ash wood but with field maple Acer campestre present above a ground flora which includes wood speedwell Veronica montana and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus. Monkham Wood is coppice with standards woodland with oak and ash standar…

Eridge Park

…cing slopes. Many of the ancient oaks, beeches, birches, ashes and field maples Acer campestre have a notable lichen flora. The ground layer is predominantly bracken and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., although acidic marshy grassland with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is fou…

Over and Lawn Woods

…s excelsior standards together with ash, hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre as coppice. Shrubs include spindle Euonymus europaeus, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana. honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum is also frequently found. The…

Thatchers Wood and Westwood Covert

…s follows, i ash Fraxinus excelsior and wych elm Ulmus glabra; ii ash and maple Acer campestre; iii ash and hazel Corylus avellana and iv alder Alnus glutinosa. The main species occurring in the field layer are ramsons Allium ursinum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, woodruff …

Penhow Woodlands

…raxinus excelsior, gean Prunus avium, elm Ulmus glabra and hybrids, field maple Acer campestre and localised oak Quercus robur. The absence of birch Betula spp and oak from much of the wood and the presence of a number of fine ancient pollarded trees along a complex of parish bou…

Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach

…ccasional specimens of yew Taxus baccata, holly Ilex aquifolium and field maple Acer campestre. The ground flora varies from communities dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum on the sands to those dominated by dogs mercury Mercurialis perennis and pendulous sedge Carex pendula…

Ebbor Gorge

… central areas of the Gorge. Local stands of beech Fagus sylvatica, field maple Acer campestre, whitebeam Sorbus sp and hornbeam Carpinus betulus occur throughout the site. hazel Corylus avellana dominates the under storey and has been coppiced over a wide area. A variety of asso…

Allexton Wood

…ly widespread. The shrub layer is characterised by the abundance of field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and sloe Prunus spinosa. Dogwood Cornus sanguineand elder Sambucus nigra are fairly frequent. The ground vegetation, which is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercuria…

Scords Wood and Brockhoult Mount

…ge, species which require some lime such as ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre, cherry Prunus avium, downy birch Betula pubescens and hazel Corylus avellana appear in the canopy and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon in …

Dingle Wood

…bra over a shrub layer of holly Ilex aquifolium, yew Taxus baccata, field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and other species. The field layer in the eastern part of the site is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, anemone Anemone …

Lydebrook Dingle

…rubs include small leaved lime Tilia cordata, yew Taxus baccata and field maple Acer campestre.

Roe Wood

…are present, the most abundant of which are hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, privet Ligustrum vulgare and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, while the herb layer is exceptionally rich including such characteristic species as primrose Primula vulgaris, sweet woodruff …

Portway Farm Meadows

…a, ash Fraxinus excelsior, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata and field maple Acer campestre.

Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire

…cur and include wild cherry Prunus avium, wych elm Ulmus glabra and field maple Acer campestre. The shrub layer includes hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata. A feature of low lying area with a perm…

Chipstead Downs

…and the shrub layer contains elder Sambucus nigra, hazel, holly and field maple Acer campestre. Ivy Hedera helix, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and bramble dominate the ground flora in which twayblade Neottia ovata and white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium also occur. P…

Frithy and Chadacre Wood

…s type of habitat. All three woods are of the wet ash Fraxinus excelsior/ maple Acer campestre type, with hazel Corylus avellana also present in some quantity. There are pedunculate oak Quercus robur standard trees and other tree and shrub species include aspen Populus tremula, w…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…ra chlorantha. Elsewhere there are stands of mixed coppice in which field maple Acer campestre occurs, giving way at the dale head to scrub woodland dominated by birch Betula pendula. sheep grazing has maintained a fine limestone turf below Yatts Farm and in a small part of Gunda…

Horningtoft Wood

…st cut in the 1930s and is now overgrown. hazel Corylus avellana, ash and maple Acer campestre are the main coppice species with ash and oak Quercus robur standards scattered throughout the wood. Other tree and shrub species present include small leaved lime Tilia cordata, aspen …

Aileshurst Coppice

…y including coppiced wych elm Ulmus glabra, hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, elder Sambucus nigra, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare and spindle Euonymus europaeus. Along the stream alder Alnus glutinosa occurs as mature trees and coppice stools. The ground flora c…

Sydling Valley Downs

…is dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior or oak Quercus robur with frequent maple Acer campestre and an understorey of hazel Corylus avellana. The wooded slopes are covered by abundant flints with a dense covering of the moss Thamnobryum alopecurum. Typical of old woodland it has a…

Yar Estuary

…coppice layer is dominated by hazel Corylus avellana, commonly with field maple Acer campestre. The ground flora is rich in a number of plant species of old woodlands such as dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and primroses Primula vulgar…

Bannam's Wood

… excelsior and pedunculate oak Quercus robur with an understorey of field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Part however is dominated by ash and wych elm Ulmus glabra with additional understorey species including blackthorn Prunus spino…

The Wye Valley

…the Carboniferous Limestone in Derbyshire in having an abundance of field maple Acer campestre in the canopy. Most of the range of grassland types that occur in the Dales are found in this extensive and varied site. The shallow lime rich soils of the daleside slopes are typified …

Yellow House Meadow

…us procera, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, field maple Acer campestre, ash Fraxinus excelsior, crack willow Salix fragilis, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and crab apple Malus sylvestris. The meadow supports a strong colony of the common blue butterfly Polyomma…

Brampton Wood

…ut a large area remains as mixed coppice of ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana. Birch Betula sp. and aspen Populus tremula are also frequent throughout the wood, together with occasional oak Quercus robur standards. The woodland provides…

Breedon Cloud Wood and Quarry

…pice species include wych elm Ulmus glabra, hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and in places, small leaved lime Tilia cordata. Variations in soil moisture and pH are reflected by the richness and variety of the ground flora. Dog's mercury…

Hildersham Wood

…inus excelsior occurs as occasional coppice throughout the wood and field maple Acer campestre is frequent as coppice and maiden trees. Typical shrubs include hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and a number of wild rose species Ro…

Pwll-du Head and Bishopston Valley

…inantly ash Fraxinus excelsior, with pedunculate oak Quercus robur, field maple Acer campestre and wych elm Ulmus glabra. Small leaved lime Tilia cordata is locally abundant, and the shrub layer includes hazel Corylus avellana, spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea…

Pwll-y-wrach

…th is the best example of ash -field maple -dog’s mercury (Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialis perennis) woodland in Brecknock, here developed on the steep sloping banks of the River Ennig and tributary. The river has cut through Old Red Sandstone exposing base-rich…

Cooksholme Meadows

…d blackthorn Prunus spinosa together with privet Ligustrum vulgare, field maple Acer campestre, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and English elm Ulmus procera. The meadows support an abundance of Lepidoptera butterflies and moths including grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae, marbled whit…

Langford Heathfield

…e. The understorey is dominated by hazel Corylus avellana, although field maple Acer campestre is abundant in places. Holly Ilex aquifolium and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna are scattered throughout, while spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and guelder rose Viburn…

Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill

…anopy species are ash Fraxinus excelsior, wych elm Ulmus glabra and field maple Acer campestre, with other species notably small-leaved lime Tilia cordata, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and yew Taxus baccata. The understorey contains hazel Corylus avellana, spindle Euonymus europ…

Launde Big Wood

… Ulmus glabra. The shrub layer is characterised by the abundance of field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana, with sloe Prunus spinosa, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata also occurring. Locally dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis…

Moccas Park

…rch Betula pendula and rowan Sorbus aucuparia with a shrub layer of field maple Acer campestre, holly Ilex aquifolium, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and crab apple Malus sylvestris. The ground flora is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The Lawn …

Ryton Wood

…. Patches of woodland with more abundant ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre are found throughout the site. These patches have a more irregular structure, most clearly seen in the area known as Shrubs Wood. Of particular interest is the occurrence of several are…

Wimboldsley Wood

…us excelsior with small stands containing wild cherry Prunus avium, field maple Acer campestre and elm Ulmus spp., most of which is dead. In wetter areas the shrub layer is dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea. Elsewhere hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, holl…

Eye Brook Valley Woods

…Wood lacks the strong elm component and is characterised by ash and field maple Acer campestre. great Merrible Wood is also an ash maple wood and is developed for the most part on soils derived from Glacial Boulder Clays. These woods possess a varied shrub flora which includes ha…

Brown's Folly

…Quercus robur, wych elm Ulmus glabra, common whitebeam Sorbus aria, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana also occur. Ground flora species normally restricted to ancient woodland sites include spurge laurel Daphne laureola, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood spur…

Alder Wood and Meadow

…and the coppiced shrub layer consists of hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre. The ground flora is typical of base rich, wet soil with much tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutentiana and …

Hales and Shadwell Woods

…over coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, hornbeam Carpinus betulus and field maple Acer campestre. The shrub layer is particularly diverse and, in addition to the coppice stools, includes wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, Spurge laurel Daphne laureola, d…

Dole Wood

…or forming the canopy with mature wild service tree Sorbus torminalis and maple Acer campestre. The shrub layer has both common and midland hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata, spindle Euonymus europaeus, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and guelder rose Viburnum opulus.…

Orlestone Forest

…aspen Populus tremula, birches Betula pendula and Betula pubescens, field maple Acer campestre and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. The woodland floor supports bramble Rubus fruticosus, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris and yellow archangel Lamiastrum g…

Pulham Market Big Wood

…ornbeam Carpinus betulus, hazel Corylus avellana, ash Fraxinus excelsior, maple Acer campestre and holly. The ground flora on the acid soils is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus with honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non…

Warboy's and Wistow Wood

…and structure is dominated by coppice of ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre with shrub layer of hazel Corylus avellana, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata and blackthorn Prunus spinosa. In wet areas aspen Populus tremula is frequent. The ground flora is predo…

Coombe Valley Woods

…aved lime Tilia cordata, oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and wych elm Ulmus glabra. The many subordinate tree and shrub species include whitebeams Sorbus spp and extensive areas of yew Taxus baccata and hazel Corylus avellana. The rich ground…

Woldingham & Oxted Downs

…llis arvensis ssp. foemina occurs. Elsewhere thin chalky soils support sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, ash Fraxinus excelsior and hawthorn woodland with a ground vegetation of dog's mercury, bramble Rubus fruticosus and ivy Hedera helix. Some areas of woodland are more mature, such…

Bevercotes Park

… Tilia cordata. The understorey consists of hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and privet Ligustrum vulgare, in association with an extensive development of woody climbers and ramblers such as honeysuckle Loni…

The Wern, Rhosgoch

…the field layer. Elsewhere, on the more well-drained slopes, an ash-field maple Acer campestre canopy has developed with hazel, holly Ilex aquifolium, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and bird cherry Prunus padus in the shrub layer and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood avens Ge…

Geddington Chase

…er of hazel Corylus avellana, midland hawthorn Crataegus lsevigata, field maple Acer campestre, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and grey willow Salix cinerea. Mixed plantations occur in some areas. The ground flora is typically diverse with bluebell Hyacinthoi…

Kirton Wood, Lincolnshire

… understorey consists mainly of coppiced hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre and also includes mildly calicole species such as wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and spindle Euonymus europaeus. A rich gr…

Stoke & Bowd Lane Woods

…ndards varies across the site and in some areas derelict coppice of field maple Acer campestre and ash has grown up to joined the canopy. The understorey is dominated by coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, field maple and ash with a number of other species occurring occasionally e.g…

Little Paxton Wood

…py is dominated by old coppice stools of ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre. Oak Quercus robur is present as standards but is only frequent in the northern part of the wood. Willows Salix spp. and aspen Populus tremula are present where soils are more waterlogg…

Well Rough and Long Plantation

…nd it includes the best example of a wet ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre wood in Cheshire. At the western end pedunculate oak Quercus robur is dominant with many mature field maple and some ash. The eastern half is dominated almost exclusively by ash with mu…

Purbeck Ridge (West)

…ying aspects. great Wood has abundant ash Fraxinus excelsior and frequent maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana all formerly coppiced, with scattered pedunculate oak Quercus robur standards. There is a rich ground flora: on the lower, moister slopes, ramsons Allium ursi…

Peake Wood

…ly old hazel Corylus avellana coppice, with ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre, beech Fagus sylvatica, yew Taxus baccata, and some conifers. There are a wide range of other woody species and a rich herb layer dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and blu…

Hall Wood

…oppiced hazel with small amounts of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and field maple Acer campestre. In addition to bramble, the herb layer includes male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and wood sorrel Oxalisa cetosella. Two other nationally restricted types of w…

Parsonage Wood

…d by brambles and bluebells. The coppice layer includes some hazel, field maple Acer campestre and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. In the ground flora are plants which suggest that this is ancient woodland, subject only to traditional woodland management for many centuries; …

Crumpton Hill Wood

…x aquifolium, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, aspen Populus tremula, field maple Acer campestre, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. The ground flora is typical of base rich woodlands, with dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicl…

Titsal Wood, Shadingfield

…rnbeam Carpinus betulus coppice but this is usually mixed with ash, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana. Small stands of mixed ash wood and suckering elm wood are also present. The ground flora is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. with frequent patches …

Perry Woods

… mixed coppice of ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellan and field maple Acer campestre with frequent standards of pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The ground flora is of a richness typical of ancient woodlands. Old woodland ‘indicators’ present includewood melick Melica uni…

Pipewell Woods

…majority over mature and consists mainly of hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre and ash, with dogwood Cornus sanguinea occurring occasionally. The ground flora is diverse and variable with dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and …

Plaster's Green Meadows

…Ulmus glabra, English elm Ulmus procera, hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre. Hedgerow trees include ash Fraxinus excelsior, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, holly Ilex aquifolium and oak Quercus sp.

Trickses Hole

…aries have mature hedges consisting of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, field maple Acer campestre, ash Fraxinus excelsior and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. Invertebrates recorded include meadow brown Maniola jurtina, gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus, small skipper Thymelicus sylvestris…

Sheet Hedges Wood

…e basic constituents of the shrub layer are hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, elder Sambucus nigra and privet Ligustrum vulgare, with rose Rosa spp. also common. The ground vegetation contains abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia c…

Romsley Hill

…red trees. Common hedgerow species are hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, field maple Acer campestre, elder Sambucus nigra, wych elm Ulmus glabra, dog rose Rosa canina, field rose Rosa arvensis, hazel Corylus avellanand ash Fraxinus excelsior. The areas of scrub provide a rich environ…

Grimsthorpe Park

…ere is wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre, avenues of horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum and scattered hawthorn bushes Crataegus monogyna. The site lies partly on boulder clay and partly directly on the Lincolnshire limeston…

Taylor's Rough & Wellmeadow Wood

… large stands of wych elm along the stream. There are several large field maple Acer campestre present and some holly Ilex aquifolium in the shrub layer together with hazel and hawthorn. The ground flora is rich and varied including species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, lord…

Great Hormead Park

… Quercus robur grow above a tall coppice of hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre and ash Fraxinus excelsior with wych elm stools locally abundant. In the northern half of the wood coppiced hornbeam forms almost pure stands. Aspen Populus tremula is present in small …

Ruttersleigh

…nds where pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre are common as canopy forming trees with a shrub layer which includes hazel Corylus avellana and wych elm Ulmus glabra. Where the ground is permanently waterlogged alder Alnus glutinosa …

Graig Fawr

…nder shrubs. Other tree and shrub species include oak Quercus spp., field maple Acer campestre, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, wych elm Ulmus glabra, spindle Euonymus europaeus and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. Below, a rich ground-flora of characteristic woodland plants includes dog’s mer…

Trundley and Wadgell's Woods, Great Thurlow

… not modified by replanting consist mainly of the ash Fraxinus excelsior, maple Acer campestre type with hazel Corylus avellana also abundant. There are smaller areas of ash, hazel wood and some restricted areas of elm Ulmus spp invasion, though much of the latter has now died. O…

High Wood, Dunmow

…sists mainly of ash, hazel Corylus avellana and hornbeam, with some field maple Acer campestre and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. The wood also contains isolated stands of plateau alder dominated by Alnus glutinosa, a woodland type which is scarce in Essex. The ground flora is …

Dove Valley and Biggin Dale

… tree canopy contains ash and wych elm with rowan Sorbus aucuparia, field maple Acer campestre and both small leaved lime Tilia cordata and the nationally scarce largeleaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. The shrub layer is rich with a considerable amount of hazel and abundant dogwood …

Chudleigh Caves and Woods

…a mixture of pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre, small leaved lime Tilia cordata, wych elm Ulmus glabra and wild cherry Prunus avium, with some wild service-tree Sorbus torminalis, a local species. A wide variety of native shrub spec…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…ych elm Fraxinus excelsior Ulmus glabra woodland on limestone, 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 i…

West Wood, Little Sampford

…an open canopy of ash Fraxinus excelsior with a small proportion of field maple Acer campestre and hornbeam Carpinus betulus. There are oak Quercus robur standards in the eastern end of the wood. The underwood consists of hazel Corylus avellana, Maple, hornbeam, some recently pla…

Redcar Field

…monogyna, grey willow Salix cinerea, black currant Ribes nigrum and field maple Acer campestre. The field layer contains many of the species found in tall fen but includes a number of woodland plants, including wood avens Geum rivale, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and bitterswee…

Tring Woodlands

…ugh lower down there is more variety with dogwood Cornus sanguinea, field maple Acer campestre, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and coppiced hazel Corylus avellana. A small mixed plantation of larch Larix decidua and species native to the site is situated on the plateau and retai…

Nine Holes Meadows

…raxinus excelsior, together with mature white willow Salix alba and field maple Acer campestre. A small brook forms the south west boundary.

West Abbot's and Lound Woods

… to the variety of woodland stand types. Ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre are present in many parts of the wood, with scattered trees of pendunculate oak Quercus robur. Wych elm Ulmus glabra is locally common. Of particular note is the occurrence of alder Aln…

Starling Bank

…us avellana and ash Fraxinus excelsior, with wych elm Ulmus glabra, field maple Acer campestre, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and dogwood Cornus sanguinea.

Sharpnage Wood

…s dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior, sessile oak Quercus petraea, field maple Acer campestre and occasional wych elm Ulmus glabra. The shrub layer is mainly hazel Corylus avellana but birch Betula pendula, yew Taxus baccata and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna are also present. The …

Willoughby Wood

…ion to pedunculate oak Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus excelsior the field maple Acer campestre is common in the margin and within the wood, on pockets of lime rich soil. The shrub layer includes dogwood Cornus sanguinea, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, goat willow Salix caprea and …

Bredon Hill

…ak Quercus robur, beech Fagus sylvatica, ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre. There are concentrations of such trees in Elmley Castle Deer Park to the east and at Bredon’s Norton to the west, but important individual and groups of trees are found all along the n…

Walton Common

…inged by woodland of the ash – field maple – dog’s mercury Fraxinus excelsior – Acer campestre – Mercurialis perennis type. The canopy of this woodland is characterised by the presence of oak and ash. hazel Corylus avellana is common in the understorey. Dog’s mercury and ivy Hede…

Wickenby Wood

…ata, willows Salix spp. are locally common and there are large amounts of maple Acer campestre associated with ash Fraxinus excelsior. The more acid areas are typified by a canopy of pedunculate oak Quercus robur and ash with hazel Corylus avellana forming the understorey. Wild s…

The Quantocks

…orm the canopy. Understorey species include hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre and blackthorn Prunus spinosa. The ground flora is dominated in many of the drier areas by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis or by pendulous sedge Carex pendula on wetter soils. Ramso…

Common Hill

…the wood. The shrub layer contains coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre and sessile oak as well as several typical calcicole lime loving species such as wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and spurge laurel …

Briddlesford Copses

…ulate oak Quercus robur standards over a hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre coppice layer. The ground flora in these areas is characterised by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and lime loving shrubs such as privet Ligustrum vulgare and dogwood Cornus sanguine…

Kingston Wood and Outliers

… woodlands are predominantly of coppiced ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre over small coppice of hazel Corylus avellana. Standard oaks Quercus robur are also present. The shrub layer includes species such as blackthorn Prunus spinosa, wayfaring tree Viburnum l…

Potterhanworth Wood

… lime rich soils of the massive bank along the eastern edge support field maple Acer campestre, wild cherry Prunus avium, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and privet Ligustrum vulgare. hazel Corylus avellana forms the shrub layer in the wood's interior. Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta…

Hardwick Wood

…ey of hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus spp. and scattered field maple Acer campestre. The more recent woodland contains much ash Fraxinus excelsior and some wych elm Ulmus glabra. The ground flora is largely dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and bluebell H…

Whetley Meadows

…y to the site with ash Fraxinus excelsior, pedunculate oak Quercus robur, maple Acer campestre, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, hazel Corylus avellana and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. The railway bank supports scrub and drier calcareous swards dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and f…

Kings and Bakers Wood and Heaths

…ith pedunculate oak dominating the canopy and small amounts of ash, field maple Acer campestre and hazel coppice. The ground flora in the dry sandy areas and on the remnants of open heath is largely dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum which has invaded the site together wit…

Gamlingay Wood

…k Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre. Where the soil is of the calcareous marl type overlying Boulder Clay on Gault, the nationally restricted oxlip Primula elatior is a key component of the ground flora, together with dog…

Ruislip Woods

…iated with ancient woodland occur within these woods. These include field maple Acer campestre, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, aspen Populus tremula, wild cherry Prunus avium, wild service tree Sorbus torminalis and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. Where the drainage is imped…

Lower Swaledale Woods And Grasslands

…ugh in some areas it remains unaffected and in others is regenerating. sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, probably originating from planting, is a widespread, though rarely dominant, component of much of the woodland, while hazel Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna are th…

Hainault Forest

…nculate oak Quercus robur and occasional ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre. Silver birch Betula pendula is more frequent than downy birch Betula pubescens and occurs with pedunculate oak. Holly Ilex aquifoliumis frequent in the understorey with hawthorn Cratae…

Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek

…a, add diversity to this rare example of ancient coastal woodland. Field maple Acer campestre is an additional component of the otherwise similar copse to the east, protected from erosion by an accreting shingle bank vegetated by sea sandwort Honckenya peploides and halberd leav…

Vallis Vale

…f the rootstocks remain alive and in places new growth is vigorous. Field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana dominate the understorey which also includes spindle Euonymus europaeus, privet Ligustrum vulgare, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. …

Gaer Wood, Llangoven

…in the county. The dominant tree species are wych elm Ulmus glabra, field maple Acer campestre and ash Fraxinus excelsior with local areas of beech Fagus sylvatica. Remarks: Within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Newtown Harbour

…nculate oak Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus excelsior, commonly with field maple Acer campestre. The coppice layer is dominated by pedunculate oak and by hazel Corylus avellana with a variety of other shrubs associated with calcareous soils such as privet Ligustrum vulgare, dogwoo…

Lyscombe and Highdon

…h hazel Corylus avellana and small amounts of oak Quercus robur and field maple Acer campestre. It has a varied ground flora including wild garlic Allium ursinum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, enchanter's ni…

Aston Grove & Withycombe Wood

… excelsior and pedunculate oak Quercus robur with an understorey of field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana, wild cherry Prunus avium, wych elm Ulmus glabra and two shrubs associated with calcareous soils, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and wild privet Ligustrum vulgare. Dut…

Cloatley Manor Farm Meadows

…ard trees of pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre along with English elm Ulmus procera and pollarded crack willows Salix fragilis. Where the fields are bounded by woodland, hazel Corylus avellana is the dominant shrub.

Scotney Castle

…In the park the scattered large trees, mainly pedunculate oak, ash, field maple Acer campestre and beech Fagus sylvatica have a rich epiphytic lichen flora. This includes the nationally scarce species Gyalecta flotowii and Parmotrema crinitum at its only locality in Kent. The sur…

Harlow Woods

…e oak Quercus petraea and hornbeam, with ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre standards in the southern area of Parndon Wood and Hospital Wood. The shrub layer is sparse, with scattered elder Sambucus nigra and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. hazel Corylus avellana,…

Stanford Park

…ered specimens of large elm Ulmus sp., hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, field maple Acer campestre and other broad leaved trees in an area of pasture land. The lichen flora is exceptionally rich for an East Midlands locality being particularly notable for lichen species living on the…

Burton Bushes

…ith a range of other tree species including birch Betula pubescens, field maple Acer campestre and wych elm Ulmus glabra. The understorey is well developed and dominated by holly Ilex aquifolium. As a result of cattle grazing, the woodland floor has in recent years become either …

River Lemon Valley Woods

…bur and beech Fagus sylvatica with small-leaved lime Tilia cordata, field maple Acer campestre and sycamore A. pseudoplatanus also present. Alder Alnus glutinosa is common beside the river. Wych elm Ulmus glabra is present throughout but most of the tall trees are dead. Small are…

Astridge Wood

…h occasional alder Alnus glutinosa, sessile oak Quercus petraea and field maple Acer campestre. Most of the trees have been subject to coppice management and there is a relatively small number of maiden trees in the wood. The rich field layer vegetation is dominated by dog's merc…

Quarry Hangers

…ch variety of plants. The tree canopy is composed of beech, ash and field maple Acer campestre and the shrub layer of holly Ilex aquifolium, yew Taxus baccata and hazel Corylus avellana. The ground flora is dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ivy Hedera helix and loc…

Oridge Street Meadows

…vide these fields are diverse and contain dogwood Cornus sanguinea, field maple Acer campestre, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, spindle Euonymus europaeus, English elm Ulmus procera, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare and some mature oak Quercus robur trees. Bu…

Fforestganol a Chwm Nofydd

…erstorey of hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and field maple Acer campestre. The field layer includes abundant wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and occasional dogs mercury Mercurialis perennis. Stream-side areas support alder Al…

Moss Valley Meadows

…hedgerows from which 16 shrub species have been recorded, including field maple Acer campestre, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and aspen Populus tremula. Hedgerow trees include pedunculate oak Quercus robur, wych elm Ulmus glabra and alder Alnus glutinosa. The hedgerow flora includes …

Dinmore Hill Woods

…oak Quercus petraea woodland. In some areas this is associated with field maple Acer campestre and in others with ash Fraxinus excelsior. Other species include hazel Corylus avellana and the locally rare wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. In the woodland on the slopes, ash ten…

Colyers Hanger

…isting of pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre, with a shrub layer of hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium and elder Sambucus nigra. In addition yew Taxus baccata and beech Fagus sylvatica are present at the eastern end of …

Lower Wye Gorge

…sly characterised by wych elm Ulmus glabra, ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre, small leaved lime Tilia cordata, oaks Quercus petraea and Quercus robur, beech and alder Alnus glutinosa. The site is especially noted for its diversity of endemic whitebeam species wh…

Hog Cliff

…inus excelsior and oak Quercus robur with a significant quantity of field maple Acer campestre. The understorey is dominated by hazel and the ground flora by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis or bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The uncommon parasitic plant toothwort Lathraea …

Quants

…er birch Betula pendula are restricted to the wetter areas, whereas field maple Acer campestre is only found on the drier and more neutral soils. Many of these trees have been coppiced in the past but pedunculate oak is the only species to have been pollarded. wild service tree S…

Thorndon Park

…e woodland, dominated by coppiced ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel and field maple Acer campestre with pedunculate oak standards, is also present. The ground flora is varied with locally abundant dog's mercury, bramble, nettle Urtica dioica, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, moschatel…

Horse Wood, Mileham

…till cut, though at a reduced rate and the main species involved are ash, maple Acer campestre, alder Alnus glutinosa and oak. There are several large coppice stools in the wood and the rare wild service tree Sorbus torminalis is present. The lightest soils at the northern end o…

Heyshott Down

…dominant in many parts of the woodland, with beech Fagus sylvatica, field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana coppice and in places yew Taxus baccata. There are several species in the shrub layer, with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, sweet briar R…

Papworth Wood

…inally a coppice with standards woodland of ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana the site is now dominated by invasive small leaved elm Ulmus minor and represents a woodland type scarce in the British Isles. The majority of the wood is dom…

Stoke Woods

…unus avium and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis are present, and field maple Acer campestre at the eastern end. Beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore A. pseudoplatanus are common in the central and western parts, and alder Alnus glutinosa and willows Salix spp. grow in the wetter…

Wick Wood and Worldham Hangers

…are deeper and moister on the lower slopes, wych elm is replaced by field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana. The rich ground flora is dominated by wild garlic Allium ursinum with wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, moschatel Adoxa moschatell…

Queestmoor Meadow

…rataegus monogyna, elder Sambucus nigra, hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre.

Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows

…he dry acidic soils, small, frequently transitional stands of ash / field maple Acer campestre and ash / hazel wood and a number of alder dominated stands with alder buckthorn Frangula alnus, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. The wood…

Trench Wood

…oak Quercus robur is the dominant tree with ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and aspen Populus tremula also present in the canopy. The understorey is dominated by hazel Corylus avellana with a variety of other shrubs including wild service tree Sorbus torminalis…

Middle Wood, Offton

…wood margins. The coppice layer consists of ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and sallow Salix caprea, with areas of small leaved lime Tilia cordata to the north west and Ash, wych elm Ulmus glabra and numerous aspen Populus tremula on wet…

Chanstone Wood

…uercus petraea and ash Fraxinus excelsior with a high proportion of field maple Acer campestre in the shrub layer. Birch Betula pendula, yew Taxus baccata and wych elm Ulmus glabra are also present in small numbers. Large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos, one of our rarer native tr…

Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods

…obur occurring infrequently. There is a strong secondary element of field maple Acer campestre and in some areas silver birch Betula pendula, willows Salix spp. and crab apple Malus sylvestris are also present. The understorey is composed of derelict coppiced field maple, ash and…

Lower Woods

…f small trees and under shrubs, including goat willow Salix caprea, field maple Acer campestre, holly Ilex aquifolium, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, with silver birch Betula pendula on the more acid soils and dogwood Cornus sanguinea, spind…

Postlebury Wood

…production in the past. A wide range of trees and shrubs occur, including maple Acer campestre, hornbeam Carpinus betulus, birch Betula sp, holly Ilex aquifolium, aspen Populus tremula and sallow Salix sp, with dogwood Cornus sanguinea, spindle Euonymus europaeus and guelder rose…

Anston Stones Wood

…es of lime Tilia cordata and Tilia platyphyllos, yew Taxus baccata, field maple Acer campestre and rowan Sorbus aucuparia are commonly associated with this stand type. Dogwood Cornus sanguinea, hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and elder …

Bovingdon Hall Woods

…py is mixed, with pedunculate oak, lime, ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple acer campestre. Sweet chestnut occurs in Parkhall wood and Shoulder of Mutton Wood, whilst the alder Alnus glutinosa stools are in Parkhall Wood. The woodland is bounded by prominent woodbanks some of…

Poor's Allotment

…ex 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 comprising largely ivy Hedera helix, some dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-sc…

Tunnel Hill Meadow

…cluded here are field rose Rosa arvensis, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, field maple Acer campestre, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and privet Ligustrum vulgare. wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, which is rare in the county, also occurs.

Carlton Wood

…dominantly former coppice with standards of ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana with pedunculate oak Quercus robur. Hornbeam Carpinus betulus is locally common. Ancient coppice stools of both hornbeam and ash are present. There is a rich …

Snitterfield and Bearley Bushes

…oodland associated with pedunculate oak can be recognised, ash with field maple Acer campestre, in both parts of the site and small areas of ash with wych elm Ulmus glabra in Bearley Bushes. The diverse shrub layer is dominated by hazel with frequent field maple, wayfaring tree V…

Halesend Wood

… the site the oak and lime are replaced by wych elm Ulmus glabra or field maple Acer campestre. Associated tree species include silver birch Betula pendula, which is particularly abundant at the northern end of the wood, aspen Populus tremula and wild cherry Prunus avium. Wild se…

Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill

…ved woodland with ash Fraxinus excelsior, beech Fagus sylvatica and field maple Acer campestre occupies the foot of the scarp slope. The ground flora is locally rich and the shrub layer contains one of the largest remaining colonies of the rare fly honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum,…

Bishop's Hill Wood

…lus tremula, silver birch Betula pendula, wych elm Ulmus glabra and field maple Acer campestre. There is a mixed shrub layer, dominated by coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, with spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, privet Ligustrum vulgare and guelder rose Viburnu…

Hedenham Wood

… clay on the valley sides supports hornbeam Carpinus betulus coppice with maple Acer campestre, ash Fraxinus excelsior and hazel Corylus avellana under large standards of oak Quercus robur, ash and hornbeam. Other woody species include goat willow Salix caprea, aspen Populus trem…

Gwernaffel Dingle

…g a well developed shrub layer of hazel Corylus avellana, and often field maple Acer campestre. An area of relatively young ash is of plantation origin, but elsewhere trees are of uneven age and include some large, mature specimens. The shrub layer is also well developed in the s…

Birkham Wood

…lus avellana, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, spindle Euonymus europaeus, field maple Acer campestre, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and elder Sambucus nigra. The ground flora is largely dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis with other associates including false brome Brachypodi…

Sherrardspark Wood

…Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, wild cherry Prunus avium and field maple Acer campestre scattered throughout the woodland. The shrub layer is dominated by honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and holly Ilex aquifolium with some rowan Sorbus aucuparia and sweet chestnut Castan…

Midford Valley Woods

…er shrub species are present including hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, field maple Acer campestre, holly Ilex aquifolium, privet Ligustrum vulgare, spindle Euonymus europaeus and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. The straggling wild clematis Clematis vitalba grow vigorously and is locally f…

Wenlock Edge

…rub species. As well as sessile oak, ash and wych elm these include field maple Acer campestre, small leaved lime Tilia cordata, wild cherry Prunus avium, crab apple Malus sylvestris, hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium, yew Taxus baccata and wild service tree Sorbus to…

Elsworth Wood

…st example in Cambridgeshire of a wood whose canopy is dominated by field maple Acer campestre. This type of woodland appears not to be known on the continent and therefore has international significance. In addition there is a good population of oxlip Primula elatior which is re…

Out and Plunder Woods

…ith standards. Dominant tree species are ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre, which occur as mature coppice. Oak Quercus robur standards are present throughout the wood and oak coppice occurs in Plunder Wood. The ‘small coppice’ of hazel Corylus avellana provide…

Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey

…a and small leaved lime Tilia cordata form the other coppice species with maple Acer campestre on the woodland edge. The chestnut stools are exceptionally large. Holly Ilex aquifolium and butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus occur near the margins. Copperas Wood, whose seaward bound…

West Blean and Thornden Woods

…arpinus betulus, ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre. About one third of the site has been clear felled and replanted with conifers such as Corsican pine Pinus nigra and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. The high forest is characterised by a …

Milden Thicks

… woodland in Suffolk including oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, maple Acer campestre, hornbeam Carpinus betulus, lime Tilia cordata, aspen Populus tremuloides, wild cherry Prunus avium, birch Betula pendula and elm Ulmus glabra. The coppice understorey includes hazel Co…

Gawdyhall Big Wood, Harleston

…cting local soil variation. hornbeam coppice with frequent ash, hazel and maple Acer campestre occurs over much of the site but hornbeam is absent from the centre of the wood. Here ash and hazel coppice is abundant under pedunculate oak and ash standard trees. There is a good exa…

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…raxinus excelsior/oak Quercus robur high forest. The understorey contains maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and occasionally spindle Euonymus europaeus. The ground flora is rich in species characteristic of ancient woods and diversity is provided by the varied soil con…

Topley Pike and Deep Dale

…stly hazel Corylus avellana coppice with rowan Sorbus aucuparia and field maple Acer campestre. On rock outcrops yew Taxus baccata and rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola are present. Woodland shrubs include bird cherry Prunus padus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and guelder rose Viburnum …

Masson Hill

…cient woodland have been converted to mature beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus plantation, but small areas of semi-natural woodland persist. These are dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior and elm Ulmus glabra with pedunculate oak Quercus robur, yew Taxus bacca…

Woodshuts Wood

…ood small leaved lime Tilia cordata is more dominant with birch and field maple Acer campestre as associates. The woodland also contains a rich variety of other tree and shrub species including ash Fraxinus excelsior, wild cherry Prunus avium, crab apple Malus sylvestris, dogwood…

Treswell Wood

…so occur. The understorey contains abundant hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, crab apple Malus sylvestris, elder Sambucus nigra and, locally, aspen Populus tremula and s…

Capler Wood

…. This type of woodland has a good shrub layer with species such as field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana. The second type is dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior with occasional sessile oak Quercus petraea and birch Betula pendula. The shrub layer is mainly domina…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

… Sorbus lancastriensis occur as well as a number of species such as field maple Acer campestre, spindle Euonymus europaeus, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis which grow at or near their northern British limits. The soils here are shallow and are…

Dunsby Wood

…ctices. The woodland canopy is dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and pedunculate oak Quercus robur, all grown from former coppice. A large stand of wild cherry Prunus avium occurs in the north east corner and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis is co…

Westerham Wood

…e trees and shrubs is present, including hornbeam Carpinus betulus, field maple Acer campestre and spindle Euonymus europaeus. Traditional coppice with standards management can be traced back to the late eighteenth century and was continued until earlier this century when large a…

Westhall Wood and Meadow

…ucture, with frequent ash and hazel Corylus avellana and occasional field maple Acer campestre, silver birch Betula pendula and goat willow Salix caprea. Shrub species present include Midland and common hawthorn Crataegus laevigata and Crataegus monogyna, spindle Euonymus europa…

Lathkill Dale

…y steep north facing slope. They are dominated by ash and elm, with field maple Acer campestre and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. The understorey is dominated by hazel with considerable amounts of guelder rose Viburnum opulus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna tog…

Chattenden Woods And Lodge Hill

…nus excelsior coppice of varying age structure. Other trees include field maple Acer campestre, hornbeam Carpinus betulus and wild cherry Prunus avium. The non native sweet chestnut Castanea sativa is infrequent across the site. The shrub layer is varied with hazel Corylus avella…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…ll areas of woodland at the base of shadier steep cliffs, scattered field maple Acer campestre occurs in the shrub layer, beneath a canopy of ash. The field layer includes species such as dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, herb-Robert Geranium robertianum, common nettle Urtica d…

Coed Nant Menascin

…banks at the lower end of the valley also support ash woodland, but field maple Acer campestre and wych elm Ulmus glabra are present in the understorey. The field layer is extremely rich and supports species such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, lady-fern, false brome Brachypodi…

Leigh Brook Valley

…oodland is dominated by sessile oak with ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre. The distribution of other tree species is related to the topography of the site. Along the valley bottoms where the soils are flushed, sessile oak is associated with wych elm. Further …

Rough Hill & Wirehill Woods

…rey of the canopy which is dominated by oak and ash with patches of field maple Acer campestre and aspen Populus tremula. The understorey here has frequent areas of calcicole lime loving species such as dogwood Cornus sanguinea, privet Ligustrum vulgare and guelder rose Viburnum …

Shotesham-Woodton Hornbeam Woods

…nus excelsior and the main coppice species are hornbeam Carpinus betulus, maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and ash. Free draining acidic soils occur in Shotesham Little Wood and here the ground flora is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus, bluebell Hyacinthoides no…

Rye Street Meadows

… unmanaged hedges consisting mainly of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, field maple Acer campestre and blackthorn Prunus spinosa. This last species is now encroaching into the grassland. There is a small pond which dries up in dry weather in one of the fields. The fields have been se…

Gosling's Corner

…eaved lime, hazel Corylus avellana, silver birch Betula pendula and field maple Acer campestre. Other trees and shrubs, some indicating mildly calcareous conditions, include common and midland hawthorns Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, go…

Marston Thrift

…azel Corylus avellana and a good variety of other species including field maple Acer campestre, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, privet Ligustrum vulgare, crab apple Malus sylvestris, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata. The ground flora is characterist…

Bradfield Woods

… from newly cut to about 30 years growth, in irregular panels. Ash, field maple Acer campestre, cherry Prunus avium and hazel Corylus avellana predominate on calcareous boulder clay soils, whilst the more acidic soils support alder, silver birch, downy birch Betula pubescens, sma…

Honeypot Wood, Wendling

…des species such as ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre and willow Salix caprea agg. as well as smaller shrubs such as dogwood Cornus sanguinea, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. There are some standard trees, mostly…

Abbey Wood, Flixton

…us to the south east. Oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre standards are found with the coppice. Scattered groups of planted Turkey oak Quercus cerris, Picea spp and Populus sp are also found. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis dominates the sh…

Math and Elsea Wood

…pally of pedunculate oak and ash standards over neglected hazel and field maple Acer campestre coppice. Wild service Sorbus torminalis occurs along the northern and southern boundaries and is spreading into the wood by means of suckers. A rich shrub layer is present, including wi…

Big Hyde Rough

… oak Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus excelsior with locally abundant field maple Acer campestre and scattered wych elm Ulmus glabra. The shrub layer contains hazel Corylus avellana, crack willow Salix fragilis, grey willow Salix cinerea, elder Sambucus nigra and dogwood Cornus san…

Walton and Ivythorn Hills

…canopy. The understorey is dominated by hazel Corylus avellana, but field maple Acer campestre is also common. Other species include wild cherry Prunus avium, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and Clematis vitalba. The ground flora is dominated by dog…

Hayley Wood

…over 700 years. Structurally, the wood is coppice with standards of field maple Acer campestre, ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus spp. below a canopy of pendunculate oak Quercus robur. Small areas have been invaded by small leaved elm Ulmus mi…

Fakenham Wood and Sapiston Great Grove

…ed plant community occurs on boulder clay. In addition to oak, ash, field maple Acer campestre, wild cherry Prunus avium and hornbeam Carpinus betulus are present both as standard trees and coppice together with hazel and sallow Salix caprea agg. Associated shrubs include spindl…

Burbage Wood and Aston Firs

…Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, but also includes field maple Acer campestre, privet Ligustrum vulgare, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. The ground vegetation is characterised by an abundance of honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, bramble Rubu…

Glover's Wood

…Carpinus betulus coppice, interspersed with ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana. Wych elm, small leaved lime, wild service tree Sorbus torminalis and midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, all of which are indicative of ancient woodland si…

One Tree Hill and Bitchet Common

… excelsior often predominates here though there is also much hazel, field maple Acer campestre and alder Alnus glutinosa. Some large pedunculate oak Quercus robur standards occur. Bramble and bluebell are dominant in the ground flora of the drier areas whilst in the wettest parts…

Bangrove Wood, Ixworth

…lth of characteristic woodland floor herbs. Ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana are the most abundant tree and shrub species. The ash and field maple have grown up from coppice stools to become large, multi stemmed trees. The hazel has al…

Noddle End

…etula pendula and including oak Quercus sp., alder Alnus glutinosa, field maple Acer campestre and wych elm Ulmus glabra. The understorey includes hazel Corylus avellana, elder Sambucus nigra and crab apple Malus sylvestris. Below the trees there is a typical woodland ground fl…

Nunn Wood

…g almost pure stands in the south, while ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre coppice tend to dominate in the north eastern corner. However, both hornbeam and ash occur throughout. There are relatively few standards, which are mostly ash with some pedunculate oak…

Robin Hood's Bay: Maw Wyke to Beast Cliff

…nates the canopy with birch Betula spp., hazel Corylus 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 flus…

Salt Meadow, Earl's Common

… include wild privet Ligustrum vulgare dogwood Cornus sanguinea and field maple Acer campestre.

Wayland Wood, Watton

…unus padus, sallow Salix caprea, ash, hornbeam Carpinus betulus and field maple Acer campestre. Some very large coppice stools are present. Yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon is very abundant with water avens Geum rivale, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anem…

Spye Park

…ttacks of Dutch elm disease. Scattered silver birch Betula pendula, field maple Acer campestre, wild cherry Prunus avium and rowan Sorbus aucuparia also occur. The shrub layer includes neglected coppice of hazel Corylus avellana with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, privet Ligustrum …

Prior's Coppice

…m Ulmus glabra occurring locally. The shrub layer contains frequent field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana, while the ground vegetation is characteristic of ancient clay woods containing a diverse flora which includes plants such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, w…

Coed Dyrysiog

…d areas. The rich shrub layer includes hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, field maple Acer campestre and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. A very variable ground flora ranges from species-poor communities dominated by bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus with common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense t…

Range Farm Fields

…egus monogyna, bramble Rubus fruticosus, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, field maple Acer campestre and field rose Rosa arvensis surround the fields. hawthorn and bramble are also the main components of the patches of scattered scrub. A small block of woodland is situated on the upper…

Hatfield Forest

…album, which is also found growing on black poplar Populus nigra, ash and maple Acer campestre. The ground flora is dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and bramble Rubus spp. and in the wetter areas by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Wall and Monk's Woods ar…

Eastnor Park

…culus hippocastanum, ash Fraxinus excelsior, beech Fagus sylvatica, field maple Acer campestre and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. A specimen of the latter species is one of the largest known in Britain. mistletoe Viscum album is particularly abundant in the Park and occurs …

Piddles Wood

…nd the dominant species of the understorey is hazel Corylus avellana with maple Acer campestre and the occasional wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. There is a rich ground flora which includes woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, early purple orchid Orchis mascu…

Edwardstone Woods

…orylus avellana is scattered throughout the coppice layer with ash, field maple Acer campestre and wild cherry coppice present along the more base rich wood margins. Holly Ilex aquifolium is common. Shrub species present along the hedgerows in High Wood include both common and m…

Lineage Wood & Railway Track, Long Melford

…p. wood has succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease and has been removed. However, maple Acer campestre hazel woodland with oak Quercus robur standards still remains. Lineage Wood gave its name to a type of non invasive coppicing elm that is intermediate in form between wych elm Ulmus min…

Rabbit Wood

…h Betula pendula, ash Fraxinus excelsior, aspen Populus tremula and field maple Acer campestre. The shrub layer is mainly dominated by hazel Corylus avellana, which was formerly coppiced, but also contains a wide range of other native species including hawthorn Crataegus monogyna…

Tower Hill to Cockham Wood

… part of the wood, is dominated for the most part byelm Ulmus spp., field maple Acer campestre and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. However, many other shrubs are also represented including some characteristic of base rich soils, such as dogwood Cornus sanguinea and others of more ac…

The Hermitage

…emergent vegetation and in the centre there is an island covered in field maple Acer campestre, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, willow Salix spp. and birch Betula pubescens. Growing within and around the moat are wetland plants including false fox sedge Carex otrubae, spike…

Barn Meadow

… variety of tree and shrub species including aspen Populus tremula, field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and wild privet Ligustrum vulgare.

Micklefield Meadow

… of tree and shrub species including pedunculate oak Quercus robur, field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and wild privet Ligustrum vulgare.

Swineshead Wood

…raxinus excelsior over a diverse shrub community with coppiced ash, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana which becomes locally dominant. Other species in the shrub layer include dogwood Cornus sanguinea, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, crab apple Malus sylvestri…

Thorpe Morieux Woods

…pe and Felsham Woods are on more acid soils and contain very little field maple Acer campestre; therefore oak hazel ash woodland predominates. There are also mail areas of secondary woodland with no coppice layer. Hastings Wood has similarities with Bull’s Wood and has good stand…

Waresley Wood

… shrub communities are predominantly of the ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana coppice type. Other areas are dominated by invasive elm Ulmus procera, U. carpinifolius and Ulmus glabra, birch Betula pendula and aspen Populus tremula toget…

Tortoiseshell Wood

…ther than being restricted to the banks. hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre are the main understorey species, with dogwood Cornus sanguinea, spindle Euonymus europaeus, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, crab apple Malus sylvestris, aspen Populus tremula, blackthor…

Trodds Copse

…r. Other woodland types found within the Copse include a fragment of ash maple Acer campestre woodland and areas of rowan Sorbus aucuparia birch woodland. Habitat diversity is increased by the presence of grasslands and fen type vegetation within the SSSI. The grasslands are do…

Handcocks Bottom

…argely of ash Fraxinus excelsior, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and field maple Acer campestre with an understorey of hazel Corylus avellana, which was previously worked on a coppice rotation. Silver birch Betula pendula is a frequent component within the woodland over the slight…

Naunton Court Meadows

…fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. The meadows are bounded by hedges with field maple Acer campestre, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica. Butterflies present in the meadows include orange tip Anth…

Monk's Dale

…stly hazel Corylus avellana coppice with rowan Sorbus aucuparia and field maple Acer campestre. On rock outcrops yew Taxus baccata and rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola are present. Woodland shrubs include bird cherry Prunus padus dogwood Cornus sanguinea and guelder rose Viburnum o…

Doddington Clay Woods

…tula pendula and downy birch Betula pubescens are locally abundant. Field maple Acer campestre and pedunculate oak Quercus robur are scattered throughout the woodland, in addition, shrub species are well represented. Old Hag Wood has a coppice with standards structure, principall…

Stock Wood Meadows

…us avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, field maple Acer campestre, spindle Euonymus europaeus, pedunculateoak Quercus robur and elder Sambucus nigra.

Foxley Wood

…on heavier calcareous clays to the west. hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre coppice occur either under oak and ash Fraxinus excelsior standards with birch, or as mixed coppice with ash and a variety of shrubs. Several uncommon tree and shrub species are present…

Eggardon Hill & Luccas Farm

…or with pedunculate oak Quercus robur locally dominant and frequent field maple Acer campestre. The shrub layer mainly consists of hazel Corylus avellana with guelder rose Viburnum opulus abundant in the damper areas. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non…

Yelden Meadows

…rum. Adding to the diversity of the site are the old hedgerows with field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, ash Fraxinus excelsior, crab apple Malus sylvestris, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, elder Sambucu…

Woolbeding and Pound Commons

… bramble Rubus fruticosus are found, whilst ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis dominate the base poor brown soils. The poorly drained acidic soils are characterised by birch Betula pubescens and purple moor grass Molinia caer…

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…us avium also contribute to the canopy. Understorey species include field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and spindle Euonymus europaeus. An unusual feature of the ground flora is the abundance of marsh marigold Caltha palustris. wood so…

Spring Wood,Hawnby

…inate the canopy, with some large oaks Quercus robur and occasional field maple Acer campestre. Alder Alnus glutinosa is locally dominant in places throughout the wood. hazel Corylus avellana dominates the thick shrub layer and there are many old coppice stools. Other shrub speci…

Kirton Wood, Notts

…unity of which hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and privet Ligustrum vulgare are the most abundant components. The ground vegetation is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymen…

West Dean Woods

…s scattered throughout the wood but silver birch Betula pendula and field maple Acer campestre are more restricted. Holly Ilex aquifolium, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and goat willow Salix caprea form an intermittent shrub layer. The ground flora varies with the current state of man…

Upper Greensand Hangers : Empshott to Hawkley

…accata and where it has survived elm disease wych elm Ulmus glabra. Field maple Acer campestre is common as coppice or small trees and a well developed shrub layer is usually present comprised of hazel Corylus avellana, elder Sambucus nigra and old man's beard Clematis vitalba. T…

Shorn Cliff and Caswell Woods

…pes of woodland. Coppiced ash and small leaved lime with occasional field maple Acer campestre forms one type rare in the country as a whole while the second is distinguished by the dominance of wych elm Ulmus glabra, much of it now dead or dying as a result of Dutch Elm Disease.…

Eversden and Wimpole Woods

…en Wood is a species rich example of ancient ash Fraxinus excelsior field maple Acer campestre dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis woodland and one of the largest remaining sites of this type on the Cambridgeshire chalky boulder clay. The woodland is predominantly relict coppice o…

Forest Banks

…with frequent wild service tree Sorbus torminalis and locally invading sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. Forest Banks is the only Staffordshire location where small and large leaved lime Tilia cordata and Tilia platyphyllos are known to occur together. The presence of the latter spec…

Wolford Wood and Old Covert

… Wood. and Old Covert are wet ash Fraxinus excelsior woodlands with field maple Acer campestre which are typical of the Midland clay belt. They have been managed as coppice with standards. The canopy species are mainly ash, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and silver birch Betula pe…

Hodgemoor Wood

…bs, including whitebeam Sorbus aria, wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, maple Acer campestre, wych elm Ulmus glabra, aspen Populus tremula, crab apple Malus sylvestris and yew Taxus baccata. This range of species is considered to have been typical of the Chilterns woodlands bef…

Midger

…ellana. Other species include midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, field maple Acer campestre, crab apple Malus sylvestris and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. The ground flora is rich in species. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are locally dom…

Madingley Wood

…ds of pedunculate oak Quercus robur with ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre being common. Old hazel Corylus avellana coppice and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna dominate the shrub layer. The secondary woodland holds a mixture of elm Ulmus sp. and ash with a shrub l…

Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill

…d. The understorey is dominated by hazel Corylus avellana with some field maple Acer campestre and Gueder rose Viburnum opulus. Ground flora species include dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis. columbine Aquilegia vulgaris and meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale. The nationally rar…

Fulsby Wood

…ginal patches of heavy clay soils support wych elm Ulmus glabra and field maple Acer campestre. Associated with broad rides and ditches are foxglove Digitalis purpurea, climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile a…

Thorpe Hay Meadow

…pecies such as ash Fraxinus excelsior, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, field maple Acer campestre, spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica. A drainage ditch along two sides of the site supports five species of willow including purple wil…

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