Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…ludes bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and hard fern Blechnum spicant. sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum, primrose Primula vulgaris are found in the more base-rich end of the woodland. The woodland has historical records for a large pop…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…e, comprised of ferns such as broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, hard fern Blechnum spicant and to a lesser extent hay-scented fern Dryopteris aemula. Towards the top end of the glen where the wood is most acidic bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus becomes a predominant component i…

Draynes Wood

…h greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and hard fern Blechnum spicant, but on the better soils there is bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., with sanicle Sanicula europaea occurring locally. Draynes Wood is of particular impor…

Coedydd y Beili, Malgwyn a Cribin

…istic plants found here include wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, hard fern Blechnum spicant and common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense. Damp shady areas have a greater variety of mosses, liverworts and ferns, including Isothecium myosuroides, Diplophyllum albicans, Leucobryum …

Cadair Idris

…ood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, hard fern Blechnum spicant, and foxgloves Digitalis purpurea can be found. Where the soils are slightly deeper and more acidic on the more shaded slopes abundant lemon-scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, and h…

Park Wood

…caea lutentiana, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, ivy Hedera helix, hard fern Blechnum spicant, polypody Polypodium vulgare and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. The uncommon woodland grass, wood millet Milium effusum and pignut Conopodium majus are species of particular …

Pwll Lagoon

…l fern Osmunda regalis, lemon-scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Perhaps surprisingly, given the intimate proximity to alkaline areas and the low altitude, bog mosses such as Sphagnum fimbriatum and S. subnitens also grow here, though this has als…

Bamburgh Dunes

…ne thistle Carlina vulgaris, common centaury Centaurium erythraea and hard fern Blechnum spicant. On older more stable dunes, dune grassland has formed characterised by red fescue, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, field wood rush Luzula campestris, mouse ear hawkweeds, cat’s ea…

Cabilla Manor Wood

…s, broad buckler fern D.dilatata, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Of particular note is the presence of Wilson’s filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense on wet rock overhangs. Forty-six species of moss h…

Berriedale Water

…inantly acid grassland with many woodland mosses and ferns, including hard fern Blechnum spicant, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris. The upper and drier slopes give rise to a more diverse woodland field layer including blaeberry Vaccinium myr…

Coed Cwm Einion

…e-fern Dryopteris affinis, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Further east, a rocky outcrop above a waterfall carries colonies of Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula, both of which are o…

Coed Llandyfan

…he oaks, a varied assemblage of plant species occurs. On acidic banks hard fern Blechnum spicant, buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, goldenrod Solidago virgaurea and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella are abundant. In contrast, on the more nutrient-rich slopes, dog's mercury Mercuriali…

Black Park

…ly common marsh violet Viola palustris and other specialities such as hard fern Blechnum spicant and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. It is also the only known site in Buckinghamshire for white sedge Carex canescens. Other sedges include common yellow sedge and remote sedge Car…

Leck Beck Head Catchment Area

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

Bonds Glen

…ons. In other parts, the woodland floor is covered by a scattering of hard-fern Blechnum spicant and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata over a low carpet of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, with species such as pignut Conopodium malus, tuf…

Galboly

…ft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, hard fern Blechnum spicant and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Rock cliff faces and large boulders also have black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum, hart's-tongue Phyllitis scolopendrium and maidenh…

Florence Court

…led male fern Dryopteris affinis, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and hard fern Blechnum spicant. The ground flora is overwhelmingly dominated by bryophytes typical of calcareous substrates on damp, base-rich clays. The most widespread and abundant include big shaggy moss Rhytid…

Ashdown Forest

…bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, the hard fern Blechnum spicant and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum with birds nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata found particularly under beech. There are some conifer and s…

Rehaghy Wood

…ield layer consists of a scattering of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., hard fern Blechnum spicant and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella growing over a carpet of wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, shaggy-moss Rhyti…

Snelsmore Common

… holly and supports a varied field layer of woodland plants including hard fern Blechnum spicant, remote sedge Carex remota and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum. Mapleash Copse and Withy Copse consist lar…

Dunaree Hill

…ly scattered ferns, including soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and occasional honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Typical species in the ground flora include wood sorre…

Fore Wood

…uckler fern Dryopteris aemula. Greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica and hard fern Blechnum spicant are more common 'Atlantic' species. In addition to the modification of woodland type and the planting of trees and shrubs to attract birds, several glades and a pond have also been cr…

Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down

…s and by the wide occurrence of common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and by a well-developed bryophyte mat. On the richer soils hazel Corylus avellana becomes significant in the understorey, while bramble Rubus f…

Wick Wood and Worldham Hangers

…ch woodland occupies a steep sided stream gully where an abundance of hard fern Blechnum spicant flourishes. The ground flora in these clay woods is particularly rich and is characterised by the abundance of common dog violets Viola riviniana, primroses Primula vulgaris, wood sor…

Gwaun Llwyn-gwyn

…s are all locally prominent. Other typical species found here include hard fern Blechnum spicant, sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and betony Betonica officinalis.

Bradley Woods

…is. Woodland streams and banks support many vascular plants including hard fern Blechnum spicant, hard and soft shield ferns Polystichum aculeatum and Polystichum setiferum, pale sedge Carex pallescens and both opposite leaved and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium …

Sissinghurst Park Wood

… Pteridium aquilinum are the most abundant plants, but others such as hard fern Blechnum spicant do occur. In the damper areas of the alder woodland there is greater diversity; pendulous sedge Carex pendula is often dominant and other species include dog's mercury Mercurialis per…

Catmore and Winterly Copses

…her with the ferns Dryopteris dilatata, D. filix-mas, Athyrium filix-femina and Blechnum spicant. Lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis is locally dominant in permanently wet areas.

Glen Ey Gorge

…lenium oppositifolium and frequent marsh hawks-beard Crepis paludosa. Hard fern Blechnum spicant and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris are abundant and widespread, and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis and green spleenwort Asplenium viri…

Whiteparish Common

…rn Dryopteris carthusiana, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Woodland sedges and grasses such as remote sedge Carex remota, wood sedge C. sylvatica and pale sedge C. pallescens, wood melick Melica uniflora and giant fescue Schedonorus giganteu…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…upports a rich assemblage of lichens and characteristic ferns such as hard-fern Blechnum spicant and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. Holly Ilex aquifolium and hazel Corylus avellana form the understorey and the field layer includes wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bi…

Bigsweir Woods

… Festuca altissima. The site also has a good range of ferns including hard fern Blechnum spicant and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina.

Langwell Water

… The ground flora is predominantly acid grassland with plants such as hard-fern Blechnum spicant, wood sage chickweed-wintergreen Trientalis europaea. Blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus grows extensively under the trees in some parts of the site. Wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and opp…

Coed Nant-y-merddyn-uchaf

…y-headed woodrush Luzula multiflora, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and hard-fern Blechnum spicant. The base-rich community includes wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and primrose Primula vulgaris. Flush areas and streamsi…

Upper Fal Estuary and Woods

…ry a bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica, hard fern Blechnum spicant community is more common. Heather Calluna vulgaris is frequently abundant where the lower slopes give way to low rocky cliffs. A number of notable plants are found within the woodland…

Scar End Wood

…e fern Dryopteris filix-mas, mountain fern Oreopteris limbosperma and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Wet flushed areas add diversity to the site; marsh species include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, sundew Drosera rotundifolia and marsh hawk'…

Landford Bog

…s hawthorn, holly and gorse, while common dog violet Viola riviniana, hard fern Blechnum spicant, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia are all components of the ground flora. Fungi, for example fly agaric Amanita muscaria, a characteristic…

Kellas Oakwood

…h soils with abundant wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa as well as hard fern Blechnum spicant, bell heather Erica cinerea, chickweed winter-green Trientalis europaea, blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus, climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata, cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and Dic…

Blackslee

…scattered ferns, including soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and hard fern Blechnum spicant and occasional dense patches of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. The herb layer is a mosaic of more base-rich and flushed woodland species. Typical species include bluebell Hyacinthoide…

Minwear Wood

…, male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas, scaly male-fern Dryopteris affinis, hard fern Blechnum spicant and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina are abundant. Wood millet Milium effusum occurs, along with early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. There are numerous plants indicative of ancient woo…

Tick Wood and Benthall Edge

… greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and hard fern Blechnum spicant. The more base rich soils on the Wenlock Limestone and Shale support more mixed woodland which includes a number of stand types dominated by i ash Fraxinus excelsior and wych elm Ulmu…

Halsdon

…wheat Melampyrum pratense, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and hard-fern Blechnum spicant. Areas of more nutrient-rich soil support a greater proportion of ash Fraxinus excelsior, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. hazel becomes more abundant,…

Launde Big Wood

…nicera periclymenum. Less common plants of this community include the hard fern Blechnum spicant. Additional interest is provided by the presence of woodland rides, an old wood bank, a number of ponds and by a number of woodland streams.

The Cheviot

…evel and in sheltered gullies there are stands of bilberry heath with hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and dwarf cornel Cornus suecica which indicates the influence of late snow lie on the vegetation. Blanket bogs developed mainly on the high rid…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…al grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, hard fern Blechnum spicant and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. great wood rush Luzula sylvatica is frequent on ledges and other areas less accessible to grazing stock. Some areas are dominated in spring by …

Andrew's Wood

…ly characterised by the abundance of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and hard fern Blechnum spicant. The mosaic of grassland, heath and woodland supports a rich fauna. The breeding bird community is representative of woods in south-west England, and there are also breeding populati…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…s excelsior and beech Fagus sylvatica. Ground flora includes bramble, hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina and broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine which has a local distribution in Cornwall. Well-drained s…

Arnecliff and Park Hole Woods

…ludes upland oak woodland on acidic soils with holly Ilex aquifolium, hard fern Blechnum spicant and a species rich fern community. Of particular interest is a large population of the Killarney Fern Trichomanes speciosum, an internationally rare species. General description The…

Crossbog Pinewood

…ayblade Neottia cordata, stag’s-horn clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Wetter areas have some Sphagnum mosses, abundant soft rush Juncus effusus and jointed rush Juncus articulatus with tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh thistle Cirsium palu…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…exposed rock faces and ledges support a rich fern community including hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and Wilson's filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii. The boulder slope below is covered by a tall dry heath community, characterised by stands of gr…

Gutch Common

…is acetosella, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and occasional hard fern Blechnum spicant and Solomon’s seal Polygonatum multiflorum. Wetter areas support blankets of opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and se…

Beinn an Lochain

…s well as ferns such as lemon-scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Beinn an Lochain provides one of the best representations of upland habitats in Scotland and is therefore notified as a SSSI for its upland habitat assemblage. In addition to the bou…

Dunster Park and Heathlands

…fern species including hay-scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula and hard fern Blechnum spicant and mosses such as Dicranum majus. The assemblage of breeding bird associated with the parkland and areas of sessile oak woodland is very diverse and includes species such as wood wa…

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

…was developed in some areas into alder woodland, where plants such as hard fern Blechnum spicant and the Surrey rarity white sedge Carex canescens grow. In very wet parts of the site where the ground is waterlogged throughout the year, bogs have developed. Here, common cotton gr…

Edenaclogh Wood

…and floor is covered by a scattering of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg, hard fern Blechnum spicant and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, growing over a carpet of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Other species include pignut Conopodium maju…

Kirlish

…osus agg., bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus with frequent ferns including hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and hay-scented fern Dryopteris aemula. Notably the rare beech fern Phegopteris connectilis also occurs in the more mature central area of the …

Compstall Nature Reserve

…oft grass are abundant in the ground flora with bracken, bluebell and hard fern Blechnum spicant frequent. The damper regions of the wood are characterised by ash wych elm woodland in which wych elm, sessile oak, sycamore and ash are the main tree species. guelder rose Viburnum o…

Buinach and Glenlatterach

…s are characterised by mats of greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica with hard fern Blechnum spicant, primrose Primula vulgaris, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium…

Fothering Holme

…, greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, pale sedge Carex pallescens and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Where slopes are leached the vegetation reflects more acidic conditions; species here include wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, mat grass Nardus stricta, heath rush Juncus squarr…

Ottery Valley

…wort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. The ferns, hard fern Blechnum spicant, and lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina occur commonly, together with royal fern Osmunda regalis in the wetter areas of scrub. The sweet vernal-grass sub-community has a more uniform str…

Haugh Wood

…ook. Here a rich ground flora includes pendulous sedge Carex pendula, hard fern Blechnum spicant, wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Adjoining the brook is a small, base rich flush with a strong colony of ma…

Tripsdale

…rbus aucuparia and holly Ilex aquifolium. Bilberry, heather, bracken, hard fern Blechnum spicant, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and mountain fern Oreopteris limbosperma are present under the open canopy. The east side of Bilsdale forms the wester…

Lenaghan Wood

…myrtillus with a scattering of hay-scented fern Dryopteris aemula and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Herbs tend to be sparse here, with greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica and cow wheat Melampyrum pratense the most frequent. Calcifugous acid-tolerant mosses such as little shaggy-moss…

Baldersdale Woodlands

…ft grass Holcus mollis, with some greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, hard fern Blechnum spicant and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Also included in the site is a small area of acid grassland with mat grass Nardus stricta, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bitter vetch Lathyrus mo…

Hook Wood

… scaly male-fern Dryopteris affinis, lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina, hard fern Blechnum spicant and soft shield-fern Polystichum setiferum. Ash Fraxinus excelsior occurs in a number of places on the upper slope, and also in flushed areas lower down, where it combines with sessil…

Longmoor Bog

…le sedge Carex rostrata also occurs frequently. Other species include hard fern Blechnum spicant, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common wintergreen Pyrola minor, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor an…

Stack Woods

…udes wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Bryophyte assemblage (mosses and liverworts) The site supports three oceanic bryophyte communities and six nationally scarce species of liverwort. The more open sections of the woodl…

Lurgan River Wood

…f greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica and mosses, with a scattering of hard fern Blechnum spicant, tormentil Potentilla erecta, slender St John's wort Hypericum pulchrum and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. At Lurgan River Wood, there are natural transitions from woodland th…

Knockadoo Wood

…fern Dryopteris dilatata, golden-scaled male fern Dryopteris affinis, hard fern Blechnum spicant and lady fern Athyrium felix-femina. Thickets of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. in association with honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum also occur in the field layer and the dwarf-shrub …

Shaugh Prior Woods

…kler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, scaly male-fern Dryopteris affinis and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum occurs throughout and forms dense stands along woodland edges. Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense is well established, especially near the riv…

Lough Melvin

…nd layer is variable, with more acid soils containing such species as hard fern Blechnum spicant, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. In many places along the shoreline, there is a natural transition to wet grassland. This is very variable in species c…

Carn Ingli

…ders grow a variety of ferns such as lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina, hard fern Blechnum spicant, polypody Polypodium vulgare and male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas, along with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood sage Teucriu…

Argill Woods and Pastures

… and ladies Arum maculatum, as well as some woodruff Galium odoratum, hard fern Blechnum spicant and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. In the wetter flushes there is a further range of herbs, including marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, water avens Geum rivale, angelica, meadowsweet…

Warburton's Wood and Well Wood

…hanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, hard fern Blechnum spicant and greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica. The more flushed areas on the Keuper marl contain plants such as dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, yellow archangel L…

Kirkby Moor

…t and Bank House Moor. In addition heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and hard fern Blechnum spicant occur frequently. Where the heather is becoming senescent, grasses become frequent, especially on the steeper slopes at the northern fringe of the site. Grasses such as sheep's fescu…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…rsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. The fern flora is represented by hard fern Blechnum spicant, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and royal fern Osmunda regalis. A small base-rich flush supports a rich bryophyte flora, including the uncommon liverwort Trichocolea tomentella, Clim…

Longsleddale Woods

…racteristic of acid oak woods including bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, hard fern Blechnum spicant, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. Lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma is also present. The steep gill sides and rock outcrops throughout the wood p…

Coedydd Nantgwynant

…non-scripta. The fern element is again distinctive here and includes: hard fern Blechnum spicant and Dryopteris spp. The two uncommon species, Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and the Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense occur in the woodlands. There is a dive…

Hack Fall Wood

…sia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris, hard fern Blechnum spicant and small cowwheat Melampyrum sylvaticum. The more gentle middle slopes of Ure Shell Beds support a mosaic of woodland communities which favour less acidic conditions. Ash Fraxinus ex…

Sea Wood

…inum and sanicle Sanicula europaea in base rich areas and plants like hard fern Blechnum spicant and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa in base poor patches. The shrub layer is dominated by hazel but there are a variety of other species present including privet Ligustrum vulgar…

Woodhall Spa Golf Course

…y of the valley Convallaria majalis, smooth sedge Carex laevigata and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Wet areas are rich in bryophytes.

Thornley Wood

…mmon cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Where soils are damper and base rich, ash Fraxinus excelsior and wych elm Ulmus glabra or alder Alnus glutinosa are the canopy formers and the ground flora tends to be herb rich. woo…

Tiptree Heath

…Royal fern Osmunda regalis, mountain fern Thelypteris limbosperma and hard fern Blechnum spicant have been recorded along the stream side in very small numbers.

Wavendon Heath Ponds

…, star sedge Carex echinata, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Areas within the meadow contain oval sedge Carex leporina, bristle scirpus Isolepis setacea and rushes Juncus spp. The ditch traversing the meadows holds standing water and supports …

Mains Wood

…ts lower plant groups particularly ferns and fungi. The ferns include hard fern Blechnum spicant and lemon scented fern Thelypteris limbosperma, species more characteristic of upland areas and rare in this part of Herefordshire. Over 120 species of fungi have been recorded from t…

West Pennine Moors

…y. On the ground, wavy hair grass is interspersed with ferns, such as hard fern Blechnum spicant or lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, bilberry and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. The woodland within Longworth Clough is the most diverse, with a mosaic of woodland, scrub, h…

Breen Wood

…ica. The only other species which occur to any significant extent are hard fern Blechnum spicant and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. The bryophyte moss layer is frequently rather sparse as a result of heavy shading. Thuidium tamariscinum is often the dominant moss, with typically …

Clunton Coppice

…la sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris, hard fern Blechnum spicant, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. A notable species, the oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, which is scarce in Shropshire also occurs. The western …

Hallsenna Moor

…s more varied towards the east where the ground is drier and includes hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, bramble Rubus fruticosus, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. The range of …

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…teridium aquilinum can dominate where soils are deeper. Ferns such as hard fern Blechnum spicant, lemon-scented fern Thelypteris limbosperma and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas form a distinctive part of the woodland field layer. The uncommon fern species lanceolate spleenwort Asp…

Fulsby Wood

… species of Dryopteris include scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and hard fern Blechnum spicant is present. Where the sandy soils are flushed or seasonally wet, coppice alder Alnus glutinosa becomes dominant associated in places with ash Fraxinus excelsior, alder buckthorn Frang…

Woodham Walter Common

…ies of sphagnum moss, together with marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, hard fern Blechnum spicant, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, star sedge Carex echinata and smooth stalked sedge Crataegus laevigata. Additional interest is provided by the diverse fauna. The brimstone butterf…

Widdenton Park Wood

…d Caltha palustris with bog mosses Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum. Hard fern Blechnum spicant, rare in Buckinghamshire, occurs on the sandy margin of one of these bogs and blackcurrant Ribes nigrum, also locally restricted, in another. Trickling streamlets run into these boggy…

Norsey Wood

…phagnum cuspidatum the latter very rare in Essex. Several colonies of hard fern Blechnum spicant probably represent one of the largest populations in the county. water violet Hottonia palustris, an uncommon and decreasing plant in Essex, forms a large colony in one of the four wo…

Farndale

…alis acetosella, wood club rush Luzula sylvatica and ferns, including hard fern Blechnum spicant, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Chickweed winter grass Trientalis europaea can be found in places along the woodland edge. Low lying waterl…

Coedydd De Dyffryn Maentwrog

…re soils are deeper and where the canopy is more open. Ferns, such as hard fern Blechnum spicant and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, also form a distinctive part of the field layer. The humid and mild conditions in the gorges make this a particularly good site for the filmy-ferns…

Tilliefoure Wood

…mrose Primula vulgaris, chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, common dog violet Viola riviniana, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, bugle Ajuga reptans and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are locally fr…

Areley Wood

…r fern Dryopteris carthusiana, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and hard fern Blechnum spicant. On the drier ground the woodland conforms to the oak birch wavy hair grass woodland type with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia f…

Haile Great Wood

…orrel Oxalis acetosella and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Hard fern Blechnum spicant is common and a variety of other ferns such as male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, scalymale fern Dryopteris affinis and lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma are abundant in the more…

Loosehanger Copse and Meadows

…roughout the woodland the wood banks support numerous ferns including hard fern Blechnum spicant and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Epihytic species include the locally uncommon black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum. Two streams flow north and east through the wood, their…

Coed y Lawnt A Coed Oli

…ite as a whole. Species with a good representation are ferns, notably hard fern Blechnum spicant, lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina and soft shield-fern Polystichum setiferum, and moisture-loving plants such as opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, bog sti…

Coedydd Beddgelert a Cheunant Aberglaslyn

…s form a distinctive part of the woodland field layer, these include: hard-fern Blechnum spicant, lemon scented-fern Thelypteris limbosperma and Dryopteris spp.. Two uncommon species, Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and the Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigens…

Duddon Valley Woodlands

…caly male fern Dryopteris affinis and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Hard fen Blechnum spicant is frequent particularly in the northern end of the valley. Other prominent species in the ground flora include bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, common violet Viola riviniana, wood…

Dodgson Wood

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, hard fern Blechnum spicant, bluebells and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. Small fast flowing streams are found throughout the site, several of which have deep, rocky gills which support a notably rich woo…

Park End Wood

…ch soils and the ground flora contains wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, hard fern Blechnum spicant, bracken Pteridium aquilinum together with blue bell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and ramson’s Allium ursinum. In places the woodland floor consists o…

King's Wood and Urchin Wood

…ommonly occurring species in the field layer are bracken, bramble and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Large areas of King’s Wood were replanted during the 1960s with beech Fagus sylvatica and a variety of conifer species including Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii, Lawson’s cypress C…

Mallerstang-Swaledale Head

…a sylvatica and ferns such as broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, hard fern Blechnum spicant and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. Plateau areas of short vegetation support important populations of golden plover and dunlin and dotterel have been recorded on eroded, …

Dungeon Ghyll

…, golden rod Solidago vigaurea, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, hard fern Blechnum spicant and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis dominate the field layer together with typical woodland mosses such as Dicranummajus, Pleurozium schreberi and Thuidium tamariscinum. However, t…

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