Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting

…s and particularly alongside the streams, additional species include the sedges Carex remota, Carex pendula, Carex hirta, C. otrubae, Carex acutiformis and Carex leporina. Typical herbs of these damper areas include wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmar…

Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods

…ary 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 hawthorn Crataegus monogyna with hazel Corylus avell…

Grendon and Doddershall Woods

…anemone Anemone nemorosa, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and narrow leaved everlasting pea Lathyrus sylvestris. A stream runs through Grendon Wood; alongside this sallow and alder, the latter uncommo…

Hunshaw Wood

…th ancient woodland being present. For example, in the wetter areas six sedges, Carex laevigata, C. pallescens, Carex pendula, Carex remota, C. strigosa and Stachys sylvatica occur, together with early-purple orchid Orchis mascula, primrose Primula vulgaris and yellow archangel L…

Howe Park Wood

… of species typical of wet woodland and fen edge. These include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wavy bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, the sedges Carex remota, Carex paniculata, Carex pendula, C. strigosa and C. sylvatica and rushes Juncus spp. Th…

Lower Swaledale Woods And Grasslands

…lar plant at the site including the nationally rare large fruited prickly sedge Carex muricata subsp muricata and three nationally scarce species wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. There are also two regi…

Swineshead Wood

…s occurring here at one of its few county localities together with remote sedge Carex remota and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Pendulous sedge Carex pendula is a feature of the damp rides together with species which include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-…

Southill Lake and Woods

…erennis. In the wetter areas the ground flora is dominated by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and common reed Phragmites australis. Other species include yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, meadowsweet Filipendu…

Wye and Crundale Downs

…s scarce in Kent. Areas of taller vegetation are dominated by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis with giant horsetail Equisetum telmateia, hemp agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. The wet alder woodland includes …

Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood

…s soft rush Juncus effusus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Steeper, well drained ground supports birch woodland, including some recently regenerated stands, with bracke…

Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses

…ice and supports a lush, species rich ground flora dominated by pendulous sedge Carex pendula and including yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood speedwell Veronica montana, bugle Ajuga reptans and both wood and remote sedges Carex sylvatica…

Crofton Woods

…ea. Ash Fraxinus excelsior and downy and silver birches Betula pubescens and B. pendula, are also frequent canopy components, with the former two species being found particularly on the damper ground. Other regular tree species include aspen Populus tremula, field maple Acer cam…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…n; the meadows around Borough Farm with rushes Juncus species and cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus and wet grassland on a terrace of the River Wey with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water mint Mentha aquatica, sedges Carex species and rushes, are the most extensive examples o…

Troy Wood

…estre. 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 generally acidic soil throughout are foxglove Digitalis purpurea, climbing corydalis Corydalis …

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Woods North

…s. Areas of more recent secondary woodland add variety with silver birch Betula pendula, downy birch Betula pubescens and aspen Populus tremula all widespread. A small area of failed mixed plantation is retained and is to be managed to encourage the heathy element present throug…

Bentley Priory

…ssociated with old woodland, occurs in the shrub layer with silver birch Betula pendula and common hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. The deep shade cast by hornbeam combined with cattle grazing limits the ground flora which is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus with wavy bitter cre…

Bincknoll Dip Woods

…me Brachypodium sylvaticum, giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and remote sedge Carex remota. The fauna of Bincknoll Dip Woods has not been studied in detail but the area is likely to support a varied bird population and many invertebrates. Of parti…

Lower Strathavon Woodlands

…a x intermedia, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, wood and pendulous sedges (Carex sylvatica and Carex pendula) and a variety of ferns occur in richer areas. The diversity of woodland structure and vegetation is increased by several open areas. Along the riverbank and in some …

Ge-Mare Farm Fields

…s Poa trivialis. A number of sedge species are present including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta, false fox sedge Carex otrubae and remote sedge Carex remota. Herb species characteristic of unimproved wet grasslands are frequent. These include marsh marigold,…

Ravensroost Wood

…is characterised by floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, common yellow sedge Carex demissa, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, brook lime Veronica beccabunga and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia; the woodland element is represented by common twayblade Neottia ovata, r…

Thornley Wood

…a, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, lesser celandine Ficaria verna and wood sedge Carex sylvatica are all common while in the most strongly flushed areas meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, Marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, common valerian Valerian…

Coleshill and Bannerly Pools

…tat. The valley bog adjoining Coleshill Pool is dominated by greater pond sedge Carex riparia and soft rush Juncus effusus, but with areas of lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and bulrush Typha latifolia locally abundant. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and marsh cinquefoil C…

West Dorset Coast

…ecause of the very mixed substrate but red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum are frequent. With less grazing, taller grasses dominate, including tall fescue F. arundinacea. Scrub of bramble R…

Frithy and Chadacre Wood

…ommon centuary Centaurium erythraea, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Frithy Wood also contains an area of pasture which projects into the wood. A number of standard trees were retained at the time that this area was cr…

Holly Wood

…adow grass Poa nemoralis and wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos. Pale sedge Carex pallescens and pendulous sedge Carex pendula, both virtually absent in the other remaining woods of Shotover Forest, are frequent here in the broad rides of the wood. Holly Wood shares with othe…

Midford Valley Woods

…iflora, wood millet Milium effusum, wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. The site supports a characteristic woodland breeding bird community including chiffchaff, willow warbler, great spotted woodpecker, green woodpecker …

Hatton's Hey Wood, Whittle's Corner and Bank Rough

…tris and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum. Less abundant are pendulous sedge Carex pendula and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa.

Titsey Woods

…us 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 of conifers Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and western…

Spye Park

…. procera following attacks 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 monogy…

Finemere Wood

… primrose Primula vulgaris and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Sedges include remote Carex remota, wood C. sylvatica and the less common pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, a nationally rare grass normally associated with beech woods in Buckinghamshire, is…

Afon Cleddau Gorllewinol / Western Cleddau River

…le-loosetrife Lythrum salicaria, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and remote sedge Carex remota. In shady, steeper-gradient sections the vegetation is dominated by mosses such as the rusty feather-moss Brachythecium plumosum, water grimmia Schistidium agassizii, fox-tail feather-mos…

The Coppice, Kelvedon Hatch

…al ash Fraxinus excelsior, downy birch Betula pubescens and silver birch Betula pendula. The shrub layer is sparse, with occasional hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum. The oak hornbeam woodland is dominated by…

Hanger Wood

…rier. Other species also characteristic of ancient woodlands include wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood melick Melica uniflora, wood millet Milium effusum and herb paris Paris quadrifolia, a species uncommon in…

Fakenham Wood and Sapiston Great Grove

…nant standard treewith scattered ash Fraxinus excelsior and silver birch Betula pendula. They form an open canopy over coppiced birch and hazel Corylus avellana, with scattered elder Sambucus nigra, holly Ilex aquifolium and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. On the most acidic soils t…

Flood Brook Clough

…iferum, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, woodruff Galium odoratum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, hart’s tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and wall lettuce Mycelis muralis. Thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa and wood barley Hordelymus europaeus are present and both are uncommon…

Well Rough and Long Plantation

…are extensive wet areas dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa with pendulous sedge Carex pendula covering much of the ground. Yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and tussock sedge Carex paniculata are also locally abundant.

Colyers Hanger

…ter dropwort Oenanthe crocata, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. On the upper slopes the woodland consists of pedunculate oak, silver birch Betula pendula, hazel, holly and whitebeam Sorbus aria. The field laye…

Lydebrook Dingle

…us excelsior and wych elm Ulmus glabra, ii oak Quercus petraea and birch Betula pendula and iii alder Alnus glutinosa. There are also rock face communities and an area of marsh with abundant pendulous sedge Carex pendula. The woodland ground flora varies according to under lying …

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

… Anemone nemorosa, celandine Ficaria verna and locally abundant pendulous sedge Carex pendula on the moister, seasonally water-logged soils. Ramsons Allium ursinum are locally frequent, with occasional thin-spiked wood-sedge Carex strigosa, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and broad-…

Salcey Forest

…Hyacinthoides non-scripta, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana and primrose Primula vulgaris. A number of locally rare plants occur, such as thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa and bird’s nest orchid Neott…

Halsdon

…ans, bramble Rubus fruticosus, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Alder Alnus glutinosa and willows Salix spp. occur in wet hollows at the foot of the ridge where pendulous sedge Carex pendula forms locally dense patches. There are several small blo…

Monkswood Valley

…erb paris Paris quadrifolia, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. In the damper areas species which are more tolerant of such wet conditions predominate including, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, meadowsweet …

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…brown hairstreak Thecla betulae butterflies and the dingy mocha moth Cyclophora pendularia. General description The Blackmore Vale Commons and Moors are confined to a small area on heavy neutral to acidic soils over Oxford Clay in the damp clay vale south of the market town of …

The Wilderness & Vermin Valley

…curialis perennis and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana. meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, great hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and pendulous sedge Carex pendula occur in the damper areas. Several uncommon…

Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach

…nds to those dominated by dogs mercury Mercurialis perennis and pendulous sedge Carex pendula on the clays where the local violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata is found. Alder Alnus glutinosa is common along the streams and on wet flushes along with tussock sedge Carex panicula…

High Wood, Dunmow

…cally abundant bramble Rubus sp. and primrose Primula vulgaris. Pendulous sedge Carex pendula, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are locally dominant in the wetter areas. The damp woodland rides support a number of species of sedge, inclu…

Florence Court

…as opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, remote sedge Carex remota, bugle Ajuga reptans, with creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Marsh hawk's-be…

Wootton Fitzpaine

… decumbens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Glaucous and spring sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea are also frequent components of the dry and damp grassland. There are also many different herbs present. The early spring flowering of wild daffodil Narcissus pseud…

Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest

…hoides non-scripta, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. There are a variety of plants which are associated with ancient woodland sites including wood melick Melica uniflora, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood millet Milium effusum and the c…

Wyre Forest

…ercus robur in the Wyre. The trees include locally frequent silver birch Betula pendula, yew Taxus baccata, holly Ilex aquifolium and scattered rowan Sorbus aucuparia, wild service tree Sorbus domestica, crab apple Malus sylvestris and wild cherry Prunus avium. The ground flora i…

Millwater

…h of the slope supports a lush tall fen vegetation dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum. This area is subject to waterlogging. The remainder of the site is managed as a private nature reserve. The mill pond itself is dominated by bu…

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood South

…es from the clay have a characteristic rich flora with frequent pendulous sedge Carex pendula and other species including enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and golden …

Ballagan Glen

…rnel Lysimachia nemorum, and moschatel Adoxa moschatellina. The pendulous sedge Carex pendula occurs here at one of its few locations in the area. Wet ashwoods of this type are uncommon in the Stirling Council area, and this site, although relatively small, is very species-rich.

Stoke Woods

…d primrose Primula vulgaris. Wetter ground by the streams carry meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Over 40 species of woodland birds breed in Stoke Woods, such as buzzard Buteo buteo, tawny owl Strix aluco, all three British species of woodpecker,…

Norsey Wood

…, hornbeam Carpinus betulus coppice on the east and south margins, birch Betula pendula and Betula pubescens woodland in the north and alder Alnus glutinosa with occasional ash Fraxinus excelsior and willow Salix spp. in the valleys. aspen Populus tremula, rowan Sorbus aucuparia,…

Axmouth to Lyme Regis Under Cliffs

…nightshade Circaea lutetiana, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, bramble, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and soft shield-fern Polystichum setiferum. Purple gromwell Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum occurs near to …

Postlebury Wood

… Euphorbia amygdaloides, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and pendulous sedge Carex pendula on wetter and basic soils. Plants of particular interest recorded include Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bird's nest orchid Neot…

Butter Wood

…ral soils in the south are comparatively more species rich with pendulous sedge Carex pendula, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis. A number of small ponds, though now largely overgrown and silted up, are sc…

Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood

…lnus glutinosa coppice and has a wet ground flora with abundant pendulous sedge Carex pendula and greater horsetail Equisetum telmateia. Small leaved lime Tilia cordata is locally dominant as coppice in Adcombe Wood which also has occasional wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. W…

Cilcenni Dingle

…opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, and on rock outcrops, the locally uncommon soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum. Other uncommon species occurring are alternate leaved golden-saxifr…

Frome St. Quintin

…s glutinosa - Fraxinus excelsior Lysimachia nemorum woodland; Alnus glutinosa - Carex paniculata woodland; Quercus robur - Pteridium aquilinum - Rubus fruticosus woodland; Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialis perennis woodland; fen Filipendula ulmaria - Angelica sylv…

Lorton

…rdeum secalinum and quaking grass Briza media are also frequent, glaucous sedge Carex flacca is widely distributed and hairy sedge Carex hirta and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea occur locally. A variety of herbs is present, forming a significant component of the sward. Common bi…

Oxleas Woodlands

…Angelica sylvestris, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. In parts there is a well developed woodland structure with a variety of trees and in particular, shrubs. Some of these shrubs have a restricted distribution in the London area such as g…

Avon Gorge

… agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. In addition, the site contains pendulous sedge Carex pendula and lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, which are both uncommon in Scotland.

Whittlewood Forest

…ncluding scattered specimens of considerable age and girth. Silver birch Betula pendula and aspen Populus tremula are thinly spread with local concentrations of elm Ulmus procera, Ulmus glabra, most of which are now dead or diseased. The understorey and shrub layer is typically …

Saltburn Gill

…rn Dryopteris filix-mas. Flushed plant communities dominated by pendulous sedge Carex pendula, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris are also common in such areas. Further south, loamy soils on more gentle slopes within the gill complex support car…

Marline Valley Woods

…a or sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. There are 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 st…

Balnabraid Glen

…rse and contain a number of locally uncommon species, including pendulous sedge Carex pendula, giant horsetail Equisetum telmateia, and the nationally-scarce moss Fissidens rivularis. The section of sea-cliff and rocky coast supports an extremely rich and varied lichen flora, in …

Bushy Hazels & Cwmma Moors

…minated by alder Alnus glutinosa. In this area species such as meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and pendulous sedge Carex pendula occur.

Hintlesham Woods

…, are a number of characteristic wet woodland species including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and brooklime Veronica beccabunga. A variety of birds breed in these woods, encouraged by the recent resumption of coppici…

Hack Fall Wood

…ic woodland is dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea and silver birch Betula pendula with rowan Sorbus aucuparia and holly Ilex aquifolium. The ground flora is typical of this community with great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vacci…

Big Hyde Rough

… The species rich ground flora includes ramsons Allium ursinum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, sanicle Sanicula europaea, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Better drained areas of the wood sup…

Dereham Rush Meadow

…ragmites australis with reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and angelica Angelica sylvestris. On the eastern area of the valley floor one of the few areas of sump alder Alnus glutinosa woodland in west Norfolk …

Great Hormead Park

…ds. Aspen Populus tremula is present in small groves whilst silver birch Betula pendula is scattered throughout. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna is a major constituent of the sparse shrub layer together with the scarcer midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, dogwood Cornus sanguinea a…

Glenarm Woods

…llium ursinum, either in single stands or in combination, with meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria one of the most frequent associates. Other species are locally significant, with great wood rush Luzula sylvatica prominent in drier locations and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chry…

Groby Pool and Woods

…rush Typha angustifolia, round fruited rush Juncus compressus, great pond sedge Carex riparia and reed sweet grass Giyceria maxima. The plant communities of the open water are characterised by the presence of fennel leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, broad leaved pondweed P …

Grafton Wood

…ha occur. The wetter areas are characterised by species such as pendulous sedge Carex pendula and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. The site also includes areas of unimproved neutral grassland and a pond, which contribute greatly to its overall biological value. The site is noted …

Sinks Valley, Kesgrave

…n woodland with oak Quercus robur, scots pine Pinus sylvestris and birch Betula pendula has developed on former acid grassland on the southeastern side of the valley. Towards the valley bottom, where the ground is spring fed the grassland changes with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus…

Lineage Wood & Railway Track, Long Melford

…, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, hairy woodrush Luzula pilosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, hairy St John's wort Hypericum hirsutum, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, green hellebore Helleborus viridus, wood spruge Euphorbia amygdaloides and oxlip Primula elatior. The rich…

Swithland Wood and The Brand

…f the woodland is dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea, silver birch Betula pendula (formerly verrucosa) and small leaved lime Tilia cordata, in varying proportions. The shrub layer contains hazel Corylus avellana and the field layer is characterised by the abundance of creep…

Sissinghurst Park Wood

… 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 perennis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and many other more locally distributed sp…

Hedenham Wood

…ght penetrates to the rides the flora is fairly rich, including pendulous sedge Carex pendula, wood sedge C. sylvatica, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hybrid avens Geum x intermedium, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and yellow loosestrife L. vulgaris.

Nant-y-Belan and Prynela Woods

…re are extensive flush areas within the woods with large stands pendulous sedge Carex pendula, opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The uncommon wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus occurs in parts of Nant-y-belan Woo…

Bentley Park Wood

…oak is less common and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and wavy bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa form distinct communities. Also along the stream sides are patches of lime Tilia cordata and T. vulgaris and wych elm Ulmus glabra and a damper a…

Greatwood and Cliff Copses

… forms a dense carpet commonly with primroses Primula vulgaris, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and lesser celandine Ficaria verna. On better drained and more acid soils such as over the old spoil mounds honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, bluebells H…

Brent Eleigh Woods

…xus baccata and possibly oak. Other species include Elm Ulmus sp., birch Betula pendula, small leaved lime Tilia cordata, field maple Acer campestre, wild cherry Prunus avium and holly Ilex aquifolium. Shrub species include spindle Euonymus europaeus and blackthorn Prunus spinos…

River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands

…bent pearlwort Sagina procumbens, blinks Montia fontana and a variety of sedges Carex spp. occur along the banks. Between Alwinton and Rothbury the river flows through a transitional zone taking a meandering course over a relatively level flood plain. Water crowfoots Ranunculus s…

West Blean and Thornden Woods

…h these are crack willow Salix fragilis, alder Alnus glutinosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Lying to the north of Thornden Woods are several small agriculturally unimproved pastures which provide excellent feeding habitat for inverte…

East Blean Woods

…These damper areas have a distinctive flora, often dominated by pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Other plants such as cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii are also common. Common cow wheat Melampyrum prate…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

… ground flora has abundant false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana with scattered wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood avens Geum urbanum and tufted hair grass Deschampsia c…

Aileshurst Coppice

… damp areas close to the stream marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris occur. The site also supports a population of the rare yellow star of Bethlehem Gage…

Haugh Wood

…woodland, that dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea and silver birch Betula pendula is the predominant type. The shrub layer is generally sparse but some areas have an understorey of coppiced hazel Corylus avellana. The uncommon wild service tree Sorbus torminalis is also a …

Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges

… in 1860. In wetter areas giant horsetail Equisetum telmateia, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and common reed Phragmites australis occur. The grassy cliff faces in turn give way to dense scrub of blackthorn, hawthorn and bramble with gorse Ulex europaeus being common on the sandy…

Anston Stones Wood

… toothwort Lathraea squamaria, wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, fingered sedge Carex digitata and mountain melick Melica nutans. These species are generally confined to ancient woodland and have a very limited distribution in South Yorkshire. The upper valley slopes and plateau …

Wolford Wood and Old Covert

…y species are mainly ash, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and silver birch Betula pendula. Much of the large timber in Wolford Wood was felled in the 1920's but some remains in Old Covert. Ash, hazel Corylus avellana and birch are the most abundant understorey species, but goat wil…

Madams Wood

…area of unimproved grassland contains an extensive flush that is rich in sedges Carex spp. Most of the site is on a steep, north west facing slope above the river, but two deeply incised wooded valleys extend back towards the south east. The upper slopes have leached acidic soils…

Vann Lake and Ockley Woods

…occurs in the damp areas. Where there are calcareous influences pendulous sedge Carex pendula, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and wood melick Melica uniflora occur. Some of the less common plants that occur in the woods include spurge laurel Daphne laureola, Forster's wood ru…

Hang Wood

…mside. The ground flora includes several species of sedge, with pendulous sedge Carex pendula particularly abundant. Ramsons Allium ursinum, water avens Geum rivale and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are also locally abundant. A small stand of wet …

Marston Thrift

…es which support damp grassland communities, often dominated by pendulous sedge Carex pendula in the wettest parts with other species including tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, rushes Juncus spp., meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, great…

Belcher's & Broadfield Woods

… mercury Mercurialis perennis. The woods are damp and stands of pendulous sedge Carex pendula occur in rides and in an open canopy area. Primrose Primula vulgaris is found in several areas and there are many other species of note, including wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos …

Northaw Great Wood

…d pedunculate oak Quercus petraea and Quercus robur, though silver birch Betula pendula is a constant member of the tree canopy. Present in more or less well defined groves are sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, aspen Populus tremula, beech Fagus sylvatica and ash Fraxinus excelsior…

Shorn Cliff and Caswell Woods

…baccata. Where occasional areas of more acidic soils occur, silver birch Betula pendula and oak accompany the beech. Ground vegetation under the mature woodland is generally very sparse, dominated by ivy Hedera helix and calcicolous species such as spurge laurel Daphne laureola. …

One Tree Hill and Bitchet Common

…opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. The ragstone escarpment supports woodland of varied composition. There is much neglected coppice of ash and hazel together with some mature beec…

Compstall Nature Reserve

…eater Manchester and Merseyside occur in the woodland including pendulous sedge Carex pendula, giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, wood fescue Festuca altissima and the fungus Naucoria subconspersa. Compstall Nature Reserve is the only known site i…

The Quantocks

…er Cuscuta epithymum, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and small quantities of heather. A different dry dwarf shrub heath community occurs on moderately well drained soils on the plateau. Heather is dominant, with bilberry and wavy hair gr…

Elsenham Woods

…sior and some hornbeam Carpinus betulus. Aspen Populus tremula and birch Betula pendula, Betula pubescens occur throughout, often forming pure stands, mostly as invasive species following coppicing. Within Eastend Wood there are also two areas of secondary woodland, known as Else…

Harpsden Wood

…of acid soils mainly found in the north and west of Britain and pendulous sedge Carex pendula which prefers acidic, but base rich heavy, often clay, soils. In contrast the northern slope supports calcareous pedunculate oak ash beech woodland with whitebeam and old maple standards…

Cavendish Woods

… In wet areas surrounding the numerous small pools and ponds greater pond sedge Carex riparia, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and soft rush Juncus effusus are common constituents of the woodland flora. The rides are generally narrow and overshadowed, with rough stalked meadow grass P…

Dumbleton Dingle

…oils, woodland dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea and silver birch Betula pendula is present with bracken Pteridium aquilinum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella in the ground layer. Most of the woodland, however, occupies the steeper, lower slopes where outcrops of limestone…

Bradfield Woods

…ds are mainly of oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, silver birch Betula pendula and alder Alnus glutinosa and are mostly less than 70 years old. They form a sparse canopy over a mixed coppice that varies from newly cut to about 30 years growth, in irregular panels. Ash, f…

Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Out Woods

…linum covered slopes into areas of secondary oak Quercus robur and birch Betula pendula woodland. A pond at the eastern end of Beacon Hill feeds a small stream. Associated marshy ground supports bog moss Sphagnum spp., marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and bog violet Viola pal…

Parsonage Wood

…om Ruscus aculeatus, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. The last species is especially abundant around the ponds in the north and west of the wood, but these are largely shaded and have little aquatic vegetation. The ghylls cut through the W…

Nunn Wood

…e flos-cuculi, soft rush Juncus effusus, hard rush J. inflexus, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and wood sedge C. sylvatica and provide valuable additional habitat for invertebrates and birds.

Ruttersleigh

…of bracken Pteridium aquilinum. In the wetter parts of woodland pendulous sedge Carex pendula, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos all occur. Bracken and bramble Rubus fruticosus cover quite large areas a…

Shielhill Glen

… upper section. The rich ground flora includes species such as pendulous sedge (Carex pendula), alternate leaved golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium alternifolium) and great horsetail (Equisetum telmateia). The fen meadow area of the site comprises unimproved rush pasture on the sou…

West Wood, Little Sampford

…he herb layer, with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and pendulous sedge Carex pendula in the wetter areas. Oxlip Primula elatior, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica are locally abundant. Other plants include herb paris Paris quadr…

Raincliffe & Forge Valley Woods

…tifolium and C. alternifolium, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. The middle slopes support a mixed canopy in which ash Fraxinus excelsior and wych elm Ulmus glabra are largely dominant with sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus locally prevalent and an unders…

South Woodburn

…crub, with species such as reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, common sedge Carex nigra, bladder sedge Carex vesicaria, silverweed Potentilla anserina, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus and water mint Mentha aquatica. The glen at South Woodburn runs from east to west as the riv…

Eggardon Hill & Luccas Farm

…tius. Other areas, dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are rich in herbs. Here, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s-bit Succis…

Hockering Wood

…s soils. Ramsons Allium ursinum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, hairy woodrush Luzula pilosa, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum are also present. Additional interest is prov…

Hanley Dingle

…th an understorey of hazel Corylus avellana. Both silver and hairy birch Betula pendula and Betula pubescens occur here over an acidic ground flora with plants such as bracken Pteridium aquilinum, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. The steeper slo…

Devon Gorge

…g the bryophyte, elegant bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum). Pendulous sedge Carex pendula occurs and is considered to be very rare within Perthshire and Clackmannanshire. Many of the higher plant species give a rather more southern element to the flora than other gorge woodla…

Den of Finella

…ongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium, wood garlic Allium ursinum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, hard shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum and wood false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum.

Thorndon Park

… lowland birch sessile oak woodland is locally dominated by silver birch Betula pendula, downy birch Betula pubescens, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and sessile oak Q. petraea. The shrub layer is sparse with holly Ilex aquifolium and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. The ground flora consi…

Bradley Woods

… spurs, alder gives way to pedunculate oak hazel ash woodland. Pendulous sedge Carex pendula is abundant throughout the wood. It often dominates the ground flora where alder is widespread. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, ramsons Alliu…

Brookland Wood

…erally dominates the ground flora, but in the extensive flushes pendulous sedge Carex pendula is the most abundant species. A number of plants indicative of ancient woodland are also present including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and violet hellebo…

Bourne Alder Carr

… flora varies in its diversity and is extremely rich in places; pendulous sedge Carex pendula and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia occur throughout, with abundant wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosple…

Areley Wood

…erse understorey. Frequent trees and shrubs in the coppice include birch Betula pendula, hazel Corylus avellana, wild cherry Prunus avium, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, holly Ilex aquifolium, rowan Sorbus aucuparia, wild service Sorbus domestica and crab apple Malus sylvestris. Small…

Darwell Wood

…r ground the oak/hornbeam woodland gives way to a more open silver birch Betula pendulaoak woodland, often with hazel Corylus avellana and some sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice. The ground flora here includes wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and sa…

Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey

…ls which are colonised by skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. The white admiral butterfly Limenitis camilla whose food plant is honeysuckle, has been recorded sparingly in recent years.

Wytham Woods

… Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, wood sedge C. sylvatica, bramble Rubus fruticosus and on the former common land, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. There are over 60 species of plant strongl…

Roe Wood

…d by ash Fraxinus excelsior and locally, wych elm Ulmus glabra and birch Betula pendula, while other components of the canopy include oak Quercus robur and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. A wide variety of shrub species are present, the most abundant of which are hazel Coryl…

Coughton Wood and Marsh

…oppiced. Other tree species include ash Fraxinus excelsior, silver birch Betula pendula, downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea. The woodland also contains a variety of native shrubs including spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and blackcurra…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

… locally uncommon marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and slender tufted sedge Carex acuta. Elsewhere largely pure stands dominated by an unusually wide variety of tall and bulky species occur such as common reed Phragmites australis, erect bur reed Sparganium erectum, greater p…

Breedon Cloud Wood and Quarry

…xinus excelsior and pedunculate oak Quercus robur, although silver birch Betula pendula is locally abundant. Coppice species include wych elm Ulmus glabra, hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and in places, small leaved lime Tilia cordata.…

Sarsgrove Wood

…by stands of ash wych elm and wet ash maple in association with pendulous sedge Carex pendula, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium and herb paris Paris quadrifolia, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and au…

Heswall Dales

…phorum cespitosum. Common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are also important constituents of this community. These wet areas are the most interesting botanically and contain such species as many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis and gr…

Hesleyside Park

…opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex remota are also present. Birch woods Betula pendula and Betula pubescens occur at the eastern and western extremities of the site and include in the latter location an unusually extensive system…

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