Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Caledon and Tynan

…species with beech Fagus sylvatica, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, ash Fraxinus excelsior, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum and crack willow Salix fragilis. There are occasional specimens of species such as walnut J…

Pads Wood

…s. The coppice is chiefly of hazel Corylus avellana but coppiced sweet chestnut Castanea sativa is also present. Standards above the coppice are of pedunculate oak Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus excelsior. Field maple Acer campestre and holly Ilex aquifolium are also present. The…

Blackheath

…late oak Quercus robur, with scattered beech Fagus sylvatica and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. The woodland ground flora is largely dominated by bracken and bramble Rubus fruticosus, with a mixture of heather and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Woodland in the southern part of th…

Piddles Wood

…avel also support oak woodland though stands of birch Betula and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa occur locally. The hazel understorey is more sparse than in the lower lying areas, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum is more frequent and the ground flora very different. bluebell Hyac…

Edwardstone Woods

…ional wild cherry Prunus avium in High Wood. Localised stands of sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and silver birch Betula pendula are also found in the wood. hazel Corylus avellana is scattered throughout the coppice layer with ash, field maple Acer campestre and wild cherry coppic…

Checkhill Bogs

…r birch Betula spp., replaced locally by ash Fraxinus excelsior, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa or sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. hazel Corylus avellana, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna form a patchy shrub layer over bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bramble Rubu…

Woolbeding and Pound Commons

…lymenum forming the ground vegetation. Beech Fagus sylvatica and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa occur locally where planted or naturally seeded. Where the soils are less acidic and less well drained on the north western slopes, the woodland grades into a more mixed oak, birch, as…

Herstmonceux Park

…, with alder increasing further away from the stream. An area of sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice in the south east of the site contains Cornish moneywort Sibthorpia europaea in one of its few localities outside southwest Britain.

Blake's Wood & Lingwood Common

…They are present as standards over hornbeam Carpinus betulus and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice, while sessile oak also occurs in association with hazel Corylus avellana. In the stream valley in Blake's Wood, where clay is exposed, alder Alnus glutinosa coppice is dominan…

Hockley Woods

…dland is mainly oak standards, over hornbeam Carpinus betulus or sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice. A large part of the central area is a mixture of these two types. Pure hornbeam is found in parts. Sessile oak is the predominant oak and occurs on the higher gravel ridges. …

Birklands West and Ollerton Corner

… are characterised by beech Fagus sylvatica, pedunculate oak and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, while extensive areas of silver birch B. pendula scrub also occur. A significant and characteristic feature of these woodland stands is a large population of ancient standing oaks wh…

Scotney Castle

…ow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. Much of Kilndown Wood is sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice. One ride through the coppice is particularly species rich, with much heather Calluna vulgaris and locally scarce plants such as allseed Radiola linoides and chaffweed Centuncu…

Belvoir

… Acer pseudoplatanus, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and occasional sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. Of particular note is a large-girthed ancient oak Quercus sp. tree which is in an advanced state of retrenchment and completely hollow. With a girth of approximately 8m, this ancient …

Garnetts Wood / Barnston Lays

…and linking the two is mostly oak and ash with some hornbeam and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. There has been some modification of the stand in the pastand there are scattered mature Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and a few Norway Spruce Picea abies with little or no underwood. h…

Cawston and Marsham Heaths

…odland in places. Quaker’s Wood is an old plantation of coppiced sweet chestnut Castanea sativa with some birch and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. The ground flora is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and ho…

Calke Park

…hyllos, small leaved lime Tilia cordata, ash Fraxinus excelsior, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum, which are over 300 years old. The pollen of the abundant hawthorn Crataegus monogyna is of particular importance as a food source for many of…

Sissinghurst Park Wood

…lant species which occur in the rides. The wood is predominantly sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice with large amounts of birch Betula spp. and contains very few standards. In places alder Alnus glutinosa woodland occurs along the lines of small streams and in seepage areas; …

Barton Hills

… Euonymus europaeus, yew Taxus baccata and elder Sambucus nigra. Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa is locally common. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis completely carpets some areas of the woodland floor. Other species present are indicative of the site’s ancient nature, for instan…

Bovingdon Hall Woods

…dominant, but is sometimes mixed with hornbeam Carpinus betulus, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and hazel Corylus avellana. There are frequent patches of aspen Populus tremula and birch Betulus spp., invasion. Elm Ulmus sp. is found in parts of Parkhall, Bassingbourne and Maid's …

Sherrardspark Wood

…m and holly Ilex aquifolium with some rowan Sorbus aucuparia and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, the latter under taller oaks. Typically for woodland of this type on acid soils the ground flora is sparse and dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. T…

Darwell Wood

… 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 sanicle Sanicula europaea. In the west of the site calcareous soils support an as…

Ashburnham Park

…f coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, hornbeam Carpinus betulus and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa occur throughout the site and there are also small mixed plantations and many scattered exotic species. Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum is an invasive problem in some places. The wo…

Castell y Waun a'i Barcdir / Chirk Castle and Parkland

…rates. The woodlands also contain these tree species, along with sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and beech Fagus sylvatica. The original line of Offa’s Dyke passes through the parkland, just to the west of the castle. Along the line of the dyke are a large number of truly ancient …

Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey

…unty where coastal and woodland habitats meet. The woodland is mainly chestnut Castanea sativa coppice with pedunculate and sessile oak Quercus robur and Q. petraea standards and some ash Fraxinus excelsior. Hornbeam Carpinus betulus, hazel Corylus avellana and small leaved lime…

Esher Commons

…ancient, above the river Mole at the Ledges. This is dominated by oak, chestnut Castanea sativa and beech Fagus sylvatica, or in the wetter areas by birch, sycamore and alder Alnus glutinosa. The ground flora shows the characteristic richness of ancient woodland and includes blue…

Pipershill Common

…eech Fagus sylvatica and pedunculate oak Quercus robur with some sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. Much of this woodland where beech predominates is densely shaded and characteristically lacks a good shrub layer or ground flora. However where the beech cover gives way to oak allowi…

Chipstead Downs

…ces. Stands containing sessile oak are rare in Surrey. Conifers, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and other exotic trees have been randomly planted into these stands, especially in the area known as Perrott's Wood. An understorey of hazel Corylus avellana is well developed in some …

Avon Gorge

…tica, 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 discontinuous, with frequent hazel Corylu…

Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes

…ussylvestris but also including sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, occur at Minsmere and Walberswick. Naturally regenerated woods of birch Betula pendula and Scot's pine have arisen on former heathland and alder Alnus glutinosa, sallow Salix spp. and…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…attering of introduced species, including beech Fagus sylvatica, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and conifers sometimes with regenerating Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. Alder Alnus glutinosa with grey willow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens forms small stands of wet w…

Bushy Park and Home Park

… pedunculate oak Quercus robur along with alder Alnus glutinosa, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, crack willow Salix fragilis, small leaved lime Tilia cordata and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. A range of tree forms exist, the majority being either maiden or natural and managed pol…

Farningham Wood

…xcelsior, although some areas consist almost entirely of planted sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice, especially on the more acidic soils. Shrubs are best represented on the more chalky soils and include spindle Euonymus europaeus, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and guelder r…

Chattenden Woods And Lodge Hill

…am 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 avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna generally predominant but with other species such as silver birch B…

Ileden and Oxenden Woods

…dland types in some areas, i.e. where the widespread planting of sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and blocks of coniferous trees has taken place. Coppiced hazel Corylus avellana occurs throughout the wood, while whitebeam Sorbus aria, holly Ilex aquifolium, wild cherry Prunus avium…

Parham Park

…ablishment of small areas of coppiced hazel Corylus avellana and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, plantations of oak or exotic conifers and the underplanting of semi natural oak beech Scot’s pine woodland with larch Larix spp. or beech. The ground flora is dominated by bracken or …

Kedleston Park

…e are also specimens of lime Tilia spp., ash Fraxinus excelsior, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum and elm Ulmus spp. Many of these trees are known to be well over 200 years old with a number dating back to the mid 17th century. Pollen is also …

Roman River

…e oaks Quercus robur and Q. petraea are dominant with patches of sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice, birch Betula spp. and mature hornbeam Carpinus betulus coppice, with alder Alnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior and willows Salix spp. along the streams. Holly Ilex aquifol…

Marline Valley Woods

…m Carpinus betulus and, less commonly, hazel Corylus avellana 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 th…

Combwell Wood

…rn Europe, about 5000 years ago. The coppiced woods contain much sweet chestnut Castanea sativa with both silver and hairy birch Betula pendula and Betula pubescens and scattered oak Quercus robur standards. The ground flora contains much bramble Rubus fruticosus and bracken Pter…

Combe Bottom

…rta. There are also areas which have been planted with beech and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. The woodlands provide a habitat for an unusually wide diversity of bryophytes, including the rare species Herzogiella seligeri and the locally rare species Cryphaea heteromalla, Encal…

St. Leonard's Park Ponds

…cies include silver birch B. pendula, ash Fraxinus excelsior and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. The shrub layer is dominated by rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum, although holly Ilex aquifolium, hazel Corylus avellana and elder Sambucus nigra also occur. The ground flora consis…

Badby Wood

… is modified by the presence of sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa as overgrown coppice or standards. The ground flora contains a good assemblage of species with some areas dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. or creeping soft grass Holcus molli…

Bullock Wood

… sessile oak woodland type modified in places by the presence of sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. The wood is situated on an almost level plateau with acidic soils developed over Brickearth and lies within the former Royal Forest of Kingswoode. The wood also contains the nationall…

Binglett's Wood

… parts of the plateau area have been modified by the planting of sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice the majority of the woodland, including the ghyll, remains semi natural. The steep sided ghyll has been created by vigorous down cutting of the stream through the strata leavin…

Shorne and Ashenbank Woods

…true bugs and Odonata dragonflies. The woodland varies from pure sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice, in places heavily invaded by sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, to a more mixed broadleaved community, consisting of mature oak Quercus spp., sweet chestnut and hornbeam Carpinus b…

Coed Tremadog

… notably sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, beech Fagus sylvatica and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. The ground flora is variable including heath and acidic grassland communities as well as more basiphilous herb/grass mixtures with species such as dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, …

Weeleyhall Wood

…andards over a coppice layer of hazel Corylus avellana with some sweet chestnut Castanea sativa originating from nineteenth century plantings. Mature alder Alnus glutinosa coppice occurs in the damper areas along the stream valleys, together with some ash Fraxinus excelsior. Bir…

Mains Wood

…accata, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa is also present and managed as coppice. The ground flora includes a number of species which are locally rare or uncommon in this part of the West Midlands, including violet helleborine…

Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse

…nd fern floras. The most significant areas bryologically are the sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice and the stream valleys. The old stools in the chestnut coppice of Northpark Copse support six species of the moss genus Dicranum, of which Dicranum majus, D. fuscescens and D. …

Penn's Rocks

…llus and bracken. The site also contains small areas of coppiced sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and improved grassland. The warm, moist microclimate provided by this woodland cover has allowed species to remain which are now restricted to northern and western Britain and a few lo…

Swinley Park and Brick Pits

…roughout are a number of ancient oaks, beech Fagus sylvatica and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, notably along the rides and edges of forest compartments. Some of the oaks are pollards of great age and, although partially shaded by conifers, the decaying hulks of these ultra matu…

Forest Banks

…ak Quercus robur and sessile oak Quercus petraea with scattered mature chestnut Castanea sativa. Holly Ilex aquifolium and rowan Sorbus aucuparia are frequent in the understorey. The species poor ground vegetation which has been grazed in the past is largely composed of bracken P…

Northaw Great Wood

…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. rowan Sorbus aucuparia also occurs. The generally sparse shrub layer is comprised mainly of hawthorn Crataegus…

Woodham Walter Common

…edunculate oak Quercus robur and hornbeam Carpinus betulus, with sweet chestnut Castanea sativa mainly in Poors' Piece and Pheasanthouse Wood. Birch Betula spp. is frequent in the north west and north east corners, whilst willow Salix spp. and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus occur…

Shining Cliff Woods

…ood millet Milium effusum and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and European larch Larix decidua have been planted. Within the woodland are areas of wetter ground where springs or streams occur and in these areas alder…

Talhenbont

…ies, and beech Fagus sylvatica, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa are also present. hazel Corylus avellana is frequent as an understorey shrub and holly Ilex aquifolium is locally abundant. The structure of the field layer and ground flora is mixed a…

Langham Pond

…tula pendula, ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. Where mixed woodland predominates sycamore, European larch Larix decidua and Norway spruce Picea abies are the dominant species. Breeding birds include all three British woodpecker, k…

Sutton Park

…torey. Beech Fagus sylvatica, pine Pinus spp., larch Larix spp., sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and other exotic trees have been planted and there is considerable development of birch woodland in places. The ground flora is impoverished containing wavy hair grass Deschampsia fle…

Great Wood & Dodd's Grove

…rch Betula pendula. The coppice species are hornbeam Carpinus betulus, chestnut Castanea sativa, birch and hazel Corylus avellana. wild service tree Sorbus torminalis and rowan Sorbus aucuparia also occur and the shrub layer contains alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Bramble Rubus …

Burton Park

… modified in places by planting Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. On the Warren mature oak, beech Fagus sylvatica and birch form a variable woodland in which sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and whitebeam Sorbus aria are locally common. Here hazel Coryl…

Chalkney Wood

…ed lime Tilia cordata, ash Fraxinus excelsior, birch Betula spp, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and a few hornbeam Carpinus betulus. About half of the coppice is composed of lime stools, but some areas are mostly chestnut and/or hornbeam coppice. In the southern corner, where the…

Combe Haven

…sh standards above coppiced hazel, hornbeam Carpinus betulus and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. Decoy Pond Wood has developed on wet ground around a pond which is drying up; white willow Salix alba, crack willow Salix fragilis, alder Alnus glutinosa and sallow Salix cinerea occu…

Eridge Park

…spp. as co-dominants. In Rocks Wood there is an area of coppiced sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and small plantations of beech or conifers are also present. In Nap Wood beech gives way to birch Betula pendula and Betula pubescens in association with oak; holly Ilex aquifolium, ro…

Arger Fen

…ase. Small leaved lime Tilia cordata also occurs in one area and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa has become established in several stands. Bracken dominated glades are found within the woodland and birch occurs in abundance around their margins. Much of this woodland shows evidenc…

Oldbury and Seal Chart

…ce whilst beech is more frequent on the steeper ground. Coppiced sweet chestnut Castanea sativa is scattered throughout the site as are shrub and scrub species such as hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium and gorse Ulex europaeus. The ground flora reflects the acidic nat…

Chapel Common

…are dominant, with oak Quercus robur, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa also present. Bracken is abundant as an understorey. There are several large blocks of conifer plantation generally forming single species stands. Under the conifers the ground flora i…

Crich Chase

…ing and which largely comprise pedunculate oak, birch, alder and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. Much of the woodland soil is acidic in nature and its associated field layer is typically species poor, comprising varying amounts of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, creeping sof…

Southill Lake and Woods

…is provided by a narrow strip of wood dominated by old, coppiced sweet chestnut Castanea sativa with occasional birch Betula spp., pedunculate oak, ash and hazel over a ground flora locally dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and the lak…

Lullingstone Park

…. petraea, hornbeam Carpinus betulus, ash Fraxinus excelsior and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. The ground vegetation is dominated by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and bramble Rubus fruticosus and sometimes bracken Pteridium aquilinum. So…

Parkhurst Forest

…sylvatica of varying age, with pedunculate oak Quercus robur and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa in varying amounts, probably derived from planting. Young silver birch Betula pendula and wych elm Ulmus glabra are also common along ride sides. Many of the beech, especially to the n…

Boconnoc Park & Woods

… also frequent, together with pedunculate oak Quercus robur, and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. The understorey supports species such as holly Ilex aquifolium, hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, elder Sambucus nigra, and rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum. Bram…

One Tree Hill and Bitchet Common

…a predominate together with coppice of birch Betula sp. and some sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. Other tree and shrub species present include hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium, yew Taxus baccata, whitebeam Sorbus aria and rowan S. aucaparia. The ground flora is domina…

Eridge Green

… of bramble Rubus fruticosus. Elsewhere rhododendron and planted sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and larch Larix decidua are fairly widespread amongst the indigenous pedunculate oak Quercus robur, hazel Corylus avellana, birch Betula pendula, ash Fraxinus excelsior, sycamore Acer …

Old Bodney Camp

…cleropodium purum. Hounds tongue Cynoglossum officinale, wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa and ragwort Senecio jacobaea occur in disturbed areas, particularly near rabbit warrens. Anthills contribute further to diversity and derelict roads and hut bases on the site are starting to ve…

Plaster's Green Meadows

…e Acer campestre. Hedgerow trees include ash Fraxinus excelsior, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, holly Ilex aquifolium and oak Quercus sp.

Riddles Wood

…mainly of pedunculate oak Quercus robur, over a coppice layer of sweet chestnut Castanea sativa with a scattering of hazel Corylus avellana and a small area of hornbeam Carpinus betulus along the eastern edge. There is a small amount of ash Fraxinus excelsior, mainly confined to …

East Dean Park Wood

…europaea. Most of the site consists of hazel Corylus avellana or sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice, with pedunculate oak Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus excelsior standards. Silver birch Betula pendula and beech Fagus sylvatica are also present, but it is largely the oak and …

High Wood, Dunmow

… 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 varied, most areas being dominated…

Fishpool Valley

… Elsewhere the indigenous species are found in association with sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and beech Fagus sylvatica which have been introduced in the past. The stream valley contains a variety of aquatic and swamp habitats which have largely developed out of the silting up …

Freston and Cutler's Woods With Holbrook Park

…des the creation of a deer park and the medieval introduction of sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, a tree more commonly planted in Kent and Essex. The coppice stools in Holbrook Park area mongst the largest recorded in Britain with many stools exceeding three metres in diameter. Th…

Ashdown Forest

… scrub. The older woodlands consist of beech Fagus sylvatica and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. These contain bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, the hard fern Blechnum spicant and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum with birds nest orchid Neottia nid…

Baronscourt

…ional specimens of species such as hornbeam Carpinus betulus and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. The parkland trees and shrubs support a high quality invertebrate fauna. Of particular note is the wood-decay Coleoptera species assemblage. This includes rare species such as Phloiop…

High Woods

… this woodland type and other species locally dominate including sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, alder Alnus glutinosa, beech Fagus sylvatica, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and holly Ilex aquifolium. The shrub layer consists of hawthorn Crataegus mono…

Fore Wood

…ly hazel Corylus avellana encouraged. Systematic clearing of old sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice has also taken place in order to promote oak high forest. In these thinned and cleared areas bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and h…

Robins Wood

…andards. In some areas the coppice layer has been restocked with sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and here birch Betula spp. and aspen Populus tremula are also common. guelder rose Viburnum opulus and midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata are present in the shrub layer, above agroun…

Shrawley Wood

…d ash Fraxinus excelsior occur sporadically throughout the wood. Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa has been introduced in small numbers. In the wetter areas along the streams and in the vicinity of a system of artificial pools, alder Alnus glutinosa is the dominant species. On the s…

Norsey Wood

…ora and fauna and is one of the best woods of its type in Essex. Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice is dominant on the plateau, hornbeam Carpinus betulus coppice on the east and south margins, birch Betula pendula and Betula pubescens woodland in the north and alder Alnus glu…

Stanford Training Area

…either in the 19th century or more recently. Oak Quercus sp. and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa are the most abundant species in the older, deciduous plantations. The shrub and field layers are often restricted by grazing and by excessive shade, although in the marginal woods whe…

Otford to Shoreham Downs

…ubescens, field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. The ground flora is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus but includes a variety of other woodland species such as bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, yellow archangel Lamiastrum gal…

West Blean and Thornden Woods

…within the broadleaved woodland compartments range from coppiced sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and birch Betula spp, through coppice with standard to high forest dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea and beech Fagus sylvatica. Peripheral areas of more mixed coppice include ho…

Knole Park

…inated by sessile oak Quercus petraea, 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 d…

Maplehurst Wood

…t least the Middle Ages. Parts of the site have been modified by sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice but a large area remains semi natural. Variations in geology, drainage and management account for the range of woodland types. A network of woodland rides is present and the mo…

Moccas Park

…ia cordata and beech Fagus sylvatica. Non native species such as sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum have been introduced, their fruits being valuable food for deer. The steep, upper slopes of the northern area support a closed canopy of semi…

Thrift Wood, Woodham Ferrers

… intermediate characteristics. Birch Betula spp. is frequent and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa is occasional in parts of the wood. The shrub layer includes wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, elder Sambucus nigra, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata …

Clumber Park

… are characterised by beech Fagus sylvatica, pedunculate oak and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, while extensive areas of silver birch B. pendula scrub also occur. Adjacent to the River Poulter and the lake, stands of alder Alnus glutinosa dominate low lying ground, together with…

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