Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…lora is poorly developed, consisting mainly of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and common nettle Urtica dioica. Although the woodland itself is not natural, it is important for its invertebrate fauna. Historical surveys have recorded the rare groun…

Beck Hole

…a sylvatica and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa occur in flushed situations. Ferns and bryophytes are abundant in damp rocky situations and there is a colony of wood fescue Festuc…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…mone Anemone nemorosa, bugle Ajuga reptans and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium typically present. The high humidity coupled with the seepage of water over the rock faces in this part of the glen provide ideal conditions for a diverse fern community …

Belah Woods and Pastures

…weet Filipendula ulmaria, alternate leaved and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium and Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, remote sedge Carex remota and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa. The shaded, humid environment of these gill woodlands also gives rise …

Burfa Boglands

…ovides a habitat for both alternate leaved and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium and Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Locally, drier areas support bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bugle Ajuga reptans and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis. The rough g…

Bach Howey Gorge

…lords-and-ladies Arum maculatum, alternate and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium and Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana and the moss, Eurhynchium praelongum. This type of woodland is uncommon in mid and west Wales. …

Freston and Cutler's Woods With Holbrook Park

…ifferent vegetation is found containing species such as golden leaved saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, opposite leaved saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and a number of ferns and mosses. Ramsons Allium ursinum dominate a substantial a…

Chequer's Wood and Old Park

…d the two British species of golden saxifrage, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium are characteristic of this type of woodland. Small areas have been cleared at intervals along the strea…

Frome St. Quintin

…is an abundant shrub throughout all the woods. opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium is a distinctive component of this community and forms extensive matts alongside stream channels and seepages with occasional alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosple…

Cilcenni Dingle

…g's mercury. Other widespread species include 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 speci…

Sarsgrove Wood

… plain, base rich alder woodland occurs where alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium is known in its only Oxfordshire locality. Poorly drained soils on the valley sides are dominated by stands of ash wych elm and wet ash maple in association with pendulous…

Coed Nant Menascin

…nd extremely variable. Local dominants include opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, remote sedge Carex remota and tufted hair-grass, with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow pimpernel and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens frequent throughout. Oth…

Godstone Ponds

… represented amongst the ground flora include, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. A number of plants with a restricted distribution also occur in the carr areas; these include one …

Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood

…principal components of the ground flora, with opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh thistle locally abundant. In some places acidic flushes have developed in which soft rush is the dominant species growing out of a carpet of bog mosses Sphagnum…

Devil's Punch Bowl

… palustris, large bittercress Cardamine amara, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh violet Viola palustris. The eastern slopes of the Highcomb Valley are largely covered by bracke…

Helvellyn & Fairfield

… include starry saxifrage Saxifraga stellaris, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and blinks Montia fontana. The site supports the second largest area of juniper Juniperus communis scrub in West Cumbria. This nationally rare habitat occurs most extensi…

Leith Hill

…irch Betula pubescens dominate the canopy with opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum frequent on the valley floor. Following cessation of grazing many years ago the former heathland of Duke's Warren and Coldharbour …

Kirkby Moor

…fluitans and Palustriella commutatum, although opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and blinks Montia fontana form extensive blankets in the rills. Other herbs and grasses include marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lady's smock Cardamine pratensis and rough…

Littlebeck Wood

…tter situations moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and the more local alternate leaved golden saxifrage C. alternifolium occur. Other Information 1. This is a new site. 2. The site is managed by the Yorkshire Naturalists…

Swannington Upgate Common

…d flora which also includes the locally scarce opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. An area of open fen on low lying ground is dominated by blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The fen is floristically rich and sp…

Castlebeck and Scar Woods

…maria, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Of particular interest are open flushes on the west side of Jugger Howe Beck. Species occurring here include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, devil's bit scabious Suc…

Braken Hurst

…m cannabinum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and ramsons Allium ursinum. The valley flanks and the oak parkland at Round Hill have a few standards of small leaved lime Tilia cordata. These may represent a vestige o…

West Dorset Coast

… frequent, with a rich ground flora containing opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata. The drier woodland is typically dominated by pedunculate oak with downy birch Betula pubescens,…

Swanpool

…arex paniculata, water-mint Mentha aquatica, oppositive-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata. Much of Swanvale also supports wet willow carr vegetation, while in drier areas the canopy is dominated by ash Fraxinus excel…

Erwood Dingle

…ing buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite and alternate leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and C. alternifolium and marsh-marigold Caltha palustris. The upper dingle slopes and higher sandstone outcrops support ash woodland with an understorey of hazel and occa…

Coed Afon Crewi

…typical wet woodland and flush species such as opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, bog stitchwort Sterraria alsine and marsh violet Viola palustris, with areas of abundant bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., to drier and more grass-dominated vegetation Agrostis/…

Freshwater Marshes

… of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. A rich assemblage of aquatic, semi aquatic and fen plants, has been recorded from the SSSI as a whole, some of them e.g. greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris in the…

Duncton to Bignor Escarpment

… supports a rich marginal vegetation including opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The invertebrate fauna includes the largest British colony of the rare snail Helicondonta obvoluta and a notable assemblage of rare moth species, many of which are depe…

Hesleyside Park

…riana officinalis, wild garlic Allium ursinum, 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 th…

Little Haldon Heaths

…well drained parts. Remote sedge Carex remota, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata and marsh violet Viola palustris are found in the boggy flushes and valley bottoms. Birds characteristically associated with hea…

Tewinbury

…s, angelica Angelica sylvestris, remote sedge Carex remota and golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, a county rarity, is locally abundant. The meadows have a rich variety of wet grassland species including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi…

Burnt Wood

…h as common valerian Valeriana officinalis and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. At the junction of two soil types west of the cricket ground a flushed, ill drained area supports a lush herbaceous vegetation. The rich flora includes meadowsweet Filip…

Gibbin's Brook

…ora contains a number of fen plants, including opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and yellow flag Iris pseudacorus. On the sandy soils in the east there is dry acidic grassland with bracken and gorse. In places around t…

Coed Aberdulas

…ium palustre, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water mint Mentha aquatica and common valerian Valerian…

Coed Hafod-fraith

…na. Wetter areas have a good representation of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and occasional oak fern. A small area of more mixed deciduous woodland occurs at the eastern end of the site adjacent to the stream. Occasional ash and elm occur here, an…

Coed Llandyfan

…cum predominate. Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, nettle Urtica dioica and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens are the commonest species of the wet alder-ash woodland of the valley floo…

Coed yr Allt-goch

…aratively species-rich including, for example, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common valerian Valeriana officinalis, but these are all sparsel…

Woolcombe

…yer and there is a rich ground flora including opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, remote sedge Carex remota, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. Drier woodland on the higher slopes is d…

Chiddingfold Forest

… flora of false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, bluebell and bugle Ajuga reptans. Good specimens of the wild service tree Sorbus torminalis grow in several of the constituent woodlands. The greater butterfly orchid P…

Kennet Valley Alderwoods

… interest is the large amount of remote sedge Carex remota and golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, both of which have a limited distribution in Berkshire. Drier areas tend to be dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis with nettle Urtica dioica and herb robert …

Upper Wye Gorge

…ociated with ash and goat willow Salix caprea. Opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium is present in the herb layer. Lady Park Wood, in the south western part of the site, is especially important for woodland research and survey. Much of the site has receiv…

Hayburn Wyke

…h ground flora with sanicle Sanicula europaea, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood millet Milium effusum, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and hart’s tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium. The damp conditions favour mo…

Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville

… flora is typical of wet woodland and includes opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium.

Upton Coombe

…n palustris, brooklime Veronica beccabunga and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Throughout the site are mature hedges and areas of scrub with hazel Corylus avellana, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior, pedunculate oak Quercus robur an…

Bonds Glen

…-femina, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and remote sedge Carex remota. This wet woodland frequently extends upslope along flushes into drier, base-rich woodland with a scattere…

Aunt Mary's Bottom

…cetosella and wood speedwell Veronica montana. Opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex remota are locally abundant. The site has a distinctive bryophyte flora, including the local mosses Palustriella commutatum and Climacium dendroid…

Ramsey's Burn Wood

…inalis, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are among the most abundant species. Less commonly occurring species include grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, long stalked yel…

Loth Gorge

…a sylvatica, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Notable species include the woodland grasses giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus and hairy brome Bromopsis ramosa, which are both uncommon in the north Highlands.

Breen Wood

… ficaria, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa. The valley floor is water-logged in places and supports a wet alder Alnus glutinosa and goat willow Salix caprea woodland. The mar…

Strabane Glen

…oughout, the principal components of which are opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, ivy Hedera helix, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, ferns, principally soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, and calcicolous bryophytes. The rarity of this type of …

Edenaclogh Wood

… rivale, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and remote sedge Carex remota. Small stands of swamp woodland are present in old flax ponds close to the stream. In addition, Edenaclogh…

Groby Pool and Woods

…und flora is characterised by the abundance of opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and P australis and by the large number of plant species typical of wet woodland such as dewberry Rubus caesius, hemp agrimony Eupatorium…

Blue Pool and Norden Heaths

…ent wetter hollows, sallow Salix sp. form a dense understorey. Golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium occurs in the wet woodland and the typical drier acid ground flora includes many ferns and mosses. Broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata is abundant and the woodland flo…

Forest Banks

…ora including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, ramsons Allium ursinum and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, often accompanied by the rare thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. These places are also important habi…

Coedydd Dyffryn Alwen

…ed areas. Characteristic species here include opposite-leaved golden -saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, common nettle Urtica dioica and patches of meadowseet Filipendula ulmaria. East of the Afon Alwen, sessile oak Quercus petraea and downy birch Betula pubescens woodland …

Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods

…ica and Carex remota. The wetter areas support both species of golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and C. alternifolium, great bitter cress Cardamine amara, blackcurrant Ribes nigrum, giant horsetail Equisetum telmateia, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, the sedges Ca…

Lineover Wood

…ts include meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and extensive stands of herb paris Paris quadrifolia. Many rare and uncommon plants are present including angular solomon’s seal Polygonatum odoratum lily of the valley C…

Colyers Hanger

…s glutinosa, over a field layer which includes opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. On the upper slopes the …

Owston Woods

…ss the site and these carry populations of the opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The list of moths, beetles and other insects recorded from these woods is impressive and includes a number of rare or localised species. Of additional interest is the va…

Derwent Gorge & Horsleyhope Ravine

…lora. Wood bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are frequent in the dampest areas. Ashwood, with birch, hazel and holly Ilex aquifolium, grows extensively on heavy, neutral soils in the south of Horsleyhope Ravine, and…

Wakehurst & Chiddingly Woods

…evalent, while flush communities which include opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium occur with the alder. Several species which are uncommon in Sussex are present here, including hay scented fern Dryopteris aemula, ivy leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hede…

Wellow Park

…atercourses have been colonised locally by the opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, while on the higher, level ground drainage ditches are used as breeding sites by amphibia. Additional interest is provided by the numbers and variety of wintering bird s…

Garbh Allt

…burn. There are also species-rich flushes with opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, herb robert Geranium robertianum, locally frequent wild garlic Allium ursinum and hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa. The Garbh Allt ravine is characterised by two rock types,…

Norsey Wood

…he spring lines which give rise to colonies of opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, stands of pendulous sedge Carex pendula and small acidic flushes with sphagnum mosses Sphagnum palustre and Sphagnum cuspidatum the latter very rare in Essex. Several co…

Buddon Wood and Swithland Reservoir

…a, slender St. John's wort Hypericum pulchrum, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wood speedwell Veronica montana. The list of vertebrate and invertebrate animals is equally impressive, with about one third of the British spider fauna having been …

Burderop Wood

…ainage at the foot of the scarp, together with opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The latter is also widespread in other damp parts of the wood. Spiked star of Bethlehem Ornithagalum pyrenacium, a species of nationally restricted distribution, occurs …

Stoney Middleton Dale

… is provided by a small re entrant stream with opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and ramsons Allium ursinum. Scattered through the wood are areas of buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, a species considered to be an indicator of ancient woodland. The limest…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…riculata, bitter cresses Cardamine species and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium; good examples of this habitat type occur in the west of Royal Common and in the north west of Hankley Common. Open Water Habitats The boggy pools and ditches of the ope…

Gaer House Woods

…oodland with meadow-sweet Filipendula ulmaria, opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella.

Birkham Wood

…epens, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The wood has a varied breeding bird fauna with 52 species recorded. These include sparrowhawk, woodcock, great spotted woodpecker, marsh tit, treecreeper, redstart, blac…

Colerne Park and Monk's Wood

…nt hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Within Colerne Park and Monk's Wood there are a number of wide rides, clearings and coppiced compartments which support a mixed vegetation of coarse grassland, scrub and…

Glen Ey Gorge

…sylvatica, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea, and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium 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 co…

Craigantlet Woods

…Anemone nemorosa. Other common species include opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and the ferns broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum. The mo…

Chalkney Wood

…es containing marsh marigold Caltha palustris, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and ramsons Allium ursinum. The ground flora is dominated by bramble Rubus spp generally, R. idaeus along some paths but contains primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone …

Mantles Heath

…are recorded, e.g. wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and slender St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum.

Eridge Park

…um urbanum, marsh woundwort Stachys palustris, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and a range of sedges and rushes. The site as a whole, woodland and parkland, is of national importance for its lichens, with 167 recorded species, many of which are char…

Hallinhag Wood

…iana, wavy bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Mosses are very abundant throughout the wood but despite their great luxuriance there are no rare or unusual species. A wide variety of bird species breed in Hallinhag W…

Coed Lletywalter

… Wetter areas introduce further diversity with species such as golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and panicled sedge Carex paniculata. A small lake has a range of wetland plants with stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and…

Esher Commons

…culata, large bitter cress Cardamine amara and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Black Pond, one of several areas of open water within the site, is poor in nutrients with boggy margins, while Middle Lake and the two ponds on West End Common are riche…

Coed y Lawnt A Coed Oli

… setiferum, and moisture-loving plants such as opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine and marsh violet Viola palustris.

Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach

…hes along with tussock sedge Carex paniculata, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and ramsons Allium ursinum. These wooded streams are sheltered from frosts and support 'Atlantic' bryophytes such as the moss Fissidens rivularis and the liverwort Dumort…

Ebbor Gorge

…x sylvatica, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are also present. The valley of the main gorge is humid and provides ideal conditions for fungi and ferns. It contains a substantial assemblage of bryophytes with over 12…

Dunbeath Water

…d-rush Luzula sylvatica. Other species include opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, wood millet Milium effusum and grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris.

Raincliffe & Forge Valley Woods

…te with a ground flora of opposite leaved and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium 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 el…

Low Wood

… and abundant hazel. The ground flora includes opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, primrose Primula vulgaris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and a variety of ferns including oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, soft sh…

Cwm Clydach, Cydweli

…fern Dryopteris affinis agg., and deep mats of opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium clothe the saturated slopes. In areas of thinner soil, or on damp rock faces, mosses and liverworts thrive. Associated with these flushes is a notable assemblage of old w…

Tattershall Carrs

…hes and flushes are bordered by large patches of opposite leaved gold saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium amongst which is the rare alternate leaved golden saxifrage C. alternifolium. Other herbs present are yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood…

Kippenrait Glen

…there is pronounced water movement, carpets of opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and bugle Ajuga reptans are common. Kippenrait Glen also contains a number of woodland plant species which are rare or uncommon locally, including bird’s nest orchid Neot…

Thirlmere Woods

… rivale, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium along the flush lines. The uncommon Wilson's filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii is locally abundant on the damp shaded rocks. Seventeen fern species, including Wilson's fi…

Harbottle Moors

… base rich flushes include marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, the latter in one of its few county localities. An outstanding feature of Harbottle Moors…

Wye and Crundale Downs

…ota, dog’s mercury and ramsons Allium ursinum; opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium grows beside the stream. Species rich ground flora in drier parts of the woodland includes herb paris Paris quadrifolia and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorant…

Lee-on-the Solent to Itchen Estuary

…ottom greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusianagrow in abundance. In addition to the normal suite of breeding birds, the alder is attractive in autumn and winter to flocks…

Finlarig Burn

…ica uniflora, great woodrush Luzula sylvatica, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris. The field layer of the ravine sides and ledges is also species-rich and includes species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, alpine l…

Upper Ballinderry River

…s Geum urbanum. wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex remota are characteristic of wetter parts. The woodlands also support the rare rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale and wood fescue Festuca altissima,…

Knockadoo Wood

…ound flora is characterised by species such as opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, bugle Ajuga reptans, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and rem…

Ambersham Common

…which includes water mint Mentha aquatica, and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The tipping of chalk ballast along the disused railway line favours calcicole species such as cowslip Primula veris and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. A number of i…

Charleshill

… have carpets of bog moss Sphagnum palustre or opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, together with alternate leaved golden saxifrage C. alternifolium which is rare in Surrey. Among many mosses Bryophytes are Leskea polycarpa and Ulota crispa.

Pwll-du Head and Bishopston Valley

…setiferum. meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium occur in the flushes. Towards the lower part of the valley, the slopes consist of dense hazel scrub, formerly coppiced, with scattered ash, maple and lime. Bishopston val…

Pwll-y-wrach

…folia, bird’s-nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, alternate leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata. A notable bryophyte flora is present, with some 60 species recorded. base-rich, tufa-depositing flushes with the mosses Eucladium…

Shipley and Great Woods

…as, alder Alnus glutinosa woodland occurs with opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium in the ground flora. Shipley and great Woods support the richest assemblage of woodland lichens known in North East England. Many of the species are nationally or regiona…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium occurs by the stream side in this area. Birds recorded to have bred include teal, sparrowhawk, woodcock, common sandpiper, tawny owl, dipper and pied flycatcher. Red squi…

Coedydd y Beili, Malgwyn a Cribin

…lants such as lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutentiana and the locally uncommon smooth-stalked sedge Carex laevigata.

Cadair Idris

…para, with lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and lady’s-mantle Alchemilla glabra. Also found on these base rich crags is the nationally rare Welsh eyebright Euphrasia cambrica and the nationally scarce Welsh poppy M…

Hense Moor

…e oak Quercus robur, the damp and shaded ground flora contains golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, ramsons Allium ursinum and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana. On the well drained, steeper valley sides and tops dry heath has developed, dominated by dwarf furze…

Roebuck Meadows

… Alder Alnus glutinosa grows by the stream and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium thrives in these shaded areas where cover of tall, bulky herbs is reduced. Cornish moneywort and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculatare also found here. Neutral grassla…

Hang Wood

…ns Allium ursinum, water avens Geum rivale and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are also locally abundant. A small stand of wet ash wych elm occurs along the streamside. Above the stream on moderate slopes, the woodland is a mixture of maiden standar…

Combwell Wood

…requent, over lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and the bog moss Sphagnum palustre. The moist mild micro climate of the gills is suitable for several 'Atlantic' bryophytes that are most frequently found in Western Brit…

Hopwood Dingle

…lutinosa occur along their banks with abundant opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Alongside the wood are two small fields, too steep to cultivate. These have remained unimproved and have a good population of adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum.

Churnet Valley

…ing herb ground flora, including, for example, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, common nettle Urtica dioica, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. The drier sub community is …

Troutbeck

…include such species as blinks Montia fontana, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, starry saxifrage and the moss Philonotis fontana. Added habitat diversity is provided by a range of other, predominantly upland, vegetation types. These include the ubiq…

The Cliffs of Magho

…rse woodland flora. Widespread species include opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosa, water avens Geum rivale, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, with suc…

Hareshaw Dene

…th tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium in damper areas. Alder Alnus glutinosa is common along the river banks and in damp areas within the woodland. Pedunculate oak Quercus robur is developed on the upper slop…

Rhosydd Nant Eithrim

…-sedge, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, wild angelica Angelica sylvestri…

Berkswell Marsh

…The ground flora is locally rich with abundant opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and large bitter cress Cardamine amara and occasional tussocks of greater tussock sedge.

Buchan Hill Ponds

…t Viola palustris, yellow sedge Carex demissa, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood avens Geum urbanum, water mint and rushes. The drier woodland consists of pedunculate oak Quercus robur, downy birch Betula pubescens, beech Fagus sylvatica, hazel …

Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice

…dant, with yellow archangel, dog’s mercury and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium also present. Though not characteristic of the community type concerned, water mint Mentha aquatica, bugle Ajuga reptans and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara are also found …

Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Out Woods

…se and includes pendulous sedge Carex pendula, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, water avens Geum rivale, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and ramsons Allium ursinum. Another breeding site of the palmate new…

Cowden Pound Pastures

…illow Salix cinerea. The ground flora includes opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and polypody Polypodium vulgare scarce in Kent.

Flood Brook Clough

…long with yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, opposite leaved golden saxifraga Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wood melick Melica uniflora. On the lower, damper and more base rich soils a number of less common species occur including soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, too…

One Tree Hill and Bitchet Common

…est parts they are replaced by species such as 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 …

Old Copse, Beenham

…oils with Carex strigosa, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. These communities occur mainly beneath alder on flushed ground where clay outcrops beneath permeable sands and gravels.

Old Park Wood

…d wood sedge Carex strigosa. Others, including opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and southern wood rush Luzula forsteri are scarce in Greater London north of the Thames. Several of the herbaceous species are indicat…

Brooks Head Grove

…a, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Herb paris Paris quadrifolium is also present. Other habitats represented in the site include an unfenced area of moderately species rich permanent pasture which is inte…

Robin Hood's Bay: Maw Wyke to Beast Cliff

… whilst dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are plentiful in the ground flora of the terrace. Sandstone boulders support a luxuriant growth of mosses and ferns, including hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and …

Spye Park

…telmateia, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Several species uncommon in Wiltshire are present such as marsh violet Viola palustris, smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata, thin spiked wood sedge C. strigosa and scal…

Coed Gwempa

…. In damper flushed areas there are growths of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, sanicle Sanicula europaea and, at one point in the west of the wood, rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale, a scarce and declining plant which…

Glenarm Woods

…ula sylvatica prominent in drier locations and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and pendulous sedge Carex pendula characteristic of wet areas. In addition to the overall species diversity, the area supports one of the richest assemblages of rare wood…

The Coppice, Kelvedon Hatch

…rt pendulous sedge, remote sedge Carex remota, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. There is further variation within the wet zone, with local stands of Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum and tussock sedge Carex paniculat…

Hartlebury Common and Hillditch Coppice

…s. Other characteristic plants present include opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Adjacent to the alder woodland is a pool fringed with m…

Bann Estuary

…erised by meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. There are recent records for a number of invertebrate species of local distribution. Of particular interest are the rove beetle Bledius erraticus, a Biodiversity Action …

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

… is typified by moisture-loving plants such 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 mars…

Jeffry Bog

…dge Carex acuta, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, large bitter cress Cardamine amara and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, away from the river there are drier areas with a typical woodland flora of dog's mercury Mercu…

Dark Peak

…s such as yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and mountain fern Oreopteris limbosperma. Small areas of willow Salix carr are also present, for example in the Alport valley. Birds The …

Gutch Common

… multiflorum. Wetter areas support blankets of opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and sedges; greater and lesser pond sedge Carex riparia and Carex acutiformis become dominant in Britmore Bog. The locally uncommon s…

Whichford Wood

…ra includes abundant soft rush Juncus effusus, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. The diversity of the woodland is considerably enhanced by two features. First, there are numerous wet hollows, ditches and strea…

Weeleyhall Wood

…ich includes moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, the former in exceptional abundance. The wood also contains the largest Essex population of climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata. Four species of fern are present, …

Soudley Ponds

…hes of wood bittercress Cardamine flexuosa and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The woodland is also important for its fungi.

Ithon Valley Woodlands

…herb-rich layer including bugle Ajuga reptans, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, remote sedge Carex remota and lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina. Locally uncommon species occurring in the varied area include broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis hellebori…

Pinkney and Gerrick Woods

…anks of small streams there is an abundance of opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and large bitter cress Cardamine amara. blackthorn is encroaching upon small clearings dominated by meadowsweet and rushes Juncus spp., with wild angelica Angelica sylves…

Naddle Forest

…re herbs characteristic of this community with opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium along stream lines. Oak is restricted to a few rocky knolls in this area and the extensive stands of birch to the south are probably a degraded form of oak birch woodlan…

River Camel Valley and Tributaries

…including ferns, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Guelder rose Viburnum opulus and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus have also been record…

Swithland Wood and The Brand

… Melampyrum pratense, and, beside the streams, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Within the northern part of the wood lies an area of unimproved neutral grassland which supports a range of characteristic plant species including saw wort Serratula tin…

South Woodburn

…lutetiana occurring in the drier locations and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and pendulous sedge Carex pendula characteristic of the wetter areas. Where the cliff faces are accessible adjacent to the river, they are covered in an intricate mosaic …

Cayton, Cornelian and South Bays

…bundant on the sea cliff. The woodland flora includes opposite leaved saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, polypody Polypodium vulgare and hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium. The Cayton and Cornelian Bay area is believed to have the richest invertebrate fauna of grou…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…erlogged conditions, these species give way to opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, lesser celandine R. ficaria, soft rush Juncus effusus and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata. The woods are particularly rich in …

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…ine amara, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The meadows, which are grazed by cattle and horses and cut for hay, range from relatively dry acid grassland on the ridges and hummocks, to damp neutral pasture on the …

Owenkillew River

…he woodland floor is covered by plants such as opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and in very acidic conditions, marsh violet Viola palustris. In a few locations, primarily in the upper re…

Ramsden Corner Plantation

…tanus, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium have also been recently recorded from the site, the latter being found in the wet flushes along the west facing slope.

Tow River Wood

… the ground flora dominated by mixed stands of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. The mature woodland on the upper slopes is drier. It consists of a high oak Quercus spp. canopy with occasional ash Fraxinus excelsi…

Straidkilly Wood

…carpment and are characterised by a mixture of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. Calcicolous bryophytes form a lush growth over boulder scree. In addition to its species richness, the woodland flora also includes …

Altmover Glen

… flora are bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, ferns and bryophytes. The wet woodland on the waterlogged valley floor has a scrubby canopy formed by grey willow Salix cinerea, ald…

Kirlish

…Cardamine flexuosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex remota. The species-rich wet grassland associated with the woodland at Kirlish is very variable depending on topography, soil type and water compos…

Seabrook Stream

…lora is varied. Characteristic species such as opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and common valerian Valeriana officinalis are frequent in some areas along with marsh marigold Caltha palustris and yellow flag Iris …

Craighall Den

…sanicle Sanicula europaea also occur here with opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria on damper ground by the water courses. Although not a notified feature of the site, the regionally rare goldilocks buttercup Ranunculu…

Compstall Nature Reserve

…of the ground flora in these wetter areas with opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium locally frequent in the very wet regions. A number of species with a restricted distribution in Greater Manchester and Merseyside occur in the woodland including pendulou…

Buinach and Glenlatterach

…anicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. On the upper slopes, the more acid soils support increasing amounts of wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, ling heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, c…

Folly Farm

…e the wet flushes in the wood support abundant opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium.

Lord's Wood

…et Viola reichenbachiana and, in wetter areas, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. There are also a number of plants of local or restricted distribution, including butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus, pale sedge Carex pallescens, narrow buckler-fern Dryop…

Collinpark Wood

…rchangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, primrose Primula vulgaris and golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Streams and a damp channel in the north west of the site add diversity to the site. A recently coppiced area has proved to be of particular benefit to butterflies.

Dovedale Wood

…r Magnesian Limestone higher up the slope. The opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium is characteristic of these flushes. The plant community includes a large number of species characteristic of ancient woodlands including the herb paris Paris quadrifolia.…

Madams Wood

…d areas where the ground flora is more varied. Opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium often dominates the ground flora here while two species of restricted distribution in Cheshire, giant bellflower Campanula latifolia and pendulous sedge Carex pendula, ar…

Strid Wood

…with a ground flora containing such species as opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood melick Melica uniflora and mountain melick Melica nutans. Above the road, there is an area of relict wood pasture in which old pollards of oak, holly and birch are …

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Woods North

…num hydropiper and water mint Mentha aquatica. Opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus all occur, the last at one of its very few county localities. Associated with the ponds are early…

Robins Wood

…ground flora reflecting the wetter conditions. opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and many species of fern occur here including the rare hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula. The damp, mild microclimate is…

The Wilderness & Vermin Valley

…ia, great hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and pendulous sedge Carex pendula occur in the damper areas. Several uncommon species are found on the site including some which are very rare in Staffordshire, such as t…

Moss Valley Woods

…ther with stands of ramsons, tufted hairgrass, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, remote sedge Carex remota and town hall clock Adoxa moschatellina. The dead and dying timber is invaluable for many species of beetle and two hoverfly species which are…

Ryton Willows

…ed by abundant lesser celandine Ficaria verna, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum. There is alder/willow carr along the base of the wooded slope. A wide variety of freshwater invertebrates have been recorded incl…

River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands

…locally marsh Hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. In the lower reaches where silt and debris is deposited the alder woodland has a species poor ground flora characterised by stinging nettle Urtica dioica and cleavers Ga…

Burn of Ballintomb

…edwell Veronica montana, and opposite and alternative-leaved golden saxifrages (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and C. alternifolium). The wetter slopes contain striking drifts of wood horsetail Equisetum sylvatica, remote sedge Carex remota and smooth-stalked sedge Crataegus laevi…

Keal Carr

…s one of the best sites in the county for the alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium. Woodlands dominated by alder are rather rare nationally, as many such stands have been lost through drainage. The bottom of the valley is a mosaic of tall herbs in open a…

Brookland Wood

…rts together with a few higher plants, such as opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium.

King's Copse

…laria nodosa and S. aquatica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and sedges Carex sylvatica, Carex remota and C. strigosa. Stands of stinging nettle Urtica dioica and hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata occur under alder and crack …

Bovingdon Hall Woods

…luebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta is remarkably rare. Opposite leaved saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula are also present. Typical plants of the rides include yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, bog s…

Calf Hill and Cragg Woods

…ines above the alder woodland support abundant opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, remote sedge Carex remota and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata. The south facing slopes of Calf Hill and Cragg Woods support oak birch, with rowan dominated woodland…

Drakenorth

… riviniana, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella with opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium in the wetter areas. There is a luxuriant growth of lichens on the trees and Usnea articulata, a very pollution sensitive lichen confined to the south west of the countr…

Bourne Alder Carr

…ylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The rare alternate leaved golden saxifrage C. alternifolium is also found here, together with other locally restricted plants including large bitter cress Cardamine amar…

Nant-y-Belan and Prynela Woods

…th 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 Wood.

Dibbinsdale

…an balsam Impatiens glandulifera, meadowsweet, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, common nettle and reed canary grass are the principal components of the ground flora. Other species include yellow iris, cyprus sedge, remote sedge, marsh marigold and w…

Glenariff Glen

… and lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, with opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium often abundant in wetter areas. Common associates include common dog violet Viola riviniana, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, honeysuckle…

Sturt Copse

…ia and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. Opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium indicates wetter woodland soils at the bottom of the slope. The bryophyte flora and invertebrate fauna of the Evenlode woodlands, recorded in the 1950s, include national …

Darwell Wood

…dge Carex pendula, water mint Mentha aquatica, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. The woodland supports a rich community of breeding birds which includes woodcock, green woodpecker, sparrowhawk and tawny owl.

The Hudnalls

… numerous ferns and both opposite leaved and alternate leaved golden saxifrages Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and C. alternifolium. Also present on the site are an area of regenerating hornbeam in the north and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus scattered throughout. Both species are…

Flitwick Moor

…sweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The grasslands retain typical plant species of wet meadows including meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa which is rare in Bedfordshire. Flitwick Moor is also important…

North Woodburn Glen

…mone Anemone nemorosa, ramsons Allium ursinum, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. In places Anemone nemorosa is co-dominant with red campion Silene dioica, an uncommon association in this type of woodland in Northe…

Langwell Water

…of the site. Wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are found in the alder woodland. Tall fern and herb species are found in the rocky area near the gorge, with typical species including great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, f…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…ls support abundant remote sedge Carex remota, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, with wood sorrel and broad buckler fern occasional species on the spreading alder roots. Wi…

Arger Fen

…species include water mint Mentha aquatica and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Drier areas also occur and these support species such as wood avens Geum urbanum and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana. On drier, sandy ground above the spring li…

Allexton Wood

… the wood and these possess populations of the opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. A network of rides adds diversity to the wood which is also of interest for its breeding bird community and invertebrate fauna.

Moors River System

…iris Iris pseudacorus, sedge Carex species and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, canopy gaps are characterised by species of tall herb fen such as purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and open channel margins support stands of branched bur reed Sparg…

Duddon Valley Woodlands

…mmon violet. Herb Robert Geranium robertianum, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis are occasional. The most frequent bryophytes are Eurhynchium striatum and Thuidium tamariscinum. Broad leaved helleborine Epipactis…

Charterhouse to Eashing

…low Salix cinerea and ash. In these areas both opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and alternate leaved golden saxifrage C. alternifolium are common. The alder woods grade into tall fen, where there are dense growths of reed grass Glyceria maxima, Cyper…

Moor Park

…swamp, including marsh violet Viola palustris, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata. Where the soil is less waterlogged ash Fraxinus excelsior becomes frequent with a shrub layer of sallow Salix caprea and elde…

Tilberthwaite Gill

…. pallescens, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes. A typical moss flor…

Dodgson Wood

…aria, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, opposite leavedgolden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and bugle Ajuga reptans. Nearer the lake yellow flat Iris pseudacorus and bog myrtle Myrica gale are present and the rare touch me not balsam Impatiens nolitangere also o…

Largalinny

…herbs such as marsh violet Viola palustris and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium forming prominent components of the ground flora. In contrast, base-rich soils on the gentler south-facing slopes and along the narrow valley floor support damp ash Fraxi…

Westerham Wood

…ent; common valerian Valeriana officinalis and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are found in the northern part of the wood. In addition, 77 bryophyte species mosses and liverworts and almost 300 species of fungi have been recorded. The insect fauna i…

Feckenham Forest

…pecies not found elsewhere on the site such as opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. Several less common tree and shrub species are present in small numbers. In Coalpit Coppice hornbeam Carpinus betulus occurs al…

Afon Cleddau Dwyreiniol / Eastern Cleddau River

…amine spp., lesser celandine Ficaria verna and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The riverside vegetation communities form a complex patchwork with extensive areas of woodland and scrub interspersed with smaller open areas of marshy grassland, swamp,…

Crich Chase

… distinctive range of wetland plants including opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, remote sedge Carex remota, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, soft rush Juncus effusus, bugle Ajuga reptans, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and wild angelica Angelica…

Grenofen Wood and West Down

…lly, wet flushes support extensive colonies of opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The site supports a breeding bird community representative of western oak woods, with dipper Cinclus cinclus and grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea breeding beside the Rive…

Warks Burn Woodland

…a ulmaria, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh marigold Caltha palustris occur. Other species of note include the parasitic plant, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, remote sedge Carex remota and hard shield fern…

Vann Lake and Ockley Woods

…Glechoma hederacea occur on the weald clay and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium also occurs in the damp areas. Where there are calcareous influences pendulous sedge Carex pendula, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and wood melick Melica uniflora occ…

Saltburn Gill

… mosses, leafy liverworts and ferns as well as opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wavy bittercress Cardamine flexuosa. These are shaded by large alders, whilst large patches of butterbur Petasites hybridus and ground elder Aegopodium podagraria are…

Roe Park Woods

… influenced by base rich conditions supporting opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, an uncommon species in Cheshire.

Marline Valley Woods

…a, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Two wide rides have been cut through Marline Wood and are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with bramble Rubus fruticosus. The stream valley supports …

Wellington Wood

…ecies such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and brooklime Veronica beccabunga.

Kyle of Sutherland Marshes

…s Holcus mollis, remote sedge Carex remota and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Fen vegetation can extend beneath the tree canopy and there is gradual transition from flood-plain fen (open fen and wet grassland) to wet woodland habitats throughout t…

Corbylin Wood

…ylvatica, while wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex remota are characteristic of the wettest soils. In addition to its overall species diversity, the woodland supports a number of rare woodland plant…

Cop Mere

… arundinaced, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, common valerian, yellow iris, water mint Mentha aquatica, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta and the relatively uncommon wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. The distribut…

Chater Valley

… dysenterica, angelica Angelica sylvestris and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Additional interest is provided by areas of woodland and scrub and also by the clean water stream of the River Chater itself. The diversity of plant communities provide…

Dimminsdale

…yrium filix-femina, remote sedge Carex remota, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and locally uncommon species such as large bitter cress Cardamine amara and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. Secondary woodland around old water filled limestone qu…

Ashculm Turbary

…s. In addition to purple moor grass, the ground flora includes golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum and wood avens Geum urbanum. In some places alder Alnus glutinosa forms pure stands. The site's variety of habitats in turn supports …

Longsleddale Woods

…etter areas is characterised by plants such as opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, marsh and common valerian Valeriana dioica and V. officinalis, water avens Geum rivale, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and locally abundant beech fern Phegopteris conne…

Coedydd Nantgwynant

…and seepage lines distinguished by carpets of opposite-leaved golden saxifrage, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium together with creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens are also common. The underlying rock type changes around Hafod-lwyfog and the soils become more acidic. This is reflect…

Graig Fawr, Pontardulais

…rum vaginatum; and infrequent soligenous mires in which Wahlenbergia hederacea, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and Anagallis tenella are prominent species.

Bevercotes Park

… valley bottom are frequently dominated by the opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium.

Sleightholme Beck Gorge - The Troughs

… paludosa, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium together with the more local alternate leaved golden saxifrage C. alternifolium. In woodland of the lower valley slopes ash Fraxinus excelsior and wych elm Ulmus glabra a…

Bream Wood

…rier places with a ground flora which includes opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. On steeper slopes ash is replaced by birch Betula pendula over a bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominated ground flora. Willows Salix species are locally frequent. The shel…

Kirkham Park & Riverside

…ypical species of these wet conditions include opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, large bitter cress Cardamine amara, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and yellow flag Iris pseudac…

Decoy Pit , Pools & Woods

…des greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Similar, but non ancient, woodland occurs in the eastern most part of the site. Other more commonly occurring woodland types are represented within the SSSI, associated …

Cabilla Manor Wood

… with hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. The river itself is structurally diverse with boulders, riffles, pools and overhanging banks,…

Andrew's Wood

…ll Hyacinthoides non-scripta, with colonies of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium on the banks of the small water courses. The old hedge banks are a feature of the site and are locally characterised by the abundance of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and …

Mavis Enderby Valley

…li and brooklime Veronica beccabunga with some opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium adjacent to the stream. The common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii has spread since the area was fenced. Snipe breed and water rail visit this area. The series of w…

Pettypool Brook Valley

…piced alders with a ground layer of mosses and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Areas of dry woodland also occur throughout the site. They are particularly important for their ancient specimens of pedunculate oak Quercus robur and beech Fagus sylvat…

Taylor's Rough & Wellmeadow Wood

…reas includes meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh marigold Caltha palustris.

Gallt y Bwlch

…pendula ulmaria, angelica Angelica sylvestris, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas are found in the field layer. On the lower slopes where the gradient is less steep and the soil slight…

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…rose Primula vulgaris, ramsons Allium ursinum, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and sanicle sanicle europaea. Beyond the woodland canopy the ground flora merges into acidic grasslands typical of the surrounding upl…

Kisdon Force Woods

…lla. Seepage areas on the valley sides support opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, while localities in which tufa deposits occur are distinguished by marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa and butterwort Pinguicula vul…

New England Valley

…ormis, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, red current Ribes sylvestris and the uncommon black current R. nigrum. Above the springline, the dry acidic soil supports stands of scru…

Langley Wood and Homan's Copse

…alder and their flora includes such species as opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, ramsons Allium ursinum, loose spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, water avens Geum rivale, black currant and red currant Ribes nigrum and sylvestre and alder buckthorn Fra…

Sinks Valley, Kesgrave

…n Dryopteris dilatata and substantial areas of opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, a characteristic species of wet valley alder woods on the London Clay. Emergent vegetation occurs around the eastern pond and comprises an open stand of common reed mace…

The Allers and Lilburn Valley Junipers

…rimrose Primula vulgaris, opposite leaved and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and C. alternifolium and moschatel Adoxa moschatellina.

Beechmill Wood and Pasture

…amara, fool’s water cress Apium nodiflorum and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are abundant. In drier areas the unimproved grassland is dominated by species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and…

Rook Clift

…shield fern Polystichum setiferum abundant and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium common along the stream side. The ground layer consists of a bryophyte community more commonly associated with western woods including Thamnobryum alopecurum, Eurhynchium…

Greatwood and Cliff Copses

…created by the stream supports an abundance of opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. The old stone quarries contain a luxuriant growth of ferns including hart’s tongue Asplenium s…

Trodds Copse

…ground flora contains water avens Geum rivale, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Peat deposits support a rare form of sump alder wood containing sallow Salix species and occasional hazel with a fen like gro…

Ousdale Burn

…d flora includes grassland with plants such as opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, while ferns such as black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum grow in the rock crevices.

Florence Court

… is typified by moisture loving plants such 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 mars…

Ellers Wood and Sand Dale

…mote sedge Carex remota and both opposite and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, C. alternifolium occur. In Sand Dale rich fen vegetation follows the seepage lines from springs and contains an impressive list of species. Blunt flowered rush Juncus s…

Ervey Wood

…endula ulmaria, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/ervey-wood-assi

Silverbrook Wood

…ne Anemone nemorosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex remota are characteristic of the very wettest parts. In addition to its overall species diversity, the woodland supports a number of rare woodland …

Rehaghy Wood

…ivialis, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, remote sedge Carex remota and the notable thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. Rehaghy Wood also provides an important habitat for an…

Upper Greensand Hangers : Empshott to Hawkley

…opes there are many springs and flushes, where opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and other plants of wet woodland occur. Where the soil is dry and relatively acidic along the tops of slopes there are frequently lines of mature beech Fagus sylvatica, w…

Dereham Rush Meadow

…uch of the ground layer and associates include opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, small teasel Dipsacus pilosus, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium. The site is also of interest for its breeding bird popula…

Hanley Dingle

…ushes with both opposite leaved and the rarer alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and C. alternifolium. The lichen flora has a number of interesting species including Thelotrema lepadinum, a species indicative of ancient woodland.

Edgbaston Pool

…lora includes marsh marigold Caltha palustris, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and large bittercress Cardamine amara. In summer it is dominated by Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera. On the drier ground which …

Highclere Park

…alder woods support remote sedge Carex remota, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The neutral to slightly acidic grassland on the slopes down from the Temple are notable for the calcifuges and calcicoles growing in …

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

…ound flora is characterised by an abundance of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, with marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and yellow iris Iris ps…

Coed Pentre (Pentre Wood)

…la ulmaria and wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. Opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium also occurs.

Coshogle Wood

…elick Melica uniflora occur in the cleuchs and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium is typical of wet flushes. Additional interest is provided by a rich population of breeding birds including redstart, wood warbler and pied flycatcher, a diverse bryophyt…

Dillington Carr, Gressenhall

…s perennis, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. The sump alder carr occurs in low lying swampy areas on the valley f…

Scotney Castle

…r Alnus glutinosa with ramsons Allium ursinum, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. Much of Kilndown Wood is sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice. One ride through the coppice is particularly species rich…

Shrawley Wood

…ite add to the site’s conservation value. Here opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and large bitter cress Cardamine amara are present in the waterside communities and the rare soft hornwort Ceratophyllum submersum occurs in one of the pools. Over 400 sp…

Haugh Wood

…t, 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 marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris with common twayblade Neottia ovata, fragrant orchid Gymnad…

Belvoir

…are damper, lesser celandine Ficaria verna and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are frequent. Toothwort Lathraea squamaria, a parasitic plant of tree roots, is also found at Belvoir. It appears above ground in early spring as a spike of two-lipped du…

Papana Water

…onsist primarily of ramsons Allium ursinum and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Other habitats such as neutral grassland and scrub add to the interest and diversity of the site.

Widdenton Park Wood

…lvaticum, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh marigold Caltha palustris with bog mosses Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum. Hard fern Blechnum spicant, rare in Buckinghamshire, occurs on the sandy margin of …

Bradley Woods

…Carex pallescens and both opposite leaved and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and C. alternifolium. There is also a rich bryophyte flora in and along these streams, including the moss Hookeria lucens and the liverworts Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Sca…

Brignall Banks

…folia, hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and the root parasite, toothwort Lathraea squamaria. In addition there are scattered coppice stoo…

Merthen Wood

…ra of hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and lady fern Athyrium felix-femina. Additional species of note include bastard balm Melittis melissophyllum which is nationally uncommon and goldilocks Ranunculus auric…

Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting

…ter bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, a species of restricted distribution in Buckinghamshire. Locally bush grass Calamagrostis epigejos and flote grass Glyceria fluitans dominate. The limestone grassland o…

Gwernaffel Dingle

…lly uncommon oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris. Opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium is locally abundant and wood melick Melica uniflora also occurs. On the supper slopes of the southern half of the site the vegetation is a herb-rich example of the oak/br…

Llwyn

…sweet and herb robert also occurring here with opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ivy Hedera helix, bramble Rubus fruticosus and a thin and patchy carpet of the common bryophtyes, Eurhynchium praelongum and Brachyth…

Bride Stones

…and bryophytes feature in the ground flora and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium occurs on wet ledges and flushes. Other Information 1. During the 1983 revision the boundary has been extended. 2. The site is managed by the Yorkshire Naturalists' Tru…

Baysbrown Wood

…nemorosa, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are particularly common. Beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa are present in the wet gullies of the …

Lymington River

…cts of ground amongst flushes and hollows with opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and water mint Mentha aquatica. The flora includes a large number of species associated with sites hav…

Lyne Woods

…eas hold other plants like meadowsweet and the opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Scare or notable species found include wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica, wood stitchwort Stellaria nemorum, rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale and a small colony of …

Coed Ynys-Faen

…ten very localised with creeping buttercup and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium forming a carpet in free draining wet hollows, while water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are prominent on sof…

Gelt Woods

…llina and both the opposite leaved and rarer alternate leaved golden saxifrages Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and C. alternifolium. Ferns, mosses and liverworts are also well represented in the damp riverside woodland and include the uncommon beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. A…

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood South

…Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium which is uncommon in the county. Many of these species are associated with ancient woodland sites and others include wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, Thin spiked wood…

Holton Wood

… small stream and a flushed area adjacent to it which contains golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium uncommon in Oxfordshire and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The coppice with standards structure, the largely open ride system and diversity of vascular plant species co…

Coed Elernion

…ylvestris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium.

Combe Scar

…have a variety of associated species including opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, mossy saxifrage, tufted forget-me-not Myosotis laxa spp. caespitosa, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. The base rich flushes which…

Dinefwr Estate

…pidium revolvens and Calliergonell cuspidatum, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and other wetland herbs occur along the flush lines. One of the flushes exhibits tufa development and supports the nationally scarce craneflies Pilaria fuscipennis and Di…

Lydebrook Dingle

…iant horsetail Equisetum telmateia and locally opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Lime rich water from the springs along the valley sides has caused the accumulation of large deposits of tufa, mainly in association with the moss Palustriella commutatu…

Aileshurst Coppice

…rsium 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 Gagea lutea; the only known site in the county.

Grange Wood

…tands of creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, interspersed with marsh violet Viola palustris, remote sedge Carex remota and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata. In addition, Gra…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…s repens, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Unlike drier woods, the wet ground conditions deter livestock and natural regeneration can be reasonably good. As with the rest of the South…

Banagher Glen

…ver composed of wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria and bluebell H. non-scriptus. In addition to the community diversity, the wood has one of the richest variety of plants recorded for …

Torboll Woods

…d enchanter’s nightshade Circaea x intermedia. Flushes support golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, and wood fescue Festuca altissima and mountain melick Melica nutans grow in the gorge.

Parc Nannau

…. The wet alder woodland has a ground layer of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The historic parkland at Nannau can be traced back to the 11th century through records of the Nanney and Vaughan families. The parkla…

Blackslee

…ter pockets include remote sedge Carex remota, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. Mosses are wide-ranging in their occurrence throughout the wood. Dominant species include big shaggy moss Rhytidiadelphus triquet…

Dungeon Ghyll

… the rocks are dominated by greater wood rush, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and beech fern. Elsewhere northern montane and arctic alpine species are prominent as well as a variety of tall herbs. roseroot Sedum rosea, wood crane'sbill Geranium syl…

Lydford Gorge

…ushes on the lower slopes are characterised by opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, while where the gorge is at its deepest near Lydford Bridge, the precipitous slopes support a varied fern flora. Wood melick Melica uniflora, ramsons Allium ursinum and …

Halstock Wood

…terised by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. At least 79 species of lichen occur in the wood, with a particularly well-developed Parmelietum laevigatae community on the trees: the species Graphina ruiziana, found o…

Holly Banks

…sh stands of brooklime Veronica beccabunga and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium occur along the streams.

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