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Midford Valley Woods

…e, spindle Euonymus europaeus and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. The straggling wild clematis Clematis vitalba grow vigorously and is locally frequent. Most of the woodland floor is carpeted by a diverse herb layer comprising extensive areas of ramsons Allium ursinum, bluebell Hyacint…

Inwood, Warleigh

…pindle and some holly. Many of these shrubs offer support for the vigorous wild clematis Clematis vitalba. A rich ground flora is variously dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and bramble Rubus frutico…

Cleeve Wood, Hanham

… perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, stinking iris Iris foetidissima, clematis Clematis vitalba and slender false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum.

Overstrand Cliffs

…orn Hippophae rhamnoides and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, often overgrown with clematis Clematis vitalba. At the base of the cliffs a small dune and narrow strandline add further to the diversity of the site. The cliff section at Overstrand is one of several between Weybourne an…

Homefield Wood

…aring tree Viburnum lantana, privet, dogwood, briars Rosa ssp., old man's beard Clematis vitalba and spurge laurel Daphne laureola. Yew and laurel Prunus laurocerasus are also present. There are characteristic woodlands of wood edge plants such as false brome Brachypodium sylvati…

Batcombe Down

…h dogwood Cornus sanguinea, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and traveller's joy Clematis vitalba on the chalk and common and western gorses Ulex europaeus and Ulex gallii on the acid areas. Among the many butterflies of this site, marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia is present an…

Chinnor Hill

…ntana, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, hazel Corylus avellana and traveller's joy Clematis vitalba. Mixed deciduous woodland has established in some areas, consisting largely of ash, beech, yew and whitebeam. Thereare two small beech woods at the top of the hill, with a sparse grou…

Halling to Trottiscliffe Escarpment

…es including the local burnet rose Rosa spinosissima as well as traveller's joy Clematis vitalba which is abundant. The later stages of scrub succession resemble woodland with increasing numbers of trees such as ash, yew and beech present in addition to the shrubs. The beech and …

Blandford Camp

…and wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana are frequent with scattered traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare and hazel Corylus avellana. The intimate juxtaposition of scrub, tall and short grassland provides habitat for birds such as …

Arnside Knott

…s of particular interest found within the scrub communities are traveller's joy Clematis vitalba and deadly nightshade Atropa belladonna. These two species are at the northern limit of their British range and hence rare in Cumbria. Other interesting scrub edge plants include the…

Bisham Woods

…um lantana, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, elder Sambucus nigra, old man's beard Clematis vitalba, red currant Ribes rubrum and field rose Rosa arvensis. The wood has been modified in parts by the planting of conifers especially larch and other exotics and invasion by sycamore, wh…

Otford to Shoreham Downs

…egus monogyna, ash Fraxinus excelsior, roses Rosa species, with traveller's joy Clematis vitalba, privet Ligustrum vulgare, black bryony Tamus communis and a variety of calcicolous chalk loving species. The scrub communities vary greatly in age from a few years to a number of de…

Rotherley Downs

…hoides non-scripta and dog's mercury, together with the climber traveller's joy Clematis vitalba. Dry ash maple woodland is now very localised in great Britain, having undergone a considerable reduction in area over the past century. Butterflies which occur on Rotherley Down in…

Peter's Pit

…et Ligustrum vulgare, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and the climbing traveller's joy Clematis vitalba being particularly frequent. Two aquatic plants which are scarce in Kent are found in the ponds, viz mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris and the water crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis. In addi…

Wye and Crundale Downs

…faring tree Viburnum lantana, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare and traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba are also found. A variety of woodland types are found on the site associated with different soils. On the steep chalk slopes beech Fagus sylvatica and ash Fraxinus excelsior high fore…

Hackhurst and White Downs

…e stands and whitebeam Sorbus aria, field maple Acer campestre, traveller's joy Clematis vitalba and wild privet Ligustrum vulgare are also widespread. Where the canopy is fairly open a rich ground flora of dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ivy Hedera helix, false brome Brachyp…

Whittlewood Forest

…such as dogwood Cornus sanguinea, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba and spindle Euonymus europaeus. The more acid* sites, with a continuous history of woodland cover from the Middle Ages or before. Clay where overlying patches of glacial sand and gra…

Oxhouse Farm

…with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba occurring commonly and also wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and willows Salix cinerea and Salix aurita. The eastern grazed fie…

Boxwell

…ring the First World War, now with regenerated box and abundant old man's beard Clematis vitalba; the second, cut in 1971, now has abundant rosebay willow herb Chamerion angustifolium, nettle Urtica dioica and elder in addition to the regenerating box. The rare henbane Hyoscyamus…

Cernydd Carmel

…a, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, spindle Euonymus europaeus and traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba. Yew Taxus baccata and rowan Sorbus aucuparia occur on the site. The ground flora is diverse and plants such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, bluebell Hy…

Banstead Downs

…with oak Quercus spp. and climbers such as ivy Hedera helix and traveller's joy Clematis vitalba. Gorse is dominant in a few areas, mainly to the east of the railway line where there are dense belts of gorse scrub. In the west of the site, however, there is a large belt of mixed …

Hollingbourne Downs

…e wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and traveller's joy Clematis vitalba. The ground flora is generally dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta on the heavier soils. Less common species present include white…

Ancaster Valley

… mascula, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, violets Viola spp. and traveller's joy Clematis vitalba. Areas of continuous scrub to the west and south are dominated by gorse Ulex europaeus and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna.

Walton and Ivythorn Hills

…runus avium, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and Clematis vitalba. The ground flora is dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis or ivy Hedera helix. Secondary woodland dominated by ash and with a similar ground flora, occurs on Walton Hill. A…

Juniper Hill, Edgeworth

…hypodium pinnatum common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and old man’s beard Clematis vitalba. Regenerating oak and birch are also present. Isolated juniper plants also occur in an adjacent young larch plantation. The southern part of the site, by contrast, is closely grazed, …

Sutton Combe

…s mainly hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and associated species are traveller's joy Clematis vitalba and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. Breeding butterflies include the commoner downland species as well as the very local Duke of Burgundy fritillary Hamearis lucina, Adonis blue Polyommatus…

Nicodemus Heights

… broomrape Orobanche hederae. Wild privet Ligustrum vulgare and traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba are frequent in these areas, which also contain occasional introduced species such as fig Ficus carica and reflexed stonecrop Sedum rupestre. In the southern part of the site is an ar…

Hayle Estuary & Carrack Gladden

…stem is stabilised by marram grass Ammophila arenaria, although traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba and wild privet Ligustrum vulgare are also abundant. Plants of particular note include Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica, bulbous meadow grass Poa bulbosa, and mountain St John’s-…

Ticknall Quarries

…e contrast with the Peak District limestone is the abundance of traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba which clothes many of the medium sized trees. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis is locally dominant and with other woodland species suggests that the site was wooded before quarrying…

Shiplate Slait

…yna, privet Ligustrum vulgare, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba and black bryony Tamus communis. Vegetation around the scrub is not as heavily grazed as the open grassland and supports a taller community of plants such as common calamint Calaminth…

Whitbarrow

…northern limit, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. In addition traveller's joy Clematis vitalba has recently been recorded from the steep eastern slopes of Yewbarrow, here at one of its northernmost stations. On the dip slopes of Whitbarrow and Yewbarrow and on terraces between …

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

…h, cherry and other native hardwoods are being established here. Oldman's beard Clematis vitalba festoons these slopes and abundant ash is regenerating among beds of dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, nettle Urtica dioica and rose bay willow herb Chamerion angustifolium, intersp…

Dancersend

… wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, old man's beard Clematis vitalba and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum; among the briars e.g. Rosa arvensis and brambles Rubus fruticosus an interesting feature is the dewberry Rubus caesius. The woodlands are repres…

Worsham Lane

… tall herb and scattered scrub composed of wild rose Rosa spp., traveller's joy Clematis vitalba, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, field maple Acer campestre, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Downy woundwort is a plant with a declining population in Br…

Meathop Woods and Quarry

…rging buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, spindle Euonymus europaeus, traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. The ground flora is varied, brambles Rubus fruticosus agg. and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennisare abundant while ramsons Allium ursinum, wood…

Titsey Woods

…es non-scripta are abundant, while other common species include traveller's joy Clematis vitalba, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana. Several locally uncommon plants occur in the woods including earl…

Levin Down

…us spinosa, hazel Corylus avellana, bramble Rubus fruticosus and travellers joy Clematis vitalba. In south western areas the scrub consists mainly of juniper Juniperus communis, together with yew Taxus baccata and holly Ilex aquifolium. The juniper colony here is one of the large…

Garston's Down

…raxinus excelsior and hazel Corylus avellana commonly coated in old man’s beard Clematis vitalba.

Upper Greensand Hangers : Empshott to Hawkley

…t comprised of hazel Corylus avellana, elder Sambucus nigra and old man's beard Clematis vitalba. The ground vegetation is varied and species rich with a characteristic predominance of species which are adapted to calcareous conditions calcicoles. One of these, dog's mercury Merc…

Axmouth to Lyme Regis Under Cliffs

…ng woodland and scrub, together with abundant climbers, notably traveller's joy Clematis vitalba and ivy Hedera helix. Some of the scrub is dominated by privet Ligustrum vulgare, with bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. and madder Rubia peregrina. The ground flora varies in luxuriance…

Magpie Bottom

…d. hawthorn is generally the dominant species although bramble, traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba and roses Rosa spp. are abundant in places. Lime loving species, such as whitebeam Sorbus aria and privet Ligustrum vulgare are also frequent. The fauna of this site is not well known…

Little Hoyle and Hoyle's Mouth Caves & Woodlands

…nd associated climbers of honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and traveller’s-joy Clematis vitalba. The woodland ground flora includes bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, hairy brome Bromopsis ramosa, giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus, moschatel…

Trottiscliffe Meadows

…or woodland plants such as bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, traveller's joy Clematis vitalba and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum.

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…unis are frequent, and King’s Wood has well-developed lianas of traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba. The moist, humid conditions have allowed a luxuriant epiphytic community to develop with the ferns common polypody Polypodium vulgare and intermediate polypody Polypodium interjectum…

Creuddyn

… contain a rich flora that includes juniper Juniperus communis, traveller’s-joy Clematis vitalba, blackthorn, hawthorn, ivy, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, wild madder Rubia peregrina, wood anemone, lords-and-ladies, dog’s mercury and herb-Robert. The ferns maidenhair spleenwort …

Aston Clinton Ragpits

…ing tree Viburnum lantana, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, hazel, old man's beard Clematis vitalba and others. Of interest is a young plant of mezereon Daphnemezereum, probably bird sown. The woodland fringe consists of mature beech with yew, ash and whitebeam Sorbus aria, as well …

Stackpole

…mus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and by large swathes of traveller’s-joy Clematis vitalba. The lakes at Bosherston were created by the Cawdor Estate between the late 18th and mid 19th centuries. They support a strong population of rooted submerged and floating macrophytes,…

Sidmouth to Beer Coast

…pinosa and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Associated climbers are traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba and madder Rubia peregrina. The wide variety of aspects and habitats supports an equally varied invertebrate fauna. Butterflies, grasshoppers and crickets are numerous. The nationally…

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