Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

…thyrium filix-femina, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. The uncommon species, Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii occurs on ex…

Allt Grillan Gorge

…emina, Phegopteris connectilis, Oreopteris limbosperma, Hymenophyllum wilsonii, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana. Several lichen species add to the interest of the wood. These include the very local “Eu-atlantic” lichens: Crutarndina petractoides…

Great Yews

…chis mascula. Ferns are well represented and include common and scaly male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and Dryopteris affinis, broad and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana and polypody Polypodium vulgare. Two glades, in the north and east of the wood…

Breary Marsh

…e numerous tussocks of the greater tussock sedge and ferns, including male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana are abundant. Wood sorrel, dog's mercury and woody nightshade occur on patches of drier grou…

Inwood, Warleigh

… to flourish, such as hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Inwood is dissected by a ride system incorporating a wide stretch of grassland normally cut for hay in summ…

Duddon Valley Woodlands

…undant. Ferns are abundant in the field layer, in particular broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Hard fen Blechnum spicant is frequent particularly in the north…

Park Wood, Chilham

…rfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Ferns are frequent and include buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. The strip of calcareous grassland along the south western boundary is dominated by the grasses tor g…

Shaugh Prior Woods

…icularly on the moister, north facing slopes: typical species include male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, scaly male-fern Dryopteris affinis and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum occurs throughout and forms dense stands al…

Rusland Valley Mosses

…luding the local royal fern Osmunda regalis, the broad and narrow buckler ferns Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana along with the hybrid of the two, Dryopteris x deweveri. On the margins of the peat land a variety of grassland types are found. On wetter ground purple …

Ganllwyd

…nd field layer and include, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. Beech fern Phegopteris connectilis occurs occasionally and there are a few plants of hay-scented fern Dryopt…

Minwear Wood

…he beech is not native in Minwear or the rest of West Wales. Broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas, scaly male-fern Dryopteris affinis, hard fern Blechnum spicant and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina are abundant. Wood millet Milium effusum occurs,…

Hook Wood

…t Milium effusum is frequent. Ferns are abundant and include broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas, scaly male-fern Dryopteris affinis, lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina, hard fern Blechnum spicant and soft shield-fern Polystichum setiferum. Ash Fra…

Greenham and Crookham Commons

…ore acid conditions is typical of the alder gully woodlands. Broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas are abundant and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina are frequent. Other species present include marsh violet …

Woolbeding and Pound Commons

…erse, supporting several species of woodland ferns including broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. Other species characteristic of neutral / slightly calcareous secondary wo…

Dilty Moss

…racterised by Sphagnum mosses and plants such as broad and narrow buckler ferns Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Of particular note is the occurrence of the nationally ra…

Rake Hanger

…ies of fern in this damper area, including both broad and narrow buckler ferns, Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana. The wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus is locally abundant in wet flushes. In the alder carr there are two acid pools, one heavily shaded, the other more…

Finglandrigg Woods

… abundant bents, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, purple moor grass, buckler ferns Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana and honeysuckle. Locally there is some alder. On drier ground the birch and pine predominate with some oak, rowan and rarer aspen. The woodland structur…

Tattershall Carrs

…ium aquilinum, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and broad buckler and male ferns Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris filix-mas. Beneath the bracken are greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea and climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata. The stream, ditches and flushes are bordered b…

Black Moss

…erous tall herbs and a variety of ferns including broad and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Towards the south the open fen becomes patchy in distribution but maintains a good Sphagnum and Polytrichum cover wi…

Errigal Glen

…nt, the field layer consists of a mixture of ferns including broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, thickets of bramble Rubus ji-uticosus agg., and locally in the most acidic conditions, the dwarf-shrub b…

Coedydd Nantgwynant

… cespitosa, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and the ferns: broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Other field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, marsh hawk…

Belmore Mountain

… dominated by ferns such as lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, hart's-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum. The species-rich herb and moss layers reflect the underlying base…

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…gyna and hazel. Grasses and ferns are characteristic such as broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis with wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea. Po…

Gutch Common

… of the drier woodland is characterised by ferns, especially broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and bracken Pteridium aquilinum, along with bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdo…

Tilberthwaite Gill

…ium saxatile, abundant ferns such as lemon scented Oreopteris limbosperma, male Dryopteris filix-mas and scaly male Dryopteris affinis and scattered trees and shrubs including birch Betula spp., oak Quercus spp., ash Fraxinus excelsior, larch Larix decidua, holly Ilex aquifolium …

Castlebeck and Scar Woods

…n which the main components are bracken Pteridium aquilinum, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tufted hair grass D. cespitosa and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella with, on the upper slopes bilberry Vaccinium…

Bach Howey Gorge

…holostea, along with frequent wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, hairy wood-rush Luzula pilosa and the moss, Thuidium tamariscinum. There are numerous wet flushes within the oak woodland at the top end of the gor…

Gwynfynydd

…and field layer and include lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and occasionally beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii occurs on rocks and boulders close to the river …

Connah's Quay Ponds and Woodland

…bramble Rubus fruticosus, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. However, in a few areas great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are locally abundant. A combination of acidic, b…

Glaslyn

…ilinum, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, ivy Hedera helix, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. In other places, the field layer is dominated by grasses such as sweet vernal grass, bent grass and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and spe…

Craigantlet Woods

… 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 moss layer is generally rather sparse, with the most abundant species being Thuidium tamariscinu…

Thriplow Peat Holes

…Geum urbanum and herb Robert Geranium robertianum. The ferns broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas are common. The site is additionally of historical interest, the botany having been recorded for over 300 years. Past records have included sunde…

Sefton Coast

…rdus stricta less frequent. Wetter areas contain heath rush, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Patches of gorse Ulex europaeus are present, particularly within more mature stands…

Saltburn Gill

…tichum aculeatum, harts tongue fern Phyllitus scolopendrium, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Flushed plant communities dominated by pendulous sedge Carex pendula, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris are …

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…a and ground ivy Glechoma hederacea. Oceanic species such as broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella are abundant on damper soils and in stream gullies in stands of high f…

Hollymount

…cinthoides non-scripta, ramsons Allium ursinum and the ferns broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Associated semi-natural habitats within Hollymount are largely fen and swamp. common reed Phragmites austra…

Norsey Wood

…quadrifolia at its only locality in south Essex. Narrow and broad buckler ferns Dryopteris carthusiana and Dryopteris dilatata are found on the valley slopes. Additional interest is formed by the spring lines which give rise to colonies of opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysos…

Silver Tarn, Hollas and Harnsey Mosses

…water horsetail, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, narrow and broad buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and Dryopteris dilatata. Of special interest is the royal fern Osmunda regalis which is restricted to Silver Tarn east.

Askham Bog

…s palustris. Moreacidic elements of the ground flora include broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog mosses Sphagnum fimbriatum, S. squarrosus and S. palustre. In addition to the peat land habi…

Wavendon Heath Ponds

…og moss and toad rush Juncus bufonius. Other species include broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas.

Swain's Wood

…ground flora, but including bracken Pteridium aquilinum and several other ferns Dryopteris filix-mas, Dryopteris dilatata and Athyrium filix-femina. Beech is relatively scarce and ash predominates both in the main canopy and in the understorey, with wild cherry, birch, wych elm, …

Crowle Borrow Pits

…d with aground flora of sedges Carex riparia, C. otrubae, Carex elata and ferns Dryopteris filix-mas, Dryopteris dilatata, Athyrium filix-femina. Willow Salix cinerea scrub, whilst widespread, is particularlydense in the north west sector. Less dense areas have a fen ground flora…

Heysham Moss

… Plants in the understorey include bramble Rubus fruticosus, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. To the south and east of the Moss, on the transition between the peat and the mineral soil is a strip of grey willow scrub, Salix ci…

Dunaree Hill

…ield fern Polystichum setiferum, hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and occasional honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Typical species in the ground flora include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and primrose Prim…

Hobby to Peppercombe

…luebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The rich fern flora includes scaly male-fern Dryopteris affinis, common male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and the western hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula. Along the seaward lip of the cliffs the c…

Kirlish

…us with frequent ferns including hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and hay-scented fern Dryopteris aemula. Notably the rare beech fern Phegopteris connectilis also occurs in the more mature central area of the wood. The ground flora is dominated b…

Florence Court

…ed of soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum with occasional broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, golden-scaled male fern Dryopteris affinis, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and hard fern Blechnum spicant. The ground flora is overwhelmingly dominated by bryophytes typical of …

Leith Hill

…raw Galium palustre occur with several species of fern including narrow buckler Dryopteris carthusiana and broad buckler Dryopteris dilatata. Leith Hill Place Wood, an ancient semi natural woodland on clay soils, has a species rich ground flora which includes yellow archangel Lam…

Brent Eleigh Woods

…supporting, amongst many other species, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and ferns Dryopteris filix-mas and Dryopteris dilatata. Camps Wood is a well documented and relatively undisturbed primrose wood, containing a mixture of primary and medieval woodland as evidenced both by the …

Wettenhall and Darnhall Woods

…of the wood creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, male fern and broad buckler fern Dryopteris filix-mas and Dryopteris dilatata and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are abundant. On the lower slopes species such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood melick Melica uniflora an…

Cranny Falls

…despread and include soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, golden-scaled male fern Dryopteris affinis, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, with hart’s-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium frequent on the rocks around the waterfall. Of particular n…

Knockadoo Wood

…the field layer is composed of a mixture of ferns, including broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, golden-scaled male fern Dryopteris affinis, hard fern Blechnum spicant and lady fern Athyrium felix-femina. Thickets of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. in association with honeysuck…

Lurgan River Wood

…g. is the main component of the field layer, with ferns such as scaly male-fern Dryopteris affinis, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum locally prominent. Notable species include hay-scented buckler fer…

Lough Scolban

…g. is the main component of the field layer, with ferns such as scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum locally prominent. Typical species in the ground flora include w…

Coed Cwm Einion

…are more prominent due to the absence of grazing. These include scaly male-fern Dryopteris affinis, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Further east, a rocky outcrop above a waterfall carries colonies of Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbri…

Holne Woodlands

…lly fern-dominated ground flora exists. Species present include scaly male-fern Dryopteris affinis, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and lemon-scented fern Thelypteris limbosperma. Royal fern Osmunda regalis is well established in places and…

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…rozium schreberi and Sphagnum fallax, with locally abundant narrow buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and royal fern Osmunda regalis. The rare liverwort Pallavicinia lyellii grows on the shaded sides of some of the peat cuttings. Rhosydd L…

Ravensroost Wood

…ferns flourish in the damp conditions, including large populations of male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and lady fern Athyrius filix-femina whilst the less common narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and scaly male fern Dryopteris affini…

Park End Wood

…ich assemblage of mosses and liverworts interspersed by ferns such as male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Along the north west and south west boundaries alder Alnus glutinosa woodland occurs on poorly drained…

Tow River Wood

…requently, ferns provide an upper layer to the ground vegetation with male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina dominant, and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum locally prominent. To the south-east, the slopes a…

Goblin Combe

…er of ferns, these include hart’stongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. The nationally scarce limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum also occurs within the Combe. Th…

River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands

…num, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, several fans including male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, an abundance of mosses and occasionally sanicle Sanicula europaea. Other Information Parts of this si…

Augill Valley Pasture

…banum, sanicle Sanicula europaea as well as a number of ferns such as male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Evidence of a former lead mining and smelting industry can be found within the site. A hollow on the …

Willoughby Wood

…ramble Rubus fruticosus but there is an abundance of ferns, including male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler Dryopteris dilatata. One ride is notable for the quantity of woodruff Galium odoratum and the wood banks are dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and …

Middleton Quarry

…s. On the vertical quarry faces ferns and tall herbs occur, including male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and rosebay willowherb Chamerion angustifolium. Middleton Quarry is also notable for its moth fauna, which…

Upper Greensand Hangers : Empshott to Hawkley

…la vulgaris. On the steeper slopes occur a variety of ferns including male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and polypody Polypodium vulgare which also grows on older trees. The vegetation varies according to …

Marlbank

…with a well developed field layer dominated by ferns such as broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, golden-scaled male fern Dryopteris affinis and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum. Associated herbs include bl…

Clough Woods

…ally abundant. North facing slopes have particularly dense growths of male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. The woodland fungus flora is known to be of considerable interest with some 75 species recorded. A large number of these are associated…

Farndale

…ush Luzula sylvatica and ferns, including hard fern Blechnum spicant, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Chickweed winter grass Trientalis europaea can be found in places along the woodland edge. Low lying waterlogged ground adjacent to the…

Weston Fen

…dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. There is a narrow strip of ash sycamore woodland with a ground flora of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta situated along the bank of t…

Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood

…y. wavy hair grass dominates the ground flora with heather, bilberry, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata also commonly present. The wetter lower slopes and the valley bottom are characterised by alder woodland in which ash and alder are the …

Upper Teesdale

… by ferns such as lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris. Over 50 species of birds breed in Upper Teesdale with typical communities of moorland, upland grassland, …

Whippendell Wood

…ies as dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. A woodland ride and adjoining patch of neutral grassland with scattered silver birch Betula pendula adds to flora diversity with sweet …

Axmouth to Lyme Regis Under Cliffs

… Robert Geranium robertianum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, bramble, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and soft shield-fern Polystichum setiferum. Purple gromwell Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum occurs near to the privet scrub. Other plants of…

Thornley Wood

… of creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, while on more acid soils holly Ilex aquifolium becomes the most abundant shrub species over a flora dominated by wavy hair grass Descha…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

… lutentiana, hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, ivy Hedera helix, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Other species of interest found within the wood are herb paris Paris quadrifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and broad leaved …

Gosforth Park

…yna over a ground flora dominated by lady fern Athyrium felix-femina, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, above creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. A small beech plantation Fagus sylvatica has a characteristically sparse ground flora. The rel…

Scales Wood

… in which a number of fern species are common. These include broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern D. filix-mas, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, polypody Polypodium vulgare, the latter also epiphytic on tree trunks and the uncommon 'Atlantic' species, Wilson's filmy…

Lord's Wood

…dominated by bramble and great woodrush Luzula sylvatica and contains male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. A wide variety of herbs characteristic of ancient woodland occurs including woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, yellow…

Coverack to Porthoustock

…und flora of tall herb and ferns. Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas occur along with broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. The Grove also supports a large colony of dotted sedge. A spindle copse Euonymus …

Hallsenna Moor

…ex canescens, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, cross leaved heath and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Where the water level is at or above the surface of the peat, small nutrient poor fen communities have developed …

Troy Wood

…bundance of lily of the valley Convallaria majalis. Ferns include broad buckler Dryopteris dilatata, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and the uncommon narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. In wetter areas alder Alnus glutinosa is abundant associated with grey willow Salix ci…

Galboly

…y fern Athyrium filix-femina, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, hard fern Blechnum spicant and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Rock cliff faces and large boulders also have black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum, hart's-tongue Phy…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

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

Winterton - Horsey Dunes

…escue Festuca ovina, common polypody Polypodium vulgare and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. Three rare grasses are present in abundance, grey hair grass Corynephorus canescens, rush leaved fescue Festuca arenaria and purple marram x Ammocalamagrostis baltica. A notabl…

Glynn Woods

… soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum with occasional golden-scaled male fern Dryopteris affinis, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Associated herbs include primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoi…

Arthog Hall Woods

…icus and Riccardia palmata. Ferns include the regionally rare hay scented fern Dryopteris aemula, both species of filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and Hymenophyllum wilsonii, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis as well as abundant br…

Craighall Den

…Brachypodium sylvaticum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, and scattered male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas and lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina. South of the burn the vegetation is lusher with abundant male-fern, lady-fern, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, dog’s mercury and blueb…

Hermand Birchwood

…a vulgaris, blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus and, in places, by broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Birch regeneration is progressing on remaining open areas of the raised bog. The diverse nature of this site and relative lack of disturbance has resulted in a rich ground flora w…

Greatwood and Cliff Copses

…ls Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis are common. The micro habitat created by the stream supports an abundance of opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and …

Baysbrown Wood

…se brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, primrose Primula vulgaris, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and common dog violet Viola riviniana occur sparingly. Where the ground is wet and along stream edges alder is the dominant tree. Small rocky o…

Talhenbont

…inthoides non-scripta, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and woodland bryophytes, e.g. Leucobryum glaucum and Dicranum majus, are abundant on the steeper slopes; in more base-rich conditions at the base of the slopes species such as dog’…

Gormire

… sorrel Oxalis acetosella, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum covers several areas and a boulder strewn slope provides a habitat for bryophytes and lichens. Above the cliff outcrop there are patches of dry heath d…

Temple Sowerby Moss

…er avens Geum rivale, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and heather Calluna vulgaris which is a relic of more open conditions in the past. Although the fauna of aquatic invertebrates at Temple Sowerby Moss lacks diversity, largely as a …

Blue Pool and Norden Heaths

…ical drier acid ground flora includes many ferns and mosses. Broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata is abundant and the woodland floor mosses include Plagiothecium undulatum which is uncommon in east Dorset. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis becomes frequent in the woodland clos…

Northaw Great Wood

…l Lysimachia nemorum and lady and broad buckler ferns Athyrium filix-femina and Dryopteris dilatata.

Bincknoll Dip Woods

…nga, Zygodon viridissimus and Amblystegium serpens and the liverworts Frullania dilatata, Lophocolea bidentata and Metzgeria furcata. Shaded vertical chalk faces beside a sunken trackway provide earth filled crevices supporting occasional specimens of the extremely rare moss Barb…

Old Rectory Meadows

…oundwort Stachys sylvatica, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata.

Fforestganol a Chwm Nofydd

… and wych elm Ulmus glabra, with a ground flora of wild garlic, scaly male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and lesser celandine Ficaria verna. Graig-goch is dominated by beech and ash with a sparse understorey of hazel. The field layer is co-dominated by wood anemone, bluebell and wild…

McKean's Moss

…with a taller canopy. The ground flora is more diverse, with broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bramble Rubus fruticosus, growing over a dense moss carpet of Sphagnum recurvum and HYPnum cupressiforme, …

Stawardpeel Woods

…onditions are species such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, common dog violet Viola riviniana and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. In the more base rich soils of the lower slopes ancient woodland indicators such as dog’s mercury Mercuri…

Blackdown (Hardy Monument)

…linum which dominates other areas is locally associated with broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, bramble Rubus fruticosus, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and in damper areas, purple moor-grass Molinia caerul…

Upper Greensand Hangers : Wyck to Wheatley

…culatum, wood avens Geum urbanum, primrose Primula vulgaris, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and ivy Hedera helix. Where the soil is more neutral there is often abundant bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and where it is damper, ramsons or wild garlic Allium ursinum forms …

Keal Carr

…ris Iris pseudacorus, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, red currant Ribes sylvestris and the uncommon black currant R. nigrum. Keal Carr is an important Lincolnshire locality for greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. In some areas o…

Catmore and Winterly Copses

… Luzula pilosa and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, together with the ferns Dryopteris dilatata, D. filix-mas, Athyrium filix-femina and Blechnum spicant. Lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis is locally dominant in permanently wet areas.

Mid Cornwall Moors

… associated fen and heath vegetation. Abundant ferns include broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and royal fern which grows extensively in some places where it forms an understorey. Drier woodland fringes the boundaries in places and is dominat…

The Cheviot

…re stands of bilberry heath with hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and dwarf cornel Cornus suecica which indicates the influence of late snow lie on the vegetation. Blanket bogs developed mainly on the high ridges are dominated by hare’s tail cott…

Orton Moss

…h type, with heather and bilberry to a form characterised by broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Within these areas occur some scarce plants, most notably royal fern Osmunda regalis and common wintergreen Pyrola minor. In parts the …

Cwm Clydach, Cydweli

…Deschampsia flexuosa, greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Holly Ilex aquifolium and hazel Corylus avellana contribute to the shrub layer. In contrast, the lower (southern) length of the gorge is noticeably more base-enriched with much mo…

Esgyrn Bottom

… Rubus fruticosus agg, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. Most of the woodland is of coppice-growth, with a few large, old, many-stemmed stools. Large oak and ash Fraxinus excelsior trees are scattered on boundary banks. Wood melick Meli…

Halsdon

…y Vaccinium myrtillus, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and hard-fern Blechnum spicant. Areas of more nutrient-rich soil support a greater proportion of ash Fraxinus excelsior, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and sycamore Acer pseudoplat…

Nymet Barton Marsh

…rowing over beds of hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and nettle Urtica dioica. The fauna of the site is poorly known, although the nationally scarce and declining marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia has been recorded.

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…r-grass, with frequent bramble, soft-rush Juncus effusus and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. Scattered, relatively small patches of a similar type of woodland have the same canopy trees and a typically sparse or absent shrub layer. The field layer here is always dominated…

Hatfield Moors

… scrub includes climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. The site supports a diverse breeding community of heathland birds of which the population of nightjars is a particular highlight and may be of international significance. Nighting…

Loch of Clousta

… angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Both scrub and tall herb vegetation types are rare in Shetland, and especially so in combination. This is also the only small holm in Shetland with stone bramble Rubus saxatilis. …

Risley Moss

…, red campion Silene dioica, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata dominate much of the ground flora on these peaty soils. On higher ground oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and elm Ulmus glabra and U. procera predominate with a hazel unde…

Mullaghcarn

…ula sylvatica with occasional wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Where greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica is less dense, the ground flora displays greater diversity with a rich herb, grass and moss compone…

Tuetoes Hills

…air grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and bramble Rubus fruticosus. creeping willow Salix repens, a localised plant in Lincolnshire, can also be found along woodland edges. Stands of coniferous plantation consisting o…

Red Moss

…ary grass Phalaris arundinacea, bramble Rubus fruticosus and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. - A bed of common reed Phragmites australis lies along the southern edge of the scrub woodland. - Snipe and teal breed on the open mossland. - The ditches and pools of the Moss…

Drostre Bank

…-scripta and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with frequent broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and enchanters-nightshade Circaea lutetiana among other species. Bay willow Salix pentandra occurs in the western field; Drostre Bank represents the extreme south eastern edge of i…

Quoile

…sus and pignut Conopodium majus. Ferns are conspicuous, with broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern D.filix-mas, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and lady fern Athyrium felix-femina all abundant. Mosses are widespread, generally at low cover values, and include Hypnum cupre…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

… Galium palustre. Bramble Rubus fruticosus and ferns such as broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata denote drier ground, grading into scrub dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica. At its margins, the woodland becomes m…

Udford Low Moss

…more acidic conditions creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata dominate while in the more neutral to basic situations there is a richer flora including dog's mercury, hedge woundwort, wood avens, yellow pimpernel and wood meadow grass Poa nemo…

Talich

…wsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) and a range of ferns including broad buckler fern (Dryopteris dilatata) are abundant. An important feature is the amount of open space within the woodland areas where spring water comes to the surface and flushes have developed. These are herb-rich wi…

Bonds Glen

…is covered by a scattering of hard-fern Blechnum spicant and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata over a low carpet of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, with species such as pignut Conopodium malus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and…

Dalby Bush Fen

…rrel Oxalis acetosella, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. The upper valley sides support semi natural woodland, scattered trees, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub over bracken Pteridium aquilinum.

Burnt Wood

…on is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus agg, bracken and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, but mixtures of herbs such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum are …

Eastern Mournes

…yrtillus, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and ferns such as broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata may be found. Racomitrium lanuginosum is also frequently associated with these inaccessible rocks. Two reservoirs and a number of base-poor, upland lakes occur within the mountain …

Holystone Burn Woods

…ing soft grass Holcus mollis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and dog violet Viola riviniana are frequent. On the more poorly drained and base enriched soils species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, ramsons Allium ursinum, meadow sweet Fili…

Spring Wood,Hawnby

… in some areas including lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Species of special interest include broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, wood melick Melica uniflora, large colonies of herb paris Paris …

Rehaghy Wood

…ramble Rubus fruticosus agg., hard fern Blechnum spicant and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella growing over a carpet of wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus. Other species inc…

Lions Hill

…allow Salix cinerea and bog myrtle are typical of the edges. Broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata is very frequent and the mosses Sphagnum fimbriatum, Polytrichum commune, Mnium hornum and Dicranella heteromalla are abundant. The fauna comprises animals typical of a varied area…

Feetham Holme

…lder strewn slope is bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus heath with broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata.

Abbey Craig

… ursinum and bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, along with broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, although many areas are bare due to soil and rock slippages. In places at the break of slope, mature oak …

Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down

…n cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and by a well-developed bryophyte mat. On the richer soils hazel Corylus avellana becomes significant in the understorey, while bramble Rubus fruticosus and creeping soft-grass Hol…

Strother Hills

…iana officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Elsewhere small pools and their associated flushes support marsh marigold Caltha palustris, remote sedge Carex remota, soft rush Juncus effusus, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa…

Penhale Dunes

…ock sedge Carex paniculata, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and hart’s-tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium. Rare plant species recorded from Penhale Dunes include Babington’s leek Allium ampeloprasum spp. babingtonii, wild leek Allium ampe…

Chartley Moss

…nus sylvestris to taller, denser pine stands. Plants such as broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa show increased cover with lower water levels. The solid and drier peats are occupied by woodland largely of …

Roach Lime Hills

…n occurs which includes hammer sedge, wood sedge, hard rush, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and small sweet grass Glyceria declinata.

Backstone Bank and Baal Hill Woods

…Melica uniflora with ferns including lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. On more acid soils the woodlands are dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea and birch Betula sp. and the understorey is invariably s…

Dark Peak

…essible cliff ledges, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa often grow, usually where there is some flushing and frequently alongside greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, another species sensitive to grazing. Th…

The Bog

…r, woodland plants such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata occur. rowan Sorbus aucuparia, goat willow Salix caprea and a single yew Taxus baccata have also become established in the scrub.

Burnham Beeches

…ctive moss Leucobryum glaucum. Other woodland plants include broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, the sedges Carex sylvatica and Carex remota, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, woodruff Galium odoratum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa,…

Lenaghan Wood

…dominated by bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus with a scattering of hay-scented fern Dryopteris aemula and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Herbs tend to be sparse here, with greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica and cow wheat Melampyrum pratense the most frequent. Calcifugous acid-tolerant m…

New England Valley

…rcup Ranunculus repens, opposite leaved golden saxifrage and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata.

Bentley Park Wood

… ground vegetation consists of creeping soft grass, bracken, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata with limited patches of yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and species such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. In the wetter parts sessi…

Merthen Wood

… associated fen and heath vegetation. Abundant ferns include broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and royal fern which grows extensively in some places where it forms an understorey. Drier woodland fringes the boundaries in places and is domina…

Calf Hill and Cragg Woods

…Galium saxatile and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, with broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. In places the mosses Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Dicranum majus and Sphagnum spp are frequent with variable amounts of different grasses and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, especially o…

Gwernaffel Dingle

…range of mosses and ferns, including the locally 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 ve…

Birkham Wood

…sorrel Oxalis acetosella, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Within the northern section on steeper valley slopes running down to the River Nidd t…

Pilmoor

…ished downy birch woodland has brambles Rubus fruticosus and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata as characteristic components of the ground flora with honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Several small areas of grey willow Salix cinerea carr oc…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…. Ground flora includes bramble, hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina and broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine which has a local distribution in Cornwall. Well-drained slopes in the south-east of the site s…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

… characteristic ferns such as hard-fern Blechnum spicant and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. Holly Ilex aquifolium and hazel Corylus avellana form the understorey and the field layer includes wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heather C…

Coed a Gweunydd Gilfach-gwyddil

…Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. Wide, mature hedges at the field boundaries supplement this habitat. The nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus is present, as are a number of locally uncommon species i…

Cwm Llyfnant

…erhanging friable rock with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. Remarks: Most of the site is owned by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Coed Aberdulas

…ium oppositifolium, hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water mint Mentha aquatica and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. This type of woodland is rare in Wales. Where the ground is a little less bo…

Bovey Heathfield

…pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, water mint Mentha aquatica and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. The site’s range of habitats and diverse environmental conditions supports a very rich invertebrate fauna, the heathland elements of which are well represented. Many nationally r…

Dyffryn Gwaun

…owsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Around the bases of the alders, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica flourish. Sixteen of the 77 different lichens found in the alder and willow carr are indicators of long continui…

Briarwood Banks

…e Brachypodium sylvaticum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Dense stands of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense occur on the most acid soils under oak. In flushed area…

Crich Chase

…minated by bracken, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. There is typically little under storey here, although occasionally holly Ilex aquifolium, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna or younger trees occur. The topography of the steep upper slo…

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

…moor-grass tussocks and Sphagnum filled pools. Ferns such as broad-buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina are prominent. Royal fern Osmunda regalis, a local species in Dorset, is occasional. A number of nationally scarce epiphytic lichens are present…

Llay Bog

…n Frangula alnus with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata as common species underneath the woodland canopy. The small central portion of the bog is characterised by a lawn of bog moss Sphagnum spp. with Eriophorum angustifolium and cotton…

Tully Bog

…Species in the field layer include bramble Rubus fruticosus, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Shallower cuttings are dominated by dense swards of purple moor grass Molinia caerul…

Braken Hurst

…machia nemorum, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. On acidic, better drained sands and gravels a birch sessile oak woodland occurs with an open, mature canopy and old pollarded hollies, a structure arising from the practice of woo…

Winmarleigh Moss

…woodland with an understorey of bramble Rubus fruticosus and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Crawley’s Dyke, an ancient boundary ditch, crosses the centre of the site. In places the growth of vegetation within it has blocked the flow of water allowing pools to develop and…

Foulshaw Moss

…lberry Vaccinium myrtillus, cranberry, bog rosemary, narrow leaved buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, hare's tail cotton grass, bog myrtle and with sphagna such as S. palustre, S. capillifolium and, in ditches, Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. fimbriatum, S. palustre and S. recurvum. Wh…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…ered conditions often develops into large bushes and at some sites buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata or the locally uncommon cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. Deeper slightly damper soils on the lower slopes extending into valley bottoms, support wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ev…

Marline Valley Woods

…hyll area include soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. The agriculturally unimproved pasture supports a species rich neutral grassland flora, dominated by lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agros…

Ben A'an and Brenachoile Woods

…o pockets of ash with dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, with a variety of herbaceous species including ramsons Allium ursinum and the locally rare wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Where groundwater flushing occurs, alder dominates with ash …

Cranny Bogs

…e ground cover is characterised by bramble Rubus fruticosus, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, over a dense moss carpet dominated by Thuidium tamariscinum. The bog also provides a habitat for birds, such as snipe Gallinago gallinago, and ma…

Meathop Moss

… frequent species include bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and the uncommon oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. The surrounding woodland is dominated by Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and downy bir…

Edenaclogh Wood

…bramble Rubus fruticosus agg, hard fern Blechnum spicant and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, growing over a carpet of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Other species include pignut Conopodium majus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespito…

Swineholes Wood and Black Heath

…reater grass cover and a wider range of herbs. These include broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the county rarity common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. The presence of holly Ilex aquifolium thickets, a stream and small pools adds to the flo…

Coed Cwmgwared

…Athyrium Filix-femina, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. The humid conditions in the valley support Wilson's filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and a number of uncommon Atlantic bryophytes including Jubula Hutchinsiae and Scapania umbros…

Bishop's Wood

…lenium scolopendrium, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and broad-buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. The field layer also contains many other species including dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and ramsons Allium ursinum. The ground layer is gen…

Dunsdale Hollow

…species is composed of wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. Less abundant are heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and climbing corydalis Corydalis clav…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…r grass and Yorkshire fog, plus wood small reed, wood sedge, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, ivy Hedera helix, slender St. John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, honeysuckle, purple moor grass, tormentil Potentilla erecta, field rose Rosa arvensis and dog violet Viola riviniana,…

Perchhall Loch

…s a ground flora dominated by Sphagnum mosses with stands of broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata on drier ground. The alder carr overlies an area of pools, bare peat and sedge and bog moss-dominated vegetation. The site has a rich water beetle fauna which includes one Red Data…

Woodhead Moss

…sedge fen. Ferns such as lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata are quite common. The carr provides an important habitat for small songbirds such as willow warbler, chiffchaff, whitethroat, pied wagtail and spotted flycatcher, as well as for in…

Halesend Wood

…Asplenium trichomanes hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and polypody Polypodium vulgare. The woodland provides habitat for a number of animals including badger Meles meles, dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and the native polecat Mustel…

Llwyn

…et Filipendula ulmaria, herb robert Geranium robertianum and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata as the main components of this characteristically species-poor community. For the alder -ash -yellow pimpernel woodland the herb layer is more diverse as common nettle becomes rare…

Loynton Moss

… as bramble Rubus fruticosus, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. sedges Carex spp. are also well represented including small populations of white sedge Carex canescens, tu…

Sherrardspark Wood

…el Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Two uncommon helleborines are known from the wood, violet and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis purpurata and Epipactis helleborine. moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, another local …

Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses

…, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and hummocks of the mosses Sphagnum fallax, blunt leaved bog moss S. palustre and common haircap Polytrichum commune. Geology The layers of peat lai…

Cors y Llyn

…round flora on the drier ground is characterised by frequent broad-buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and ivy Hedera helix. The wetter ground supports carpets of bog-mosses, such as Sphagnum recurvum, S. palustre and…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…rium filix-femina, hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata are all abundant together with the mosses Thamnobryum alopecurum and Atrichum undulatum. Stream side rocks support the Nationally Scarce moss Rhynchostegiella curviseta and the loc…

Bickerton Hill

…y are locally dominant in the woodland ground flora with the broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata locally frequent. The site supports several species of reptile including, the adder Vipera berus, common lizard Lacerta agilis and slow worm Anguis fragilis. Other fauna includes b…

Smallburgh Fen

…er pond sedge Carex acutiformis, marsh fern, meadowsweet and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. The site also forms the only known Norfolk locality for the rare moss Brachythecium mildeanum.

Mallerstang-Swaledale Head

…irgaurea, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and ferns such as broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, hard fern Blechnum spicant and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. Plateau areas of short vegetation support important populations of golden plover and dunlin and dotterel…

Dimmings Dale & The Ranger

…e Rubus fruticosus, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata among the commoner species. The closed canopy and abundance of decaying wood provides an ideal humid habitat for invertebrates, particularly those associated with dead wood. Again …

Kippenrait Glen

…by grasses and ferns such as creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. In wetter flushed areas there are patches of alder woodland with frequent grey willow Salix cinerea and goat willow Salix caprea. On sloping ground where there is pronounced water…

Cadair Idris

…s and Sphagnum capillifolium; wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, hard fern Blechnum spicant, and foxgloves Digitalis purpurea can be found. Where the soils are slightly deeper and more acidic on the more shaded slopes abundant lemon-scented fer…

Park Wood

… hard fern Blechnum spicant, polypody Polypodium vulgare and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. The uncommon woodland grass, wood millet Milium effusum and pignut Conopodium majus are species of particular note. The wetter alluvial soils in the valley bottom support alder c…

Erwood Dingle

… the field layer. The more shaded waterside rocks support oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and lush bryophyte communities. There are small stands of wet woodland along the stream banks which are dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and ash, with hazel beneath and a field layer char…

Churnet Valley

…is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella frequent between tussocks. The ash woodland w…

Sluxton Marsh, Whitemoor

…ked sedge Carex laevigata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. The swamp is dominated by greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata. Notable plant species include a population of royal fern Osmunda regalis, growing along ditch banks, in swamp and…

Brookheys Covert

…hanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, tufted hair grass and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata occasional to locally frequent. The small pools within the woodland were created by past marl digging operations. These have either been partly or wholly colonised by such species …

Rostherne Mere

… plant species associated with the peat bog remain including broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. as well as purple small reed Calamagrostis canescens an uncommon species in this part of the country. At the south …

Ridley Gill

…greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus. This is found in the northern half of the Gill and occurs on acid soils over free draining sandstones. The second on Car…

Scaleby Moss

…s pine. The woodland has a ground flora largely dominated by broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, along with some bilberry in the more open parts whilst wetter sections have a flora resembling the wet heath. There is also an abundance of the common mosses of acid woodland e.g.…

Upper Dunsforth Carrs

…t of the stream. Where the canopy is closed, species such as broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and bramble Rubus fruticosus occur, while common reed dominates the ground flora where the canopy is more open. Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera is frequent along the stream…

Coed Llandyfan

… plant species occurs. On acidic banks hard fern Blechnum spicant, buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, goldenrod Solidago virgaurea and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella are abundant. In contrast, on the more nutrient-rich slopes, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter's nightsh…

Mawnog Gwaunynog

…rsh-marigold Caltha palustris, remote sedge Carex remota and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. A smaller area of drier marginal land supports a mixed woodland with sessile oak Quercus petraea well represented and a species-poor ground layer dominated by bracken Pteridium aq…

Mynydd Ty-isaf, Rhondda

…egopteris connectilis, mountain fern Oreopteris limbosperma, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. In addition to supporting an interesting pteridophyte flora, the higher crags within the SSSI provid…

Bann Estuary

… and ferns, particularly lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, all common. The flushed ground flora is characterised by meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. There are recent reco…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

… a rich fern community including hard fern Blechnum spicant, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and Wilson's filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii. The boulder slope below is covered by a tall dry heath community, characterised by stands of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and a …

Oakhanger Moss

…, sedges give way to purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata locally and birch displacing willow from the shrub layer. More diverse are the areas of fen which have developed along the site’s eastern edge, where surface water enters the basin…

Sinks Valley, Kesgrave

… Clay at the surface. The flora includes some fine stands of broad buckler fern 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 …

Jenkins Carr

…th a ground flora including lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium which here reaches the eastern end of its range in Britain. The mixed woodland i…

Frome St. Quintin

…la vulgaris and ground ivy Glechoma hederacea and ferns such as scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium are prominent. Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa and red current are occasional shrubs. Celandine Ficaria…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Badger setts have been present in Rivar copse for many years. The variety of habitats at Inkpen and Walbury is important for birds. The woods and hedgerows support a wide range of…

Pinkney and Gerrick Woods

…Holcus mollis and bramble Rubus fruticosus are dominant with broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea and, locally, wood melic Melica uniflora. More base rich soils support dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, bl…

Swithland Wood and The Brand

… layer is characterised by pendulous sedge Carex pendula and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. The wood as a whole contains a large number of plant species indicative of ancient woodland including hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine…

Linwood Warren

… birch woodland is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Notably amongst the vertebrates are badgers, adders and slow worms. The diversity and quality of the breeding community of birds is of county importance. It includes woodcock, ta…

Oxleas Woodlands

…hese wetter conditions include angelica Angelica sylvestris, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. In parts there is a well developed woodland structure with a variety of trees and in particular, shrubs. Some of these shrubs have a restricted d…

Carn a' Mhadaidh

…e boulders, the vegetation is dominated by ferns and mosses. Broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, northern buckler fern D. expansa and common polypody Polypodium vulgare form the main fern communities with Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii. Liverworts are especially a…

Compstall Nature Reserve

… wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, red campion, yellowarchangel, broad bucker fern Dryopteris dilatata and tufted hair grass are common constituentsof the ground flora in these wetter areas with opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium locally frequent in the v…

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