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Holt and West Moors Heaths

…er wood pasture, but grazing has ceased in recent times. It is dominated by oak Quercus robur and very locally beech Fagus sylvatica. The oldest oaks are massive, ancient trees with a history of pollarding. Holly Ilex aquifolium is abundant and birch is widespread. The ground flo…

Cloatley Farm

… white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album nationally scarce, purple hairstreak; Favonius quercus, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa and Essex skipper Thymelicus lineola. Moths include notable grassland species such as the forester Adscita statices and large numbers of chimney sw…

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

… Association which are slowly permeable and clayey and comprise pedunculate oak Quercus robur standards with a coppice of ash, field maple and hazel Corylus avellana. There are also scattered wych elm Ulmus glabra, though these now mainly survive only as small stems in the unders…

Long Lye

…odland separates the two areas of grassland and is dominated by pedunculate oak Quercus robur with a well developed understorey of hazel Corylus avellana. Ground flora is diverse with Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scr…

Shortheath Common

… colonised within the past 80 -110 years by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and oak Quercus / birch Betula woodland, large areas of open heathland and habitats remain and the seral stages of the succession to oak wood contribute to the considerable habitat diversity of the site as a …

Epsom and Ashtead Commons

… main types of woodland are present. Young birch Betula pendula pedunculate oak Quercus robur woodland has recently colonised above bracken or tussock grass and has a high scrub content. More mature woodland, particularly on Ashtead common and the southern part of Newton Wood, co…

Parkhurst Forest

…od pasture. Overmuch of the woodland the canopy is now dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea and beech Fagus sylvatica of varying age, with pedunculate oak Quercus robur and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa in varying amounts, probably derived from planting. Young silver birch B…

Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods

…purple emperor Apatura iris, white admiral Limenitis camilla, purple hairstreak Favonius quercus and grayling butterflies and at least ten species of dragonfly including Calopteryx virgo, Cordulegaster boltonii and Anax imperator.

Sheephouse Wood

…una includes the butterflies white admiral Limenitis camilla, purple hairstreak Favonius quercus and also black hairstreak Satyrium pruni, a nationally restricted species largely confined to relics of ancient forest on the clay belt running through Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire…

Kingley Vale

…s of the plateau is variable and of mature woodland of ash with pedunculate oak Quercus robur or of younger woodland of ash, yew, beech Fagus sylvatica and Corsican pine Pinus nigra. The valley woodland is of oak, ash and yew. Woodland at Kingley Vale supports a rich community of…

Yardley Chase

…rly uncommon lepidoptera such as wood white Leptidea sinapis, purple hairstreak Favonius quercus and black hairstreak Satyrium pruni. Since 1977, 30 breeding species have been recorded, more than any other Northamptonshire site and including the largest known British population o…

Greenscoombe Wood , Luckett

…i-natural woodland, with associated species-rich rides and margins. Sessile oak Quercus petraea woodland, supporting a rich epiphytic flora, covers the central ridge and north-west area, but some of this has been underplanted with conifers. Extensive conifer plantations also occu…

Hodgemoor Wood

…known to hold populations of white admiral Limenitis camilla, purple hairstreak Favonius quercus and green hairstreak Callophrys rubi. A nationally rare jewel beetle Agrilus biguttatus, a species associated with old oaks in ancient woodland, has been recorded from the woods. The…

Bookham Commons

… site. The majority of this woodland is mature and dominated by pedunculate oak Quercus robur, although other species occurring include turkey oak Quercus cerris, down birch Betula pubescens, field maple Acer campestre, beech Fagus sylvatica, holly Ilex aquifolium and hazel Coryl…

Brampton Bryan Park

… invertebrates. The trees in the park are predominantly oaks, both pedunculate Quercus robur and sessile Q. petraea, with some beech Fagus sylvatica, ash Fraxinus excelsior and small leaved lime Tilia cordata. On the steeper slopes are areas of scattered scrub composed mainly of…

Sidling's Copse and College Pond

…butterflies recorded include white admiral Limenitis camilla, purple hairstreak Favonius quercus and white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album. Amongst the diverse mollusc fauna are two indicators of old woodland, Acicula fusca and Ena montana. The wood contains an active badger s…

Tiddesley Wood

…is broadleaved woodland dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior and pedunculate oak Quercus robur, with field maple Acer campestre and coppiced hazel Corylus avellana in the shrub layer. In some areas the canopy also contains small leaved lime Tilia cordata and silver birch Betula pe…

Brown's Folly

…ry ash field maple type. Ash Fraxinus excelsior is dominant but pedunculate oak Quercus robur, wych elm Ulmus glabra, common whitebeam Sorbus aria, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana also occur. Ground flora species normally restricted to ancient woodland sites…

Homefield Wood

…k Satyrium w-album, as well as green and purple hairstreaks Callophrys rubi and Favonius quercus, dingy and grizzled skippers Erynnis tages and Pyrgus malvae and white admiral Limenitis camilla. The large dragonfly Aeshna grandis is common.

Brotheridge Green Disused Railway Line

…. The dominant tree species in the hedgerows are ash Fraxinus excelsior and oak Quercus robur. The wealth and diversity of the calcicole flora has in turn provided a rich habitat for invertebrates, birds and mammals. The line is noted particularly for its wealth of butterflies wi…

Woolbeding and Pound Commons

…omparatively recently on formerly more open land. On the well drained areas oak Quercus robur, with bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus are found, whilst ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis dominate the ba…

Howe Park Wood

…period it was part of a medieval park. A number of surviving large ancient oaks Quercus robur and one ancient crab apple Malus sylvestris reflect the wood's past as a deer park. The wood is situated on heavy poorly drained calcareous boulder clays. The soils derived from these c…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

…tillary Euphydryas aurinia, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, purple hairstreak Favonius quercus, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae butterflies the silver-studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus and the nationally scarce weevil Apoderus coryli. The…

Wolford Wood and Old Covert

…d as coppice with standards. The canopy species are mainly ash, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and silver birch Betula pendula. Much of the large timber in Wolford Wood was felled in the 1920's but some remains in Old Covert. Ash, hazel Corylus avellana and birch are the most abun…

Chickengrove Bottom

…ellana with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, bramble Rubus fruticosus and young oak Quercus robur frequent. Dogwood Cornus sanguinea, spindle Euonymus europaeus, privet Ligustrum vulgare and whitebeam Sorbus aria also occur. Within this transitional scrub zone, which is an important …

Asham Wood

…ture of interest is the abundance of stub and small pollards of pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre and small leaved lime Tilia cordata. Indeed, pedunculate oak in particular is a complete mixture of all treatment forms, standards of …

Coombe Meadow

… There is a strip of well established woodland around the site. Pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and hazel Corylus avellana are the main components with willow Salix sp and blackthorn Prunus spinosa forming occasional thickets. Alder buckthorn Frangula alnus …

Rodney Stoke

…aved lime. Ash Fraxinus excelsior is the dominant species while pedunculate oak Quercus robur is also common. Small leaved lime Tilia cordata, whitebeam Sorbus aria, wild service tree Sorbus domestica, field maple Acer campestre are more localised in distribution. Standards of wy…

Halsdon

…ng to soil and drainage conditions. On the thinner, more acid soils sessile oak Quercus robur and hybrid oaks dominate and understorey of holly Ilex aquifolium, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and hazel Corylus avellana. Beech Fagus sylvatica is locally abundant in the canopy. The ground …

Marston Thrift

…onsists mainly of overgrown ash Fraxinus excelsior coppice with pedunculate oak Quercus robur over a shrub layer dominated by coppiced hazel Corylus avellana and a good variety of other species including field maple Acer campestre, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, privet Ligustrum vulg…

Nagshead

…t part of the site was planted in 1814 and is dominated by both pedunculate oak Quercus robur and sessile oak Q. petraea. A later planting of oak occurs in the eastern part of the site. Vegetation of the understorey and field layer varies according to whether or not the woodland …

Walton Common

…urring species include hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, ash Fraxinus excelsior, oak Quercus robur and Turkey oak Quercus cerris. In some areas where the soil is deeper and more acidic, bracken Pteridium aquilinum has encroached onto the grassland. The grassland and scrub areas are fr…

Briddlesford Copses

…ibutaries which flow into it support ash Fraxinus excelsior and pedunculate oak Quercus robur standards over a hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre coppice layer. The ground flora in these areas is characterised by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and lime lovi…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…include white admiral Limenitis camilla and purple and white-letter hairstreaks Favonius quercus and Strymonidium w album. Various other invertebrate groups are known to be well represented, e.g. molluscs, of which 45 species have been recorded to date, and flies, which include t…

Wain Wood

… the top to base rich loams at the bottom. An ancient seat natural oak/hornbeam Quercus species/ Carpinus betulus woodland, approaching the northern limit of its natural range, it represents an example of a habitat now much reduced in extent nationally through woodland clearance …

Knavenhill Wood

…opy is mainly dominated by ash, silver birch Betula pendula and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. Goat willow Salix caprea, wild cherry Prunus avium and wych elm Ulmus glabra are also present. The understorey includes hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, hazel Corylus avellana, wild privet …

Devil's Spittleful

…d which is largely dominated by silver birch Betula pendula and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The shrub/heath community is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa with abundant bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. Beca…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…mmon and Wytherston Farm is of special scientific interest by reason of its oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and alder Alnus glutinosa woodland, acid, neutral and calcareous grassland, fen meadow and rush pasture, rare and scarce invertebrates; rare and scarce lower plan…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…itillary Argynnis paphia, white admiral Limenitis camilla and purple hairstreak Favonius quercus are present within the oak wood whilst the local and declining small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene breeds in the hazel coppice and in glades on the woodland edge. The Nati…

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