Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Black Park

…nal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wavy hair and tufted hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and D. cespitosa and a variety of herbs such as common centaury Centaurium erythraea, common cat…

Savernake Forest

…flora is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus or grasses such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. However wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and raspberry Rubus idaeus are frequent and more than fifty plant s…

Weeleyhall Wood

…honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. The alder valleys support a rich ground flora which includes moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium op…

Drummond Lochs

…d the ground flora is largely dominated by grassy species such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis; bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella are also locally prominent. By contrast, the wetter areas around the fringes…

Thrift Wood, Woodham Ferrers

…ides non-scripta and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, together with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Bramble Rubus spp. and bracken Pteridium aquilinum are restricted to the drier parts of the wood, whilst Wood rushes Luzula spp., sedges Carex spp…

Harlow Woods

…generally species poor and is dominated by bramble Rubus spp. and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis are abundant over the more acidic soils. Large areas of bare leaf litter occur under the dense canopy of the older hor…

Eglarooze Cliff

…ed neutral grassland occur to the east with species such as creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The cliffs are particularly important for the occurrence of two Red Data Book…

Gosforth Park

…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 relict heath grassland is dominated by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Ant…

Charleshill

…nated by common bent, sweet grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Damper grassland in the site is often dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with other plants including heath spotted orchid Dactylo…

Shaugh Prior Woods

…ents bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, bramble Rubus fruticosus, creeping softgrass Holcus mollis and bent grasses Agrostis spp. honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, herb robert Geranium robertianum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile are frequent, while p…

Teign Valley Woods

…acken Pteridium aquilinum, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, with common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense also abundant on the lower slopes. Open heathy areas, characterised by heather Calluna vulgaris and common gorse Ulex europaeus, occur within …

Mochdre Dingles

…oped understorey of hazel. The ground-layer is dominated by creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta locally abundant. Other species include false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and wood sanicle Sanicula…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…d layer is grassy, with common bent, sweet vernal-grass and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis often abundant with patchy wavy hair-grass. Other species that occur here are wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and heath bed…

Coed Nant Menascin

…oxanthum odoratum, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, with frequent wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bramble Rubus fruticosus and mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Pseudoscleropodium purum and Thuidium tamariscinum. Bluebell Hyacint…

Gosbeck Wood

…rally dominant but tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and bramble Rubus spp. are locally abundant as is ivy Hedera helix in the area of secondary woodland. Notable species include spurge laurel Daphne laureola, wood spruge Euphorbia amygdal…

Moss Valley

… a ground flora of wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Elsewhere wych elm Ulmus glabra and sycamore are dominant, with birch, ash and alder locally abundant. The understorey contains oak and hazel and the ground flora includes wood melick M…

Kyle of Sutherland Marshes

… flowering herbs, such as; lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, creeping soft-grass 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 floo…

Inchtavannach and Inchconnachan

…ush Luzula sylvatica, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus and typical acid oak woodland mosses such as Polytrichum formosum, Thuidium tamariscinum and liverworts Diplophyllum albicans and Plagiochila asplenioides.…

Pentregwyn

…ommunity characterised by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre and greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. Other herbs include sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water …

Bach Howey Gorge

…ramble Rubus fruticosus, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, along with frequent wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, hairy wood-rush Luzu…

Coedydd Nantgwynant

…esence of abundant tufted hair-grass Deschampsia 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,…

Holystone Burn Woods

…ow Salix caprea in the shrub layer. On freely drained soils creeping 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 san…

Castle Acre Common

…doratum, together with a variety of other grasses including creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, mat grass Nardus strictand sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Herb species are well represented and notable species include meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, yellow rattle Rhinanthus mi…

Kirton Wood, Lincolnshire

…es of more acidic soil support bracken Pteridium aquilinum, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. Less common plants such as nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine also occur within the…

Purbeck Ridge (West)

…nut Conopodium majus, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis are also frequent. The presence of small leaved lime Tilia cordata, a species of very infrequent occurrence in Dorset woodlands, is of particular interest. The woodland also supports goo…

Ridley Gill

…ced hazel Corylus avellana over a ground flora dominated by creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rub…

Coed Gwempa

…anter's-nightshade and a sparser covering of dog's mercury, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, water avens Geum rivale, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sedges Carex spp. In the more open conditions to the north-west of the wood, the ground vegetation (possibly representing a …

Drostre Bank

…bus fruticosus agg., bluebell Hyacinthoides non-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…

Felbrigg Woods

…round flora here with honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. In locally flushed zones, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana occur. There is no shrub layer over much of the wood…

Kingsbury Wood

…linum and bramble Rubus fruticosus are locally dominant and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis is abundant. The limestone workings have allowed a few calcicoles otherwise restricted to the south of the county to take hold. These include fairy flax Linum catharticum, common twaybla…

Udford Low Moss

…n the base status of the soil. Under 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 pim…

Dendles Wood

… scattered throughout. The ground flora is characterised by creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, bramble Rubus spp., bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and herb robert Geranium rob…

Abbey Craig

…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 dominates the canopy, sometimes with pine; here the ground flora is of a more ac…

Checkhill Bogs

…r bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bramble Rubus fruticosus and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. The long undisturbed character of the site, the high humidity and quantity of decaying timber provides a favourable environment for mosses, liverworts and fungi as well as invertebrates…

Hoad's Wood

…ris. The ground flora is dominated by bracken, brambles and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. The woodland rides are more varied with hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. The remainder of the wood is more calc…

Gamlingay Wood

…flora here holds bracken Pteridium aquilinum, together with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. This type of vegetation is characteristic of dry oak woods on acid soils and extremely rare in the county. Parts of the wood have been modified by plantation, but elements of the natura…

Barle Valley

…Sorbus aucuparia. The field layer is more diverse including creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, common bent Agrostis capillaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and Dryopteris species as local dominants. Frequent membe…

Ruislip Woods

…cken Pteridium aquilinum, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, creeping softgrass Holcus mollis and, in places, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Along rides, in areas of recently cut coppice and on damper ground in the stream valleys, the ground flora tends to be more diverse. M…

Cambusurich Wood

…d hazel understorey. The ground flora is typically dominated by soft wood-grass Holcus mollis and common bent Agrostis capillaris with frequent bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bracken. The more base-rich…

Forest Banks

…he past is largely composed of bracken Pteridium aquilinum, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. On the scarp where calcareous and base rich Keuper Marls outcrop there is an abrupt transition to mixed broad…

Madams Wood

…yacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. At the south west end of the site, on unwooded slopes, a complex mosaic of wet, dry, neutral and acidic grassland has developed. Of particular interest is a large botanically diverse fl…

Moss Valley Woods

…by a ground flora of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with patches of bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Much of the oak would appear to be the natural hybrid between English oak Quercus robur and sessile oak Q. petra…

Thorndon Park

… or neutral grassland with common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, Yorkshire fog H. lanatus and soft rush Juncus effusus. Other habitats present include a small area of dry acidic dwarf shrub heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, an area of fen …

Bradley Woods

…Pteridium aquilinum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Woodland streams and banks support many vascular plants including hard fern Blechnum spicant, hard and soft shield ferns Polystichum aculeatum and Polystichum setiferum, pale sedge Care…

Sampford Spiney

…s. On the drier slopes the ground flora is characterised by creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, pignut Conopodium majus and pramble Rubus fruticosus. Moss and fern communities are well developed in the more humid c…

Collyweston Great Wood and Easton Hornstocks

…ercury Mercurialis perennis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum are some of the more widespread plants. Several large areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum occur and are often asso…

Yewbarrow Woods

…by grasses such as wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis but species such as foxglove Digitalis purpurea, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, herb Robert G…

Coedydd De Dyffryn Maentwrog

…is capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, particularly in the grazed woodlands. A variety of herb species occur in the field layer, including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium sax…

Asham Wood

…ils, ramsons Allium ursinum on the flushed alkaline slopes, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis on the acid soils of the northern valley and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria along the wet valley sides. Species normally restricted to ancient woodlands include herb paris Paris quadri…

Lyne Woods

…is dominated by bracken, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica or grasses especially Holcus mollis, H. lanatus, Deschampsia flexuosa and Agrostis capillaris. It is naturally more species rich in those areas with hazel and here includes more frequent wood sorrel, broad buckler fern, ma…

Coed Ynys-Faen

…azel and occasional holly. Within the field layer, bramble, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and ferns Dryopteris spp. are frequent while wood anemone Anemone nemorosa is dominant locally. The wood's rich and varied flora includes records for a number of scarcer plants such as h…

Hatton's Hey Wood, Whittle's Corner and Bank Rough

…. On the more acidic soils the ground flora is dominated by creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Lower down the slopes the more diverse flora includes dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, red campion Sil…

Coed Aberedw

… the presence of frequent wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis. On the steepest slopes the soils are thinner and have been leached of minerals. Hybrid oak remains the dominant tree but the shrub layer is sparse. The ground flora is generally grassy …

Upper Fal Estuary and Woods

…m, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Dryopteris ferns and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis occurs typically on the higher, gentler slopes which permit good soil-depth and fertility. Closer to the estuary a bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica, hard f…

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

…is capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis growing on the deeper soils, particularly in the grazed woodlands. Other frequent field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, bluebel…

Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood

… Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Other species include remote sedge Carex remota, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and en…

Kippenrait Glen

… The ground flora is dominated 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 …

Piles Copse

…ation of oak unsuccessful. The ground flora is dominated by creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and bracken Pteridium aquilinum and contains such herbs as sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella. In some areas, and…

Ganllwyd

…is capillaris. Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis are frequent on the deeper soils, particularly in the grazed woodlands. Other frequent field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, bl…

Warks Burn Woodland

… hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa though dry slopes support creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and more locally, wood melick Melica uniflora. Typical, spring flowering, woodland species are well represented and include moschatel Adoxa moschatel…

Dunsby Wood

…wo well drained areas where bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis are dominant. Meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis occur in the very wet areas and, elsewhere, other characteristic plants include early purple orchid…

Lambridge Wood

…e Rubus fruticosus, locally by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, with yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood millet Milium effusum, wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis and, locally, violet helleborine Epi…

Coedydd Nanmor

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis growing on the deeper soils, particularly in the grazed woodlands. Other frequent field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Ga…

Southill Lake and Woods

… flora locally dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and the lake which supports a characteristic breeding bird population. Re presentation of details approved by Council.

Roman River

…nthoides non-scripta, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Other species of interest are lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, climbing co…

Bowlees and Friar House Meadows

…species rich, having both species typical of the meadows, such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra and a number of more calcifugous species, namely mat grass Nardus stricta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Poten…

Hang Wood

…lora is dominated by greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, goosegrass Galium aparine and exceptionally large numbers of bluebell. sycamore and beech have been planted locally, with limited sycamore regeneration occu…

Arcot Hall Grassland and Ponds

…yer. The ground layer includes bramble Rubus fruticosus and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Wetter areas have vegetation dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus, with a moss layer of Sphagnum in places with a relatively stable water table. A small area dominated by sharp-flowere…

Erwood Dingle

…. The field layer is dominated by bluebell with mixtures of creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, wood-sorrel, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, tufted hair-grass, pignut Conopodium majus and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. Bramble and bracken Pteridium aquilinum are lo…

Edgefield Little Wood

…od anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and mosses. Ancient boundary banks surround the wood and the woodland is of ancient, probably primary, origin.

Laxton Sykes

…doratum, soft brome Bromus hordeaceous, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus mollis and quaking grass Briza media. The sykes contain a diverse herb flora including such typical plants as cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, pignut Conopodium majus, lad…

Badby Wood

…th some areas dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. or creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and others with herb rich communities including plants such as bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and yellow archangel Lamia…

Chorley Covert and Deserts Wood

…which is characteristic of acid soils and which consists of creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and, locally, heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Alongside …

Briarwood Banks

…rops. The upper slopes support a more restricted flora with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Dense stands of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica with bilberry Vaccinium m…

Titsal Wood, Shadingfield

…isects the wood. This has a distinctive flora that includes creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, remote sedge Carex remota and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens.

Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden

…ches of bramble Rubus spp., honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and grassy glades Holcus mollis and Dactylis glomerata. There are also small areas of acid grassland with some heathland elements. An eight hectare deer enclosure has been fenced off in the northern part of the Park. T…

Cors Gorsgoch

…atrocinerea on a floating mass of bog mosses, with abundant creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, marsh violet Viola palustris and bogbean. North-west of this carr and south of the stream is an extensive area of very wet poor-fen with dominant bog mosses and bottle sedge, and a wide…

The Coppice, Kelvedon Hatch

…ora. bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bramble Rubus sp., creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and, locally, bracken Pteridium aquilinum are abundant on the drier ground; tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and pendulous sedge Carex pendula predominate in the intermediate zone…

West Abbot's and Lound Woods

…tic ground flora containing bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, in contrast to other areas of the site where limestone reaches the soil surface. Some typical ancient woodland plants are recorded including yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and …

Windsor Hill

…t a more mixed ground flora occurs between these, including creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, hairy brome Bromus ramosa, tussock grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood millet Milium effusum and wood mellick Melica uniflora; pill headed sedge Carex pilulifera, hairy wood rush Luzula p…

Strother Hills

…ny oak saplings and hazel. The ground flora is dominated by creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense with wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and …

Frome St. Quintin

…pta is abundant with greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and locally, bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The oceanic species, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella is occasional on north facing slopes. Ash high forest with maiden trees or coppice is present…

Handcocks Bottom

…yacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis are more frequent within the more acidic northern and western areas. The greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha is one of four orchid species which occur throughout the woodland…

Doddington Clay Woods

…cera periclymenum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and, in Little Sale Wood, bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Where conditions are more base rich, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis is locally abundant. Associated plants include bluebell Hya…

Kincardine Castle Wood

…On the relatively well drained flatter areas and slope tops creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas are common, with greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica locally dominant. In Broad Wood the flora is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping s…

Kinver Edge

…flects the acidic nature of the soils with wavy hair grass, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, bramble Rubus fruticosus agg and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. In recent years the Lepidoptera have been well studied. Interesting species of the oak b…

Hoar Park Wood

… include bugle Ajuga reptans, red campion Silene dioica and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. The fifth type of woodland is represented by a small area at the bottom of the wood where sessile oak over hazel is supplemented with ash, holly and downy birch Betula pubescens in the …

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

…sosplenium oppositifolium, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, with marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus being locally prominent. The drier ground supports a canopy of sessile oak…

Coedydd Dyffryn Alwen

… Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis along with wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and varying amounts of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Where the soil is especially base-poor, heather Calluna vulgaris, great wood-rush Luzu…

Epping Forest

…penetration is greater, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, soft rush Juncus effusus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, scattered ling Calluna vulgaris and bramble Rubus fruticosus are present. The second notable woodland type, pedunculate oak hornb…

Fforestganol a Chwm Nofydd

…y bluebell, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and more locally by creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Fforest-fach supports woodland dominated by ash and field maple. The understorey is composed of hazel and wych elm Ulmus glabra, with a ground flora of wild garlic, scaly male fern Dryo…

Crofton Woods

…xalis acetosella are most frequent on the drier ground with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and wood millet Milium effusum where more light reaches the floor. Surface water drains slowly from the lower lying areas and these damper localities, together with the banks of Kid Bro…

Haugh Wood

…as the dominant species are bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. In the northern part of the site are two types of woodland which are of limited national distribution. These are sessile oak – small leaved lime Tilia cordata and ash Fraxinus excelsior…

Everdon Stubbs

… dewberry Rubus caesius, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Two large bracken glades occur in …

Burn of Ballintomb

…es contain pedunculate oak, gean and birch woodland with bracken and soft grass Holcus mollis. In the upper den alder woodland gives way to birch/rowan woodland with a ground vegetation including greater woodrush, ling heather Calluna vulgaris and blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus.

Bush Wood and High Wood

…d soils and consists of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and bracken Pteridium aquilinum with smaller quantities of bramble Rubus fruticosus and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Small marshes occur near the stream, adding diversity to the si…

Calke Park

… the more dense stands of trees on the north side of the ponds, with soft grass Holcus mollis and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis as well as bracken and dense patches of bramble Rubus fruticosus and wild rose Rosa spp. Here there is an understorey in places dominated by hawtho…

Hampstead Heath Woods

…minated by grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with scattered silver birch Betula pendula and alder Alnus glutinosa. The abundance of over mature trees with decaying heartwood and dead sta…

Broxhead and Kingsley Commons

…a and pedunculate oak Quercus robur with a ground flora dominated by soft grass Holcus mollis and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Holly Ilex aquifolium, sallow Salix cinere and suckering English elm Ulmus procera are all common components of the woodland shrub layer. The bird fauna of …

Bovingdon Hall Woods

…mone Anemone nemorosa, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and creeping softgrass Holcus mollis are frequent but bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta is remarkably rare. Opposite leaved saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and early purple orchid…

Wyre Forest

…with locally frequent wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Several locally scarce plants occur including narrow leaved helleborine Cephalanthera longifolia, wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum, wild columb…

Tilliefoure Wood

…the lower slopes. The field layer is generally dominated by creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with widespread wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, pignut Conopodium majus, primrose Primula vulgaris, chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea and ha…

Maulden Heath

…eschampsia flexuosa, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, early hair grass Aira praecox and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella which is locally dominant. The abundant herbs include cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and bird's foot Ornithopus perpusi…

Rushford Wood

…nd bramble Rubus fruticosus, and by the wide occurrence of creeping Ssoft-grass Holcus mollis, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea and common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense. Climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata also occurs. A number of fast-flowing streams cross the site an…

Milkingstead Wood

…rt Stellaria holostea, wood sorrel and locally bracken with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis become common. wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, violet, bramble and honeysuckle also occur. A small grove of hazel coppice with pedunculate oak is present on the richer soils at the foot o…

Mantles Heath

…rich. The typical ground flora of the drier soils comprises creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bramble Rubus fruticosus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, red campion Silene dioica and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Several plants uncommon in the co…

Coedydd Beddgelert a Cheunant Aberglaslyn

…Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus mollis growing on the deeper soils, particularly in the grazed woodlands. Ferns form a distinctive part of the woodland field layer, these include: hard-fern Blechnum spicant, lemon scented-fer…

Wettenhall and Darnhall Woods

…present but are infrequent. On the upper slopes 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 Merc…

Holystone North Wood

…. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, soft grass Holcus mollis and the moss Leucobryum glaucum, the hummocks of which area special feature in the wood, are dominant. In addition, plants such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and the northern herb, ch…

Pipershill Common

…a ground flora dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis is present. On the slopes the soils are calcareous and damper. Here ash Fraxinus excelsior becomes more common and the shrub layer is richer with species such as hawthorn Crataegus monog…

Hunder Beck Juniper

…irsium palustre, tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis frequent throughout. Other Information This site is adjacent to the Cotherstone Moor SSSI and forms part of the Pennine Dales Environmentally Sensitive Area. The site is located within …

Tuetoes Hills

…oodland ground flora is characterised by varying amounts of creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and bramble Rubus fruticosus. creeping willow Salix repens, a localised plant i…

Crich Chase

…sing varying amounts of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Over less acid soils on lower slopes the field …

Coedydd y Beili, Malgwyn a Cribin

… sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, large ferns Dryopteris spp., bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea and, in the wetter areas along the streams, plants such as lady-fern Athyrium fili…

Braken Hurst

…ilinum with abundant bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Other common herbs include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. On ac…

Birks of Aberfeldy

… by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and other herbs with creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis on drier areas. Amongst the uncommon species are the nationally scarce small cow-wheat Melampyrum sylvaticum and lesser hairy brome Bromopsis benekenii. Other uncommon plants include mos…

Wistman's Wood

… is characterised by areas of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, great woodrush Luzula sylvatica and bramble Rubus fruticosus. The fern flora within the wood is diverse; the filmy ferns Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, and H. wilsonii occurring here. The e…

Churnet Valley

…ssy ground flora of wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa or creeping soft grass Holcus mollis contains bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel and climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata. small leaved lime Tilia cordata, is scattered throughout most of the semi natural a…

East Winch Common

… The ground flora is generally sparse and includes bracken, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana. Among the more interesting breeding birds are nightingale and grasshopper warbler.

Orlestone Forest

…grassland, dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, with many broadleaved herbs including lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, ling heather Calluna vulgaris and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Invertebrates dependent on these habita…

Birch Wood

…riation found in the soils. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis dominate the upper slopes but further down the slopes a greater variety of species occurs. These include yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana…

Nagshead

…onsists of bramble Rubus fruticosus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and soft grass Holcus mollis with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and blue bell Hyacinthoides non-scripta locally abundant. Patches of semi natural woodland dominated by alder …

Wolverton Wood and Alcaston Coppice

…ndition, for example greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Several uncommon plant species have been recorded. These include wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and broad leav…

Hurst Hill

…e grass sward is closely grazed by rabbits and dominated by creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and brown bent Agrostis canina. Other species present include wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, the mosses Dicranum scopariu…

Riddles Wood

… wood sage Teucrium scorodonia is co-dominant with bracken, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Other herb species include moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. Species…

Coed Aberdulas

…nthoides non-scripta with frequent pignut Conopodium majus, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea and occasional honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, lesser celandine Ficaria verna and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa…

Coed Hafod-fraith

…t species are sparsely represented; typical species include creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. Wetter areas have a good representation of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and occasi…

Clowes Wood & New Fallings Coppice

… alder buckthorn. The ground flora is dominated by bramble, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, plicate sweet grass Glyceria notata and lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis. Forty nine species of woodland bird breed in Clowes Wood, including all three species of woodpecker and six …

Tilehill Wood

…the ground flora with wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. Wood millet Milium effusum and remote sedge Carex remota are found in damper areas. Typical woodland herbs such a…

Bardon Hill

…ce in the ground vegetation of bracken Pteridium aquilinum, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Higher up the slope the broadleaved woodland is replaced by a plantation comprised mainly of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. At the summit of the hi…

Piddles Wood

… Luzula sylvatica, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis are very frequent and typical mosses are Dicranum scoparium and Polytrichum juniperinum. In open areas, bracken Pteridium aquilinum is often dominant. Piddles Wood supports a rich insect…

Beechmill Wood and Pasture

…e acidic upper slopes are species poor and are dominated by creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, bramble Rubus fruticosus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The more base rich lower slopes have a much more diverse flora including species such as do…

Thornley Wood

…me stands have hazel Corylus avellana and a ground flora 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 …

Ithon Valley Woodlands

…as, the ground layer is more grass-dominated, with abundant creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and frequent male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas. The damp slopes are botanically varied since they include both flushed slopes and receiving sites. There are few clear boundaries between veg…

Pinkney and Gerrick Woods

…local variations in soil conditions. On well drained slopes creeping soft grass 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 Melic…

Clough Woods

…estris. The ground flora is characteristically dominated by creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum with great wood rush Luzula sylvatica locally abundant. North facing slopes have particularly dense growths of m…

Swithland Wood and The Brand

…na and the field layer is characterised by the abundance of creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wavy hair grass Descampsia flexuosa, bramble Rubus fruticosus and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. Small streams i…

Allt Cynhelyg

…ern section ungrazed. The ground flora here is dominated by creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and large fern Dryopteris species. On screes the rather scarce oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris forms large colonies as does the most notable species of the site, Welsh poppy Mecanopsis …

Mollen Woods

…n can be seen. On the drier slopes bracken is dominant with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water mint Mentha aquatica and soft rush Juncus effusus are frequent in areas around springs and in the wettest a…

Clunton Coppice

…acidic soils, such as wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris, hard fern Blechnum spicant, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense and bracken Pteridium aquili…

The Wrekin & The Ercall

…sa, heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and the uncommon climbing fumitory Corydalis claviculata. Oak with hazel Corylus avellana occurs on slightly more fertile soils. On damper and more base rich soils, the woodland is chara…

Windmill Naps Wood

…Deschampsia flexuosa, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and two plants rare in Warwickshire, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, are also …

Blaen Nedd

…llana. Species such as false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, herb-Robert Geranium robertianum, enchanter’s-nightshade Circaea lutetiana and lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina are common in the ground layer an…

Hainault Forest

…ith locally abundant bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Other species of interest include wood speedwell Veronica montana, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, wood sedge Carex sylva…

Blake's Wood & Lingwood Common

…cue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Two uncommon moths, the silver barred Deltote ba…

Hockley Woods

…und flora is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with substantial areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, slender St. John's wort Hypericum pulchrum, wood melick Melica uniflora and yellow archangel …

Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down

…cant in the understorey, while bramble Rubus fruticosus and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis replace bilberry in the ground flora. The nests of the wood ant Formica rufa are a ubiquitous feature of the woodland floor. In the valley bottoms the woodland is dominated by downy bir…

Longleat Woods

… Viola riviniana and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta being locally common. To the north of the site where soils are better drained, pedunculate oak is again the main canopy tree, with some beech Fagus…

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…is capillaris, sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis occur on deeper soils. A wide variety of herb species occur in the field layer, including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cow-…

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Woods North

…m and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with abundant creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana characterise path edges while damper areas support sedges such as pendul…

Backstone Bank and Baal Hill Woods

…gus monogyna. They have a relatively poor ground flora with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and more locally, bilberry Vaccinium …

Cawston and Marsham Heaths

…round flora is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Self sown stands of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris with birch have developed near mature conifer plantations. A wi…

Old Wood of Drum

…Corylus avellana. The field layer is generally dominated by creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and bracken Pteridium aquilinum, with wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood sorrel. The locally rare wood millet Milium effusum is also found. The soils are wetter by the Mony Burn wher…

Bentley Park Wood

…us fruticosus as well as honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Parts of the oak wood have been felled and replanted with oak in a matrix of conifers. In these areas there has been considerable regrowth of nati…

Wrawby Moor

… generally dominated by either bracken Pteridium aquilinum, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, or in damper hollows by brown bent Agrostis canina. Herbaceous species include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea and three nerved sandwort Moehringia trinerv…

Calf Hill and Cragg Woods

… carthusiana and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. In places creeping soft grass Holcus mollis dominates withwood sorrel, whilst carpets of moss including Sphagnum erectum, S. palustre and S. fimbriatum occur together with soft rush Juncus effusus, in flatter areas beneath birch b…

Butter Wood

…ic species include tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and bramble Rubus fruticosus. The broad, mown, rides provide considerable diversity. Those in the north have an acidic gra…

Abney & Bretton Cloughs

… diverse field layer, with lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and the local oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. Two variants of the basic woodland structure occur, both containing ash Fraxinus excelsior. On damp…

Baldersdale Woodlands

…psia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, with some greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, hard fern Blechnum spicant and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Also included in the site is a small area of acid grassland with mat grass Na…

Gwernaffel Dingle

…a, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and variable quantities of creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and meadow-grasses Poa spp. are characteristic of the field layer. By contrast the west-facing northern part of the site is a high forest of standard oaks, with very few shrubs, and a gr…

Birkham Wood

… of the ground flora include 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 slope…

Miterdale Head Wood

…lushed areas, often associated with outcrops of more base rich rock, soft grass Holcus mollis, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, primrose and occasional marsh thistle and meadowsweet. Rocky areas are generally moss covered although there is often abundant scaly male fern Dryop…

Coed Dinorwig

… Deschampsia flexuosa, brown bent-grass Agrostis canina and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis are also present. Bryophytes include Dicranum scoparium, Dicranum majus, Hypnum cupressiforme, Plagiothecium undulatum, Polytrichum formosum and Rhytidiadelphus loreus. A few Atlantic sp…

Gawdyhall Big Wood, Harleston

…le Lonicera periclymenum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Notable plants such as broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis have also been recorded. The rid…

Duddon Valley Woodlands

…is capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Bryophytes such as Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Mnium hornum and Thuidium tamariscinum are always present. Fine examples of small leaved lime Tilia cordata are also found in this woodlan…

Worth Forest

…undant in the valley bottom, where the field layer includes creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata and ferns such as lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and mountain fern Oreopteris limbosperma. On much of t…

Dinnet Oakwood

…field-layer is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis with wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, typical of the light woodland soils of the Dee valley. Characteristic northern species present include intermediate wintergreen Pyrola media, chickwee…

Grace Dieu and High Sharpley

…sa, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, mat grass Nardus stricta, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. In some areas acidic flushes occur characterised by the abundance of soft rush Juncus effusus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and Lenormand’s wa…

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