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Arthog Hall Woods

… 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 broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. The unc…

Ceunant Cynfal

…mid conditions. Ferns are also prolific and include both species of filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. A range of lichens are also present, many growing epiphytically, especial…

Kinuachdrach

…an abundance of hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula and the filmy ferns, Hymenophyllum wilsonii and Hymenophyllum tunbrigense. On the lower slopes alder and sallow woodlands occur locally and merge with herb-rich marsh communities on the raised beaches.

Coedydd De Dyffryn Maentwrog

…es make this a particularly good site for the filmy-ferns, Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and Wilson's filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii, as well as the hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and royal fern Osmunda regalis. …

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…d buckler fern Dryopteris aemula are found occasionally and Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense both occur in areas of higher humidity within ravines or stream valleys. Where drainage is impeded, downy birch Betula pubesce…

Tarbert to Skipness Coast

…erns, including hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula, Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense. These conditions also support an internationally important assemblage of oceanic bryophytes such as Dicranum scottianum and L…

Cabilla Manor Wood

…ern Blechnum spicant. Of particular note is the presence of Wilson’s filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense on wet rock overhangs. Forty-six species of moss have been recorded including the locally rare Atrichum undulatum and the firs…

Coedydd Nantgwynant

…chnum spicant and Dryopteris spp. The two uncommon species, Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and the Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense occur in the woodlands. There is a diverse and abundant moss and liverwort flora clothing the ground, rocks and boulders, …

Coedydd Beddgelert a Cheunant Aberglaslyn

…eris limbosperma and Dryopteris spp.. Two uncommon species, Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and the Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense occur within a small ravine and on a number of ledges. Other frequent field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetos…

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

…d scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. The uncommon species, Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii occurs on exposed rocks and boulders close to the river and the Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense occurs within the spray zone of a waterfall. The moss and liverwor…

Ganllwyd

…ere are a few plants of hay-scented fern Dryopteris aemula. Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii occurs on exposed rocks and boulders close to the river and the less common Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense occurs within the spray zone of the waterfall at Rhaea…

Gwynfynydd

…ffinis and occasionally beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii occurs on rocks and boulders close to the river and, at Pistyll Cain, this species occurs within the spray zone of the waterfall with the less common Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymeno…

Rock Wood

…emarginata. Hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula and Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense are also present on this site.

Loch Shiel

… ‘Atlantic’ hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula and Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense. There are small stands of native Scots pine Pinus sylvestris at the northern end of the loch. Together with other stands in northern Ardgour they contribute to the most impo…

Torrisdale Cliff

…ly west coast character and includes oceanic ferns such as Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and a wide range of bryophyte (mosses and liverworts) species. The understorey is hazel-dominated with a rich ground flora including a number of uncommon plants such as broad…

Wakehurst & Chiddingly Woods

… in distribution. They include uncommon plants such as the Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, bryophytes such as Dicranum scottianum, Orthodontium gracile, Tetrodontium brownianum, Scapania gracilis and Blepharostoma trichophyllum and some lichens of county importanc…

Artilligan and Abhainn Srathain Burns

…here is an abundance of hay-scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula, filmy ferns Hymenophyllum tunbrigense & H. wilsonii and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. The woodland also supports rich oceanic moss and liverwort communities, including relatively large populations of rare s…

Cuilcagh Mountain

… sedge Carex bigelowii, green spleenwort Asplenium viride, Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, alpine clubmoss Diphasiastrum alpinum and Stagshorn clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum. This mountainous area is the most important upland breeding site for golden plover Pluviali…

Ceunant a Thyrrau Trefgarn / Treffgarne Gorge and Tors

…scue Festuca ovina and some heather. Scarce plants include Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense. Although this species grows on great Treffgarne Rocks and close to Maiden Castle, it is confined to damp sheltered crevices in the shadiest places, where it is certainly a r…

Lyne Woods

…ties of lower plants there has also been recorded the rare Tunbridge filmy firm Hymenophyllum tunbrigense. The various animal groups are other valued components of the wildlife of the Lyne Woods. The breeding bird fauna is extremely rich with the woodland community being of excep…

Eridge Park

… including the hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula, Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and the liverworts Scapania gracilis and Bazzania trilobata. This wide range of habitats also supports a rich fauna particularly invertebrates and birds. The site is consider…

North Dartmoor

…uperzia selago, lemon-scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and Wilson’s filmy-fern H. wilsonii in wet shaded crevices in scree slopes, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa in a few mires, and the liverwort Anastrepta orcadensis on the highe…

Eridge Green

…xides. Notable species recorded from the rocks include the Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, the mosses Dicranum scottianum arid Orthodontium gracile and the liverworts Scapania umbrosa, S. gracilis and Harpanthus scutatus. Only the woodland on steep slopes above th…

Coed Aber Artro

…ern occur including hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and wilsons filmy fern H. wilsonii. The gorge is dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea with ash Fraxinus excelsior and odd wych elms Ulmus glabra. Beech Fagus sylvatica oc…

Daren y Dimbath

…, mosses and ferns, the most notable being the two rare species of filmy ferns, Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and H. wilsonii.

Craig Royston Woods

…ssile oak woods. The occurrence of the nationally-uncommon Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, Wilson’s filmy fern H. wilsonii and Hageniella micans, which is a nationally very restricted moss, indicates the “Atlantic” nature of these woods. Localised outcrops of nutr…

North Exmoor

… trilobata. Hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula and Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, also occur in these woods. Freshwater bodies on this site are generally oligotrophic. In standing water emergent species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bottle se…

Coed Cwm Einion

…ast, a rocky outcrop above a waterfall carries colonies of Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula, both of which are of very limited oceanic distribution. A number of wet flushes near the river carry mixed alder Alnus glutin…

Cwm Llyfnant

…der the boulders which support a rich fern and moss flora. Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense is locally abundant with Wilson’s filmy-fern H. wilsonii common in the less shaded hollows. The boulder scree is interspersed with marshes and flushes supporting a diverse fl…

The Quantocks

…buckler fern Dryopteris aemula are of particular interest. Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea do not occur anywhere else in Somerset. Cowberry occurs here at its southernmost British limit. The various habitats together with the wide…

Dendles Wood

…rt abundant ferns including royal fern Osmunda regalis and Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense; both local species. The woods support a breeding bird community highly representative of upland oak woods. Species present include buzzard Buteo buteo, wood warbler Phyllos…

Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down

…d including hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula and Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense. The butterfly and moth fauna is rich, with over 650 species recorded. Characteristic butterflies include white admiral Limenitis camilla and high brown fritillary Argynnis …

Coed Ty-canol (Ty-canol Wood)

…ing Plagiochila killarniensis and Cryptothallus mirabilis. The two filmy-ferns, Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and H. Wilsonii, are present, along with hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula. Another relict species is the bog myrtle Myrica gale. Notable insects include two rare mo…

Milkingstead Wood

…e site is also important for the presence of the very rare Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, occurring on damp, shaded rock faces that outcrop frequently throughout the wood. A sessile oak birch association with rowan dominates much of the wood. Many oaks show signs…

Largalinny

…green Orthilia secunda, rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale, Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and wood fescue Festuca altissima. The gametophyte form of the rare Killarney Fern Trichomanes speciosum has also been recorded in Largalin…

Bovey Valley Woodlands

…es include Trichocolea tomentella and Hookeria lucens. The Tunrbidge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense grows on streamside boulders. Lustleigh Cleave occupies the south-west facing side of the Bovey Valley. It supports a mixture of birch and oak woodland and older oak woodlan…

Garn Wood, Kilkiffeth Wood & Dan-Deri-Cwm Felin-Ban

…ceratina. Of western Atlantic distribution, the diminutive Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense flourishes amongst shaded hard rock outcrops in the high humidity of the sheltered gorge at Garn Wood, where it carpets near vertical rock faces in the largest known ‘Pembrok…

Cadair Idris

… species recorded, and found in abundance within the site. Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, occurs at one of the best sites in North Wales, by Nant Cadair. Oak Quercus sp. dominated woodland with abundant downy birch Betula pubescens, rowan Sorbus aucuparia, holly …

Inchlonaig

…he crocata, hay-scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula and Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense.

Wistman's Wood

…le Rubus fruticosus. The fern flora within the wood is diverse; the filmy ferns Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, and H. wilsonii occurring here. The epiphytic flora is luxuriant, and lichens are well represented, including the rare Alectoria smithii. Of the numerous species of bryophyt…

Draynes Wood

…ded. Of special note are the 2 nationally rare plants, the Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and the moss Fissidens polyphyllus. A total of 48 lichen species are recorded including the nationally rare Parmelia dissecta and several other ancient woodland indicator spe…

Arnecliff and Park Hole Woods

…lora thrives. This flora includes the locally rare species Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula. The regionally rare wood fescue grass Festuca altissima is also present on this site. East Arnecliff Wood also contains a few …

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

… Asplenium marinum which is rare in such inland locations, Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and the gametophyte form of Killarney fern Trichomanes speciosum. The boulder slopes below are covered by a dry heath community characterised by stands of great wood rush Luz…

Coille Thogabhaig

…enium scolopendrium, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and both Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense and Wilson’s filmy fern H. wilsonii. It is one of only four sizeable gorges on limestone in northern Scotland. The Atlantic lichen and bryophyte communities are amongst the r…

Holne Woodlands

…yal fern Osmunda regalis is well established in places and Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense occurs on some rocks along the River Dart. Due to their long history, wide variety of aspects and pollution-free atmosphere, the broad-leaf woodlands support a rich lichen f…

Sampford Spiney

…is affinis, lemon-scented fern Thelypteris limbosperma and Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense. In response to the long history of woodland continuity and also to the pollution-free oceanic climate, a range of lichen communities has developed which reflects the variat…

Shaugh Prior Woods

…rs throughout and forms dense stands along woodland edges. Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense is well established, especially near the rivers. The rich lichen communities vary through the site according to the degree of exposure. Around the sheltered, lower valleys t…

Ardmore, Kildalton and Callumkill Woodlands

…in the oceanic ferns, hay-scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula and filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense. The arboreal lichens are the richest recorded from Islay and are strongly indicative of a continuity of woodland cover from ancient times. The scattered nature of the woods …

Garbh Shlios

…ies such as hay-scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula and Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, giving added interest to the woodland. Mixed woodland on base rich soils associated with rocky slopes Western acidic oak woodland Otter Lutra lutra

Coedydd Abergwynant

…ns, among the latter shield fern Polystichum setiferum and Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense occur. The wood also has a good lichen flora, especially on hazel trees; the Parmelietum laevigatae and Lobarion lichen communities are well developed. The woodland has a wi…

Llwyn y Coed

… wood is its Atlantic flora which includes both British species of filmy ferns (Hymenophyllum wilsonii and H tunbrigense and an abundance of oceanic mosses, liverworts and lichens. It is one of the most important woodland sites in North Gwynedd for its woodland Atlantic bryophyte…

Rhinog

…anding lichen, fern, moss and liverwort populations. Both species of Filmy Fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and H tunbrigense occur in the woodlands and in block scree. A herd of feral goats occur in the area. Rhinog has no close counterpart in Britain and its low level of grazing exp…

Doire Donn

…eam gorges contain a variety of mosses and ferns, including Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii, Tunbridge filmy fern H. tunbrigense, and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. Glades within the woodland support lesser butterfly orchid and fragrant orchid. Along its top e…

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