Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

… Vaccinium myrtillus and ericoid species, with dense patches of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica amongst the heath. Crags present on the slopes have dry heath on the ledges, with abundant bell heather Erica cinerea. The heath grades into an area of cut-over blanket bog on the nor…

Mullaghcarn

…a sparse understorey. The lower slopes have been inter-planted with beech Fagus sylvatica. Further diversity is provided by a small area of mature willow Salix spp. carr in the north eastern corner. The ground flora associated with the oak wood is dominated by greater wood rush L…

Beinn an Lochain

…r widely across the site. These include carpets of acidophilous great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus grassland in the sub-montane zone and a luxuriant, calcicolous cliff ledge assemblage comprising flowering plants such as great wood-rush Luzula sylvati…

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…ern Dryopteris filix-mas and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis with wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea. Pockets of deeper soil support an abundance of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and pignut Conopodium majus…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…vered by a tall dry heath community, characterised by stands of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and a tall growth of dwarf-shrub species such as heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bell heather Erica cinerea over a thick mixed carpet of pleurocarpous mosse…

The Cliffs of Magho

…per slopes are drier and are generally covered by a carpet of greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica. The lower slopes are flushed by water draining from above and support a more diverse woodland flora. Widespread species include opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium opposi…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…pillaris, with occasional green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. Common herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, yarrow Achillea millefolium a…

Arnecliff and Park Hole Woods

…ts have widespread wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, with greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, scattered heather Calluna vulgaris, hard fern and mosses. West Arnecliff Wood is contiguous with East Arnecliff Wood. The…

Kings and Bakers Wood and Heaths

… cespitosa. Species present that are rare in the county include great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and lily of the valley Convallaria majalis. The acidic grassland has a characterist…

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Woods North

…h as pendulous sedge Carex pendula, remote sedge Carex remota and wood sedge C. sylvatica, with hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa also present. More base rich soils to the north are characterised by an increased presence of ash Fraxinus excelsior and the occurrence of wild service t…

Wellington Wood

…have been recorded. These include herb paris Paris quadrifolia, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and wood vetch Vicia sylvatica with spurge laurel Daphne laureola, stinking iris Iris foetidissima and nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium. The rides support a number of woo…

Crich Chase

…utcrops and large boulders where there are some dense stands of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica with more occasionally hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, climbing corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia are particularly as…

Burley and Rushpit Woods

… Lamiastrum galeobdolon and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica are both occasional. Burley Wood is notable for its wide ride system which supports adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, common spotted orchid Dact…

Minwear Wood

…es above the Eastern Cleddau estuary has ash Fraxinus excelsior and beech Fagus sylvatica, as well as oak, and there is much great woodrush Luzula sylvatica in the field-layer. The beech is not native in Minwear or the rest of West Wales. Broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, m…

Knockadoo Wood

…ils and is dominated by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta with great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, pignut Conopodium majus and occasional hairy woodrush Luzula pilosa. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea also occurs locally. The heavily shaded woodlan…

Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods

…a, pignut Conopodium majus, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wild daffodils Narcissus pseudonarcissus and the sedges Carex strigosa, C. sylvatica and Carex remota. The wetter areas support both species of golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium opposi…

Kirlish

…oides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and occasional great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, pignut Conopodium majus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. Moss covered boulders are an important component of the woodland, particularly on …

Bigsweir Woods

…the edge of their European range e.g. hornbeam Carpinus betulus and beech Fagus sylvatica. Furthermore these woods sit in a matrix of unimproved grassland and other semi natural habitats which together with the woods, make the Wye Valley one of the most diverse, rich and attracti…

Halsdon

…Ilex aquifolium, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and hazel Corylus avellana. Beech Fagus sylvatica is locally abundant in the canopy. The ground flora consists mainly of greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica with some bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, broad b…

Bradiford Valley

…s of the wood have been invaded by sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and beech Fagus sylvatica. Here bramble Rubus fruticosus and ivy Hedera helix are abundant, with frequent great woodrush Luzula sylvatica and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. Alder Alnus glutinosa occurs as individual …

Langley Wood and Homan's Copse

…ically with wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow archangel and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. Many scarce woodland species are present, e.g. lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, orpine Sedum telephium, pignut Conopodium majus, Solomon’s seal …

Glynn Woods

…, Ballyvernstown, Ballylesson, Carnduff and small stands of planted beech Fagus sylvatica and conifers, primarily larch Larix spp., with Inver, it is a large, well-established semi-natural woodland with a diverse structure and rich ground flora that supports a number of rare and …

River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands

…ak woodlands with species rich ground floras often dominated by great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and other species present include bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica and wood avens Geum urbanum. hawthorn Crataegus …

Downton Gorge

…n Pteridium aquilinum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. Additionally any uncommon or local species occur. These include herb paris Paris quadrifolia, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, southern wood rush Luzula forsteri, violet helle…

Burn of Ballintomb

…mmon in places. The ground vegetation is dominated in parts by greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica but extensive areas support a very rich plant community with yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica, marsh hawk’s-b…

Tilberthwaite Gill

…nd birch dominate a mixed woodland of sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, beech Fagus sylvatica, rowan Sorbus aucuparia, elm Ulmus glabra, larch, hazel Corylus avellana, aspen Populus tremula, yew Taxus baccata, holly and bird cherry Prunus padus. Lush stands of great wood rush Luzula…

Edford Woods & Meadows

…l Polygonatum multiflorum, meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and toothwort Lathraea squamaria. In Hurdlestone Wood the quartzite outcrop gives rise to more acidic, nutrient poor soils and here greater wood rush Luzu…

Benarth Wood

… but is elsewhere co-dominant with sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, or Beech Fagus sylvatica. A range of shrubs comprise the understorey including elder Sambucus nigra, Holly Ilex aquifolium and hazel Corylus avellana. The nationally uncommon Wild Service Tree Sorbus torminalis occu…

Ness Wood

…le oak Quercus petraea but this is occasionally replaced by planted beech Fagus sylvatica. The understorey is mostly formed by hazel Corylus avellana with holly Ilex aguifolium, downy birch Betula pubescens and rowan Sorbus aucuparia the common associates. The calcifugous ground …

Purbeck Ridge (West)

…s, cuckoo pint Arum maculatum, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and wood melick Melica uniflora. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis tends to dominate the drier mid-slopes whereas bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta is particularly abundant on the upper, m…

Corbylin Wood

…e acidic nature of the majority of the wood and is dominated by great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta locally prominent in damper conditions. On base-rich soils, there is a notable increase in species richness. Plants present include primrose P…

Clough Woods

…are now largely occupied by sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus or planted beech Fagus sylvatica. These woods have a diverse shrub layer with hazel, rowan Sorbus aucuparia, holly Ilex aquifolium and occasional crab apple Malus sylvestris. The ground flora is characteristically dominated…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…, woodruff Galium odoratum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood avens Geum urbanum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The ground flora in acidic conditions includes wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, swe…

Silverbrook Wood

…tinosa which is characteristic of the wettest parts, and non-native beech Fagus sylvatica. The shrub layer consists of hazel Corylus avellana, which in the absence of mature trees, frequently forms a dense, low canopy. Other shrub species include holly Ilex aquifolium, rowan Sorb…

Coed Cwmgwared

…a, with alder Alnus Glutinosa in patches on the wetter ground. Both beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus are also present and part of the wood has been underplanted with conifers. rowan Sorbus aucuparia is most abundant in the understorey, but hazel Corylus avel…

Talhenbont

…k Quercus petraea are the main native high canopy tree species, and beech Fagus sylvatica, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa are also present. hazel Corylus avellana is frequent as an understorey shrub and holly Ilex aquifolium is locally abundant. T…

Beech Hill Wood

…od crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum, wall lettuce Mycelis muralis and wood rush Luzula sylvatica. Fourteen species of fern have been recorded including hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and the un…

Swanton Novers Woods

…uebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Other species present include great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and the nationally rare May lily Maianthemum bifolium.

Eastern Mournes

… fields, a community dominated by bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, 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…

Straidkilly Wood

…he former community types are dominated by extensive carpets of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, interspersed with occasional mats of calcifugous bryophytes and a few scattered stands of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Base-rich community types include those dominated by stands of…

Altmover Glen

…ies. The major constituents of the calcifuge ground flora are greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bryophytes. Where the slopes are less well-drained, particularly along the lower valley slopes where flushing occurs,…

Cashel Loughs

…aved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta and louswort Pedicularis sylvatica, growing over a moss layer of Aulocomium palustre and Sphagnum recurvum. Additional habitat diversity is provided by drier areas on rocky knolls. Lowland heath occurs locally here and is d…

Errigal Glen

…trees. This reflects a period of past planting with species such as beech Fagus sylvatica, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and a range of conifers. By comparison, the woodland on the southern side of the river and a small area to the north east of the glen, is generally more natural…

Hanley Dingle

…c ground flora with plants such as bracken Pteridium aquilinum, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. The steeper slopes of the ravine and valley side are covered by damper, more base rich soils. Three types of woodland can be identified here of whic…

Coedydd Dyffryn Alwen

…ere the soil is especially base-poor, heather Calluna vulgaris, great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, bellheather Erica cinerea, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa can be found. The locally scarce globeflower Trollius europaeus is recorded adjacent to the river, while colonies of o…

Lough Formal

…hagnum capillifolium forms a prominent layer below. In places greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica is dominant, growing with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Acid grassland is ungrazed and as a result tends to occur as a fairly dense mat of spe…

Beck Hole

… the acidic woodland is dominated by bilberry Vaccinium mytillus with wood rush Luzula sylvatica and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa occur in flushed situations. Ferns and bryophy…

Dunsdale Hollow

… steep banks of the sandstone outcrops there are good stands of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, an uncommon plant in Cheshire. An open glade leading to the bottom of the slope is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum.

Quithel Wood

…s, together with stands of meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica. In one area the dominant plant is floating sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans with an abundance of remote sedge Carex remota. Quithel Wood has one of the best examples of wet woodland in …

Papana Water

…pion Silene dioica, whereas those of dry, acid areas comprise greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ferns. Finally, those plant communities of damp areas consist primarily of ramsons Allium ursinum and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysospleniu…

Ben Loyal

…-herb community dominated by blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus and greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica. The wet heaths are dominated by heather, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass and purple moor-grass and the heather moorland by heather and blaeberry. Upland birch woodland W…

Newport Cliffs

…frequent associates of the bracken, whilst in places patches of great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica occur. Coastal scrub of western gorse Ulex gallii and European gorse Ulex europaeus, with occasional blackthorn Prunus spinosa, is widespread. The perennial centaury (or Newport cent…

Erme Estuary

…cken Pteridium aquilinum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and great woodrush Luzula sylvatica dominate the ground flora which is very diverse and contains such plants as columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, golden rod Solidago virgaurea and butcher…

Lenaghan Wood

…ard 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 mosses such as little shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens, red…

Farndale

…on cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood club rush 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 …

Bradley Woods

…d with ancient woodland. These include water avens Geum rivale, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, marsh violet Viola palustris, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, smooth sedge Carex laevigata, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbos…

Upper Wye Gorge

… the edge of their European range, eg hornbeam Carpinus betulus and beech Fagus sylvatica. Furthermore these woods sit in a matrix of unimproved grassland and other semi-natural habitats which, together with the woods, make the Wye Valley one of the most diverse, rich and attract…

River Roe and Tributaries

…a and willows Salix spp., in addition to introduced species such as beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. Shrubs include hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, holly Ilex aquifolium and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. The ground cover is very variable. Grasses are dominant where …

Ceunant a Thyrrau Trefgarn / Treffgarne Gorge and Tors

…igher up the gorge, the ungrazed ledges support large patches of great woodrush Luzula sylvatica, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and some heather. Scarce plants include Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense. Although this species grows on great Treffgarne Rocks and close t…

Glen Ey Gorge

… and blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus are dominant, with abundant greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea, and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and frequent marsh hawks-beard Crepis paludosa. Hard fern Blechnum spicant and oak …

Hook Wood

…l-sessile oak woodland the ground flora is largely dominated by great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica and locally by bramble Rubus spp and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Wood millet Milium effusum is frequent. Ferns are abundant and include broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata,…

The Hudnalls

… of their European range, for example hornbeam Carpinus betulus and beech Fagus sylvatica. Furthermore these woods sit in a matrix of unimproved grassland and other semi natural habitats which, together with the woods, make the Wye Valley one of the most diverse, rich and attract…

Cropton Banks and Howlgate Head Woods

…ort more acidophilous vegetation but bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and wood rush Luzula sylvatica, but most of the woodland is carpeted by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, with ramsons Allium ursinum where th…

Ben More - Stob Binnein

…ic cliffs and hillsides and is characterised by species such as great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica and water avens Geum rivale as well as species such as lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. The alpine heath vegetation is largely restricted to areas on…

Hareshaw Dene

…rasts with the mixed deciduous woodland on base rich soils lower down. Woodrush Luzula sylvatica and bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominate the species poor ground flora, which also includes ling Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. A plantation of mature spruce Picea…

Ellenden Wood

…ld service tree also present. The ground flora is dominated by great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. Hornbeam, ash and field maple coppice with pedunculate and sessile oak standards occurs in the western valley. Here, bluebells Hyacinthoides …

Chanlockfoot

…ch dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are typical components. Ferns are also frequent, particularly on areas of scree including beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and oak fern Gymnoc…

Woodeaton Wood

…l Narcissus pseudonarcissus, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica.

River Foyle and Tributaries

…a and willows Salix spp., in addition to introduced species such as beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. Shrubs include hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, holly Ilex aquifolium and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. The ground cover is very variable. Grasses are dominant where…

Briarwood Banks

…margin community but also occurs on flushed ground within the wood. Beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus occur locally and indicate an earlier period of woodland management. hazel Corylus avellana is the most abundant shrub but holly Ilex aquifolium and hawthorn…

Peatlands Park

…ts of bramble R. fruticosus agg. occur, but there are also carpets of wood rush Luzula sylvatica, interspersed with a variety of herbs and bryophytes. Wet, acid woodlands add to the diversity of the area. They are comparatively young in age. having spread out from the margins of …

Robin Hood's Bay: Maw Wyke to Beast Cliff

… rowan Sorbus aucuparia and holly Ilex aquifolium are frequent. great wood rush Luzula sylvatica is abundant on the steep flushed slopes, whilst dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are plentiful in the ground flora…

Coed Tŷ-Mawr

…such species as common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense occurring. great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica is locally abundant on the banks of the river and the nationally uncommon thin-spiked wood-sedge Carex strigosa has also been recorded from the site.

Gallt y Bwlch

…od sage Teucrium scorodonia, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and common bent Agrostis capillaris. The boulder-strewn floor is covered by bryophytes, notably Dicranum majus and Plagiothecium undulatum. The f…

Totley Wood

…ood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, with bilberry also occasionally found. The birch oak wood grades into ash wych elm woodland on the alluvial soils of the valley bottom. hawthorn, hazel and elder are frequent in the …

Tyne Watersmeet

… wych elm Ulmus glabra and others with introduced species including beech Fagus sylvatica, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum, grey poplar Populus candicans and riverside willow Salix spp. and alder Alnus glutinosa communities. The ground flora in…

Exmoor Coastal Heaths

…nd flora is dominated by Bracken, and on north facing slopes by great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica. Ash Fraxinus excelsior and alder Alnus glutinosa occur in narrow areas of woodland beside streams. Around Hurlstone Point a very short sea cliff grassland of the red fescue – thrift…

Airhouse Wood

…tic ground flora of local distribution in the Borders including great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, herb robert Geranium robertianum, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and fern species. The majority of this open woodland consists of scattered birch trees …

Clipsham Old Quarry and Pickworth Great Wood

…iding support for climbing plants such as the locally uncommon wood vetch Vicia sylvatica. Recently extracted spoil heaps support other locally uncommon species such as round leaved fluellen Kickxia spuria, viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare, deadly nightshade Atropa belladonna and …

Benlister Glen

…nt and species-rich vegetation. Here, dominant species include greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica and various ferns, including green spleenwort Asplenium viride, while other species present include mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna and the Nationally Scarce alpine enchanter’s nightsha…

Ben Vorlich

…ty occurs on rocky slopes and is represented by species such as great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica and water avens Geum rivale. Small stands which also include roseroot Sedum rosea and mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna occur on rock ledges. This is the largest area of this vegetation t…

Warburton's Wood and Well Wood

…wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, hard fern Blechnum spicant and greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica. The more flushed areas on the Keuper marl contain plants such as dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, as well as less …

Helvellyn & Fairfield

…um, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, water avens Geum rivale, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, hogweed Heracleum sphondylium and occasionally globe flower Trollius europaeus and early purple orchid Orchis mascula all occur. Often associated with the ledges, but also found on b…

Nance Wood

…d bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, with scattered stands of greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica on steeper slopes. The shrub layer is composed of holly Ilex aquifolium, hazel Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. The southern arm of Nance Wood supports an area of a…

Coedydd Afon Menai

…) is dominated by sessile oak Quercus Petraea in the canopy and great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica in the ground flora. Wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, a rarity in Gwynedd, occurs here. Around Nantporth the woodland is associated with Carboniferous Limestone. Here ash Fraxinus…

Cilcenni Dingle

…e Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, and on rock outcrops, the locally uncommon soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum. Other uncommon species occurring are alternate leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifoliu…

Gelt Woods

… larch and Scot's pine. Much of the ground flora is typified by great wood rush Luzula sylvatica occurring with grasses Deschampsia flexuosa, Anthoxanthum odoratum, bracken and honeysuckle. Elsewhere there is a local predominance of either bracken; broad buckler and male ferns; b…

North Woodburn Glen

…are rocky and rich in bryophytes and acidophilous plant species, e.g. wood rush Luzula sylvatica. On lower slopes where the soils are deeper, moister and more base-rich, the ground flora is diverse and includes communities dominated by such species as wood anemone Anemone nemoros…

Langwell Water

…n the rocky area near the gorge, with typical species including great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, polypody Polypodium vulgare and male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas.

Combe Scar

…ble to grazing stock and support a ledge community dominated by great wood rush Luzula sylvatica but with a large number of associated species including wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, common polypody Polypodium vulgare, rosebay willowherb Cham…

Foula

… species also occur on the higher ground which is dominated by greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica. The spray-influenced cliff top vegetation is composed largely of sea plantain Plantago maritima, buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus and thrift Armeria maritima. Foula SSSI suppo…

Moorfoot Hills

…s occurs from blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus heath, often with greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica patches, to moor mat grass Nardus stricta -heath rush Juncus squarrosus species-poor grass heath, and more herb-rich areas of bent-fescue grasslands on the better mineral soils. Solig…

Scafell Pikes

…ge S. aizoides grow in profusion. Other ledges are dominated by great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and bilberry with a wide range of ferns including lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, scaly male fern and …

Kippenrait Glen

…cury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, as well as sanicle Sanicula europaea, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutentiana and ramsons Allium ursinum by the riversides. Elsewhere, on the less…

Marlbank

…t Filipendula ulmaria and water avens Geum rivale are prolific. great wood rush Luzula sylvatica is locally abundant in more acidic parts of the woodlands, where in places it forms monodominant stands, but also sometimes occurs in association with honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenu…

Allt Pontfaen - Coed Gelli-fawr

…lix cinerea grow in the wettest locations. Non-native trees such as beech Fagus sylvatica, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and hornbeam Carpinus betulus are abundant in places. Important components of the shrub layer include hazel Corylus avellana and, in the more acid areas, rowan …

Owenkillew and Glenelly Woods

… predominantly composed of sessile oak Quercus petraea with planted beech Fagus sylvatica and frequent downy birch Betula pubescens. R owan Sorbus aucuparia, hazel Corylus avellana, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and goat willow Salix caprea are all occasional. The understorey is q…

Upper Ballinderry River

… such as downy birch Betula pubescens, oak Quercus spp. and planted beech Fagus sylvatica, with ash Fraxinus excelsior in more base-rich conditions and alder Alnus glutinosa in the wettest parts. The shrub layer consists of hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium, rowan Sor…

Upper Lough Erne - Crom

…e Sanicula europaea, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and an abundance of the scarce thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. Parkland within the Estate is notable for the age of its trees and the communities of woodland lichens that are a…

Lurgan River Wood

…wood speedwell Veronica montana, remote sedge Carex remota and wood sedge Carex sylvatica tend to be more scattered in their distribution. Mosses occur on the ground and over exposed rock faces and boulders. Dominant species include Thuidium tamariscinum, Rhytidiadelphus triquetr…

Reisgill Burn

…tands of tall flowering plants and ferns, with species such as greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea, bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum, and stone bramble Rubus saxatilis.

Dungeon Ghyll

…nities of higher plants, ferns and bryophytes are found here. Greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, golden rod Solidago vigaurea, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, hard fern Blechnum spicant and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis dominate the field layer together with typical w…

Pillar and Ennerdale Fells

…sward has become established. Typically species present include great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, water avens Geum rivale, rose root Sedum rosea, smooth lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, golden rod Solidago virgaurea and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Less common species associate…

Quoile

…ebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ivy Hedera helix. Other characteristic species include honeysuckle Lonicera pericymenum, bramble Rubus fruticosus and pignut Conopodium majus. Ferns…

Stockton Wood and Down

…og's mercury Mercurialis perennis, with extensive stands of the great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. Other species present include Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum, pignut Conopodium majus, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and wood millet Milium effusum. The bird fauna inclu…

Tilehill Wood

…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 as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scrip…

Piddles Wood

…round flora very different. bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, great wood rush 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, bra…

Ten Wood

…um rivale. The wood is also noted as providing the only record of the wood rush Luzula sylvatica within the old county of Cambridgeshire. The rides, supporting a grassland flora, add further diversity to the site. Parts of the wood have suffered in the past from attempts at conif…

Beechmill Wood and Pasture

…leobdolon, woodruff Galium odoratum, red campion Silene dioica, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. The last three species have a restricted distribution in Cheshire. In wetter areas large bitter cres…

Greatwood and Cliff Copses

…pedunculate oak Quercus robur and locally wild cherry Prunus avium, beech Fagus sylvatica and wych elm Ulmus glabra. Some planted sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum also occur on the lower more gently sloping parts of the copse where Upper Gree…

Leck Beck Head Catchment Area

…more acid rock and has a characteristic flora including, for example, wood rush Luzula sylvatica, hard fern Blechnum spicant and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. In total, fifteen species of fern have been recorded from the gills, providing an indication of their high level of…

Ousdale Burn

…a. Tall herb vegetation near the burn includes species such as greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica. There are outcrops of the base-rich flagstone rocks in other parts of the site. Here the ground flora includes grassland with plants such as opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosp…

River Faughan and Tributaries

…a and willows Salix spp., in addition to introduced species such as beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. Shrubs include hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, holly Ilex aquifolium and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. The ground cover is very variable. Grasses are dominant where…

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

…are covered by a dry heath community characterised by stands of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and a tall growth of dwarf-shrub species such as heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, with lesser amounts of crowberry Empetrum nigrum, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-…

Loth Gorge

…ern Polystichum aculeatum, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Notable species include the woodland grasses giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus and …

Ervey Wood

…ent and sometimes locally dominant downy birch Betula pubescens and beech Fagus sylvatica, the latter having been widely planted in the past. The understorey is mostly of hazel Corylus avellana, with holly Ilex aguifolium and regenerating canopy species. The predominant ground fl…

Kincardine Castle Wood

…cus 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 soft grass. In steeper places male fern and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis are f…

Clunton Coppice

…rass 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 aquilinum. A notable species, the oak f…

Craighall Den

… abundant sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, field maple A.campestre and beech Fagus sylvatica. An understorey of hazel Corylus avellana, elder Sambucus nigra and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna is present with occasional gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa and bird cherry Prunus padus on areas o…

Buinach and Glenlatterach

…lushed or moist brown earth soils are characterised by mats of greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica with hard fern Blechnum spicant, primrose Primula vulgaris, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and opposite-leaved golden saxifra…

Collinpark Wood

…hoides non-scripta and dogs mercury Mercurialis perennis with greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, primrose Primula vulgaris and golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Streams and a damp channel in the …

Blake's Wood & Lingwood Common

…ood provide a habitat for wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. The woodlands support a large variety of birds, including hawfinches and nightingales. The relict aeras of heath on the common support heather Calluna vulgaris, purple moor grass Mol…

Hockley Woods

…s is found on the boundary banks. Heath dog violet Viola cania, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and narrow leaved everlasting pea Lathyrus sylvestris, all local plants in the county, occur in the more open areas. Three species of orchid have been recorded, including bird's nest …

Church Woods, Blean

…remained free of total clearance for centuries. These include greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus and wood melick Melica uniflora. Several small trees and shrubs also fall into this category wild service tree an…

Fothering Holme

…rimrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, pale sedge Carex pallescens and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Where slopes are leached the vegetation reflects more acidic conditions; species here include wavy hair grass Deschampsia …

Back Wood

… of the central section. Common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa are abundant in the steep rocky gorge that forms the southern half of the site. Ferns Dryopteris spp, are also locally frequent and shady hors…

Backstone Bank and Baal Hill Woods

…ively 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 myrtillus. Unusually for a woo…

America Wood

…wood anemones Anemone nemorosa, red campion Silene dioica and greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica. There is no shrub layer. The oldest oaks probably date from the early 17th Century and a number of subsequent generations can be detected. Among the older generations there are frequ…

Monk Wood

…e presence of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, ling Calluna vulgaris and wood rush Luzula sylvatica in the herb layer indicates the acid nature of the soil. Common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia are frequent in plac…

Garbh Allt

…rows on the more acid soils of the red granite rock, with fine greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica -tall fern and bryophyte communities in this section.

Knockan Cliff

… and on the small section of the SSSI that lies below the road. great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and water avens Geum rivale dominate these stands. Fern species also thrive here including black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum and green spleenwor…

Brignall Banks

…ia and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum over a ground flora of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. In recent decades parts of the woodland have been felled resulting in the devel…

Kielderhead Moors: Carter Fell to Peel Fell

…urple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Within these are patches of greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica. In these grasslands, often where there is some bracken Pteridium aquilinum, adders are present. Fragmentary relict scrub based on rowan Sorbus aucuparia, downy birch Betula pubescens…

Sauchie Craig Wood

…lis perennis is dominant on the lower slopes, being replaced by great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia on the steeper crags. The woodland flora includes several locally uncommon plant species, including early-purpl…

Crowhill Valley

…a. Large areas are dominated by bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and great woodrush Luzula sylvatica with a good associated bryophyte ground flora as well as woodland herbs including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and blueb…

Baldersdale Woodlands

…hum 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 Nardus stricta, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus …

Ashberry and Reins Wood

…Vaccinium myrtillus, with honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and field wood rush Luzula sylvatica. The lowest slopes contain fragments of alder wood Alnus glutinosa bordering on extensive calcareous marsh which is partly fed by springs. Many rare or local plants occur here includi…

Lyne Woods

…e the hazel is absent the ground flora 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 frequ…

Hobby to Peppercombe

…n Sorbus aucuparia locally mix with the oak. There are some planted beech Fagus sylvatica, and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum occur as invasive aliens, particularly where the native tree canopy has been broken by tree-fall. The proportion of h…

Mallerstang-Swaledale Head

…ies including heather, bilberry, golden rod Solidago virgaurea, 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 importan…

Inchtavannach and Inchconnachan

…d downy birch Betula pubescens with ground flora consisting of greater woodrush 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 tam…

Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons

…; the ground flora here is poorly developed but includes some greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica which is rare in Surrey. The invertebrate fauna of the Puttenham ponds is very rich but has not yet been fully investigated. Four locally rare species have been recorded, these are th…

Connah's Quay Ponds and Woodland

…of the woodland have been replanted with introduced species such as beech Fagus sylvatica and larch Larix spp. There is a distinct but usually sparse shrub layer typically composed of hazel Corylus avellana with occasional holly Ilex aquifolium, wych elm Ulmus glabra and hawthorn…

Hack Fall Wood

… aquifolium. The ground flora is typical of this community with great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris, hard fern Blechnum spicant and small cowwheat Melampyrum sylvaticum. The more gentle mid…

North Exmoor

…um saxatile type. Of particular interest are moorland stands of great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, which is normally only a woodland plant in the south-west. The star sedge -bog moss Carex echinata – Sphagnum fallax mire is frequent and mainly dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus…

Eryri

…d angelica Angelica sylvestris, globeflower Trollius europaeus, great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry and water avens Geum rivale. Around the lower slopes and in some of the more sheltered valleys, small areas of broadleaved woodland remain, with sessile oak Quercus petraea,…

Wolverton Wood and Alcaston Coppice

…uropaea and partly of plants of acidic condition, 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, he…

Coed Ffordd-Las

…d honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. The ground flora is dominated by wood rush Luzula sylvatica and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Several species occur which reflect more basic, nutrient-rich soils including ramsons Allium ursinum, harts tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and wood …

Coed Hafod-fraith

…and the ground layer reflects an apparently varied base status. great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, an uncommon plant in Montgomery woodlands, occurs in this section of the wood together with yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon.

Glenarm Woods

… of the wettest parts. Other tree species including the non-natives beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus also occur locally. The shrub layer is dominated by hazel Corylus avellana, which frequently forms a dense, low canopy where mature trees are absent. Other …

Loch of Clousta

…icera periclymenum, with a tall herb and fern layer containing greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Both scrub and tall herb vegetation types are rare in Shetland, and especiall…

Afon Cleddau Dwyreiniol / Eastern Cleddau River

… wooded stretches of the river where the banks are dominated by great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica and ferns often with abundant bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile occurs in less nutrient-rich reaches. The riverbanks support a diverse range of…

Keelylang Hill and Swartaback Burn

…ed to inaccessible rocky ledges, but here it can be found in the open. Woodrush Luzula sylvatica is often dominant but species such as common valerian, water avens and angelica are also common. On high ground, where exposure is greater and on shallower peats, sub-alpine dwarf shr…

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood South

…d anemone Anemone nemorosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum on the more acidic soils and the richer communities have dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis with species such as woodruff Galium odoratum and yel…

Dunbeath Water

…fern Dryopteris filix-mas, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica. Other species include opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, wood millet Milium effusum and grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palus…

Upper Fal Estuary and Woods

…rtility. Closer to the estuary a bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica, hard fern Blechnum spicant community is more common. Heather Calluna vulgaris is frequently abundant where the lower slopes give way to low rocky cliffs. A number of notable plants a…

Crockaghole Wood

…moor grass Molinia caerulea, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica. The presence of mineral enrichment and/or flushing through the wood results in the localised occurrence of both calcicolous and wet woodland ground flora communities respectively, wh…

Thirlmere Woods

…lopes and crags, especially on The Benn where honeysuckle and greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica are characteristic along with water avens Geum rivale, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium along the flush lines. The …

Endrick Mouth and Islands

…und flora is somewhat variable on all the islands, dominated by great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus, bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Torrinch has a mix of sessile oak and some aspen Populus tremula, but it is mostl…

Malpas Estuary

… in the abundance of shrub and herb species, notably holly and greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica. The latter dominates large areas of Penpol Wood. A heronry at Kea Wood, one of the three largest heronries (grey heron) in Cornwall, contains about 13 nests, and heron Ardea cinerea…

Hembury Woods

…cterised by the abundance of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, great woodrush Luzula sylvatica, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and also by the presence of climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata. Adjacent to…

Shaugh Prior Woods

…and is largely derived from former coppice. Sessile oak Q. petraea, beech Fagus sylvatica, ash Fraxinus excelsior and birch Betula spp. are present as co-dominants. Alder Alnus glutinosa occupies the banksides. The understorey is dominated by hazel Corylus avellana with holly Ile…

Danbury Common

…at Melampyrum pratense, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, sanicle Sanicula europaea and moshcatel Adoxa moschatellina. The grasslands vary from species rich plant communities on neutral soils to acidic pastures with heathy areas dominated b…

Irthing Gorge

…ampsia cespitosa. The more acidic upper slopes are largely covered by wood rush Luzula sylvatica with wavy hair grass Descampsia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mosses, particularly Mnium hornum and Dicranum majus. Small damp flushes are common on the uppe…

Park Wood

…nd occasional yew Taxus baccata. The herb layer is dominated by great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, bramble Rubus fruticosus and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, together with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, Circaea lutetiana Circaea lutentian…

Teign Valley Woods

…ground flora is better developed, being dominated variously by greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, with common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense also abundant on the lower slopes. Open he…

Rievaulx Woods

… oak and birch Betula pendula over bracken Pteridium aquilinum, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Wood barley Hordelymus europaeus has been recorded from this site. The canal, fed by two springs at its northern end, flows very slowly southwards a…

Coed Cwm Einion

… with wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and locally abundant great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica. A small block of this community occurs on the south side of the river, but here ferns are more prominent due to the absence of grazing. These include scaly male-fern Dryopteris affin…

Thornton and Twisleton Glens

…d Betula pendula is well developed. The ground flora here is of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. The site includes areas of acidic, calcareous and neutral grassland, parts of which are flushed by groundwater.…

Dark Peak

…usually where there is some flushing and frequently alongside greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, another species sensitive to grazing. These three more locally rare plants are, with the exception of a few outlying stations, at the south eastern limit of their British range. Many…

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…d is the main tree species of Clovelly Deer Park. Within the woods, beech Fagus sylvatica, ash Fraxinus excelsior and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus are locally abundant with an understorey hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Alder Alnus g…

Bonds Glen

…g is absent, the woodland floor is covered by a thick carpet of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus present in the most acidic soil conditions. In other parts, the woodland floor is covered by a scattering of hard-fern Blechnum spicant and broad bu…

Swithland Wood and The Brand

…vy hair grass Descampsia flexuosa, bramble Rubus fruticosus and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. Small streams in shallow valleys cross the centre and also the southern parts of the wood. In these valleys the soils are poorly drained and the woodland is dominated by alder Alnus …

Den of Ogil

…ic woodland plants do occur, such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and woodrush Luzula sylvatica, but of particular note is the occurrence of the nationally rare coral-root orchid Corallorhiza trifida.

Swallow Craig Den

…acinth Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wild garlic Allium ursinum and great woodrush Luzula sylvatica, with wood sorrel Anemone nemorosa, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and wood stitchwort Stellaria nemorum all locally common. Woodland species present which are rare in Fife include re…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…frequent. Where the soils are more freely draining, stands of greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica occur, while damper locations are carpeted by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and ramsons Allium ursinum. Bryophytes mosses and liverworts are freque…

Owenkillew River

…amble Rubus fruticosus agg. are common over a ground cover of greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. On wetter slopes and waterlogged soils, alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea are the characterist…

Breen Wood

… herb layer is overwhelmingly dominated by extensive carpets of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. The only other species which occur to any significant extent are hard fern Blechnum spicant and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. The bryophyte moss layer is frequently rather sparse as…

Drumlea and Mullan Woods

…y Vaccinium myrtillus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica become predominant components of the cover. The woodland also contains a series of small acidic flushes, characterised by the presence of smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata. This wo…

Castlehead Wood

…n constituents of the latter include pignut Conopodium majus, greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. On the north side of the wood the soils are more base rich and the woodland is of an ash wych elm type, with some yew…

Flat Coppice

…erry Vaccinium myrtillus, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. Less common species include betony Stachys officials and bitter vetch Lathyrus latifolius. Wild service tree Sorbus officinalis is locally ab…

Barle Valley

…nny Lysimachia nummularia and common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense. Beech Fagus sylvatica has invaded this woodland type to varying degrees. Ash Fraxinus excelsior and hazel become much more abundant over the base-rich shales. The well developed shrub layer here includes hawthorn…

Fore Wood

…re mosses and the hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula. Greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica and hard fern Blechnum spicant are more common 'Atlantic' species. In addition to the modification of woodland type and the planting of trees and shrubs to attract birds, several glad…

Lord's Wood

…ith pedunculate oak Quercus robur, sessile-pedunculate oak hybrids, beech Fagus sylvatica and, in the southern part of the wood, ash Fraxinus excelsior and silver birch Betula pendula. The shrub layer is characterised by the abundance of hazel Corylus avellana and holly Ilex aqui…

Coombe Wood, Frilsham

…. A notable feature of the ground flora of this stand type is greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica. This species has a idespread national distribution, but is very rare in central southern England and, within Berkshire, Coombe Wood is exceptional for the abundance of this plant, wh…

Coshogle Wood

…mples in upper Nithsdale. Common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica and blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus are frequent in more acidic areas of the woodland. Ferns, such as lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina and male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas, are common on t…

Belmore Mountain

…ith bugle Ajuga reptans, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, remote sedge Carex remota and locally greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Underneath the steep limestone cliffs at the crest of the escarpment, scrub woodland has developed on stabilise…

Higher Houghton

…l occur but only infrequently and the local appearance of lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica reflects damper more acid conditions. The semi natural woodland is of two main types. On the chalk slopes there is ash Fraxinus excelsior / hazel Corylus avellana coppice, with a varied grou…

Strid Wood

… the valley supports oak forest with a largely acidic ground flora of wood rush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and several species of fern. Holly Ilex aquifolium, birch Betula pubescens and hazel Corylus avellana are also pres…

Harpsden Wood

…a nemorum and two species relatively uncommon in the Chilterns, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, a species of acid soils mainly found in the north and west of Britain and pendulous sedge Carex pendula which prefers acidic, but base rich heavy, often clay, soils. In contrast the …

Quarry Wood

…he field layer is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Species such as woodruff Galium odoratum and bugle Ajuga reptans occur on pockets o…

Stoke Woods

…lis are present, and field maple Acer campestre at the eastern end. Beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore A. pseudoplatanus are common in the central and western parts, and alder Alnus glutinosa and willows Salix spp. grow in the wetter valleys. Much of the site is actively managed,…

Haugh Wood

…yopteris filix-mas, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. In the more acidic areas 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 …

Derwent Gorge & Horsleyhope Ravine

…and some have been coppiced in the past. Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, woodrush Luzula sylvatica and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa dominate the herb layer, while male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense …

Afon Rheidol ger Capel Bangor

…allii is prominent, and there are strips of vegetation in which great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica is dominant. Tree regeneration in these communities is probably restricted by the nutrient-poor, porous substrate and its high metal content as a result of past mining activity in the…

Coedydd ac Ogofau Elwy a Meirchion

…on. Non-native canopy species such as sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, beech Fagus sylvatica and hornbeam Carpinus betulus are found across the whole site, the latter two having been planted originally for game cover. The diverse understorey, within which hazel Corylus avellana is d…

Collyweston Great Wood and Easton Hornstocks

…valley Convallaria majalis, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and columbine Aquilegia vulgaris. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis peren…

Cuillins

… Coire Uaigneich. Here, in the absence of grazing, they support examples of the Luzula sylvatica - Geum rivale community and include uncommon species such as Alpine saw-wort Saussurea alpina and holly-fern Polystichum lonchitis, along with numerous rare mosses and liverworts. On …

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…of smaller grade rock. The damper, more sheltered areas support great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and wood avens Geum urbanum, while cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, English stonecrop Sedum anglicum and herb Robert Geranium robertianum are present where the scree is drier together …

Rostrevor Wood

…is affinis. The herb layer is dominated by extensive carpets of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, with scattered wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. The bryophyte layer is frequently impoverished as a result of heavy shading. Where it occurs, it is dominated by Thuidium tamariscinum a…

Nant-y-Belan and Prynela Woods

…elsior dominant in some areas with sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and beech Fagus sylvatica also in the canopy but, except in limited areas of the woods, the latter two non-native species are not a significant in the tree canopy. Yew Taxus baccata is widespread on rock outcrops in…

Wenlock Edge

…ebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The flora of Edge Wood includes two uncommon species, wood barley Hordelymus europaeus and violet hel…

Haile Great Wood

…ood brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. Wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood melick Melica uniflora and hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium are frequent in damp, rocky stream gills and on shaded sandstone outcrops. alder stands follow Kirk Beck and Qui…

Kennacraig and Esragan Burn

…sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common tormentil Potentilla erecta and great woodrush Luzula sylvatica. However along streams and in flushes the ground flora is richer with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, valerian Valeriana officinalis, primrose Primula vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, …

McKean's Moss

…a 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, with scattered Polytrichum spp., Hylo…

Pen y ghent Gill

…essible cliffs of the upper Gill support a rich ledge flora including wood rush Luzula sylvatica, polypody Polypodium vulgare and herbs such as wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and water avens Geum rivale. There is a wealth of mosses and liverworts, including notably Orthotheciu…

Cabilla Manor Wood

…nt sessile oak Quercus petraea woodland is dominant. Cascades of great woodrush Luzula sylvatica form the bulk of the ground flora which includes heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and common cow-wh…

Shimna River

… Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/shimna-river-assi

Lynher Estuary

…sus. The ground flora on these acidic soils consists largely of great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and occasional bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heather Calluna vulgaris. The Tamar-Tavy-Lynher complex is of national importance for its wint…

Osebury Rock

…wn. The upper part of the site supports a dense growth of the greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. The shaded rocks and cliff faces support abundant polypody Polypodium vulgare and navelwort Umbilicus rupestris. On the lower slopes the flora is do…

Beinn Dearg

…ommunities due to their large extent. Plant communities rich in great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica and water avens Geum rivale occupy the larger ledges. A variety of springs on Beinn Dearg are associated with snow-melt, including the nationally rare mountain thread-moss Pohlia wahl…

Tick Wood and Benthall Edge

…nd flora which includes wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and hard fern Blechnum spicant. The more base rich soils on the Wenlock Limestone and Shale support more mixed woodland which includes a number of stand …

Cadair Idris

…he ledges and acidic rocks inaccessible to sheep, with abundant great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. In amongst a deep cushion of mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus loreus, R. squa…

Coed Dinorwig

… bell-heather Erica cinerea and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus), greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica and bramble are characteristic of ungrazed hill woods on generally acidic soils and are relatively scarce in Wales. Bracken and grasses, particularly wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexu…

Upper Teesdale

…erry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, golden rod Solidago virgaurea and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. Juniper Juniperus communis also occurs on crags and along the river sides as well as forming substantial stands of scrub, which are among the largest in Northern England, on Cronkley…

Coedydd Aber

…d by ash, birch and rowan, with a ground layer dominated by the great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica with pockets of wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and lady’s-mantle Alchemilla vulgaris. The woodlands at this site have a complex management history which has resulted in a notably h…

Dyffryn Gwaun

…ler-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 continuity of woodland cover. Species of the Lobarion element include Sticta li…

De Porth Sain Ffraid / St Bride's Bay South

… Lonicera periclymenum. Much of the field layer is dominated by great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica or fern species. More notable plants include wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, wild madder Rubia peregrina and sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum. Alon…

Raincliffe & Forge Valley Woods

…d holly. The field layer contains bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, heather Calluna vulgaris and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. In the Raincliffe sector chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea is recorded. Small areas of calcareous grassland…

Cwm Clydach, Cydweli

…ry Vaccinium myrtillus, wavy-hair grass 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 no…

Lydebrook Dingle

…eloped on acidic soils and possess a ground flora with abundant great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Ash and wych elm stands, which have been badly affected by Dutch elm disease, occur on more base rich soils and…

Capler Wood

… the oak dominated woodland with wood melick Melica uniflora, greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica and cow wheat Melampyrum pratense as characteristic species. Other notable plants are nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium and fingered sedge Carex digitata, a nationally ra…

Glenmore Wood

…orylus avellana. The calcifugous ground cover is dominated by greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ferns, and more locally bramble Rubus fruticosus, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta the main associates. The f…

Largalinny

…yer of bilberry Vaccirtium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and ferns over a calcifuge bryophyte carpet clearly reflects the acidity of the soil. Frequent flushes occur along these steep wooded slopes and wet acid hollows are common along thei…

Finlarig Burn

…mon valerian Valeriana officinalis, wood melick Melica uniflora, great woodrush Luzula sylvatica, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris. The field layer of the ravine sides and ledges is also species-rich and includes …

Gro Ystwyth

…mpeded, such as in areas of fine silt, and there are patches of great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica. Large areas of unstable river shingle at Grogwynion support a number of nationally scarce species of beetle, including the five-spot ladybird Coccinella quinquepunctata. Frequent sig…

Banagher Glen

…hazel Corylus avellana understorey and either an impoverished greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica or bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta ground carpet; to flushed or calcicolous woodland types both characterised by the predominance of ash Fraxinus excelsior in the canopy, a field l…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…lm Ulmus glabra and downy birch Betula pubescens inter-planted with beech Fagus sylvatica. Despite beech Fagus sylvatica being prominent in the canopy, the area still retains a diverse semi-natural woodland community and species assemblage. The shrub layer is comprised of hazel C…

Wistman's Wood

…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 epiphytic flora is luxuriant, a…

Lydford Gorge

…bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and, on the more acid slopes, great woodrush Luzula sylvatica and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Wet flushes on the lower slopes are characterised by opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, while where the gorge is at its …

Ardvar Woodlands

… abundant in the shady humid areas. Base-rich ledges support a greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica–tall fern community and wood false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum grassland, the latter featuring wood fescue Festuca altissima. There is a rich lichen flora, including the oceanic Nor…

Draynes Wood

…lex aquifolium. The field layer is generally acidophilous with greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and hard fern Blechnum spicant, but on the better soils there is bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., with sanicle Sanicula eur…

Shipley and Great Woods

… base rich soils, including ramsons Allium ursinum, wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica, wood cranes’s bill Geranium sylvaticum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and sanicle Sanicula europaea, as well as the local species, herb paris Paris quadrifolia broad leaved helleborine Epip…

Hurston Warren

…glutinosa and sallow Salix cinerea above either a fen ground flora of wood rush Luzula sylvatica, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata or a wet heath flora of ling, purple moor grass and remote sedge Carex remota. The fourth wood type comprises…

Dancersend

…ood millet Milium effusum and wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides and yellow archangel La…

Monkswood Valley

…ris Paris quadrifolia, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. In the damper areas species which are more tolerant of such wet conditions predominate including, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, meadowsweet Filipe…

Noddle End

… sedge C. panicea and common sedge C. nigra, are abundant, with field wood rush Luzula campestris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, milkwort Polygala vulgaris, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Springs emerging at the…

Hainault Forest

…ood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. The area of scrub and acidic grassland in the southern part of the site at Ca…

Out and Plunder Woods

…a reichenbachiana. Other herbs include water avens Geum rivale, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and wood speedwell Veronica montana. A dry, acid influence occurs where patches of sand and gravel lienear the surface. This is unusual for the county and sup…

Caeau Coed Mawr (Coedmawr Fields)

…es such as star sedge Carex echinata, common sedge Carex nigra, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Wetter hollows are dominated by sharp-flowered rush, along with species such as velvet bent Agrostis canina, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common…

Waterperry Wood

… primrose Primula vulgaris, common figwort Scrophularia nodosa, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and remote sedge Carex remota. The ground flora over many of the rides consists of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and common bent grass Agrostis capi…

Waen Rydd

…ccasionally, the acid grassland becomes more heathy, with lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heather, field wood-rush Luzula campestris and bilberry. There are also areas where heavy grazing has encouraged the spread of species such as white clover Trifolium repens, mouse-ear Ceras…

Upper Fowey Valley

…ted by common bent grass Agrostis capillaris and contains lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, field woodrush Luzula campestris and some Heather Calluna vulgaris. There are scattered areas of gorse Ulex europaeus. Stands of grey willow Salix cinerea wit…

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…s fescue Festuca ovina and mat-grass Nardus stricta, with lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil and heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora. In the drier areas, and on the ancient spoil heaps, two types of grassland have developed. Species-rich neutral grassland occurs where the s…

Norsey Wood

…nd trailing St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum and H. humifusum, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora and the very local greater wood rush L. sylvatica on the more acid sands and gravels. Other important woodland species include wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis aceto…

Snelsmore Common

…orhiza maculata, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, common lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh violet Viola palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Some of these occur in wet heath bordering the mire, in company with purple moor g…

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