Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Via Gellia Woodlands

…species including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata. Where slopes are more gentle and soils deeper, there are neutral grasslands usually dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and cock’s foot D…

Wyre Forest

…cker, great spotted Dendrocopos major, lesser spotted Dryobates minor and green Picus viridis. Uncommon breeding species include crossbill, hawfinch, raven Corvus corax, goshawk Accipiter gentilis and buzzard Buteo buteo. The larger streams have dipper Cinclus cinclus, kingfisher…

Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

…tshade Circaea lutetiana. More local species include green hellebore Helleborus viridis, common wintergreen Pyrola minor, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. A number of nationally rare plants also occur, including fingered se…

Moss Valley

…ant for breeding birds. Species recorded from the site include green woodpecker Picus viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major, tawny owl Strix aluco, kingfisher Alcedo atthis and grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea.

Ryton Wood

…as have tree pipits Anthus trivialis and the three woodpecker, green woodpecker Picus viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor. The site also supports breeding birds of prey.

Bentley Priory

…e mature woodland. These include all three British species of woodpecker, green Picus viridis, greater spotted Dendrocopos major and lesser spotted Dendrocopos minor, nuthatch Sitta europaea, tawny owl Strix aluco, treecreeper Certhia familiaris and tree sparrow Passer montanus. …

Woolmer Forest

…vices, such as the great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major, green woodpecker Picus viridis and restart Phoenicurus phoenicurus. These mature pasture woodlands also attract several breeding pairs of wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix. The breeding bird fauna of the SSSI inclu…

Kingsbury Wood

…sbury Wood including kestrel Falco tinnunculus, all three species of woodpecker Picus viridis, Dendrocopos major and Dryobates minor, treecreeper Certhia familiaris, tawny owl Strix aluco and woodcock Scolopax rusticola. Tit's are well represented with six species breeding, inclu…

Ebernoe Common

… Columba oenas, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, tawny owl Strix aluco, green woodpecker Picus viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major, lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, garden warbler Sylvia borin, blackcap Sylvia atricapilla, chiff…

Calke Park

… the pond and reedbed habitat. Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus and green woodpecker Picus viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor nest in areas of the ancient trees.

Coedydd Aber

…k Accipiter nisus, buzzard Buteo buteo, tawny owl Strix aluco, green woodpecker Picus viridis and greater spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major. The assemblage also includes raven Corvus corax, redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus, pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca, chiffchaff Phyllo…

Kedleston Park

…ies including nuthatch Sitta europaea, treecreeper Certhia familiaris and green Picus viridis, great spotted Dendrocopos major and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor breed and forage in the ancient trees. Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus and kestrels Falco tinnunculus nest wit…

Foster's Green Meadows

…ata, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, green woodpecker and greater spotted woodpecker Picus viridis and Dendrocopos major, which are regularly seen here.

Dove Valley and Biggin Dale

…odpecker Dendrocopos major occurs where elms have died and the green woodpecker Picus viridis is frequently present on the dale side grasslands where ant hills are abundant. Species of more local distribution include sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus and lesser whitethroat Sylvia curru…

River Camel Valley and Tributaries

…s are associated with the woods including buzzard Buteo buteo, green woodpecker Picus viridis, wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix and redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus. Along particularly the Ruthern, Allen and lower Camel a range of fen and wet neutral grassland plant communit…

Hamps and Manifold Valleys

…of woodpecker; lesser spotted Dryobates minor, great spotted D. major and green Picus viridis are to be found, together with pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca. Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus occupy some tree top nest sites and kestrel Falco tinnunculus breed on limestone cliffs. Th…

Ruislip Woods

…e include tawny oak Strix aluco, all three British species of woodpecker, green Picus viridis, greater spotted Dendrocopos major and lesser spotted Dryobates minor, willow tit Poecile montanus, nuthatch Sitta europaea and the less common woodcock Scolopax rusticola and hawfinch C…

Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods

…sus, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, green woodpecker Picus viridis and great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major in addition to the more common woodland birds. Reptiles are well represented, with adder Vipera berus, grass snake Natrix natrix, slow wor…

Broxhead and Kingsley Commons

…pports breeding great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major and green woodpecker Picus viridis. The nationally rare sand lizard Lacerta agilis has been recorded from Broxhead Common in recent years. This species is associated with areas of dry sandy heathland and has declined thro…

Earl's Hill & Habberley Valley

…eeding in the area include pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca, green woodpecker Picus viridis, buzzard Buteo buteo, raven Corvus corax, dipper Cinclus cinclus and grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea. At the Lyd Hole, there is a nationally important geological locality, where a stream…

Town Common

…birds including woodcock Scolopax rusticola, green and great spotted woodpecker Picus viridis and Dendrocopos major and siskin Carduelio spinus. There is also a mix of heathland and woodland raptors with the site being used during the breeding season by species such as hobby Falc…

Sutton Park

…rk is important for breeding redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus, green woodpecker Picus viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major, nuthatch Sitta europaea and wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix. Such concentrations of these species are found nowhere else in the county. …

Brotheridge Green Meadows

…e excellent nesting habitat for many species of bird including green woodpecker Picus viridis, yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella, corn bunting Emberiza calandra and long tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus.

Whiston Eaves

…ds. The species present are typical of this mosaic and include green woodpecker Picus viridis, chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita, garden warbler Sylvia borin, blackcap Sylvia atricapilla and redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus. The combined stream at the base of the Rake Edge slope …

Chattenden Woods And Lodge Hill

…topelia turtur, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, tawny owl Strix aluco, green woodpecker Picus viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major, whitethroat Sylvia communis, lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca, linnet Carduelis cannabina and bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula. The site support…

Castlemorton Common

… the drier areas. These provide a valuable food source for the green woodpecker Picus viridis. In some areas the water table is very high and this has given riseto a wet grassland community characterised by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Two streams flow through the sit…

Cop Mere

…rrowhawk Accipiter nisus and green, great spotted and lesser spotted woodpecker Picus viridis, Dendrocopos major and D minor. Winter visitors include goldeneye Bucephala clangula, goosander Mergus merganser and water rail Rallus aquaticus. The insect fauna includes two uncommon b…

Dark Peak

…e pipit Anthus trivialis, redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus and green woodpecker Picus viridis. In addition, wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix and pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca breed on a regular basis in Ladybower Wood. The major moorland blocks are dissected by large riv…

Woodchester Park

…include sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, tawny owl Strix aluco and green woodpecker Picus viridis. A wide range of invertebrates includes the nationally restricted scarlet tiger moth Callimorpha dominula, the silver washed fritillary butterfly Argynnis paphia and two nationally rare…

Longleat Woods

…ndrocopos major, lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor and green woodpecker Picus viridis. The breeding invertebrates include white admiral Limenitis camilla, silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia and small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene butterflies and hornets V…

Crofton Woods

… spotted woodpecker and green woodpecker Dendrocopos major, Dryobates minor and Picus viridis, nuthatch Sitta europaea, treecreeper Certhia familiaris, chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita and blackcap Sylvia atricapilla.

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