Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Berner's Heath, Icklingham

… entirely free from scrub invasion but there is an area of self set Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris becoming established along the southern edge of the site. Secondary woodland is largely confined to the outlying parts of the site and consists mainly of mixed age Scot's pine Pinus s…

Muir of Dinnet

…r and cotton grasses (Eriophorum species), with some regeneration of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris. The swamp, forming an extensive lagg-fen, is mainly dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common reed Phragmites australis. Lesser tussock sedge C. diandra and slender sedge C…

Tully Bog

…freely-draining. A small woodland has developed here, with scattered Scots pine Pinus sylvestris forming an open canopy, over a dense shrub layer of downy birch Betula pubescens. The ground flora is dominated by dense stands of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heather Calluna vul…

Thrasher's Heath

…Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea. Gorse Ulex europaeus and pines Pinus sylvestris and Pinus nigra have invaded some of this heathland, and locally form dense stands. The area of old clay workings possesses a variety of habitats including dry heath on the banks and …

Poole Harbour

… areas, whilst particularly on the islands, stands of Scot's and maritime pines Pinus sylvestris and Pinus pinaster dominate the drier soils. Here there are populations of the rare and protected red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris and also on Brownsea the largest colony of nesting grey…

Town Common

… Other areas are at a transitional wooded heath stage with invading Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, maritime pine Pinus pinaster and birch Betula species. This succession to woodland provides temporary niches for heathland edge animals, mostly notably some bird species, but causes …

Chiddingfold Forest

…al broadleaf areas are dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea and hornbeam Carpinus betulus, with hazel Corylus avellana forming the bulk of the shrub layer with occasional holly Ilex aquifolium and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Silver birch Betula pendula is found in dryer area…

Arne

…laces bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominates and there are stands of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, maritime pine Pinus pinaster and silver and downy birches Betula pendula and Betula pubescens. Where the heath becomes wetter on lower ground and where there is impeded drainage, cro…

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…ium aquilinum and common gorse Ulex europaeus and areas with mature Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and maritime pine Pinus pinaster. Very locally, on former trackways, the Nationally Rare plant Jersey cudweed Gnaphalium luteoalbum (1) occurs. Dry heath succeeds to humid heath on m…

St. Leonard's Forest

… in the site are areas of conifer plantation, largely consisting of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and Corsican pine Pinus nigra. The ground flora of the deciduous woodland is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bramble Rubus fruticosus and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, …

Povington and Grange Heaths

…ium aquilinum is locally frequent and there are stands of self-sown Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and maritime pine Pinus pinaster. However, the heathland over the Bagshot Beds is mainly humid or wet with varying proportions of ling, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple mo…

Luscombe Valley

… there is a mosaic of dry heath, acid grassland and scrub with some Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and maritime pine Pinus pinaster woodland. A fringe of grassland adjacent to Poole Harbour supports maritime species such as lyme grass Leymus arenarius, sea-purslane Atriplex portula…

Stoborough & Creech Heaths

…long the courses of streams and parts of the site support stands of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and maritime pine Pinus pinaster. Stoborough and Creech heaths with their variety of heathland habitats and some areas with traditional low levels of grazing, are extremely rich in i…

West Blean and Thornden Woods

…ech Fagus sylvatica. Peripheral areas of more mixed coppice include hornbeam Carpinus betulus, ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre. About one third of the site has been clear felled and replanted with conifers such as Corsican pine Pinus …

Sandlings Forest

…en the 1920s and the 1940s. The initial plantations were largely of Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris but on second rotation have been replaced by Corsican pine Pinus pinaster ssp laricio. Ten to twelve percent of trees are broadleaves. Small areas have been taken out of timber produ…

Coed Dolgarrog

…lmus glabra, Ash Fraxinus excelsior, Holly Ilex aquifolium and crab apple Malus sylvestris. Non-native tree species include Beech Fagus sylvatica, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris. The shrub layer consisting of hazel Corylus avellana with some Holly Il…

Breckland Forest

…ly Breckland heath, unstable sand dunes and marginal agriculture. Corsican pine Pinus nigra subsp. laricio is the dominant species comprising over 70 percent of all plantings. Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii and larch Larix spp. also feature in the…

Beltingham River Shingle

…fine alluvial deposits and in former river channels, with birch and Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris invading the shingle in places. The woodland ground flora includes dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, red campion Silene dioica, hedge woundwort St…

Reigate Heath

…o oak birch woodland with alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and some areas of pine Pinus sylvestris. The marshy meadows support a lush sward of Yorkshire fog grass Holcus lanatus and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, with abundant meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica…

Knettishall Heath

…Phragmites australis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria with angelica Angelica sylvestris, water mint Mentha aquatica and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. Marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, a local plant of marshes and base rich fens occurs in one of these hollows. The woodland …

Ballykilbeg

…and Calliergon giganteum. Other species include frequent wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, with occasional yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and grey willow Salix cinerea. Where conditions are more acidic, c…

Old Wood of Drum

…ulate oak Quercus robur, and downy birch Betula pubescens, with some Scots pine Pinus sylvestris. A variety of other trees and shrubs are found, including rowan Sorbus aucuparia, wych elm Ulmus glabra, gean Prunus avium, holly Ilex aquifolium and hazel Corylus avellana. The field…

Barnhamcross Common

…of grassland grades into relict fen with species such as wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and hemlock Conium maculatum. Gorse Ulex europaeus is the most abundant scrub species on the site. It is found both as isolated bushes and as dense thickets with little other vegetation. Th…

Moel y Golfa

…curs frequently, and has evidently been planted along with scattered Scots pine Pinus sylvestris and larch Larix spp.. The ground flora of the site is variable and includes common species such as false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wood-sorrel Ox…

Upton Heath

…equent. Woodland and grassland areas add diversity to the habitat. Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris in stands of varying density occurs in the drier areas and in a few of the wetter parts woodland, dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and birch Betula spp., has developed. A small …

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…la, pedunculate oak Quercus robur, downy birch Betula pubescens and Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris; naturally regenerated Scot’s pine, of varying ages, represents the major part of the woodland at the site. Mature broadleaved woodland is best represented on the eastern side of Thur…

Burton Park

…water cress Apium nodiflorum, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, red current Ribes sylvestris and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Where the woodland has developed on peat such plants as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, which has only three other local…

Duddon Valley Woodlands

…ddon Valley has not escaped the introduction of non native species such as pine Pinus sylvestris, spruce Picea spp., beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore. sycamore is scattered throughout the woodlands but is most frequent in the southern ones, whilst the other trees normally occur…

Longmoor Bog

…g of abundant birch Betula spp. with pedunculate oak Quercus robur, Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, aspen Populus tremula and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum is frequent and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa locally abundant. Other plants include pill s…

Carsegowan Moss

… caerulea and blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus. A central stand of dead Scots pine Pinus sylvestris lies over moss hummocks of Sphagnum species.

Endrick Mouth and Islands

…re is alder Alnus glutinosa coppice, and on the two summits there is Scots pine Pinus sylvestris. The ground flora is somewhat variable on all the islands, dominated by great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus, bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, and brack…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…reduction of interest of the bog communities as well as invasion of birch, pine Pinus sylvestris and rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum which in some areas is extensive and is shading out the original bog communities. However, there are large areas which still support good active…

Loch Ussie

…nd on the islands is dominated by oak Quercus robur, downy birch and Scots pine Pinus sylvestris with some large beech and sycamore. The ground flora is mainly grassy with climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata and three nerved sandwort Moehringia trinervia.

Eastern Peak District Moors

…t chestnut Castanea sativa and conifers sometimes with regenerating Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. Alder Alnus glutinosa with grey willow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens forms small stands of wet woodland in flushed areas on the sides of some larger cloughs. The gro…

Ambersham Common

…ropaeus and birch scrub Betula species are widespread and self sown Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris and Norway spruce Picea abies are found both as scattered trees and forming dense stands above the heath community. Broadleaved woodland occurs around the periphery of the common. Th…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…In Gwrych Castle Wood there is some local dominance of the canopy by scots pine Pinus sylvestris. Woodland on the cliff faces has yew Taxus baccata, spindle Euonymus europaeus and the Nationally Scarce rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola. The shrub layer contains hazel Corylus avellan…

Devil's Punch Bowl

…land containing much birch Betula spp. and holly with some invasive Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris occurs throughout the site but is best developed on the western slopes of the Highcomb Valley. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum and heath grasses dominate the ground flora. Much of the st…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses

…d heath Erica tetralix, in parts colonised by birch Betula spp. and Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris. Although the botanical interest of this part of the site is relatively low, the conservation of this area is fundamental to maintaining the hydrological integrity of the site as a wh…

Castle Hill Deer Park and Windy Pits

…es alongside the River Rye. Past planting has left a varied mix of Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris, western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla, sitka spruce Picea sitchensis and beech. The ground flora is mixed depending on local soil type being dominated by wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella,…

Inchtavannach and Inchconnachan

…conifers, mainly larch Larix spp. and throughout the island there is Scots pine Pinus sylvestris and some spruce Picea spp. Inchtavannach and Inchconnachan also provide suitable feeding and breeding habitat for capercaillie which are present on both islands throughout the year. T…

Kirkconnell Flow

…estuarine origin within Nithsdale. Much of the site was colonised by Scots pine Pinus sylvestris throughout the 19th and 20th century forming tall mature stands beneath which the ground flora was typically composed of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and mosses, including the rare sp…

Glen Falloch Pinewood

…s above the River Falloch at the head end of Loch Lomond. The native Scots pine Pinus sylvestris are restricted to the drier knolls and have associated plant communities dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum or nutrient-poor grassland communities.…

Little Heath, Barnham

…ontains large patches of dense sand sedge Carex arenaria. Self set Scot's pines Pinus sylvestris have invaded a large part of the northern end of the site, whilst mixed scrub has grown up around the former military camp, near the southern boundary. Stone curlews have nested on th…

Edgefield Little Wood

…resembles high forest. Other tree species occurring in the wood are Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris, larch Larix decidua and downy birch Betula pubescens. The shrub layer is mostly absent with a little rowan Sorbus aucuparia and holly Ilex aquifolium. The ground flora is dominated b…

Bochel Wood

…b-layer. Aspen Populus tremula, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and self-sown Scots pine Pinus sylvestris are also present. The ground vegetation reflects the acid soil conditions and is rich in dwarf shrubs including common heather Calluna vulgaris, blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus and cowb…

Black Firs & Cranberry Bog

…ass Molinia caerulea and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. Stunted scots pine Pinus sylvestris occur across the Sphagnum lawn, their growth checked by the high water table. The well defined fen lagg or perimeter shows advanced development of carr woodland and scrub of crack wil…

Oulton Moss

… wetter areas. The eastern part of the site is wooded, dominated by mature pine Pinus sylvestris and oak Quercus petraea, with birch Betula pubescens and some alder Alnus glutinosa, aspen Populus tremula and willows Salix species. Pine and birch are encroaching onto the main are…

Peckforton Woods

…rydalis Corydalis claviculata are widespread. Along the ridge top, Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, yew Taxus baccata, beech Fagus sylvatica and silver birch Betula pendula also occur. The woodland supports locally significant breeding bird populations including pied flycatcher Fi…

Brenscombe Heath

…There are stands of common gorse Ulex europaeus and a scattering of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris on the heathland and birch Betula spp. and pedunculate oak Quercus robur on the heathland fringes. In the north, there is heathy grassland which, dominated by purple moor grass, conta…

South Cliffe Common

…rch Betula pendula woodland, with occasional oak Quercus sp. and self sown pine Pinus sylvestris from adjacent plantations. Bunny Hill, as its name suggests, is an extensive rabbit warren and there are consequently areas of open sand with a characteristic flora including early ha…

Deadman's Grave, Icklingham

…assland species. A certain amount of gorse Scrub Ulex europaeus and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris have invaded in some parts. The grazed calcareous grassland and the open, sparsely vegetated areas between them support four nationally rare plants, Spanish catchfly Silene otites, Bš…

Glen Tanar

…he Gairney and the Allachy. The canopy is entirely dominated by Caledonian pine Pinus sylvestris var. scotica, with a patchy juniper shrub-layer, particularly near the upper edges of the wood, which extend to 450 metres above sea-level. Broad-leaved trees occur locally and includ…

Sowley Pond

…al Nature Reserve. The pond is surrounded by mature oak Quercus and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris woodland which supports the largest Hampshire heronry (heron). Sowley Pond was formed in the fourteenth century by damming a small stream and in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuri…

Wavendon Heath Ponds

…t Ranunculus hederaceus. The area of birch woodland with occasional Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris has small damp hollows with bog moss and toad rush Juncus bufonius. Other species include broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas.

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

…ilver birch Betula pendular scrub or secondary woodland composed of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, silver birch, oak Quercus robur and holly Ilex aquifolium with a ground layer of surviving heath plants such as bell heather and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, or bracken, bramble Rub…

Gong Hill

…e Ulex europaeus, silver birch Betula pendula and a number of Scot's pine trees Pinus sylvestris. The heathland blocks are interconnected by fire breaks which allow for movement of reptiles between the open areas and also provide important egg laying sites in the patches of bare …

Linwood Warren

…us robur and birch Betula pendula or includes willows Salix spp. or Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. The birch woodland is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Notably amongst the vertebrates are badgers, adders and slow worms. The diver…

Ballynahone Bog

…stratigraphy. The event may also be linked to the near extinction of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris over much of Ireland at this time, as evidenced within the pollen record of the bog. Biological interest relates primarily to the size of the site, in addition to the diversity of the…

Amat Wood

…fluence of the River Carron and the Black Water. Some of the larger Scots pines Pinus sylvestris are several hundred years old. Part of the wood is birch-dominated, and Amat is the largest birch woodland in the east of Sutherland. The pine is mixed with birch Betula pubescens to …

Bridgham & Brettenham Heaths

… hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, young silver birch Betula pendula and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris seedlings are all locally abundant, with some gorse Ulex europaeus and broom Cytisus scoparius. There are several areas of woodland, mainly dominated by silver birch but including loc…

High Woods

…nus glutinosa, beech Fagus sylvatica, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and holly Ilex aquifolium. The shrub layer consists of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, elder Sambucus nigra and very occasionally alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. The field layer is domin…

Colyers Hanger

…is claviculata. On the plateau, birch oak woodland, with occasional Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris grades into a mosaic of dry heath and acidic grassland communities consisting of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, silvery hair grass Aira caryophyllea and common bent grass A…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

…s of bracken spread and seedling of silver birch Betula pendula and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris become established. These eventually shade out the heathland plants forming together with oak Quercus robur and holly Ilex aquifolium, a dense species poor woodland with a ground laye…

Quarry Wood

… of sessile oak Quercus petraea with some birch (Betula species) and Scots pine Pinus sylvestris with a locally well-developed shrub layer of holly Ilex aquifolium and juniper Juniperus communis. The field layer of much of the woodland reflects the strongly acidic sandy soils. Li…

Migdale Rock

…is one of the most northerly in Britain. Although some of the mature Scots pine Pinus sylvestris has been planted, some may be natural. Birch Betula pubescens is locally dominant, with aspen Populus tremula, oak Quercus sp and rowan Sorbus aucuparia, while juniper Juniperus commu…

Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor

…ula pubescens communities occur. Although surrounded by a fringe of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, the ground flora indicates ancient origins, including bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and at least nineteen spec…

Garnetts Wood / Barnston Lays

… western limit of its range in the County. It is locally mixed with hornbeam Carpinus betulus, with oak Quercus robur or birch Betula sp. Ash Fraxius excelsior is found throughout the wood and maple Acer campestre at the northern end. The smaller Barnston Lays is made up of a mix…

Stawardpeel Woods

…k Quercus petraea, birch Betula pendula, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. Oak in particular is stunted due to the harsh climate of the Pennines. Further down slope, ash Fraxinus excelsior becomes more constant and wych elm Ulmus glabra is frequent. Alder A…

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

… tremula south of Little Sea. There are several stands of self-sown Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. In the south of the site there is further habitat diversity with heathy grassland of high floristic interest fringing the golf course. The range of habitats and their transitions su…

Cawston and Marsham Heaths

…orodonia and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Self sown stands of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris with birch have developed near mature conifer plantations. A wide variety of heathland birds nest on the site including tree pipits, whinchat and occasional nightjars and the site is …

Ford Moss

…margins of the site contains stands of mature oak Quercus robur and Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris, birch Betula spp. and willow Salix atrocinerea, S. fragilis carr. The seedlings of Scot’s pine and birch are invading the bog surface as it dries out. Chickweed wintergreen Trientali…

Barnham Heath

…etter areas willows Salix spp. are also found, whilst in some areas Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and other conifers appear to have established by seeding from nearby plantations. The birdlife of the site is rich. The open heaths support stone-curlew a species given special prote…

Shining Cliff Woods

… honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and European larch Larix decidua have been planted. Within the woodland are areas of wetter ground where springs or streams occur and in these areas alder Alnus glutinosa is dominant …

Bramshott and Ludshott Commons

…2 ac Description Despite extensive colonisation by birch Betula and Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris, Bramshott and Ludshott Commons support extensive tracts of mature heathland vegetation dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and c…

Lower Strathavon Woodlands

…areas birch is expanding onto adjacent heathland (together with some Scots pine Pinus sylvestris from nearby plantations). Alder woodland, with bird cherry Prunus padus, is well represented on the damper soils of the valley floor, along springlines and locally on the lower slopes…

Tilliefoure Wood

…is locally dominant in patches on the middle slopes. On Tillybrack, Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris is locally abundant and the field layer is dominated by blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus and cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea with ling heather Calluna vulgaris in more open areas.

Coed y Gopa

…es for bat roosting areas. A plantation of beech Fagus sylvatica and Scots pine Pinus sylvestris clothes the hill with glades containing herb-rich calcicolous grassland at Copa'r Wylfa and on the rock outcrops and screes of the eastern and southern flanks. In the canopy are trees…

Prestwick Carr

… Alnus glutinosa with downy birch Betula pubescens and some planted Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris on drier margins. Its ground flora is diverse with tall fen vegetation in places grading through a mixed flora with yellow iris, meadowsweet, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, fo…

Ashburnham Park

…f bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Mature Scot's pines Pinus sylvestris occur throughout. The ground flora is limited but includes Cornish moneywort Sibthorpia europaea in one of its few south east locations and the rare hay scented buckler fern Dryopteri…

Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses

… grass and permitted the spread of downy birch Betula pubescens and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris in some areas. The majority of Bolton Fell has been commercially milled for peat. This process does not allow vegetation to re establish itself between cuts unlike the previous block …

Eelmoor Marsh

…tats present within the SSSI include a network of ditches, areas of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and birch Betula species and an area of species rich grass heath. The exceptionally rich acid bog flora supports at least 250 species of flowering plants and grasses and is of interes…

Drumore Wood

… small mires supporting bog-moss Sphagnum spp communities. In places Scots pine Pinus sylvestris dominates the canopy. Dead wood habitats are an important non-notified feature. The woodland has a characteristic breeding bird community including osprey, redstart, long-tailed tit a…

Cors y Llyn

…wo main basins separated by a drier ridge which supports some large Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. Both basins support areas that are characterised by a mosaic of hollows and hummocks. The hollows support an abundance of bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., particularly Sphagnum recurvum, wi…

Dundonnell Woods

…versity of trees grow here, including wych elm Ulmus glabra, willow, Scots pine Pinus sylvestris, birch Betula pubescens, ash Fraxinus excelsior, oak Quercus petraea, hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium, rowan and aspen Populus. Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, ivy He…

Holt and West Moors Heaths

…usca. common gorse Ulex europaeus, downy birch Betula pubescens and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris occur widely on the heathland, with local development of sallow Salix cinerea wet woodland also a feature. Within the West Moors RAOC Depot additional features of interest are the are…

Tuetoes Hills

…odland edges. Stands of coniferous plantation consisting of mature Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris also have a locally rich acid grassland flora.

Oldbury and Seal Chart

…and east the woodland is more open with much birch, sessile oak and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. Further west, on the flatter ground, sessile oak and silver birch B. pendula predominate as both mature trees and coppice whilst beech is more frequent on the steeper ground. Coppice…

Chapel Common

…on the boundaries and trees occur in blocks, or scattered over the Common. Pine Pinus sylvestris and birch Betula pendula are dominant, with oak Quercus robur, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa also present. Bracken is abundant as an understorey. There are…

Foulshaw Moss

…ut this area there is a large amount of birch Betula pubescens with Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and thick stands of rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum. Bog vegetation survives well under the lighter canopy of the birch and pine although purple moor grass is often abundant. Howev…

Warmwell Heath

…n section of the heath is interspersed with fairly dense patches of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, birch Betula spp. and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The lower lying areas are dominated by wet heath and bog communities in which purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is abundant alo…

Creag Clunie and the Lion's Face

…eag Clunie The pinewoods of Creag Clunie woods are dominated by Caledonian pine Pinus sylvestris subsp. scotica, largely self-sown with a smaller area of planted pine of local origin. Woodland is found from 400 m to unusually high altitude, over 600 m, with distinctly stunted pin…

Bourne Valley

…t Agrostis curtisii, gorse Ulex europaeus and scattered invasion of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, birch Betula species and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Western gorse Ulex gallii is also common, a distinctive feature of the Dorset heaths lying north of Poole Harbour. Where soil c…

Liatrie Burn

…of this habitat in Glens Affric and Strathfarrar. Mature, even-aged Scots pines Pinus sylvestris dominate the area with scattered birch, rowan, alder and willows with tea-leaved willow, Salix phylicifolia, occurring along the burn. The ground flora consists mainly of heather Call…

Lakenheath Warren

…ium aquilinum, sand sedge Carex arenaria and invasive trees such as Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris all dominate substantial parts of the site. Sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, with some bent grasses Agrostis spp. are abundant across the full range of grasslands. The different grasslan…

Hurston Warren

…ex remota. The fourth wood type comprises mixed woodlands with oak, Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris and birch above dense stands of bracken.

Leith Hill

…h acidic secondary woodland dominated by pedunculate oak, birch and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. rowan Sorbus aucuparia, whitebeam Sorbus aria and beech are occasional. However, the extremely acidic soils have allowed much of the heathland flora to survive under the canopy and t…

Smart's and Prey Heaths

… for many years and gradually became invaded by birch Betula sppand Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris scrub, which developed in places into species poor secondary oak Quercus robur and pine woodland. In recent years, however, conservation management has succeeded in reversing this tre…

Black Lake, Delamere

…r open water to more or less consolidated schwingmoor with invading Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris are represented. However, the ‘building’ moss species Sphagnum papillosum and S. capillifolium do not yet occur. A large colony of sundew Drosera rotundifolia has colonised the surfac…

Broughton Far Wood

…e and wych elm Ulmus glabra. Planted conifers such as larch Larix decidua, pine Pinus sylvestris and spruce Picea sp., are locally prominent. The shrub understorey is particularly rich, with spindle Euonymus europaeus, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, privet Ligustrum vulgare, dogwo…

Eastern Cairngorms

…Bheag. This has the largest colony in Britain of alpine milk-vetch Astragalus alpinus, along with mountain avens Dryas octopetala, mossy campion Silene acaulis and rock sedge Carex rupestris. Alpine willow scrub Although of very restricted distribution, bushes of whortle-leaved w…

Hareshaw Dene

…antation of mature spruce Picea abies, larch Larix decidua and some Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris was created above the waterfall in Linn Plantation during the last century, when the present well marked forest walk was first established. The rich epiphytic flora within the site in…

Weeting Heath

…ides and Purple Stem Cat’s Tail Phleum phleoides. Self regenerating Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris is scattered overthe grassland and there is also an area of bracken Pteridium aquilinum. At the southern end of the site there is an area of neutral grassland on low lying land. Thesw…

Oak Mere

…ft rush. A large heronry (heron) is established in the remains of a Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris plantation. The fringing band of woodland around the southern half is dominated by birch and oak Quercus robur with willows nearer the shore. Heather and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus…

Quoile

… Ranunculus flammula, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, silverweed Potentilla anserina, carnation sedge Carex panicea and notably false fox sedge Carex otrubae. Grassland occurs on mineral soils on raised ground. This is typically dominated by …

Magilligan

…al elder Sambucus nigra, young sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and open Scots pine Pinus sylvestris woodland. Magilligan is also notable for the wetland plant communities that are associated with dune slacks and hollows between the dune ridges. The composition of the vegetation is v…

Rock Wood

…liverworts and ferns. The western part of the site is predominantly hornbeam Carpinus betulus coppice, with scattered oak Quercus robur standards and some coppiced hazel Corylus avellana. An ancient bank with hornbeam coppice marks the eastern edge of this type beyond which oak i…

Loch Shiel

…lmy-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 important remnants of Scots pine woodland in Lochaber and form a component …

Sullington Warren

…Cytisus scoparius with regenerating silver birch Betula pendula and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris occurs on parts of the heath. This area of scrub supports a varied invertebrate fauna and two invertebrate groups well represented here are the Aculeate Hymenoptera bees, ants and was…

Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

…including silver birch Betula pendula, crack willow Salix fragilis, Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and alder Alnus glutinosa. Stands of wet flood plain woodland occur on past gravel workings and include those at Earls Barton which form the largest example of this now scarce woodlan…

Whitmoor Common

…form the major woodlands and there are also several stand of mature Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. The majority of the woodland is of recent origin and has colonised areas which were formerly open heath. On poorly drained areas downy birch Betula pubescens, tends to be dominant, w…

Strensall Common

…an at Skipwith. Elsewhere on the heath oak Quercus robur occurs and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris has been planted. The entomological interest of the site is considerable with several rare moths Lepidoptera and bugs Hemiptera present. * Under Section 23 of the National Parks and …

Abbots Moss

…arts of the mires have been colonised by birch Betula pubescens and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. To the north of the disused railway which traverses the site are a series of acidic, nutrient poor, peat stained oligotrophic/dystrophic pools. These pools display several different …

Hale Moss

…ccisa pratensis, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the nationally scarce bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Other species of particular interest which occur in the mire are the uncommon early marsh orchid…

Doire Darach

… pinewood grades to birch which extends to an altitude of 250 m. The Scots pine Pinus sylvestris is mature with many large individuals present. The majority of the old pines grow on classic pinewood knolls. The vegetation within the pinewood reflects the topographic pattern of ra…

Penn's Rocks

…mble Rubus fruticosus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. In the north Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and silver birch dominate in a heathy woodland over a ground layer including heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bracken. The site also contains small areas of …

Coille Coire Chuilc

…lying dumped glacial materials form an undulating ground topography. Scots pine Pinus sylvestris ssp scotica is dominant on the drier knolls with heathland ground communities comprising mainly ling Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bilberry Vaccinium myrtill…

Alvie

…es associated with aspen, Populus tremula, rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris, oak, Quercus petraea and juniper, Juniperus communis. Scots pine achieves local dominance to the west of the site, while a stand of pure oak woodland to the south represents one of t…

Monadh Mor

…with Scandinavian bog woodlands. The native pinewood is dominated by Scots pine Pinus sylvestris and much of it is managed plantation. Drier ridges on the site support mainly Scots pine and downy birch Betula pubescens with an understorey of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, hea…

Thwaite House Moss

… woodland on slightly higher ground with ash Fraxinus excelsior and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. Central and southern parts of the site support more recently established woodland dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea with alder, downy birch Betula pubescens, crack willow S. fra…

Lions Hill

… uncommon naturalised species, the cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon. Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris woodland has invaded some of the dry and humid heathland and is most mature on Lions Hill itself. Birch Betula pubescens woodland has developed over Molinia dominated wet heath in cer…

Campfield Kettle Hole

…esent being birch Betula sp. of various age classes with occasional Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris. On the woodland floor is a sparse cover of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum with numerous tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and…

Hallsenna Moor

…unities have developed with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the uncommon ma…

Blue Pool and Norden Heaths

…y mature oaks and much dead wood. There are also areas dominated by Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris. Numerous open heathland glades occur within both the coniferous and deciduous woodland. Like the range of habitats, the fauna of this site is varied. Invertebrate groups are well re…

Wolf Island Bog

…te has also provided important data related to the decline of native Scots pine Pinus sylvestris, with a notable series of C-14 dates ranging from 7970 BP to 5565 BP. Most recently tephra, volcanic glass shards, have been identified in the peat column. At least one of these tephr…

Chartley Moss

…f the peat raft there is a transition from open woodland of stunted Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris to taller, denser pine stands. Plants such as broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa show increased cover with l…

Barelees Pond

…ess influenced by the groundwater and the more stable peat supports Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris woodland with a ground flora of ling Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. The boundary between the zones is distinct. The island is surrounded by a thick fringe of …

Rhidorroch Woods

…has a nationally important fragment of the ancient native Scots pine forests of Pinus sylvestris var. scotica which are found only in the Highland and Grampian regions of Scotland. Seven genetically distinct regions of Scots pine have been identified in Scotland. Rhidorroch Woods…

Cawdor Wood

…gorges, whilst elsewhere within the wood there are stands of oak and Scots pine Pinus sylvestris, and oak and beech Fagus sylvatica. Lichens Cawdor Wood is one of only a few ancient woods remaining in Britain which has a relatively dry continental climate and which are located in…

Castle Bottom to Yateley and Hawley Commons

…Pteridium aquilinum. Gorse Ulex europaeus, silver birch Betula pendula and pine Pinus sylvestris scrub form part of the mosaic. Small areas of grass heath are dominated by bristle leaved bent grass Agrostis curtisii, here near the eastern limit of its distribution. The nationally…

Slop Bog and Uddens Heath

…ut some areas have been colonised by bracken Pteridium aquilinum or Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. Humid and wet heath, variously dominated by Ling, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, covers larger areas and supports strong populations of the…

Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

…hes. At Painswick Beacon there has been a rapid spread of self sown Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris in recent years which is encroaching on the species rich grasslands. A wide variety of butterflies is associated with the herb rich grassland. Species such as marbled white Melanargia…

Cannock Chase

…us aucuparia is often an associated tree. Young birch, locally with Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, is invading open ground in any parts of the site and a rapid progression towards woodland is evident where tree density is greatest. In damper situations alder Alnus glutinosa becom…

Grass Wood

…tern remainder was replanted with spruce Picea abies, larch Larix decidua, pine Pinus sylvestris and beech. None of the plantations has been cleaned so the present stand is a thicket of planted saplings, natural regeneration of mainly sycamore and ash and a variable canopy of ash…

Howierig Muir

…a rotundifolia is occasional. Downy birch Betula pubescens scrub and Scots pine Pinus sylvestris have colonised parts of the bog. The bog moss Sphagnum cover over the site is high, with eight species so far identified, including S.magellanicum. S.recurvum forms a significant comp…

Ardlair - Letterewe

…, hazel Corylus avellana and alder Alnus glutinosa. Small numbers of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris occur on crags and on more acid soils. Ground flora is typical of upland oak-birchwoods and is species poor. The crags and areas dominated by pine have a dwarf shrub heath ground laye…

Ockham and Wisley Commons

…m and invasivetrees and shrubs; mainly silver birch Betula pendula, Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and oak Quercus robur. In several parts of the site there are dense pine plantations which have replaced the heathland completely. There are several areas of open water within the sit…

Titsey Woods

…ea. Four small areas have been modified by the planting of conifers Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla. The ground flora is locally species rich, varying according to the nature of the soils and drainage. Bramble Rubus fruticosus and bluebell Hyac…

Skipwith Common

…dland Betula pendula and Betula pubescens. In many places birch and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris have colonised the open heath. The wet heath represents the largest single tract of its type in the north of England. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix is the dominant species with ab…

Worgret Heath

…yna to the south and common gorse Ulex europaeus to the north-west. Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris also occurs locally. The site supports a dense breeding population of sand lizards, a species whose remaining British populations are now mostly restricted to the Dorset heathlands. …

Canford Heath

…h Betula pubescens, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and Scot's and maritime pines Pinus sylvestris and P. maritime, and in the drier valleys with richer soils. Where drainage is impeded there are small areas of wet heath and bog in valley bottoms and along seepage features. Heathe…

Verwood Heaths

…uding the scarce Cladonia gracilis. Common gorse Ulex europaeus and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris form dense stands in certain areas. The humid and wet heath is variously dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea or ling and the rare brown …

Lurgan River Wood

… Quercus petraea and downy birch Betula pubescens with a few planted Scots pine Pinus sylvestris, while the shrub layer is formed by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, holly Ilex aquifolium, and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. Below, the field layer consists of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and…

Maulden Wood and Pennyfather's Hills

…relicts of the former heathland habitat exist within plantations of Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris. Scot’s pine is the food plant of a micro moth Dioryctria simplicella, a nationally uncommon species which is recorded for this site. Several invertebrate groups are particularly well…

Beinn Dearg

…ostaphylos uva-ursi and the nationally scarce alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus. The other is a high-altitude type in which heather is replaced by the other dwarf-shrubs. There is a wide range of prostrate alpine heaths on exposed ridges and lower summits. These include hea…

Parham Park

…al and small groups of oak Quercus robur, beech Fagus sylvatica and Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris trees scattered over permanent pasture grazed by deer, sheep and cattle. In some areas bracken Pteridium aquilinum has invaded and is dominant. Ancient open oak woodland fringes the e…

Coleshill and Bannerly Pools

…ur and silver birch Betula pendula in which there are some planted Scot's pines Pinus sylvestris. The ground flora is strongly acidophilous acid loving and is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, with lo…

Ashculm Turbary

…llow Salix cinerea, together with pedunculate oak Quercus robur and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. In addition to purple moor grass, the ground flora includes golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum and wood avens Geum urbanum. In some p…

Burton Common

… draining soils. About 25 percent of the area has been colonised by Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris to varying densities and a belt of mixed deciduous woodland flanking a stream traverses the site. The heather Calluna vulgaris is considerably older than in any known New Forest site …

Rusland Valley Mosses

…of the bog surfaces. Subsequent colonisation by birch Betula pubescens and pine Pinus sylvestris, has resulted in the development of woodland, especially on Rusland Moss. The crowns of all three mosses are otherwise covered by heather Calluna vulgaris, with cross leaved heath Eri…

Forest Mere

…eridium aquilinum. The rest of the woodland is predominantly mature Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris and silver birch. Rhododendron is scattered through the woodland and is abundant in some areas, covering much of the former wet heath. However, patches of purple moor grass, cross lea…

Ballymacombs More

…sistent with a Boreal age pre-7500 years BP with high frequencies of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris and hazel Corylus avellana bog myrtle Myrica gale. The Boreal-Atlantic transition is indicated by the rise in alder Alnus glutinosa, and this change to a wetter climate is associated …

Elm Road Field, Thetford

…ta and tower mustard Turritis glabra are also found here. Two relict scots pine Pinus sylvestris hedges run across the site and there is scattered mixed scrub, particularly at the eastern end. This is dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and oak Quercus robur, with some pine …

Lord's Well Field

…1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act. Lack of grazing has allowed some Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris to become established and has restricted the amount of bare ground available for colonisation by short lived plant species.

Sherwood Forest Golf Course

…silver birch Betula pendula, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and some Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. The lichens Cladonia floerkeana and Icmadophila ericitorum are frequent and several heathland fungi have been recorded with the crimson Hygrocybe mineata particularly frequent. The s…

Blackheath

…art of the site also contains the rare moss Dicranum polysetum. The Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris areas support a sparse ground flora because of the dense shade cast, but where these trees have recently been cleared, or burnt, heathland plants have rapidly recolonised. The site su…

Englemere Pond

…hoeniclus. The site includes a catchment area of secondary woodland, large pine Pinus sylvestris, birch Betula pendula and oak Quercus robur on acid soils, together with a small fragment of heathland.

Wybunbury Moss

…ter table is lower there is a transition from scattered and stunted Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and downy birch Betula pubescens to taller and denser mixed woodland. Hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and crowberry Empetrum nigrum are locally abundant with purple moor…

Bardon Hill

…roadleaved woodland is replaced by a plantation comprised mainly of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. At the summit of the hill lies a mosaic of heath, acid grassland, rock outcrops and scrub oak. This area is characterised by the abundance of wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, ma…

Cawthorn Moor

…ngi and lichens is notable. The heath is being invaded by self sown Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, which are dense in places. Downy birch Betula pubescens, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and eared willow Salix aurita are all found by the beck and locally form open woodland in association …

Sinks Valley, Kesgrave

…ittle grazing in recent years. Open woodland with oak Quercus robur, scots pine Pinus sylvestris and birch Betula pendula has developed on former acid grassland on the southeastern side of the valley. Towards the valley bottom, where the ground is spring fed the grassland changes…

Westerham Mines

…nd Quercus robur, birch Betula sp., bracken Pteridium aquilinum and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris dominate the vegetation, but remnants of former heathland, including ling Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, occur locally. The area ha…

Glenmore Forest

…nis scrub occur and alder Alnus glutinosa, willows Salix species and Scots pine Pinus sylvestris form bog woodland in wetter areas. At lower altitudes scattered tree regeneration of birch, willow, rowan and Scots pine is expanding on to areas of open heath whilst at higher elevat…

Garry Bog Part II

…vidence of climatic deterioration with eventual extinction of native Scots pine Pinus sylvestris some 4,000 years BP. In addition, sub-fossil bog oak from Garry Bog has been used to produce a ring time-series of international importance to dendrochronology studies, which accurate…

Horsell Common

…nd areas and include gorse Ulex europaeus, broom Cytisus scoparius, Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, silver birch Betula pendula and oak Quercus robur and in wet areas downy birch Betula pubescens and grey sallow Salix cinerea. In many parts of the site these species have developed …

Swineholes Wood and Black Heath

…us aucuparia are the major constituents, with lesser proportions of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, alder Alnus glutinosa and European larch Larix decidua. The wooded areas have a ground flora broadly similar to the open heath though with a greater grass cover and a wider range of …

Meathop Moss

…k sedge Rhynchospora alba. The surrounding woodland is dominated by Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and downy birch Betula pubescens with some sessile oak Quercus petraea and yew Taxus baccata. Pine and birch seedlings are abundant around the edges of the open moss. The ground flora…

Ashdown Forest

…eus, silver birch Betula pendula, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris are scattered across the heath and in some areas form extensive secondary woodland and scrub. The older woodlands consist of beech Fagus sylvatica and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. …

Lavington Common

…uticosus, with wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and purple moor grass. Pine Pinus sylvestris and other conifers are present in the woodland in plantations and also occur in mixed semi natural woodland. Pine and both species of birch regenerate freely at the edges of the heath…

Coates Castle

…bracken and seedling trees, such as silver birch Betula pendula and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris indicate the woodland habitat that would develop if regular vegetation cutting were not continued. The second block of land consists of an area of developing conifer plantation woodla…

Black Hill Heath

…ens is also frequent in parts of the dry heath. There are stands of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris on part of the hill top and the southern slope. With increasing ground water, wet heath communities occur, with heather, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor-grass Molinia …

Ledmore Wood

…edunculate oak Quercus robur is also present. The wood also contains Scots pine Pinus sylvestris, aspen Populus tremula and birch Betula spp. with patches of juniper Juniperus communis. Much of the wood is made up of mature oak trees, some of which may have been planted. The grou…

North York Moors

…he presence of scattered trees including oak, birch and, in places, Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris over an understorey of dry heath. Juniper Juniperus communis is locally rare and exists only as single shrubs or small clusters in a few remote gills and moor edges where burning is …

Ferndown Common

…ion to gorse scrub there is habitat diversity provided by stands of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and birch Betula. Several small ponds occur in the southeast of the site which support the aquatic insectivorous bladderwort Utricularia. Several of the rare animals of Dorset heathla…

Corfe & Barrow Hills

…here is some invasion by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, birch Betula sp. and pine Pinus sylvestris. On lower ground there is damp and wet heath largely dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix with varying amounts of ling and deer grass …

Dersingham Bog

… bracken Pteridium aquilinum on the slopes. The woodland is chiefly Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and silver birch with bracken in the field layer. Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum is invasive in places. The site is noted for the presence of the dragonfly Sympetrum danae, a nort…

Kelling Heath

…he northern part of the site. Young silver birch Betula pendula and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris are thinly scattered over the entire heath. Numerous paths cross the heath and the flora of these includes the introduced pirri pirri Bur Acaena anserinifolia. A band of secondary woo…

Alladale Pinewood

…ished on boulder-scree. The pine woodland of An Sgaothach has mature Scots pine Pinus sylvestris, with a relatively open woodland canopy. The boulder scree pine woodland on Carn Alladale contains Scots pine which are naturally stunted because of the unusual, rocky ground on which…

Ardgour Pinewoods

… are amongst the largest and most important remnants of semi-natural Scots pine Pinus sylvestris woodland in Lochaber. Together with stands at the head of Loch Shiel, they form a major component of the South West Group of native pinewoods which are considered to be genetically di…

Chobham Common

…iella inundata. Woodland and scrub silver birch Betula pendula and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris have invaded large areas of dry heath. Areas of more mature mixed woodland contain oak Quercus robur. Alder Alnus glutinosa dominates the carr woodland at Gracious Pond and smaller ar…

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