Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

The Clouds

… latter include the scarce rigid buckler fern Dryopteris submontana, holly fern Polystichum lonchitis which is an extremely uncommon species in northern England and two other uncommon species, limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum and green spleenwort Asplenium viride as well a…

Midford Valley Woods

…oods has encouraged a luxuriant growth of ferns. Both hard and soft shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and Polystichum setiferum are present as well as an abundance of hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium. Polypody Polypodium sp grows both on boulders and upon the branches of old…

Langley Wood and Homan's Copse

…s broom Ruscus aculeatus, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum and the two shield ferns Polystichum aculeatum and Polystichum setiferum. Drier, acid areas, particularly on banks, support golden rod Solidago virgaurea, cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, bilber…

Bradley Woods

…ascular plants including hard fern Blechnum spicant, hard and soft shield ferns Polystichum aculeatum and Polystichum setiferum, pale sedge Carex pallescens and both opposite leaved and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and C. alternifolium. There i…

Cwm Clydach, Cydweli

…achiana, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and a profusion of soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum. Butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus and sweet violet Viola odorata are two noteworthy plants which grow at the edge of the wood. Due to the steepness of the gorge, most of it is un…

Erwood Dingle

…t Geranium robertianum, hart’s-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, soft shield-fern Polystichum setiferum and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Bramble Rubus fruticosus becomes dense at the eastern end of the dingle. Stream-side rocks and crags support a similar canopy, but he…

Scoska Wood

…erns including maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, as well as the local baneberry Actaea spicata. Towards the pasture edge, where the canopy opens, a tall herb community has developed containing wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvat…

Den of Finella

…um, wood garlic Allium ursinum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, hard shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum and wood false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum.

Baldersdale Woodlands

…ard Crepis paludosa, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. The uncommon species recorded here include the goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and the parasitic toothwort Lathraea squamaria. Beech and oak ferns Phegopteris connecti…

Great Asby Scar

… common species such as hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Rare or uncommon herbs include hutchinsia Hornungia petraea, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, angular Solomon's seal Polygonatum odor…

Dodgson Wood

…ima grow here in association with a variety of ferns including hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma and Wilson's filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii. The juniper scrub occupies the steep slopes immedia…

Maulden Wood and Pennyfather's Hills

… torminalis, green flowered helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and associated with the more acidic soils, climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata. The wood has a good breeding bird population and an extensive list of fungi are recorded for …

Loch Glencoul

…adiantum-nigrum, brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis and hard shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum, hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium, wood false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa, red fescue Festuca rubra and bearded couch Elymus caninus. At…

Irthing Gorge

…rn Cystopteris fragilis, green spleenwort Asplenium viride and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. The bryophyte flora of these ledges is also rich and varied and drier areas are covered by the lichens Lepraria Stauroneis membranacea and Cystocoleus ebeneus. The gorge woodla…

Saltburn Gill

… false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum with many ferns including hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, harts tongue fern Phyllitus scolopendrium, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Flushed plant communities dominated by pendulous sedge Care…

Doire Donn

…menophyllum wilsonii, Tunbridge filmy fern H. tunbrigense, and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. Glades within the woodland support lesser butterfly orchid and fragrant orchid. Along its top edge, the wood opens onto wet heath and Molinia grassland, with a drier more herb-r…

Bach Howey Gorge

…the moss Eurhynchium striatum, common nettle Urtica dioica and soft shield-fern Polystichum setiferum. The base-rich rock outcrops in the steeper parts of the gorge support an open canopy of ash and wych elm and a range of other trees and shrubs, including yew Taxus baccata, the …

Edlington Wood

…orine Epipactis helleborine, mountain melick Melica nutans and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. The open woodland rides support a complimentary flora more typical of grassland on limestone with plants such as common twayblade, fairy flax, yellow rattle and ploughman's spik…

Hockering Wood

…pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum are also present. Additional interest is provided by the woodland ponds which support a breeding population of the great crested newt Triturus cristatus, a species protected und…

Underlaid Wood

…eris filix-mas, hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. Weaknesses and cracks in the grike walls are colonised by maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria which are abundant throughout the site …

Whernside

…t Asplenium viride, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and most notably rigid buckler fern Dryopteris submontana and limestone polypody Gymnocarpium robertianum. By contrast, sandstone cliffs on the summit ridge support sea campion S…

Greenham and Crookham Commons

…s betulus and aspen Populus tremula. The ground flora includes hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum, a species largely confined to central southern Britain and large bitter cress Cardamine amara whi…

Craigantlet Woods

…rn Dryopteris dilatata, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum. The moss layer is generally rather sparse, with the most abundant species being Thuidium tamariscinum. Mnium hornum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Eurhynchium striatum, Eurhynchium prae…

Wychwood

…re Helleborus foetidus, deadly nightshade Atropa bella donnand hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. The butterfly fauna associated with the grassland includes marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae, white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album, brown a…

Goblin Combe

…yopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. The nationally scarce limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum also occurs within the Combe. The woodland supports a small colony of moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Patches of lime…

Linn Mill

…splenium viride, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum are found on nutrient-rich rock faces by the river.

Hawkswick Wood

…sa columbaria and the ferns, hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, hard shield Polystichum aculeatum, wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria and green spleenwort Asplenium viride. Alpine penny cress Noccaea caerulescens occurs on old mine spoil at the western end of the site and there …

Bould Wood

…, wood meadow grass Poanemoralis, wood melick Melica uniflora, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. The woodland contains a diverse lower plant flora. The fungi include several regionally uncommon species such as rough shank toadstool Collybia …

Hang Wood

…hire wood lying on Jurassic clay. Of note is the occurrence of hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. Ornithological interest is not well documented b…

Math and Elsea Wood

…ly purple orchid Orchis mascula, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium.

Briarwood Banks

…er’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana and wood avens Geum urbanum. Hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium occur associated with rock outcrops. The upper slopes support a more restricted flora with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, false brom…

Taylor's Rough & Wellmeadow Wood

…atum, wall lettuce Mycelis muralis, ramsons Allium ursinum and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum which has a restricted distribution in Cheshire. Species indicative of ancient woodlands include yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood melick Melica uniflora and wood ane…

Craig y Benglog

…ith large amounts of hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and the nationally uncommon wood fescue Festuca altissima. Larger trees hold rich epiphytic lichen populations with uncommon species such as Lobaria laetevirens and Parmeliella …

Beech Hill Wood

…lvatica. Fourteen species of fern have been recorded including hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and the uncommon Wilson's filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii. A wide variety of mosses and liverwort…

Backstone Bank and Baal Hill Woods

…fern Athyrium filix-femina, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. On more acid soils the woodlands are dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea and birch Betula sp. and the understorey is invariably sparse, comprising hazel, holly Ilex aquifo…

The Allers and Lilburn Valley Junipers

…Crepis paludosa in wetter areas. Other plants present include hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, polypody Polypodium vulgare, primrose Primula vulgaris, opposite leaved and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium opposit…

Loth Gorge

…ns within the gorge support a lush woodland ground flora, with hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Notable …

Cotteril Clough

…ch, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, giant bellflower, twayblade, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and thin spiked wood sedge. The embankment, which was created when the A358 was built, supports neutral grassland in which red fescue, sweet vernal grass and Yorkshire fog are th…

Allt Grillan Gorge

…hich makes it rich in ferns and mosses. Ferns occurring within the site include Polystichum aculeatum, Athyrium filix-femina, Phegopteris connectilis, Oreopteris limbosperma, Hymenophyllum wilsonii, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana. Several liche…

Bentley Park Wood

…e marked by additional species such as ramsons Allium ursinum, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis. The wood supports a sizeable bird community and is one of the three localities in the county for breeding redstart.

Sturt Copse

…tar of Bethlehem Gagea lutea, toothwort Lathraea squamaria and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. Opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium indicates wetter woodland soils at the bottom of the slope. The bryophyte flora and invertebrate fauna of the Even…

Gawdyhall Big Wood, Harleston

…lude primrose Primula vulgaris, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The lighter more acid soils support bramble Rubus fruticosus and bluebell Hyacinthoide…

Warks Burn Woodland

…t, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, remote sedge Carex remota and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. Many of the trees support epiphytic growth of Leptorhaphis mosses and polypody Polypodium vulgare as well as lichens.

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

… Asplenium trichomanes, hart's-tongue Phyllitis scolopendrium, hard shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum, and the rare beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. These wet rock faces also provided an ideal niche for two other rare species the rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale and wood fesc…

Thrang Wood

…eris filix-mas, hart’s tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. Elsewhere the herb layer is characterised by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, false brome grass Brachypodium sylvaticum, primrose Primula …

Longsleddale Woods

…wood melick Melica uniflora, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and the uncommon wood fescue Festuca altissima.

Marble Quarry and Hale Fell

…rn Asplenium scolopendrium, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. Weaknesses and cracks in the grike walls are colonised by wall lettuce Mycelis muralis, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria which are…

Decoy Pit , Pools & Woods

… species indicative of semi natural ancient woodland including hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum. A well vegetated pond is located on the north side of Best Gully. Twenty three species of dragonfly and damselfly breed within the si…

Roche Abbey Woodlands

… helleborine Helleborus viridis, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and wood barley Hordelymus europaeus. In the valley bottom alder and willow carr is developing to replace marshy grassland and the swamp vegetation around the margins of Laughton…

Beechmill Wood and Pasture

…sh 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 cress Cardamine amara, fool’s water cress Apium nodiflorum and opposite leaved go…

Arnecliff and Park Hole Woods

…nus spinosa. The herb layer is moderately diverse and includes hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and sedges Carex sp. The wood lies adjacent to water courses and have several springs among the rocky areas which provide damp, sheltered…

Muckton Wood

…ther species interest is in the ferns, including the soft and hard shield ferns Polystichum setiferum and P. aculeatum and in wet areas characterised by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis. The site supports one of the largest heronries (grey h…

Shorn Cliff and Caswell Woods

…rns. These include hart’s tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and hard shield fern P. aculeatum. A small area of alder Alnus glutinosa is present over wetter soils adjacent to the River Wye in Caswell Wood Lynweir Grove. Some of the woodlan…

Mwyngloddfeydd Esgair Hir ac Esgair Fraith

…ridophyte assemblage also includes a distinct concentration of hybrids, such as Polystichum x bicknellii, found with both parents, soft shield-fern Polystichum setiferum and hard shield-fern P. aculeatum. . There is a large population of Equisetum x dycei, the hybrid between mars…

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