Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Brignall Banks

…ver a well developed shrub layer containing hazel Corylus avellana, bird cherry Prunus padus and occasional blackthorn Prunus spinosa, wild cherry Prunus avium, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and spindle Euonymus europaeus. The ground flora comprises a rich assemblage of species cha…

Errigal Glen

…k. Other notable species regularly recorded in Errigal Glen include bird cherry Prunus padus, which is also a Red Data Book Species, common wintergreen Pyrola minor, toothwort Lathraea squamaria and wood fescue Festuca altissima. Errigal Glen lies to the west of Garvagh on the Ag…

Rehaghy Wood

…holly Ilex aquifolium, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and most notably bird cherry Prunus padus. Where present, the field layer consists of a scattering of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., hard fern Blechnum spicant and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, bluebell Hyacinthoides no…

Glenarm Woods

…x aquifolium, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and in wetter conditions, bird cherry Prunus padus and willow Salix spp. Where it is present, the field layer consists of a mixture of ferns, thickets of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. and in acidic conditions, the dwarf-shrub bilberry Vac…

Bach Howey Gorge

…rubs, including holly Ilex aquifolium, crab apple Malus sylvestris, bird cherry Prunus padus and blackthorn Prunus spinosa. Where the soil is damp and compacted, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are abundant, along with a range of oth…

Dunbeath Water

…wan Sorbus aucuparia and willow Salix sp. Aspen Populus tremula and bird cherry Prunus padus are frequent. Blackthorn Prunus spinosa and the nationally scarce downy currant Ribes spicatum are also found here. The rich and varied ground flora supports fine stands of tall herbs and…

College Valley Woodlands

…sa woodland with, locally, ash Fraxinus excelsior, oak Quercus sp., wild cherry Prunus avium, bird cherry Prunus padus and hazel. Here the ground flora is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and there are numerous seepage lines with abundant herbs and sedges incl…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…wthorn Crataegus monogyna and hazel Corylus avellana with occasional blackthorn Prunus spinosa, bird cherry Prunus padus and holly Ilex aquifolium. Yew Taxus baccata is scattered along the high, inaccessible scars. Wetter areas at the river side support alder Alnus glutinosa and …

Bastow Wood

…ria with an abundance of hazel Corylus avellana in the understorey. Bird cherry Prunus padus, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and geulder rose Viburnum opulus are rather less frequent. Under the canopy and in the clearings, thin limestone soils support a g…

Urquhart Bay Wood

… transitions on gradually rising land to stands of ash Fraxinus excelsior, gean Prunus avium, rowan Sorbus aucuparia, wych elm Ulmus glabra, white willow Salix alba and bird cherry Prunus padus. Shrubs include hazel Corylus avellana and blackthorn Prunus spinosa. The ground flora…

Florence Court

…ung holly Ilex aquifolium. Other less abundant shrub species include blackthorn Prunus spinosa, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and bird cherry Prunus padus. A field layer of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. and ferns cover the slopes over a luxuriant ground flor…

Freeholders Wood

…ed hazel. There are also thickets of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and blackthorn Prunus spinosa while standard trees include ash Fraxinus excelsior, rowan Sorbus aucuparia, bird cherry Prunus padus and holly Ilex aquifolium. Wych elm Ulmus glabra is frequent, but many trees are af…

Ousdale Burn

…us aucuparia are the most common trees here. Aspen Populus tremula, bird cherry Prunus padus and hazel Corylus avellana are also found in areas where the soil is enriched by the base-rich rocks whilst eared willow Salix aurita, grey willow Salix cinerea and goat willow Salix capr…

Monk's Dale

…rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola are present. Woodland shrubs include bird cherry Prunus padus dogwood Cornus sanguinea and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. The ground flora is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with a very wide …

Flat Coppice

…alley, there is woodland characterised by alder Alnus glutinosa and bird cherry Prunus padus. This is the only extensive example of this type of woodland known in Shropshire. The sessile oak woodland has a flora which is largely characteristic of acid soils, including bilberry Va…

Craighall Den

…monogyna is present with occasional gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa and bird cherry Prunus padus on areas of more level ground. The ground flora north of the burn is variously dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater wood-rush Luzul…

Dillington Carr, Gressenhall

…llow Salix cinerea inaddition to abundant alder Alnus glutinosa and bird cherry Prunus padus. Although large areas are secondary woodland with a disturbed ground flora, there are stands of possible ancient woodland on the site. Here the ground flora is richer and includes dog’s m…

Quithel Wood

…alf of the wood is permanently wet and supports alder woodland with bird cherry Prunus padus, birch Betula species and young ash Fraxinus excelsior. The field layer comprises a wide range of commoner marsh plants, together with stands of meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and greate…

Backstone Bank and Baal Hill Woods

…n canopy species on base rich soils with hazel Corylus avellana and bird cherry Prunus padus common in the understorey. Here there is a species rich ground flora containing characteristic woodland plants such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, woodruff…

Mennock Water

…y common. hazel Corylus avellana is dominant in the understorey but bird cherry Prunus padus and, more locally, guelder-rose Viburnum opulus also occur. The wood has a varied ground flora in which grasses predominate but herb-rich flushes are frequent. A number of uncommon plants…

Farndale

…an understorey of hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium and bird cherry Prunus padus over a ground flora including ramsons Allium ursinum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and primrose Primula vulgaris. Acid oak woodlands at the northern e…

Shining Cliff Woods

…nant with birch or ash Fraxinus excelsior and hazel with occasional bird cherry Prunus padus, small leaved lime Tilia cordata and the rare large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. The ground flora around these flushes is much richer, often with a thick bryophyte moss layer which in …

Potter's Carr, Cranworth

…s, intermixed with ash Fraxinus excelsior at the north western end. Bird cherry Prunus padus is abundant throughout the shrub layer in association with dogwood Cornus sanguinea and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. Willows are largely confined to the woodland edge, adjacent to the ri…

West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors

… Fell supports scattered trees or rowan, sessile oak, silver birch, bird cherry Prunus padus and hazel Corylus avellana over an understorey of bracken and bilberry. Bird records and sample surveys indicate a nationally important breeding bird assemblage, including a nationally s…

Raincliffe & Forge Valley Woods

…orylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, holly Ilex aquifolium, bird cherry Prunus padus and spurge laurel Daphne laureola. The base rich soils here support a diverse field layer dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum and bramble Rubus frutico…

Duddon Valley Woodlands

…mpsia cespitosa. Narrow buckler fern is frequent in some stands and bird cherry Prunus padus is abundant in one stand in Furnace Wood. In some woods there are small peat filled hollows in which Sphagnum rich birch woodland is found. Birch is the most frequent tree, with occasiona…

Gowbarrow Park

…a cordata, which occurs in association with hazel Corylus avellana, bird cherry Prunus padus, yew Taxus baccata and sessile oak Quercus petraea. The presence of spindle Euonymus europaeus is noteworthy for, like small leaved lime, it is growing here at the northern limit of its r…

Kippenrait Glen

…, with birch, oak and elm, and an understorey of hazel and frequent bird cherry Prunus padus on moist soils. The ground flora is typically a mosaic, with abundant dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica and wood an…

Grace Dieu and High Sharpley

…soils alder Alnus glutinosa becomes abundant and is associated with bird cherry Prunus padus. In these wet woodland areas the ground flora includes such localised species as Dutch rush Equisetum hyemale, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata…

Park End Wood

…ed by downy birch Betula pubescens in which ash Fraxinus excelsior, bird cherry Prunus padus and rowan Sorbus aucuparia also occur. Unusually for birch woodland there is a well developed understorey of hazel Corylus avellana, a shrub characteristic of base rich soils and the grou…

Reisgill Burn

…avellana scrub, with rowan Sorbus aucuparia, aspen Populus tremula, bird cherry Prunus padus and willow Salix spp. Shrubs such as dog rose Rosa canina, bramble Rubus fruticosus, raspberry Rubus idaeus, ivy Hedera helix and juniper Juniperus communis are also present. The rich gro…

Corbylin Wood

…y, the woodland supports a number of rare woodland plants including bird cherry Prunus padus and wood fescue Festuca altissima. Corbylin Wood also provides an important habitat for animals, including mammals and breeding birds. Mammals recorded in the wood include otter Lutra lut…

Churnet Valley

…llow Salix spp. and alder, including bay willow Salix pentandra and bird cherry Prunus padus, both uncommon species in Staffordshire. Along the north side of the railway a mire community can be found with carpets of bog moss Sphagnum spp. associated with common cotton grass Erio…

Morton Pool and Pasture

… in the field layer. Uncommon plant species in this habitat include bird cherry Prunus padus, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. The damp peaty pasture west of Morton Pool is exceptionally rich in flowering plants and is one of the best examples …

Skelton Pasture

…ate oak Quercus petraea and downy birch Betula pubescens, with some bird cherry Prunus padus and aspen Populus tremula. The margins of the woodland belts are birch and grey willow Salix cinerea scrub grading into the grassland.

Birkwith Caves and Fell

…sely wooded with indigenous species such as ash Fraxinus excelsior, bird cherry Prunus padus and hazel Corylus avellana. The rich ground flora includes typical woodland species such as dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, with calcareous he…

Ling Gill

…elsior and wych elm Ulmus glabra with downy birch Betula pubescens, bird cherry Prunus padus, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and aspen Populus tremula in more exposed situations. The shrub layer consists of hazel Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Calcareous strata, expose…

Morrone Birkwood

… shrub and field layers are relatively sparse. Locally at Woodhill, bird cherry Prunus padus and hazel Corylus avellana are also found, and the field layer is richer in tall herbs such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and wood cranesbill Gera…

Kisdon Force Woods

…composed of hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and bird cherry Prunus padus. Many typical woodland herbs make up the ground flora including dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europa…

Westernhope Burn Wood

…ych elm Ulmus glabra are the dominant species of the canopy, whilst bird cherry Prunus padus, birch Betula sp., rowan Sorbus aucuparia and, to a lesser extent, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus are frequent components. hazel Corylus avellana is dominant in the understorey in which hol…

Naddle Forest

…onchitis may be found on wet shaded rocks. Ash hazel woodland with bird cherry Prunus padus and isolated wych elm Ulmus glabra is well developed on the richer soils of the lower slopes, where wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula eur…

Beech Hill Wood

…ee in the upper part of the wood and contain a notable abundance of bird cherry Prunus padus. The ground flora contains species characteristic of base rich conditions, for example dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, slender false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, enchanter's nightsh…

Hamps and Manifold Valleys

… examples of stands of alder Alnus glutinosa with an understorey of bird cherry Prunus padus. Throughout the woods the flora is of great interest containing both locally and nationally rare species such as wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, narrow leaved bittercress Cardamine impa…

Dirlot Gorge

…rbus aucuparia, aspen Populus tremula, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, bird cherry Prunus padus, and the nationally scarce downy currant Ribes spicatum. The ground flora is species-rich and contains the nationally scarce shade horsetail Equisetum pratense and herbs such as sanicle S…

Craigellachie

…rylus avellana, sessile oak Quercus petraea, wych elm Ulmus glabra, bird cherry Prunus padus and juniper Juniperus communis. The site is enriched by an intricate mixture of woodland with other habitats – these include a loch and a reservoir, cliffs, scree, small mires, heath and …

Owenkillew River

…aracteristic trees and shrubs, occasionally accompanied by the rare bird cherry Prunus padus. The woodland floor is covered by plants such as opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and in very…

Spring Wood,Hawnby

…ce stools. Other shrub species include hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, bird cherry Prunus padus, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and holly Ilex aquifolium. The varied ground flora includes dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood speedwell Veronica montan…

Cleggan Valley

…also occur. The site contains several specimens of the locally rare bird cherry Prunus padus and other scarce species include hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula and northern bedstraw Galium boreale. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/cleggan-valley-assi

Dereham Rush Meadow

… of slightly calcareous groundwater, giving rise to the presence of bird cherry Prunus padus and guelder rose Viburnum opulus in the shrub layer. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis dominates much of the ground layer and associates include opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosp…

Inverpolly

… species, along with rowan Sorbus aucuparia, alder Alnus glutinosa, bird cherry Prunus padus and holly Ilex aquifolium. Sessile oak Quercus petraea is found in a few areas within the site. The ground flora includes heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common wood sorrel Oxalis acetose…

Stawardpeel Woods

…stant and wych elm Ulmus glabra is frequent. Alder Alnus glutinosa, bird cherry Prunus padus form a typical river – margin community. Goat willow Salix caprea also occurs in more flushed areas and occasionally yew Taxus baccata. Introduced non native species throughout the wood, …

Salt Lake Quarry

…x caprea, S. nigricans, Salix phylicifolia, ash Fraxinus excelsior, bird cherry Prunus padus and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Associated with the pools there is a marsh community dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, the spike rush Eleocharis mam…

Derwent Gorge & Horsleyhope Ravine

…s excelsior and wych elm Ulmus glabra are abundant, with occasional bird cherry Prunus padus. Alder Alnus glutinosa is common along the river banks and sanicle sanicle europaea grows with wild garlic Allium usinum in the ground flora. Wood bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa and oppo…

Lower Strathavon Woodlands

…birch Betula spp and hazel Corylus avellana with aspen Populus tremula and sloe Prunus spinosa. Fragments of more mixed woodland, including wych elm Ulmus glabra, ash Fraxinus excelsior and gean Prunus avium occur on pockets of more fertile soil such as at Craig Aldich. The most …

Llwyn

…in the canopy. There is a rich and often dense shrub layer in which bird cherry Prunus padus and guelder rose Viburnum opulus are conspicuous components amongst willows Salix caprea and Salix cinerea, hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, wych elm Ulmus glabra, the…

Nant-y-Belan and Prynela Woods

…cus petraea, with ash Fraxinus excelsior, wych elm Ulmus glabra and wild cherry Prunus avium. Fraxinus excelsior 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-nat…

Coed Ynys-Faen

… less wet soils. The shrub layer is mainly of hazel with occasional bird cherry Prunus padus, wych elm Ulmus glabra and grey willow Salix cinerea. Within the rich and varied field layer the most widespread and characteristic species are yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, creepi…

Long Dale & Gratton Dale

…rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola are present. Woodland shrubs include bird cherry Prunus padus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. The ground flora is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with a very wide…

Alness River Valley

… closed canopy and a good shrub layer of hazel Corylus avellana and bird cherry Prunus padus occurs. The age structure is good and ash regeneration is abundant locally. The diverse ground flora is characteristic of these woodland habitats containing species such as sanicle Sanicu…

Topley Pike and Deep Dale

…rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola are present. Woodland shrubs include bird cherry Prunus padus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. The ground flora is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with a very wide…

Torboll Woods

…ch elm Ulmus glabra, aspen Populus tremula, rowan Sorbus aucuparia, bird cherry Prunus padus and willows including goat willow Salix caprea are all present. Alder Alnus glutinosa occurs on the steep, wet slopes. The woodland vegetation benefits from the high humidity maintained b…

Warks Burn Woodland

…e is some alder Alnus glutinosa along the river edge and occasional bird cherry Prunus padus, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna are found throughout the woodland. The lichens of particular interest are concentrated on the lower valley slopes mainly on older s…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…larch. Other native species found in the shrub layer include holly, bird cherry Prunus padus, blackthorn and dog rose Rosa canina. The woodland is mostly grazed but the tree and shrub cover remains dense in many areas, although it is certainly open in other parts. The woodland gr…

Shipley and Great Woods

…rub layer containing hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium, bird cherry Prunus padus and yew Taxus baccata. The ground flora contains a rich association of woodland species characteristic of base rich soils, including ramsons Allium ursinum, wood forget-me-not Myosotis sy…

Ben Hope

… Sorbus aucuparia woodland, with occasional hazel Corylus avellana, bird cherry Prunus padus and holly Ilex aquifolium in the upper parts of the woodland, and a few trees of the nationally scarce rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola. There is a diverse woodland field layer including bl…

Longsleddale Woods

… Dryopteris affinis. Ash gives way to alder on the wetter soils and bird cherry Prunus padus replaces hazel as the dominant understorey shrub. The ground flora in these wetter areas is characterised by plants such as opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium,…

Hack Fall Wood

…ich moss flora. Where conditions are wettest alder Alnus glutinosa, bird cherry Prunus padus and spindle Euonymus europaeus are common and the ground flora is particularly rich being dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, pendulous sedg…

Wayland Wood, Watton

…he coppice under an open canopy consists of hazel Corylus avellana, bird cherry Prunus padus, sallow Salix caprea, ash, hornbeam Carpinus betulus and field maple Acer campestre. Some very large coppice stools are present. Yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon is very abundant w…

The Wern, Rhosgoch

… with hazel, holly Ilex aquifolium, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and bird cherry Prunus padus in the shrub layer and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood avens Geum urbanum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and herb-robert Geranium robertianum in the field layer. Very l…

River Ure Grasslands

…der Alnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior, wych elm Ulmus glabra, bird cherry Prunus padus and hazel, with a number of tall herbs including sweet cicely Myrrhis odorata. At the south eastern end of this riverside section, there is a stand of mixed deciduous woodland and wet ald…

Dove Valley and Biggin Dale

…nea, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and bird cherry Prunus padus. The presence of some pedunculate oak Quercus robur is of particular interest as it suggests a link between the Derbyshire ash woods and oak woods of more westerly distribution. Within th…

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen

…eveloped and includes such species as guelder rose Viburnum opulus, bird cherry Prunus padus and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. A fen grassland community dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea extends to the north of the main fen area. Grazed by cattle, these meadows co…

Dalby Bush Fen

…sior and oak Quercus robur are the most abundant tree species, with bird cherry Prunus padus, grey willow Salix cinerea, bay willow Salix pentandra and guelder rose Viburnum opulus in the understorey and at the woodland margins. The ground flora includes yellow iris Iris pseudaco…

Slit Woods

…nopy species, although rowan Sorbus aucuparia, birch Betula sp. and bird cherry Prunus padus are also important components off the canopy whilst in wet flushes alder Alnus glutinosa woodland occurs. In the understorey hazel Corylus avellana is dominant over a species rich ground …

Coed Cae-Awr

… willows Salix spp. hazel Corylus avellana and the locally uncommon bird cherry Prunus padus. Many of the oaks have outstanding epiphytic lichen populations; the lobarian community is magnificently developed with abundant lungwort Lobaria pulmonaria and L.amplissima but lesser am…

Giggleswick Scar and Kinsey Cave

…anting. The shrub layer is dominated by hazel Corylus avellana with bird cherry Prunus padus and notable species such as rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and wild privet Ligustrum vulgare with yew Taxus baccata in the more rocky areas along both scars.…

West Pennine Moors

…sslands. There is a well developed shrub layer in places, including bird cherry Prunus padus, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and guelder rose Viburnum opulus on the wet, lime rich ground. Within the many flushes of this woodland is also an area of an uncommon wet woodland type with …

Loth Gorge

…x cinerea. rowan Sorbus aucuparia is widespread but is less common. Bird cherry Prunus padus, aspen Populus tremula, juniper Juniperus communis and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna are also present, while alder Alnus glutinosa occupies more open areas. The moist and shaded woodland co…

Carrol Rock

…canopy and includes rowan Sorbus aucuparia, hazel Corylus avellana, bird cherry Prunus padus and willow Salix cinerea. Oak Quercus petraea and alder Alnus glutinosa are also found here and the ground layer is herb-rich, including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, chickweed wintergre…

Silverbrook Wood

…y, the woodland supports a number of rare woodland plants including bird cherry Prunus padus and wood fescue Festuca altissima. Silverbrook Wood also provides an important habitat for animals, including breeding birds and mammals. Mammals present include otter Lutra lutra, badger…

Edenaclogh Wood

… Fraxinus excelsior and downy birch Betula pubescens, with the rare bird cherry Prunus padus found occasionally in the shrub layer. Below, the ground flora is characterised by stands of lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, water avens Geum rivale, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens…

Cotteril Clough

… honeysuckle and hawthorn are common in the understorey with aspen, bird cherry Prunus padus, whitebeam Sorbus aria, goat willow and guelder rose Viburnum opulus occasional. The ground flora is dominated by ramsons with honeysuckle, bluebell, wood anemone, lesser celandine and bl…

Scoska Wood

…yna; sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, downy birch Betula pubescens and bird cherry Prunus padus also occur. There is a rich ground flora, dominated locally by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, and containing herbs such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium urs…

Cressbrook Dale

…rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola are present. Woodland shrubs include bird cherry Prunus padus dogwood Cornus sanguinea and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. The ground flora is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with a very wide …

Creag nan Gamhainn

…prea and hazel Corylus avellana, along with rowan Sorbus aucuparia, bird cherry Prunus padus, aspen Populus tremula and wych elm Ulmus glabra. Much of the woodland is rich in calcicole herbs, with species such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and sweet woodruff Galium odorat…

Stanford Training Area

… Salix sp.. Most of the carrs have well developed shrub layers with bird cherry Prunus padus being the most widely distributed shrub species. The ground flora is often rather sparse with a mixture of shade tolerant fen species, bryophytes and grasses. Stinging nettles Urtica dioi…

Sleightholme Dale

…nated by hazel Corylus avellana with field maple Acer campestre and bird cherry Prunus padus. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are all locally dominant in the herb layer with, more rarely, lily of the valley Convall…

Baldersdale Woodlands

…ver a well developed shrub layer comprising hazel Corylus avellana, bird cherry Prunus padus, holly Ilex aquifolium and more rarely crab apple Malus sylvestris. Alder Alnus glutinosa occurs along the river and yew Taxus baccata is found on crags. The ground flora is a rich assem…

Gwernaffel Dingle

… trees and shrubs present include rowan Sorbus aucuparia, cherry – particularly Prunus padus, guelder-rose Viburnum opulus, red currant Ribes rubrum and crab apple Malus sylvestris. When not dominated by alder, much of the dingle streamside and lower slopes support the ash/field …

Sontley Marsh

…on sallow Salix cinerea and goat willow Salix capraea together with bird cherry Prunus padus and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. Much of the site is dominated by tall fen vegetation with stands of great pond-sedge Carex riparia, meadow-sweet Filipendula ulmaria, lesser pond-sedge …

Langwell Water

… species of tree but alder Alnus glutinosa, hazel Corylus avellana, bird cherry Prunus padus, willow Salix spp. and aspen Populus tremula are also found here. Birch-rowan woodland occurs on the valley sides whilst alder woodland is found on the wetter slopes and on some of the ri…

Low Wood

…occurs with wych elm Ulmus glabra, small leaved lime Tilia cordata, bird cherry Prunus padus and abundant hazel. The ground flora includes opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, primrose Primula vulgaris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and a variety of f…

Cam Loch

… aurita. Some of the smaller islands support alder Alnus glutinosa, bird cherry Prunus padus and juniper Juniperus communis. The islands have base-rich soils that give rise to a diverse field layer, contrasting markedly with the vegetation and soils of the surrounding moorland. T…

Tilberthwaite Gill

…rylus avellana, aspen Populus tremula, yew Taxus baccata, holly and bird cherry Prunus padus. Lush stands of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica dominate the ledges along with a rich variety of ferns such as male, scaly male, lady Athyrium filix-femina, broad buckler Dryopteris dil…

Skelsmergh Tarn

…h some bay willow Salix pentandra, hairy birch Betula pubescens and bird cherry Prunus padus. This is similar to Otterbank Carr at the northern end of the site, where there is also some alder Alnus glutinosa. Both areas have a ground flora with abundant lesser pondsedge Carex acu…

Ben Klibreck

… Sorbus aucuparia, aspen Populus tremula, holly Ilex aquifolium and bird cherry Prunus padus. The relict alder woodland is confined to the course of the Allt Coire na Fearna. The field layer under the trees includes heath, grassland and species-rich flushes below the crags. In mo…

Hunder Beck Juniper

…small quantities of rowan Sorbus aucuparia, ash Fraxinus excelsior, bird cherry Prunus padus and roses Rosa spp. occurover a ground flora which includes Lesser celandine Ficaria verna, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…n this and sessile oak Q. petraea. small leaved lime Tilia cordata, wild cherry Prunus avium and yew Taxus baccata occur in addition in varying amounts. Below the main canopy, smaller shrubs of blackthorn, guelder rose, hazel, holly, hawthorn and the very local Lancastrian whiteb…

Coed Nant Menascin

… glutinosa and ash, with frequent hazel and occasional downy birch, bird cherry Prunus padus and guelder-rose Viburnum opulus. The ground flora is rich and extremely variable. Local dominants include opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, remote sedge Car…

Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors

…d downy birch Betula pubescens woods, with occasional rowan, hazel, bird cherry Prunus padus and holly Ilex aquifolium. Bird records and sample surveys indicate a nationally important breeding bird assemblage. Areas of tall heather are favoured by breeding merlin and short eare…

Teversal Pastures

…odland containing ash Fraxinus excelsior, wych elm Ulmus glabra and bird cherry Prunus padus.

Cop Mere

…and peat. A significant feature of this habitat is the abundance of bird cherry Prunus padus. This is not only an uncommon species in Staffordshire but is absent from similar habitats around the Cheshire and Shropshire Meres. Although not outstandingly rich, the flora of the carr…

Briarwood Banks

…quitous. Other plants present include downy birch Betula pubescens, bird cherry Prunus padus, yew Taxus baccata and alder Alnus glutinosa. The latter forms a typical river margin community but also occurs on flushed ground within the wood. Beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore Acer …

Sleightholme Beck Gorge - The Troughs

…n canopy species, with an understorey of hazel Corylus avellana and bird cherry Prunus padus. The ground flora features ramsons Allium ursinum, woodruff Galium odoratum and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia. On the most inaccessible rock faces there are stands of open woodland…

Elterwater

…t a rich flora with shrubs such as guelder rose Viburnum opulus and bird cherry Prunus padus and a ground flora which includes water avens Geum rivale, marsh hawkbit Crepis paludosa and the rare touch me not balsam Impatiens nolitangere. The alder wood grades into oak dominated w…

Middlesceugh Woods and Pastures

…f the woodland through time. Other trees of the understorey include bird cherry Prunus padus, crab apple Malus sylvestris, holly, grey willow Salix cinerea, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and scattered elm Ulmus glabra. However, the major feature of the understorey is the dominance…

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