Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Scords Wood and Brockhoult Mount

…, sessile oak, pedunculate oak Quercus robur, birches Betula species, whitebeam Sorbus aria and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. Thuringian whitebeam Sorbus aria x aucuparia, a hybrid between rowan and whitebeam, is found here on one of only four sites in Kent. The ground flora is dominat…

Blackcliff - Wyndcliff

…ley. The many subordinate tree and shrub species include a number of hybrids of Sorbus including Sorbus aria x Sorbus aucuparia. Caves are located along the cliff faces are important roosting sites for several species of bat. Remarks: Within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Na…

Woolmer Forest

…ons. Nationally scarce and uncommon plants such as the small water pepper Persicaria minor and lesser marshwort Apium inundatum have colonised the newly restored sandy shores of Woolmer Pond. Around the edges of Woolmer Pond are a number of smaller ponds containing more nutrient …

Rake Hanger

…anaged as either coppice or high forest. silver birch Betula pendula, whitebeam Sorbus aria and rowan Sorbus aucuparia are frequent associates, while beech Fagus sylvatica, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and hazel Corylus avellana are localised. The shrub layer consists almost ent…

Lords Wood and Pasture

…zel Corylus avellana with species of particular note including common whitebeam Sorbus aria, rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica along a small scar. The diverse ground flora reflects the absence of grazing with dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, blue…

Puckham Woods

… includes pedunculate oak Quercus robur, silver birch Betula pendula, whitebeam Sorbus aria and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. In places the shrub layer retains a coppice structure, an unusual feature in woodlands of the Cotswolds. hazel Corylus avellana, is the dominant species with so…

King's Wood and Urchin Wood

…nopy species include cherry Prunus avium, field maple Acer campestre, whitebeam Sorbus aria and mountain ash Sorbus aucuparia, whilst on the large limestone outcrops, yew Taxus baccata occurs. Of particular interest is the presence of wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, a speci…

Leith Hill

…and 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 typical components of the…

Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill

…lt loess originating from outside the Mendips, are also present. The localised variations in climactic, edaphic and management factors have led to the development of a wide range of plant communities. The shallowest calcareous soils support a community characterised by sheep's fe…

Hodgemoor Wood

…ssing an extremely wide range of woodland trees and shrubs, including whitebeam Sorbus aria, wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, maple Acer campestre, wych elm Ulmus glabra, aspen Populus tremula, crab apple Malus sylvestris and yew Taxus baccata. This range of species is consid…

Rodney Stoke

…te oak Quercus robur is also common. Small leaved lime Tilia cordata, whitebeam Sorbus aria, wild service tree Sorbus domestica, field maple Acer campestre are more localised in distribution. Standards of wych elm Ulmus glabra used to be present but have been killed by Dutch Elm …

Pierce, Alcove And Piercefield Woods

…including large-leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos and several species of whitebeam Sorbus spp.. Hornbeam Carpinus betulus and Sorbus aria are at the end of their range here. The cliffs support the only heronry (heron) in the lower Wye Valley and the caves are an important roost for …

Cheddar Wood

… Field maple Acer campestre occurs throughout in small numbers, while whitebeam Sorbus aria, yew Taxus baccata, wych elm Ulmus glabrand wild service tree Sorbus torminalis are less common. Three woodland types can be distinguished: i. ash field maple; ii. Calcareous pedunculat…

The Cheddar Complex

…sium acaule, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild thyme Thymus praecox and hoary plantain Plantago media. Soils of slopes with other aspects tend to be wetter and here associated species include flea sedge Carex pulicaris, betony Betonica …

Burrington Combe

…rivet Ligustrum vulgare, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, yew Taxus baccata, whitebeam Sorbus aria, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. On the less steep and more acidic western slopes and on the level ground above the cliffs, the scrub consists largely of …

Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

…ree species are wych elm Ulmus glabra, field maple Acer campestre and whitebeam Sorbus aria. Characteristic understorey species include holly Ilex aquifolium and yew Taxus baccata but regenerating ash, sycamore and beech often accounts for much of the shrub layer. The field layer…

Daneway Banks

… area consists largely of beech Fagus sylvatica yew Taxus baccata and whitebeam Sorbus aria and a small area of hazel Corylus avellana coppice is also present. Scrub and scree communities are made up of blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, dog rose Rosa canina…

Aston Clinton Ragpits

…a amarella, horseshoe and kidney vetches Hippocrepis comosa and Anthyllis vulneraria, twayblade Neottia ovata and frog, bee, fly, fragrant, pyramidal, common spotted and greater and lesser butterfly orchids Dactylorhiza viridis, Ophrys apifera, Ophrys insectifera, Gymnadenia cono…

Riddlesdown

…ct groves. hazel Corylus avellana, ash Fraxinus excelsior, and common whitebeam Sorbus aria are also frequent components, with other typical calcareous scrub species including spindle Euonymus europaeus, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and wayfaring tree Vi…

Wouldham to Detling Escarpment

…various proportions of beech Fagus sylvatica, ash Fraxinus excelsior, whitebeam Sorbus aria, wild cherry Prunus avium, silver birch Betula pendula and yew Taxus baccata. Understorey shrubs include hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, midland hawthorn Crataegus la…

Hackhurst and White Downs

…y are covered by a mosaic of grassland, scrub and secondary woodland habitats. Variations in grazing pressure have created a graduation of grassland types from areas dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum to areas of close cropped sheep's fe…

Dolebury Warren

…alcium loving plants, with an unusual abundance of kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. Increasingly base poor soils produced by leaching further east support acid tolerant plants such as heath bedstraw Galium s…

West Woodhay Down

…uinancywort Asperula cynanchica, burnet saxifrage small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, cowslip Primula veris, wild mignonette Reseda lutea, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba sp. minor, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. There is a smal…

Woldingham & Oxted Downs

…is composed of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, whitebeam Sorbus aria, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare and spindle Euonymus europaeus. The ground vegetation is composed of dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis with occasional tway…

Great Doward

…ata, ash Fraxinus excelsior, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and common whitebeam Sorbus aria. The ground flora in the beech woodland is characteristically sparse, but includes broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. The association of grassland, scrub and woodland on the g…

Pads Wood

…he eastern part of the wood is a mix of oak, ash, hazel, field maple, whitebeam Sorbus aria, beech Fagus sylvatica and birch Betula pendula above a field layer that is similar to the main woodland type. The woodland ride has a range of the commoner grassland herbs such as meadow …

Gomm Valley

…irsium acaule, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, twayblade Neottia ovata and pyramidal, bee and common spotted orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis, Ophrys apifera and Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Dogwood and hawthorn …

Morgan's Hill

…buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, common whitebeam Sorbus aria and the uncommon juniper Juniperus communis. The scrub, together with the downland, forms a habitat mosaic which supports a diversity of invertebrates. At least 20 species of butterfly br…

West Harting Down

…st of the site consists of yew with mature ash Fraxinus excelsior and whitebeam Sorbus aria. There is a small area of coppiced hazel Corylus avellana in the south west with some yew. Under these more open canopies a ground flora has developed of violets Viola species, barren stra…

Aldbury Nowers

…e open canopy has permitted oak Quercus sp., ash Fraxinus excelsior, white beam Sorbus aria and hazel Corylus avellana to grow. These areas support a richer ground flora, including yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and primrose Primula vu…

Ketton Quarries

… monogyna; associated shrubs include privet Ligustrum vulgare, common whitebeam Sorbus aria, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and roses Rosa spp. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, marjoram Origanum vulgare, ploughman’s spikenard Inula conyza, common twayblade Neottia ovata, commo…

Stinchcombe Hill

…marily of ash Fraxinus excelsior, silver birch Betula pendula, common whitebeam Sorbus aria and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The site supports a rich butterfly fauna with small blue Cupido minimus, grayling Hipparchia semele, brown argus Aricia agestis, marbled white Melanargi…

Cotteril Clough

…n 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 black bryony also commonly…

Highbury Wood

…rest native tree species, e.g. large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos, whitebeams Sorbus spp and trees close to the edge of their European range, for example hornbeam Carpinus betulus and beech Fagus sylvatica. Furthermore these woods sit in a matrix of unimproved grassland and oth…

Roundway Down and Covert

… as wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, privet Ligustrum vulgare, common whitebeam Sorbus aria and ash Fraxinus excelsior. Scattered yew trees Taxus baccata occur as well as one of the largest stands of juniper Juniperus communis in North Wiltshire. Roundway Covert, adjacent to the …

Magpie Bottom

… roses Rosa spp. are abundant in places. Lime loving species, such as whitebeam Sorbus aria and privet Ligustrum vulgare are also frequent. The fauna of this site is not well known. However, two locally distributed butterflies are found here, viz the chalkhill blue Polyommatus co…

Draycott Sleights

…ia arvensis, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanther…

Down Bank

…e woodland edge contains beech Fagus sylvatica, yew Taxus baccata and whitebeam Sorbus aria forming an open tree canopy interspersed with areas of chalk grassland. Other plants which occur here are butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus and orchids such as broad leaved helleborine Epip…

Whitbarrow

…ham Bridge Wood, bird's foot sedge Carex ornithopoda, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, mountain melick Melica nutans and the local stone bramble Rubus saxatilis. Other interesting woodland associates include dog wood Cornus sanguinea, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, broadlea…

Burton Park

…lacustris, branched bur reed Sparganium erectum and greater pond sedge Carex riparia. cowbane Cicuta virosa, a very local plant found nowhere else in Sussex, is also a component of the fen vegetation at Burton Pond. The fen vegetation grades into mature alder Alnus glutinosa car…

Chickengrove Bottom

…s sanguinea, spindle Euonymus europaeus, privet Ligustrum vulgare and whitebeam Sorbus aria also occur. Within this transitional scrub zone, which is an important aspect of the site, species of orchid such as greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and twayblade Neottia o…

Burghclere Beacon

…, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and whitebeam Sorbus aria, which covers c. 20 hectares to the west facing slopes. There is little evidence of juniper regeneration and some moribund bushes and the site is probably witnessing a transition from juni…

Midford Valley Woods

… oaks Quercus robur are also common whereas beech Fagus sylvatica and whitebeam Sorbus aria are present in much smaller numbers. Mature wych elm Ulmus glabra was formerly widespread but following attacks of Dutch elm disease it is now represented by much standing and fallen dead …

Croham Hurst

…st is an area of ancient woodland with a range of stand types that reflect the variations in the underlying geology. The Hurst shows an interesting ecological and topographical graduation from a diverse pedunculate oak hazel community on the richer soils overlying the chalk, thro…

Bull Cross, The Frith and Juniper Hill

…ith and is managed for timber. Other trees include ash and occasional whitebeam Sorbus aria. The shrub layer consists largely of holly Ilex aquifolium with some yew Taxus baccata, hazel Corylus avellana and regenerating beech and ash. Bramble Rubus fruticosus and sweet woodruff G…

Goblin Combe

…py species include beech Fagus sylvatica, field maple Acer campestre, whitebeam Sorbus aria and yew Taxus baccata. At the western end of the Combe a number of box trees Buxus sempervirens have become naturalised. The shrub layer is variable with hazel Corylus avellana, wych elm U…

Wye and Crundale Downs

…e Acer campestre, wild cherry Prunus avium, wych elm Ulmus glabra and whitebeam Sorbus aria. The ground vegetation is dominated by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., together wit…

Fontmell and Melbury Downs

…anical and entomological interest. The grassland shows wide variety related to variation in soil type, aspect and grazing pressure. The main grassland type is characterised by the dominance of sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with meadow oat Avenula pratensis and, especially on slope…

Ileden and Oxenden Woods

…ce. Coppiced hazel Corylus avellana occurs throughout the wood, while whitebeam Sorbus aria, holly Ilex aquifolium, wild cherry Prunus avium and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus are locally frequent. Where the canopy is not too dense, the shrub layer is well developed. Species such a…

Heswall Dales

… still the main tree species, but oak and rowan are more abundant and whitebeam Sorbus aria, hawthorn and elder are common in the understorey. Alder and grey willow are found in wetter parts of the wood, principally along the stream which runs through the eastern most dale. Pendu…

Clayton to Offham Escarpment

…s erectus sheep's fescue grass Festuca ovina type although there is some local variation. Ungrazed areas have developed into scrub and then on to woodland. The escarpment is north facing and so receives less sunshine than the south facing slopes of Ashcombe Bottom on the dip slo…

Duncton to Bignor Escarpment

…ay with flints capping. The resulting soil conditions have produced many local variations in the composition of the woodland. Beech dominates with ash Fraxinus excelsior and less commonly, yew Taxus baccata, holly Ilex aquifolium and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. In peripheral a…

Old Winchester Hill

…ated here with horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. The grassland also holds notable colonie…

King's Play Hill

…m acaule, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. Lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and e…

Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs

…a perfoliata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Additional habita…

Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment

… are beech, ash and yew, together with field maple Acer campestre and whitebeam Sorbus aria and occasional large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos, which is scarce as a native tree. In some cases, the woodland over chalk has developed only recently from former chalk grassland or scr…

Greatwood and Cliff Copses

…lous sedge Carex pendula, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and lesser celandine Ficaria verna. On better drained and more acid soils such as over the old spoil mounds honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and scaly mal…

Handcocks Bottom

…onent within the woodland over the slightly more acidic soils whereas whitebeam Sorbus aria, which is infrequent within Dorset, is present only in the calcareous areas. There is a good range of lime loving shrubs including wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, dogwood Cornus sanguinea …

St. Catherine's Hill

…ella amarella, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. This short sward contrasts with the well d…

Cleaves Wood

…d poor draining wherethe clay overlies the limestone. The woodland consists of variants of the ash/field maple/dog’s mercury Fraxinus excelsior / Acer campestre/ Mercurialis perennis community type. The canopy is dominated by ash with frequent pedunculate oak Quercus robur, parti…

Colyers Hanger

…sts of pedunculate oak, silver birch Betula pendula, hazel, holly and whitebeam Sorbus aria. The field layer is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum with bramble, amongst which occurs climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata. On the plateau, birch oak woodland, with occasiona…

Kingley Vale

…and the valley gravel and coombe deposits of the valley floor. This geological variation is reflected in the various habitat types. The yew woodlands at this site are the most extensive in Britain and have developed chiefly on the chalk escarpment. An important feature of the si…

Higher Houghton

…ith adjacent plateau, has grassland and woodland of great diversity reflecting variation in its soils. The chalk grassland and scrub communities are particularly rich and well developed and provide excellent examples of types found in east central Dorset. The chalk slopes of Heat…

Poor's Allotment

…her species include yew Taxus baccata, field maple Acer campestre and whitebeam Sorbus aria with few shrubs and a fairly sparse ground flora comprising largely ivy Hedera helix, some dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. A spring near the cent…

Butser Hill

…ure Reserve supports dense yew Taxus baccata woodland with associated whitebeam Sorbus aria. There is an aggressive invasion of scrub into remaining open downland, with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and blackthorn Prunus spinosa particularly evident. Young…

Dancersend

…med from woodland and scrub and this is further enhanced by wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, bugle Ajuga reptans, common St John's wort Hypericum perforatum, twayblade Neottia ovata, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, lady’s mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora and primros…

Great Yews

…xinus excelsior and pedunculate oak Quercus robur with the occasional whitebeam Sorbus aria and patches of ash regeneration. Shrubs are very sparse under the yews but dense, species rich scrub occurs on the edges of the wood. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and blackthorn Prunus spin…

Ventnor Downs

… the vegetation grades to hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub with some whitebeam Sorbus aria and emergent sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and ash Fraxinus excelsior woodland. On the east slopes of the site the emergent woodland in turn gives way to ancient ash woodland with hazel Cor…

The Perch

…ils are thinnest with rock exposures and scree, yew Taxus baccata and whitebeam Sorbus aria are common species. The shrub layer varies greatly from areas of dense spinose shrubs such as hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and blackthorn Prunus spinosa and areas of overgrown hazel Corylus…

Wick Wood and Worldham Hangers

…ight metres. Beech Fagus sylvatica, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and whitebeam Sorbus aria also occur on the upper slopes. A few large coppice stools of small leaved lime Tilia cordata occur in Wick Hill Hanger. This rare species is strongly associated with ancient woodlands an…

Galley Down Wood

…m vulgare, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, whitebeam Sorbus aria and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica are abundant. Common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are present in small populations. Galley Down …

Brown's Folly

…nant but pedunculate oak Quercus robur, wych elm Ulmus glabra, common whitebeam Sorbus aria, field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus avellana also occur. Ground flora species normally restricted to ancient woodland sites include spurge laurel Daphne laureola, wood anemone An…

Combe Bottom

… site contains an example of pedunculate oak/ash/beech woodland moist wych elm variant, a nationally uncommon stand type, located on the scarp slope of the North Downs. The steep slopes are formed from Upper and Middle Chalk overlain in some places by clay with flints and are mos…

One Tree Hill and Bitchet Common

…ude hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium, yew Taxus baccata, whitebeam Sorbus aria and rowan S. aucaparia. The ground flora is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. whilst other species such as heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vacci…

Heyshott Down

… monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, sweet briar Rosa rubiginosa and whitebeam Sorbus aria among the most frequent species. The shrub layer is dense throughout much of the wood and occurs as patches of scrub outside the woodland. The site is nationally important for spiders and …

Stockton Wood and Down

… This developing woodland is largely ash Fraxinus excelsior with some whitebeam Sorbus aria and yew Taxus baccata. That part of Stockton Wood included within the SSSI is largely pedunculate oak hazel ash woodland. It is ancient and long established, but is also secondary in origi…

Rook Clift

…de and as a result the shrub layer is poorly developed with scattered whitebeam Sorbus aria and yew Taxus baccata. The field layer is dominated by vernal species such as ramsons Allium ursinum and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, or shade tolerant species including dog’s mercu…

Lineover Wood

…dland includes ash Fraxinus excelsior, pedunculate oak Quercus robur, whitebeam Sorbus aria, small leaved lime Tilia cordata and the nationally rare large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. The understorey includes hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre, hawthorn Crataeg…

Map of the sites holding the search term ""Sorbus aria""

Sites — ranked by relevance