Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Forest Banks

…edunculate oak, wych elm Ulmus glabra now only present as young growth and lime Tilia spp. are the most abundant trees, with frequent wild service tree Sorbus torminalis and locally invading sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. Forest Banks is the only Staffordshire location where small…

Anston Stones Wood

…Fraxinus excelsior, wych elm Ulmus glabra woodland. Both native species of lime Tilia cordata and Tilia platyphyllos, yew Taxus baccata, field maple Acer campestre and rowan Sorbus aucuparia are commonly associated with this stand type. Dogwood Cornus sanguinea, hazel Corylus ave…

Calke Park

…and hollow or stag headed. There are also specimens of beech, large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos, small leaved lime Tilia cordata, ash Fraxinus excelsior, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum, which are over 300 years old. The pollen of the a…

Bushy Park and Home Park

…opulation is distributed across the site and is predominantly comprised of lime Tilia x europaea and Tilia platyphyllos and pedunculate oak Quercus robur along with alder Alnus glutinosa, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, crack willow Salix fragilis, small leaved lime Tilia cordata…

Downton Gorge

…xinus excelsior and wych elm Ulmus glabra, together with both large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos and small leaved lime Tilia cordata. On the upper slopes where the soils are more acid silver birch Betula pendula becomes an important feature. Large leaved lime is a nationally ra…

Ox Close

… Bank contains hazel coppice Corylus avellan and specimens of small leaved lime Tilia cordata and large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos all of which are rare in the Dales. Lime rich flushes adjacent to the Eller Beck support a large population of grass of Parnassus Parnassia palus…

Castle Hill Deer Park and Windy Pits

… Quercus robur and sessile oak Q. petraea and hybrids, followed by small leaved Tilia cordata and large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. Birch Betula sp. is a ‘pioneer’ species often acting as a useful ‘nurse’ crop to saplings of the more dominant trees, protecting them from local…

Matlock Woods

… largest population in the area of the two native lime trees, small leaved lime Tilia cordata and large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. These trees occur both as true species and as a wide range of naturally occurring hybrids. The age variation is also very wide, some of the lime…

Shining Cliff Woods

…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 the wettest areas includes five …

Dove Valley and Biggin Dale

…h rowan Sorbus aucuparia, field maple Acer campestre and both small leaved lime Tilia cordata and the nationally scarce largeleaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. The shrub layer is rich with a considerable amount of hazel and abundant dogwood Cornus sanguinea, guelder rose Viburnum op…

Via Gellia Woodlands

…frequent component of the canopy in some areas, together with small leaved lime Tilia cordata. The nationally scarce large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos grows within the undisturbed areas of the woodland, usually on the limestone bluffs. The woodland structure is often complex w…

The Malvern Hills

… on the Malverns include wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, small leaved lime Tilia cordata and the nationally restricted large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. Within the oak woods hazel is the main species in the shrub layer together with field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Co…

Lineover Wood

…elsior, 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 Crataegus monogyna, and, in localised …

Crews Hill Wood

…with: i. Beech Fagus sylvatica, silver birch Betula pendula, large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis; ii. small leaved lime Tilia cordata, field maple and birch; and iii. wild service tree and yew Taxus baccata. The ground flora is dominat…

Feckenham Forest

…rs along the stream. A few trees of the nationally restricted large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos are present in Pepper Wood. Trees of small leaved lime Tilia cordata and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis are scattered throughout the site. A number of uncommon herb species als…

Malvern Common

… on the Malverns include wild service-tree Sorbus torminalis, small-leaved lime Tilia cordata and the nationally restricted large-leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. Within the oak woods hazel is the main species in the shrub layer together with field maple Acer campestre, dogwood Co…

Hanley Dingle

…t includes both native species of lime in some abundance. The small leaved lime Tilia cordata occurs mainly as coppice, whilst the nationally rare large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos is represented by some particularly large and ancient pollards within the ravine. The third, les…

Areley Wood

…estre, crack willow Salix fragilis and aspen Populus tremula. Small leaved lime Tilia cordata is common including several ancient pollards, with occasional large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos which is nationally scarce. Wych elm Ulmus glabra used to be a common tree but is now l…

Osebury Rock

…ticular interest is the presence of the nationally restricted large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos, which is particularly abundant on the upper slopes and cliff ledges. Small leaved lime Tilia cordata is also present. The local wild service tree Sorbus torminalis is here abundant…

Rough Hill & Wirehill Woods

… variant of sessile oak woodland is distinguished by abundant small leaved lime Tilia cordata in the canopy with silver birch and rowan and a small number of large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. The understorey here is dominated by silver birch and rowan over a ground flora of b…

Hollinhill and Markland Grips

…h Fraxinus excelsior and wych elm Ulmus glabra elsewhere with small leaved lime Tilia cordata and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. Of particular note is the presence of the nationally rare large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos along the cliff top and the abundance of yew Taxus…

Dumbleton Dingle

…ated by ash Fraxinus excelsior and alder Alnus glutinosa with small leaved lime Tilia cordata, rowan Sorbus aucuparia, wych elm Ulmus glabra, wild service tree Sorbus torminalis and yew Taxus baccata. The scarce large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos occurs here at one of its few s…

Hamps and Manifold Valleys

…ve often been filled by sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. Oak and small leaved lime Tilia cordata occur through this type of woodland and in places are locally frequent. Hinkley Wood is of particular interest in containing both small leaved lime and large leaved lime Tilia platyphyll…

Hay Wood and Tinkers' Coppice

…slopes sessile oak is associated with ash Fraxinus excelsior, small leaved lime Tilia cordata and wych elm Ulmus glabra. The woodland is exceptionally rich, containing over twenty species of trees and shrubs. Other tree species include field maple Acer campestre, wild service tre…

Harper's Grove-Lord's Grove

…ith extensive areas of oak Quercus robur and Quercus petraea, small leaved lime Tilia cordata and beech Fagus sylvatica. The site is notable for a stand of hornbeam Carpinus betulus which appears to be the only truly natural stand in the county and is a considerable distance from…

Pierce, Alcove And Piercefield Woods

… semi-natural woodland mostly of beech Fagus sylvatica /yew Taxus baccata /lime Tilia cordata with a relict coppice structure with some standards on steep slopes facing east. An interesting transition from acid to calcareous woodland types occur in Pierce Woods. There are a numbe…

Chanstone Wood

… and wych elm Ulmus glabra are also present in small numbers. Large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos, one of our rarer native trees, also occurs. Besides field maple the shrub layer contains a number of other species including hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and…

Brooks Head Grove

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp., elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woo…

Upper Wye Gorge

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp., elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woo…

Swanpool Wood and Furnace Grove

…stands on limestone; beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp. elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types, which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woo…

Hayburn Wyke

…ubescens and elm Ulmus glabra. There are several standards of large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. The understorey of shrubs includes hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium and goat willow Salix caprea and there is a rich ground flora with sanicle Sanicula europaea, oppos…

Sharpnage Wood

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp., elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woo…

Common Hill

…re locally abundant. A few specimens of the nationally scarce large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos are present in the central part of the wood. The shrub layer contains coppiced hazel Corylus avellana, field maple Acer campestre and sessile oak as well as several typical calcicol…

Horseshoe Bend, Shirehampton

…hitebeams S. eminens and S. anglica and the nationally scarce large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. Other species of interest include field garlic Allium oleraceum and pale St John's wort Hypericum montanum. The saltmarsh at the base of the cliff is dominated by sea aster Aster …

Shorn Cliff and Caswell Woods

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp., elm Ulmus spp. Oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural wood…

Halesend Wood

…ority of the site is dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior with small leaved lime Tilia cordata and sessile oak Quercus petraea. On other parts of the site the oak and lime are replaced by wych elm Ulmus glabra or field maple Acer campestre. Associated tree species include silver b…

Lea & Pagets Woods

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp., elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woo…

Coughton Wood and Marsh

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia sp., elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural wood…

The Hudnalls

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp., elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woo…

Woodshuts Wood

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp. elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural wood…

Cwm Clydach

…e endemic whitebeams Sorbus species and the nationally scarce large-leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. A particular feature of the woodland is the abundance of standing and fallen dead wood, which provides an important habitat for a number of plants and animals. Within the shrub lay…

Wellington Wood

…d maple Acer campestre. In other areas ash is associated with small leaved lime Tilia cordata. Alder Alnus glutinosa occurs along springlines and in the wetter areas of the wood. In addition to the dominant tree species a wide variety of other native trees and shrubs are also pre…

Cherry Hill Wood

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp., elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woo…

Highbury Wood

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp, elm Ulmus spp, oak Quercus spp and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woods …

Lower Wye Gorge

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp., elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich misture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woo…

Whitwell Coppice

…: i. sessile oak Quercus petraea, ash Fraxinus excelsior and small leaved lime Tilia cordata; ii. ash and field maple Acer campestre; iii. sessile oak, ash and hazel Corylus avellana; iv. sessile oak, ash and wych elm Ulmus glabra; and v. alder Alnus glutinosa. These vegeta…

Earl's Hill & Habberley Valley

…by ash Fraxinus excelsior, wych elm Ulmus glabra and the rare large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos, with a ground flora which includes dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and hybrid enchanter’s nightshade Circaea x intermedia, an uncommon sp…

Bigsweir Woods

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp., elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woo…

Leigh Brook Valley

…with a number of other species such as wych elm Ulmus glabra, small leaved lime Tilia cordata and beech Fagus sylvatica. These associations constitute different types of woodland which are all nationally restricted and this makes Leigh Brook Valley a particularly important site. …

Birch Wood

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp., elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woo…

Park Wood

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp., elm Ulmus spp., oak Quercus spp. and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woo…

Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment

…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 scrub, when it may be almost pure beech or yew. …

Rook Clift

…n ancient woodland which remains in a semi natural condition. Large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos dominates the canopy, together with ash Fraxinus excelsior and some beech Fagus sylvatica. Large leaved lime is a nationally scarce tree, with its natural range concentrated on the …

Capler Wood

…es. The first is dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea and small leaved lime Tilia cordata with alder Alnus glutinosa in the lower parts of the wood near the river. This type of woodland has a good shrub layer with species such as field maple Acer campestre and hazel Corylus a…

Astridge Wood

…stands on limestone, beech stands on both acid and alkaline soils in which lime Tilia spp, elm Ulmus spp, oak Quercus spp and other species share dominance. Most woods are a rich mixture of stand types which are believed to be similar in composition to the original natural woods …

Masson Hill

… oak Quercus robur, yew Taxus baccata and the nationally rare large leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos. Within these more natural areas the understorey is well structured and contains a variety of shrub species including field maple Acer campestre, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and do…

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