Cockrah Wood

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 54.2802, -0.5125

Open in the interactive map →

Also within

North Yorkshire County NORTH YORK MOORS National Park

Condition (Natural England)

Favourable (2)
UnitFeatureConditionArea (ha)Assessed
SE968883 — Favourable 8.94 2023-06-02
SE972878 — Favourable 3.52 2023-06-02

Habitats

Bracken scrub

Description

Description The site was formerly an oak wood Quercus sp. situated on a steep slope with acid soils. It has been largely replanted with conifers but there remain populations of scarce plants, notably the Maianthemum bifolium, hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula, chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea and the clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum. The ground flora comprises acidic species such as wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and abundant ferns including soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. The site is noted for the presence of several colonies of the May lily the habitat of which is being carefully managed with the co operation of the owners in an attempt to provide optimum conditions for its growth. Other Information During the 1983 revision the boundary of the site has been amended, both by deletion and addition. * Under Section 23 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949.

Species mentioned

English name
search for this in other sites		 Latin name
search with Google		 IUCN / Red List Type Family
hay-scented fern Dryopteris aemula LC fern dryopteridaceae
narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana LC fern dryopteridaceae
soft shield-fern Polystichum setiferum LC fern dryopteridaceae
bracken Pteridium aquilinum LC fern dennstaedtiaceae
May lily Maianthemum bifolium VU herb liliaceae
wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella LC herb oxalidaceae
wood sage Teucrium scorodonia LC herb lamiaceae
chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea Not listed in GB list herb primulaceae
stag's-horn clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum LC moss club lycopodiaceae

Plant communities

W25 — Bracken scrub

Pteridium aquilinum-Rubus fruticosus underscrub

Hedera helix, Acer pseudoplatanus, Fagus sylvatica, Quercus robur, Fraxinus excelsior, Sambucus nigra, Ulex europaeus, Crataegus monogyna, Prunus spinosa, Luzula multiflora, Mnium hornum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Conopodium majus, Heracleum sphondylium, Arum maculatum, Cirsium arvense, Lonicera periclymenum, Silene dioica, Stellaria holostea, Mercurialis perennis, Geranium robertianum, Glechoma hederacea, Teucrium scorodonia, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Chamerion angustifolium, Circaea lutetiana, Digitalis purpurea, Rumex acetosa, Anemone nemorosa, Ficaria verna, Potentilla erecta, Rosa arvensis, Rosa canina, Rubus fruticosus agg., Rubus idaeus, Galium aparine, Galium mollugo sens.lat., Galium saxatile, Urtica dioica, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa trivialis, Pteridium aquilinum, Dryopteris dilatata, Dryopteris filix-mas