Briery Wood Heronry, Belvoir

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 52.8877, -0.7755

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Leicestershire County

Condition (Natural England)

Unfavourable Declining (1)
UnitFeatureConditionArea (ha)Assessed
SK824329 — Unfavourable Declining 5.73 2014-01-22

Habitats

Bracken scrub

Description

Area,6.2 ha Description The site contains the largest heronry (heron) in Leicestershire. Biology Briery Wood Heronry is situated within an area of mature oak Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus excelsior woodlands, floored with bracken Pteridium aquilinum and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis. The heronry is the largest in Leicestershire with up to 30 breeding pairs.

Species mentioned

English name
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bracken Pteridium aquilinum LC fern dennstaedtiaceae
dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis LC herb euphorbiaceae
ash Fraxinus excelsior LC tree oleaceae
common oak Quercus robur LC tree fagaceae

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