Dovedale Wood

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 53.1633, -1.3052

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Derbyshire CountyNottinghamshire County

Condition (Natural England)

Unfavourable Recovering (1)
UnitFeatureConditionArea (ha)Assessed
SK465631 — Unfavourable Recovering 13.43 2013-07-09

Habitats

Fast flowing river and stream

Geology & landscape

Geological Period: Carboniferous, Permian · Rock Type: Limestone

Description

Area, 11.93 ha. Description The site comprises one of the best remaining ancient ash wych elm woods in Nottinghamshire and is of Regional importance. Biology The wood is developed on a series of south west facing slopes and terraces formed from strata of the Carboniferous Middle Coal Measures and is characterised by ash Fraxinus excelsior and wych elm Ulmus glabra. The soils are subject to flushing and probably receive base enrichment from strata of the Permian Lower Magnesian Limestone higher up the slope. The opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium is characteristic of these flushes. The plant community includes a large number of species characteristic of ancient woodlands including the herb paris Paris quadrifolia. Some of the plant species present are rare in the East Midlands. Additional interest is provided by the development of a small alder wood at the foot of the slope on level ground beside the stream.

Species mentioned

English name
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opposite-leaved golden- saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium LC herb saxifragaceae
herb paris Paris quadrifolia VU herb melanthiaceae
ash Fraxinus excelsior LC tree oleaceae
wych elm Ulmus glabra LC tree ulmaceae

Plant communities

A9 — Fast flowing river and stream, Marginal and inundation, Pond ditch and canal, Sluggish river and stream

Potamogeton natans community

Schoenoplectus lacustris, Juncus bulbosus, Sparganium angustifolium, Sparganium erectum, Sparganium minimum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Elodea canadensis, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Nymphaea alba, Callitriche platycarpa, Callitriche stagnalis, Littorella uniflora, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus trichophyllus, Glyceria fluitans, Chara subspinosa

A14 — Fast flowing river and stream

Myriophyllum alterniflorum community

Isolepis fluitans, Juncus bulbosus, Fontinalis antipyretica, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Lemna minor, Callitriche stagnalis, Littorella uniflora, Potamogeton filiformis, Potamogeton gramineus, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus peltatus, Chara spp., Nitella hyalina

A17 — Chalk river and stream, Fast flowing river and stream

Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans community

Berula erecta, Nasturtium officinale, Elodea canadensis, Lemna minor, Callitriche stagnalis, Veronica beccabunga, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton pectinatus, Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans

A18 — Fast flowing river and stream

Ranunculus fluitans community

Fontinalis antipyretica, Fontinalis squamosa var. curnowii, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Mentha aquatica, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Ranunculus fluitans, Glyceria fluitans, Phalaris arundinacea