Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Selborne Common

…hraea squamaria, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, together with the rare pendulous helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes, stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus and large lords and ladies …

Sherrardspark Wood

…ommon helleborines are known from the wood, violet and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis purpurata and Epipactis helleborine. moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, another local Hertfordshire species, is also present. Inmore acidic conditions a small mixed plantation supports a conside…

Mains Wood

…are or uncommon in this part of the West Midlands, including violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, broad helleborine Epipactis helleborine and birds nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. In the more acidic parts of the woodland, ling Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus …

Hang Wood

…olystichum aculeatum, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. Ornithological interest is not well documented but the wood is possibly one of the few Wiltshire breeding sites for both buzzard …

Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods

…th the less common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, broad and purple helleborines Epipactis helleborine and Epipactis purpurata and narrow leaved everlasting pea Lathyrus sylvestris. Dead wood and old stumps abound, especially of elm and oak. The site is traversed by herb rich gras…

Savernake Forest

…tive of ancient woodland have been recorded in the Forest. These include purple Epipactis purpurata and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and the nationally scarce narrow lipped E. leptochila and green flowered helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes. Particularly acidic a…

Pipershill Common

…ns a number of locally uncommon plant species including broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, purple helleborine Epipactis purpurata and bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. One or two small flushes and a pool also occur within the site, the last supporting a small pop…

Ruislip Woods

…Several others are scarce in Greater London, including broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. Areas of wetland vegetation occur in some of the main valleys, such as at Ruislip Local Nature R…

Bix Bottom

…lia, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, narrow lipped helleborine Epipactis leptochila and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. There are two wide grassy clearings in the woodland, each supporting a rich chalk flora. Several uncommon plant species occur including…

Tiddesley Wood

…chid Neottia nidus-avis, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. Along the western edge of the wood bordering the Bow Brook is a strip of tall fen and marsh vegetation with scattered scrub, part of w…

Penorchard & Spring Farm Pastures

…boundary contains a large population of the locally uncommon violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and the broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. All of the fields have spring line seepages and associated damp areas with species including water mint Mentha aquatica, ra…

Areley Wood

…pendulous sedge Carex pendula. On more base rich soil broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata occur. The nationally scarce narrow leaved bitter cress Cardamine impatiens occurs along disturbed trackways in the wood. The rides con…

Rough Hill & Wirehill Woods

…istribution in Warwickshire are also found on the site, broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata.

Breedon Cloud Wood and Quarry

…quent. Several species of orchid are present including broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, which is at the extreme north eastern limit of its British range. Geological The Breedon Cloud Qu…

Charing Beech Hangers

… and the orchids white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. Broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine is found in scattered grassy clearings with fairy flax Linu…

Stonecroft Mine

…y a number of rare plants including the recently discovered Young’s helleborine Epipactis purpurata which is known only from this and one other site, also in Northumberland. Also present are green flowered helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis hell…

Ashridge Commons and Woods

…l abundant. Less frequent are fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and yellow bird's nest Hypopitys monotropa, all of which are locally uncommon, while nationally rare are narrow lipped helleborine Epipactis leptochila, green flowered helleborine …

Whittlewood Forest

…olon, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, pignut Conopodium majus, broad helleborine Epipactis helleborine and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Local species of note include herb paris Paris quadifolia, bearded couch Elymus caninus, wood poa Poa nemoralis, early purple orchid Orchis mas…

Milden Thicks

…y bramble Rubus sp has an equal variety of species including violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, twayblade Neottia ovata, spurge laurel Daphne laureola, primrose Primula vulgaris, violets Viola sp and sanicle sanicle europaea. Among the …

Parsonage Wood

…y centuries; these include butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. The last species is especially abundant around the ponds in the north and west of the wood, but these are largely shaded and have little aquatic …

Aston Rowant

…plants characteristic of the Chilterns beech woods including violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium and wood barley Hordelymus europaeus. In the dry coombes there are stands of open scrub dominated by juniper Juniperus communis, intermi…

Short Wood

…chid Platanthera chlorantha and wood melick Melica uniflora. Violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and herb paris Paris quadrifolia have also been recorded on this site in the past. Additional areas of interest include a number of small glades and ancient woodland banks.

Hintlesham Woods

…other notable species include the fern Polypodium cambricum, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis wood spruge Euphorbia amygdaloides and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. Many of the rides are densely shaded and overgrown by bramble. In wet a…

Brookland Wood

… sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata; wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, a rare plant in Kent, occurs in the dampest places. Marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, a scarce and declining species in the county, used to occ…

Collyweston Great Wood and Easton Hornstocks

…ge Euphorbia amygdaloides, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and columbine Aquilegia vulgaris. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, c…

Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses

…ine Sedum telephium, Solomon’s seal Polygonatum multiflorum, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense and Forster’s wood rush Luzula forsteri. The woodland stand types represented are among the best example…

Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach

…d pendulous sedge Carex pendula on the clays where the local violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata is found. Alder Alnus glutinosa is common along the streams and on wet flushes along with tussock sedge Carex paniculata, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifo…

Wakerley Spinney

…. Locally uncommon species include woodruff Galium odoratum, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides. The value of the site is enhanced by a glade and roadside verges with species rich grassland of a Jurassic Oo…

Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest

…emorosa, wood millet Milium effusum and the county rarities, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. Additional habitats are provided by woodland rides and a small stream. Glebe meadows are adjacent to the northern boundary of Kings Wood.…

Chalkney Wood

…ipta. The flora includes two plants which are rare in Essex, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. Herb paris Paris quadrifolia, twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and…

Coombe Wood and The Lythe

…antial populations of green hellebore Helleborus viridis and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. The hanger woods also possess a rich bryophyte flora, mostly epiphytic on the older trees. The site contains examples of most of the woodland stand types which occur within the na…

Aston Rowant Woods

…able species occur, including fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, narrow lipped helleborine E. leptochila and the rare lesser hairy brome grass Bromopsis benekenii. High Wood and Crowell Wood are situated on the dip slope and lie on a mixture of…

Feckenham Forest

…e site. A number of uncommon herb species also occur such as violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, heath cudweed Omalotheca sylvatica, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and lily of the valley Convallaria majalis. The small unimproved meadows in the site support a crested dog’s tail …

Tick Wood and Benthall Edge

…d barley Hordelymus europaeus, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. Although most of the woodland is believed to be primary, there are some areas of secondary woodland which have developed on ground disturbe…

Leigh Brook Valley

…species that are more local in Worcestershire. These include violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, small teasel Dipsacus pilosus, stinking iris Iris foetidissima and the nationally restricted monk’s hood Aconitum napellus. Within the site are several herb rich meadows which are…

Binglett's Wood

…ederacea, sanicle Sanicula europaea and the locally uncommon violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. Alder Alnus glutinosa and ash line the stream and the small lateral flushes which run into it. Notable 'Atlantic' plants which occur in the ghyll include hay scented fern Dryopter…

Little Paxton Wood

…a ovata. Greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata are present. A stream and associated areas of unimproved neutral grassland and blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub provide additional habitats which are of value to wildlife in general…

Crumpton Hill Wood

…astrum galeobdolon. Of special importance is the presence of violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata a very scarce plant in Worcestershire.

Bradenham Woods, Park Wood & The Coppice

…ts, though in these circumstances the helleborines Cephalanthera damasonium and Epipactis helleborine occur, as well as the uncommon bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. Elsewhere there are much richer assemblages including woodruff Galium odoratum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum …

Groton Wood

… flora is rich and includes several uncommon species such as violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, stinking iris Iris foetidissima, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, wood spruge Euphorbia amygdaloides and woodruff Galium odoratum. A series of rides have been created in the wood. Th…

Robins Wood

…ted species include wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, imperforate St John's wort Hypericum maculatum and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Over the streams alder Alnus glutinosa coppice becomes dominant, with willows Salix spp. fre…

The Wilderness & Vermin Valley

…e Carex strigosa, stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, here at its only known Staffordshire locality.

Widdenton Park Wood

…ropaeus and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, while violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata occurs locally. An additional feature of interest is a marginal area of species rich, undisturbed marshy grassland containing several locally noteworthy species including star sedg…

Wenlock Edge

…s two uncommon species, wood barley Hordelymus europaeus and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. Scrub communities are found mainly on old quarry sites. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, dog rose Rosa canina, birch Betula sp., spindle Euonymus europaeus and dogwood Cornus sanguine…

Downton Gorge

…ley Convallaria majalis, southern wood rush Luzula forsteri, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. The nationally rare wood fescue Festuca altissima, occurs in the steep exposed cliffs of the gorge as does the equal…

Malvern Common

…um ursinum as well as a number of more local species such as violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata and the nationally restricted narrow-leaved bitter-cress Cardamine impatiens. A few areas of heathland exist. This is an important habitat…

Trodds Copse

…m and ivy Hedera helix and includes a population of the rare purple loosestrife Epipactis purpurata. Three types of alder wood occur within the SSSI. On alluvial deposits forming groundwater gleyed soils, a form of neutral valley alder wood occurs where coppiced alders Alnus glu…

Bricket Wood Common

…ercurialis perennis. The wood also has the largest colony of violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata in Hertfordshire. Small clearings have an acidic grassland flora with incipient birch scrub and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. There is a rich bryophyte flora including species of Sp…

Lambridge Wood

…ilium effusum, wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis and, locally, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. Within these stands there are poorly drained areas dominated by sedges, Carex sylvatica, Carex remota and locally C. strigosa, occurring with soft rush Juncus effusus, common wate…

Vann Lake and Ockley Woods

…orsteri, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. The bryophyte flora includes the rare mosses Dicranum tauricum, Fissidens exilis and Plagiothecium latebricola and the liverworts Lejeunea cavifolia and Ptilidium pulcherrimum. Si…

Moorend Common

…ual abundance, occur in the ash sallow wood, while the local violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata grows in the plantation.

Cothill Fen

…at Cothill include the common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh helleborine Epipactis purpurata and the tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Dense stands of common reed Phragmites australis, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum fen occurs in places. This tall herbaceous habitat contain…

Glover's Wood

…d Ophrys insectifera, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and a Surrey rarity, the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The plateau secondary woodland consists of a mixture of pedunculate oak, with hazel, ash and birch species…

Quendon Wood

…ta, green hellebore Helleborus viridis spp. occidentalis and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. The woodland also includes a number of rides over both the wet clay and the well drained acidic soils, each with characteristic floras. Trailing tormentil Potentilla anglica, wat…

Spartum Fen

…the site include long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. The areas of fen carr consist of young grey willow,…

The Malvern Hills

…um ursinum as well as a number of more local species such as violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata and the nationally restricted narrow leaved bitter cress Cardamine impatiens. A few areas of heathland exist. This is an important habita…

Ashdown Forest

…a periclymenum with birds nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata found particularly under beech. There are some conifer and sweet chestnut coppice plantations scattered throughout the forest, with rides of particular importance for heathland pla…

Alexanderstone Meadows

…n between meadow and woodland vegetation is displayed. Broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis purpurata, common twayblade Neottia ovata and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula provide a notable woodland component and occur abundantly in places.

Hewell Park Lake

…ground flora, although only moderately rich does include the violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. This wood is an important resource for birds. The open canopy provides a particularly good habitat for woodpecker and all three British species are known to have bred. Sparrow ha…

Wick Wood and Worldham Hangers

…wood sedge Carex strigosa, spurge laurel Daphne laureola and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. Fifty seven species of plant such as these which are indicative of ancient woodlands have been found in the SSSI. Further habitat diversity is provided by two ponds, fringed wit…

Trench Wood

…cal species also occur such as herb paris Paris quadrifolia, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus. A number of nationally scarce moths are associated with the tree species in these areas. The larvae of the festoon Apoda limacodes a…

Upper Greensand Hangers : Wyck to Wheatley

…upports several plants of restricted distribution, including violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, small teasel Dipsacus pilosus and the nationally scarce* Italian lords and ladies Arum italicum sub species neglectum at one of its northernmost native localities. The exposed ro…

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