Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Gallt y Bwlch

…to abundant wavy hair grass, common bent-grass, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Where localised flushing and enrichment occur along the length of a small stream, hazel coppice is more frequent in the canopy, and plants such as dog’s me…

Dodgson Wood

…illus, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, hard fern Blechnum spicant, bluebells and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. Small fast flowing streams are found throughout the site, several of which…

Marlbank

…ue moor grass Sesleria caerulea, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, and fairy flax Linum catharticum occur with bryophytes such as comb moss Ctenidium molluscum, frizzled crisp moss Tortella tortuosa, golden head moss Bre…

Puckham Woods

…s, ramsons Allium ursinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and woodruff Galium odoratum are frequent. There is a colony of the nationally scarce angular solomon's seal Polygonatum odoratum and several uncommon species such as herb paris Paris quadrifolia, lily of the vall…

Knightsbridge Lane

… growth of tall weed species such as stinging nettle Urtica dioica and cleavers Galium aparine, together with woodland plants which include wood avens Geum urbanum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. Green hound's tongue is a plant with a wide, but scat…

Craig Adwy-wynt a Choed Eyarth House a Chîl-y-groeslwyd

…um, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood avens Geum urbanum, woodruff Galium odoratum, mountain melick Melica nutans and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. Where yew and beech cast deep shade the herb layer is impoverished with much bare ground and needle/leaf litter. …

Giggleswick Scar and Kinsey Cave

…des non-scripta, ramsons Allium ursinum, primrose Primula vulgaris and woodruff Galium odoratum. A number of more uncommon species occur on the steep rocky areas in both blocks of woodland, including dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens, lily of the valley Convallaria majali…

Math and Elsea Wood

…meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water avens Geum rivale, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. Elsewhere, other plants typical of these woodland types include ramsons Allium ursinum, goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-sc…

Scords Wood and Brockhoult Mount

…a nemoralis, bugle Ajuga reptans, stinging nettle Urtica dioica, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutentiana, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, town hall clock Adoxa moschatellina and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. Grasslands on the acidic …

Galboly

…m, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood melick Melica uniflora and pignut Conopodium majus. At times, due to historical grazing management, a grassy ground flora dominates, consisting of gra…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…is acetosella, wood melick Melica uniflora, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood avens Geum urbanum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The ground f…

Moorend Common

…us conglomeratus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris dominate the relatively drier grassland, where mat grass Nardus stricta occurs in one of its very few Bucks localities. Other species are yellow and pill s…

River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands

…th pendulous sedge Carex pendula, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, woodruff Galium odoratum and locally marsh Hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. In the lower reaches where silt and debris is deposited the alder woo…

The Wrekin & The Ercall

…clude ramsons Allium ursinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, woodruff Galium odoratum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Towards the summit of the Wrekin there are areas of heathland dominated by heather and acidic grassland with wavy hai…

Leith Hill

…ica tetralix and the herbs lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre occur with several species of fern including narrow buckler Dryopteris carthusiana and broad buckler Dryopteris dilatata. Leith Hill Place Wood, an ancient semi natural woodland on cla…

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

…dog violet Viola riviniana and early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, woodruff Galium odoratum, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, pignut Conopodium majus, Circaea lutetiana Circaea lutetiana, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood avens Geum urbanum, herb Robert Geranium r…

Cassop Vale

…own bent Agrostis capillariswith tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile occur. Scrub dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, gorse Ulex europaeus or hazel Corylus avellana is found on the grassland margins and merges into ash Fraxinus excelsior woodland.…

Beechmill Wood and Pasture

…mercury Mercurialis perennis, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, woodruff Galium odoratum, red campion Silene dioica, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. The last three species have a restricted…

Kennacraig and Esragan Burn

…ttered tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common tormentil Potentilla erecta and great woodrush Luzula sylvatica. However along streams and in flushes the ground f…

Hockley Woods

…ine Epipactis helleborine. Other plants found in this habitat include woodruff Galium odoratum, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and square stalked St. John's wort Hypericum tetrapterum. Additional interest is provided by a seasonally wet pond wi…

Glencoyne Wood

… fine range of herbs including moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, sanicle, woodruff Galium odoratum and golden rod Solidago virgaurea. Base rich streams and flushes support enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, opposite leaved golden saxifrage, ramsons and yellow pimpernel Lysima…

Quants

…nt grasses but Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum also occur. Herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, cowslip Primula veris and fleabane Pulicaria dysenteric…

Quarry Wood

…le Lonicera periclymenum and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Species such as woodruff Galium odoratum and bugle Ajuga reptans occur on pockets of richer soil.

Ballagan Glen

…ightshade Circaea lutetiana, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, and moschatel Adoxa moschatellina. The pendulous sedge Carex pendula occurs here at one of its few locations in the area. Wet ashwoods of this typ…

Backstone Bank and Baal Hill Woods

…ts such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum and wood melick Melica uniflora with ferns including lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas a…

Derwent Gorge & Horsleyhope Ravine

… perennis and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense are frequent. Sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella are abundant in association with hazel Corylus avellana coppice and the rich ground flora also includes enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, vale…

Finemere Wood

…cient coppice woodland occur, including wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, primrose Primula vulgaris and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Sedges include remote Carex remota, wood C. sylvatica and the less common pendulous s…

Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging

…narcissus. Some species such as herb paris Paris quadrifolia and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, grow on base rich soils and are locally frequent in some parts of the wood. A variety of woodland insects are known from the site, including many beetles Coleoptera and flies Diptera …

Burnham Beeches

… Carex sylvatica and Carex remota, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, woodruff Galium odoratum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood sage Teucriumscorodonia, wood avens Geum urbanum, the semi parasitic cow w…

Mayhill Wood

…ding wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. The woodland fauna includes native polecat Mustela putorius and dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius. The invertebrate fauna is significant with a number of local moth species such as sa…

Langley Wood

…urbanum. The wood is also noted for the presence of the uncommon sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. The woodland rides are of species rich neutral grassland holding plants typical of such ancient habitats which include wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and r…

Chickengrove Bottom

…hatel Adoxa moschatellina, with areas of ramsons Allium ursinum. Sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus occur. The scrub fringed wood, surrounding unimproved grassland, provides excellent conditions for various reptiles and invertebrates. adder Vipera…

Wakerley Spinney

…alis and wood melick Melica uniflora. 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 spe…

Craigantlet Woods

…aelongum and Hookeria lucens are also frequent. Other species, notably woodruff Galium odoratum and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, become more dominant on slopes with more pronounced flushing. The wet valley floor tends to support a taller vegetation, with such species as hogw…

Midford Valley Woods

…ants include wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and occurring less frequently are spurge laurel Daphne laureola, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum and the uncommon yellow star of Bethlehem Gagea lu…

Wenlock Edge

…hich the most abundant species are dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and false brome…

Hobby to Peppercombe

…a flora which includes bugle Ajuga reptans, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The rich fern flora includes scaly male-fern Dryopteris affinis, common male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata a…

Downton Gorge

…the ground flora is dominated by calcicole lime loving species such as woodruff Galium odoratum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana. In the more acidic parts of the woodland these are replaced by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, wavy hair …

Mill Wood

… gorge and around limestone outcrops. Plant species found here include woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood speedwell Veronica montana, remote sedge Carex remota, twayblade Neottia ovata, herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis and strawbe…

Ben More - Scarisdale

…esent in wetter situations and in small areas of base-rich soils sweet woodruff Galium odoratum is present below ash and hazel. Hypnoid mosses including Hylocomium splendens, Thuidium tamariscinum and Rhytidiadelphus loreus are abundant. The native woodland relics support rich as…

De Porth Sain Ffraid / St Bride's Bay South

… More notable plants include wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, wild madder Rubia peregrina and sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum. Along the coast to the southwest, a wooded partial stack at Musselwick Sands is the most westerly semi-natural oak wo…

Cwm Clydach, Cydweli

…rey. Here the ground flora has abundant wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and a profusion of soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum. Butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus and sweet violet…

Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire

… anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and woodruff Galium odoratum are abundant. At least two of the woods support the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and the bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. The li…

Cranny Falls

…hium striatum. Associated herbs include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, woodruff Galium odoratum, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood avens Geum urbanum and wood mellick Melica uniflora. Climbers such as ivy Hedera helix and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum are also present on the tr…

Clints Crags, Blindcrake

…rcury Mercurialis perennis, common nettle, herb Robert, ramsons, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and crosswort Cruciata laevipes. Other species characteristic of a woodland ground flora and found in the deeper grikes are wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood avens Geum urbanum, comm…

Thornley Wood

…osa are the canopy formers and the ground flora tends to be herb rich. woodruff Galium odoratum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood melick Melica uniflora, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, lesser celandine Ficaria verna and w…

Aston Rowant

…s sanicle Sanicula europaea, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, wood dog violet Viola riviniana, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. in the open areas. The woods also contain a number of uncommon plants charac…

Tow River Wood

…inthoides non-scripta and very occasionally ramsons Allium ursinum and woodruff Galium odoratum, with an extensive bryophyte mat below. Frequently, ferns provide an upper layer to the ground vegetation with male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata an…

Snelsmore Common

…th milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Common gorse Ulex europaeus, a widespread and often abundant species on heathland in southern Britain, is uncommon at Snelsmore. Various species of grasses…

Buinach and Glenlatterach

…garis, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. On the upper slopes, the more acid soils support increasing amounts of wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, ling he…

Lord's Wood

…e variety of herbs characteristic of ancient woodland occurs including woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, golden rod Solidago virgaurea, wood violet Viola reichenbachiana and, in wetter…

Sleightholme Beck Gorge - The Troughs

…cherry Prunus padus. The ground flora features ramsons Allium ursinum, woodruff Galium odoratum and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia. On the most inaccessible rock faces there are stands of open woodland in which yew Taxus baccata is abundant, although on the valley floor som…

Coed Allt Craig Arth

…us excelsior and several basiphilous herbs -sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis. Occasional stands of wych elm Ulmus glabra and small-leaved lime Tilia cordata occur along the river banks with alder Alnus glutinosa on the wet…

Middlesceugh Woods and Pastures

…tylorhiza fuchsii. Other species indicative of base rich soils include woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The woodlands grade into areas of scrub and bracken towards the outer edges. An outlying area of woodland occurs to the south east of Low Wood. This is m…

Swain's Wood

…tches of grassland contain tall oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, hedge bedstraw Galium album and marjoram Origanum vulgare. Among existing and recently cleared scrub, as well as along the wood edges, wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum is common and here fly and fragrant orc…

Brickworth Down and Dean Hill

…mercury Mercurialis perennis, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. Surviving within the wood are small glades of chalk grassland and scrub, including juniper. The site has long been recognised as important for insect populations. Butterflies occurri…

Cwm Llyfnant

…a of dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. Wood stitchwort Stellaria nemorum ssp glochidisperma, in its only known locality in Ceredigion, occurs on wet dripping rocks in one of these patches of ashwood. A diverse snail fauna …

Chudleigh Caves and Woods

…pecies typically associated with woodland on calcareous soils, such as woodruff Galium odoratum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and stinking iris Iris foetidissima. Of particular note are ivy broomrape Orobanche hederae and toothwort Lathraea squamaria. The saxicolous l…

Tring Woodlands

… of the established plant community. The diverse flora is dominated by woodruff Galium odoratum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and brambles Rubus fruticosus with frequent sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides. Notable…

Bannam's Wood

…ncludes dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and bramble Rubus fruticosus. On the more acidic soils bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are more abundant. One plant o…

King's Wood and Urchin Wood

…Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum and the scarce angular Solomon’s seal Polygonatum odoratum. In many areas the canopy is dominated by small leaved lime, both maiden and coppice trees, in association with pedunculate oak Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus excelsior. Other canopy species …

Lydford Gorge

…ound flora has developed. This includes wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and, on the more acid slopes, great woodrush Luzula sylvatica and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Wet flushes on the lower slopes are characterised by…

Lambridge Wood

…ic carpet of dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis with ivy Hedera helix, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lords and ladies Arum maculatum and locally wood barley Hordelymus europaeus. The beech wood stands on clay with flints contain pedunculate oak, ash, wych e…

Langford Heathfield

…terised by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, Sweet V ernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, Flea sedge Carex pulicaris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurs in the northern part of the site. Other species include sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, southern …

Bear, Oveys & Great Bottom Woods

…ngel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, woodruff Galium odoratum and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and the moss Leucobryum glaucum. The varied fungal flora includes the club fungus Ramaria stricta and the ink cap Coprinopsis picacea; bot…

Berrick Trench

… as bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, as well as the less common early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Of particular note is the presence of some plant s…

Brown's Folly

…sa, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, woodruff Galium odoratum and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. The local spiked Star of Bethlehem Ornithagalum pyrenacium and white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium are of interest. Species rich cal…

Hang Wood

…yacinthoides non-scripta, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula is locally abundant, with typical woodland species such as primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and yellow archangel Lamiastrum gal…

Erwood Dingle

…ood melick Melica uniflora, hard shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum and woodruff Galium odoratum become more prominent in the field layer. The more shaded waterside rocks support oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and lush bryophyte communities. There are small stands of wet woodlan…

Shirburn Hill

…ury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and woodruff Galium odoratum occur. Shirburn Hill is extensively used by over wintering thrushes and finches which feed on the abundant supply of berries and seeds.

Millington Wood and Pastures

…acteristic chalk species such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil’s bit scabious Succisa prate…

Pentregwyn

… cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with frequent red fescue Festuca rubra. There tends to be a high proportion of herbs in the sward, including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, common bird's-foot-t…

Hoplands Wood

…etiferum, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and woodruff Galium odoratum all occur in quantity. Of two hundred species of moths recorded the Buttoned Snout Hypena rostralis is notable. Breeding birds include woodcock, tawny owl, greater spotted woodpecker…

Hack Fall Wood

…dland with dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, woodruff Galium odoratum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris and the uncommon toothwort Lathraea squamaria and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. A se…

Upper Greensand Hangers : Empshott to Hawkley

…e Sanicula europaea, wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. The woodland supports the nationally scarce* Italian lords and ladies Arum italicum sub species neglectum. The exposed rock found throughout these woodlands forms a valuable habitat. …

Forest Banks

… of the commoner plants. Less frequent, but widespread species include woodruff Galium odoratum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. In wetter situations in valley bottoms is a characteristically lush flora including meadowsweet Filipen…

Groton Wood

…, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, wood spruge Euphorbia amygdaloides and woodruff Galium odoratum. A series of rides have been created in the wood. These have a distinctive flora and are dominated by great willow herb Epilobium hirsutum and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. There is…

Strid Wood

… perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. The uncommon yellow star of Bethlehem Gagea lutea is found here. The wood is valued by naturalists for its important populations of many groups of plants and animals. There is a rich …

Sheepleas

…ncludes dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and spurge laurel Daphne laureola. Woodland orchids include bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, white helleborine Cephalanthera damas…

Harpsden Wood

… openings in the canopy. The ground flora is very diverse and includes woodruff Galium odoratum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, wood barley Hordelymus europaeus and, on the leached clay soil at the foot of…

Moss Valley Woods

…eobdolon which is abundant and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum which cover extensive areas. Bluebell, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum are also abundant, while ramsons Allium ursinum carpets the ground in th…

Selborne Common

… wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, spurge laurel Daphne laureola and woodruff Galium odoratum. Less frequently found plants include white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, broadleaved helleborine Epipactis…

Paradise Wood

…y of the rarer woodland plants of the North east. Among them are sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, three-veined sandwort Moehringia trinervia and wood millet Milium effusum. Their presenc…

Stawardpeel Woods

…ncient woodland indicators such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, woodruff Galium odoratum and ramsons Allium ursinum occur frequently. Other species include honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood a…

Farthing Downs and Happy Valley

…ay soils support a neutral grassland community. Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra are the most abundant grass species, with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus and a range of other meadow species. Amongs…

Windsor Hill

…the damper spots. On the slopes dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and woodruff Galium odoratum are abundant, with more local species represented by nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, the helleborines Cephalanthera damasonium, Epipactis helleborine and E. leptochila, …

Pinkney and Gerrick Woods

…rennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, giant fescue Schedonorus giganteusn and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Wood barley Hordelymus europaeus and bearded couch Elymus caninus…

Ousdale Burn

…ground flora which includes species such as bugle Ajuga reptans, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa. Tall herb vegetation near the burn includes species such as greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica. There are outcrops of the base-rich flagstone rocks in …

Florence Court

…ium undulatum. Associated herbs include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, woodruff Galium odoratum, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, with ivy Hedera helix also an important component of the gr…

Glynn Woods

… the more mature trees. Other species recorded less frequently include woodruff Galium odoratum, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and wood melick Melica uniflora. The heavily shaded woodland floor has favoured the luxuriant growth of mosses characteristic of dense shade, such as com…

Balsham Wood

…ifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and, of special note, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, orpine Sedum telephium and wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. This is one of very few Cambridgeshire woods where primrose Primula vulgaris occurs on the same site as oxlip. Where open gr…

Coed Llechwedd

…opaeus and flowering plants including Ramsons Allium ursinum and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. An uncommon subspecies of wood stitchwort Stellaria nemorum ssp. glochidisperma is recorded. Alder Alnus glutinosa is common in the wetter parts; cliffs boulder screes and streams add…

Flood Brook Clough

… soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, woodruff Galium odoratum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, hart’s tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and wall lettuce Mycelis muralis. Thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa and wood barley Hordelymus europaeus …

Mandinam a Coed Deri

…ch areas support ash woodland with early-purple orchid Orchis mascula, woodruff Galium odoratum and lime-loving mosses such as Neckera crispa. In contrast, areas of more acid soil support sessile oak Quercus petraea over bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, associated with species such …

Lords Wood and Pasture

…rennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, woodruff Galium odoratum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood melick Melica uniflora, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, ramsons Allium ursinum and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Herb paris Paris qua…

Slit Woods

…ls such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The presence of great bell flower Campanula latifolia, globe flower Trollius europaeus, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum and marsh hawk’s beard Crep…

Ruttersleigh

…es a number of species normally found only in ancient woodland such as woodruff Galium odoratum and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. Wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, which is rare in Somerset, is abundant and widespread on this site also being found in the areas of bracken Pter…

Bradenham Woods, Park Wood & The Coppice

…ttia nidus-avis. Elsewhere there are much richer assemblages including woodruff Galium odoratum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, nettle le…

Piddles Wood

…ce tree Sorbus torminalis. There is a rich ground flora which includes woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides and orpine Sedum telephium. The higher areas with more acid soils on Plateau Gravel a…

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…ermit the growth of bugle Ajuga reptans, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. Ferns are abundant, including hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula. The rich bryophyte flora contains several rare Western species, such as Fissidens celticus, F. curnowii, Plag…

Skelmorlie Glen

…dicative of undisturbed woodland cover. Higher plants present include woodruff (Galium odoratum), sanicle (Sanicula europaea), dog's mercury (Mercurialis perennis) and wood melick (Melica uniflora), as well as less common species such as alternate leaved golden-saxifrage (Chrysos…

Middle Wood, Offton

…aris Paris quadrifolia. Nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, woodruff Galium odoratum, hairy woodrush Luzula pilosa, wood melick Melica uniflora and the locally rare grass wood barley Horaelymus europaeus. Tollemache Hall Grove is predominantly composed of coppiced sma…

Coedydd ac Ogofau Elwy a Meirchion

…anicle Sanicula europaea, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and woodruff Galium odoratum also present. More uncommon species include broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, columbine Aquilegia vulgaris and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. In the oak woodland, where the…

Little Hoyle and Hoyle's Mouth Caves & Woodlands

…ellina, lords-and-ladies Arum maculatum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. Three orchids recorded are common twayblade Neottia ovata, early-purple orchid Orchis mascula and common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Notable species are sweet violet Viola od…

Burderop Wood

…aris quadrifolia, broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea and moschatel Adoxa moschatellina. The site supports a range of typical woodland birds and other animals. great spotted woodpe…

Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods

…ur throughout the site and include herb paris Paris quadrifolia, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and the orchids, early purple Orchis mascula, common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii and common twayblade Neottia ovata. sanicle Sanicula europaea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera…

Postlebury Wood

…umnale. At least two species present, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and woodruff Galium odoratum are generally confined to ancient woodland. Postlebury Wood supports large populations of homostyle primroses, a plant found in only one area outside south east Somerset. These plants,…

Potter's Carr, Cranworth

…rachelium are present, together with moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and woodruff Galium odoratum. A series of overgrown drainage ditches supports wetland species including lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and water avens Geum rivale. The northern …

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

…d scattered herbs and grasses including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, woodruff Galium odoratum, broad helleborine Epipactis helleborine and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Mixed woodland known to be of recent origin occurs further downslope, in which yew, ash, whitebeam…

Glenariff Glen

…iclymenum, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, primrose Primula vulgaris, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, bugle Ajuga reptans, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sanicle Sanicula eu…

Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges

…ennis, wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis, wood avens Geum urbanum, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and primrose Primula veris, together with a variety of other plant species indicative of ancient woodland. The woodland rides have a well developed flora cha…

Bull Cross, The Frith and Juniper Hill

…ana and regenerating beech and ash. Bramble Rubus fruticosus and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum are common and the diverse field layer also includes rarer plants such as white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, columbine Aquilegi…

Over and Lawn Woods

… number of locally rare species such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, woodruff Galium odoratum, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and the moss Fissidens exilis. The wood also supports the nationally restricted oxlip Primula elatior. Additional structural and species diversity…

Gelt Woods

…rush Luzula sylvatica occurring with grasses Deschampsia flexuosa, Anthoxanthum odoratum, bracken and honeysuckle. Elsewhere there is a local predominance of either bracken; broad buckler and male ferns; bilberry; or a mix of Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, wood sorrel and pignut C…

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood South

…mmunities have dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis with species such as woodruff Galium odoratum and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Bracken Pteridium aquilium, is locally dominant especially in the old glades. The woods occupy a small drainage catchment and a series of d…

Wettenhall and Darnhall Woods

…as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood melick Melica uniflora and woodruff Galium odoratum occur. Two uncommon species are present, giant bellflower Campanula latifolia and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. Several wet areas are dominated by common reed Phragmites aust…

Gallt Llanerch - Coed Gelli-deg

…ndicative of ancient woodland, includes moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood millet Milium effusum. More acidic slopes have a mossy field layer with wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and commo…

Masson Hill

… sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with acidic areas characterised by heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus. The calcareous grasslands are characterised by common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vu…

Great Yews

…he rides. These include nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, woodruff Galium odoratum and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Ferns are well represented and include common and scaly male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and Dryopteris affinis, broad and narrow buckler fern Dry…

Garn Wood, Kilkiffeth Wood & Dan-Deri-Cwm Felin-Ban

…h seldom occur away from ancient woodland sites in West Wales, such as woodruff Galium odoratum, wood melick Melica uniflora, wood millet Milium effusum, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and bearded couch Elymus caninus. The rich epiphytic lichen flora features 21 species tha…

Dymock Woods

…s dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis with species such as woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus, which carpets the woodland floor in early spring, is a particular feature of Dymock Woods. Other locally uncommo…

Pengelli Forest and Pant-teg Wood

…le ground flora plants include early dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana, woodruff Galium odoratum, adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and water avens Geum rivale. Interesting insects present are the oil beetle Meloe proscarabaeus, the dark bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera a…

Birkett Hill and High Out Wood

… particular community is typified by the nationally uncommon limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri within a sward dominated by the equallyuncommon blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and more widely spread species such as crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep's fescue, wild thy…

Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake

…ncludes dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and the notable wood barley Hordelymus europaeus. The wood is partly fringed by mixed scrub grading into open grassland, providing a valuable 'edge habitat' for birds and invertebrates…

Stanton Great Wood

…on, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. Less frequent species include common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and ramsons Allium ursinum. Most of thes…

Muckton Wood

…sa, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, woodruff Galium odoratum and moschatel Adoxa moschatellina are found throughout, while bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta is almost confined to the massive wood bank along the western edge. Other species inte…

Lark Wood

…ely of bramble Rubus fruticosus, dogs mercury Mercurialis perennis and woodruff Galium odoratum. A large population of the nationally rare mezereon Daphne mezereum is of particular interest, while other uncommon species include spurge laurel D. laureola and butchers broom Ruscus …

Kincardine Castle Wood

… alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The riverside haugh of the Glen is herb rich, with wood speedwell Veronica montana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood stitchwort Stellaria nemorum and mel…

Irish Hill Copse

…occur on the more acid soils, including wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta in great profusion.

Flat Coppice

…h as ramsons Allium ursinum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The flora of the rides and tracks is comparatively rich and includes two uncommon sedges, pale sedge Carex pallescens and thin spiked wood sedge C…

Howe Park Wood

… as wild arum Arum maculatum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, woodruff Galium odoratum, pignut Conopodium majus, primrose Primula vulgaris and the woodland violets Viola odorata and Viola riviniana. Orchids present include common twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orc…

Ranmore Common

…luding harebell Campanula rotundifolia, gorse Ulex europaeus and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. On the dip slope of the Downs and in several small north facing valleys where the chalk is close to the surface, the thinner soil supports oak and beech Fagus sylvatica woodland with …

Coed-y-Person

…ecies as wood melic Melica uniflora, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and woodruff Galium odoratum. Remarks: Within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Hodgemoor Wood

…ngel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, pignut Conopodium majus, primrose Primula vulgaris, twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. This diverse array of woodland plants is typical of ancient woodlan…

Coshogle Wood

…art of the canopy and understorey. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, woodruff Galium odoratum and wood melick Melica uniflora occur in the cleuchs and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium is typical of wet flushes. Additional interest is provided by a …

Aston Grove & Withycombe Wood

… non-scripta and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Other species include woodruff Galium odoratum, common twayblade Neottia ovata, sanicle Sanicula europaea, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Within the wood is a small clearing of speci…

Sexton Wood

… vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, ramsons Allium ursinum, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The areas of high forest are chiefly of oak over a ground flora of bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Many species of …

Whitwell Coppice

…europaeus, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum, ramsons Allium ursinum, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium. Geology This is one of Britain’s most important geological localiti…

Via Gellia Woodlands

…f species present indicative of ancient calcareous woodland, including woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and herb paris Paris quadrifolia; together with the nationally notable species wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, narr…

Upper Greensand Hangers : Wyck to Wheatley

…arly purple orchid Orchis mascula, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus. Reynold's Hanger is particularly species rich and supports several plants of restricted distribution, including violet helleborine Epipact…

Holne Woodlands

… The ground flora is similarly varied, with sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and primrose Primula vulgaris growing on the more base-rich soils, and with common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris and bramble Rub…

Creag nan Gamhainn

…rbs, with species such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. The woodland is relatively humid by the south bank of the river and a number of local liverworts and ferns are present. Lichens include the epiphytic lungwort Lobaria pulmonaria, whic…

Foxcote Reservoir and Wood

…llow rattle Rhinanthus minor, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The woodland, which lies on heavy clay, is irregularly structured and has received minimal management for many years, other than the clearing of rides for game and the establishment of a…

Brignall Banks

…od anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum and woodruff Galium odoratum. Scarce and local species recorded in this woodland include wood fescue Festuca altissima, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, alternate leaved golden …

Baldersdale Woodlands

…inum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood melick Melica uniflora, woodruff Galium odoratum, bugle Ajuga reptans, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. The uncommon species recorded here include t…

Tore of Troup

… or bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, woodruff Galium odoratum and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris. The moorland comprises upland habitats at relatively low altitude. These include dry heath dominated by ling heather Calluna vulgaris, wet heath w…

Dancersend

… nemoralis, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, as well as the local wood bar…

Haile Great Wood

…m scorodonia, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Hard fern Blechnum spicant is common and a variety of other ferns such as male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, scalymale fern Dryopteris affinis and lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma are …

Coedydd Afon Menai

…Corylus avellana the understorey. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, woodruff Galium odoratum and enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutentiana are abundant in the ground flora. Various whitebeams are present, including the nationally rare Sorbus porrigentiformis. Other locally unc…

Loosehanger Copse and Meadows

…lis acetosella, pignut Conopodium majus, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. Species which are uncommon in Wiltshire include smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum and southern wood rush Luzula forsteri. Throughout the woodland the …

Thatchers Wood and Westwood Covert

… layer are ramsons Allium ursinum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, woodruff Galium odoratum, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. There are several uncommon species present in the wood, …

Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw

…d. Together they contain 39 ancient woodland indicator species such as woodruff Galium odoratum, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum and the local narrow buckler fern Dryopt…

Coedydd y Barri / Barry Woodlands

…-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and woodruff Galium odoratum. Coedydd Y Barri/Barry Woodlands is notable for the large number of rare woodland plants that can be found amongst the ground flora. These include greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera …

Easter Ness Forest

…er, holly and wood sage, Teucrium scorodonia, alongside dog’s mercury, woodruff Galium odoratum and wild strawberry Fragaria vesca.

Water of Ken Woods

…ood fescue Festuca altissima, and other local woodland species such as woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and moschatel Adoxa moschatellina.

Crest Mawr Wood

…is perennis locally dominant and wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and wood melick Melica uniflora are widespread. The uncommon herb Paris Paris quadrifolia occurs in part of the wood. Soils are generally thin throughout t…

Creuddyn

…um, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood avens Geum urbanum, woodruff Galium odoratum and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. Ramsons Allium ursinum carpet the ground on the spring-fed slopes of Marl Hall and Coed-y-Pistyll. Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flourishes…

Lydebrook Dingle

…cury Mercurialis perennis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and woodruff Galium odoratum. The alder stands have pendulous sedge and giant horsetail Equisetum telmateia and locally opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Lime rich water from the spri…

Frithy and Chadacre Wood

…lia is widespread in Ashen's Wood, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and Gladdon, stinking iris Iris foetidissima are found in Frithy Wood. The site lies within the distribution of oxlip Primula elatior and all three woods con…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…s a diversity of associates including sanicle Sanicula europaea, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, primrose Primula vulgaris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Elsewhere there are stands of mixed co…

Tamar - Tavy Estuary

…m. The diverse ground flora typically includes ramsons Allium ursinum, woodruff Galium odoratum and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, all species associated with well established woodland, together with more localised species such as hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula. Otte…

Torboll Woods

… wood false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, woodruff Galium odoratum and upland enchanter’s nightshade Circaea x intermedia. Flushes support golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, and wood fescue Festuca altissima and mountain melick Melica nut…

Warks Burn Woodland

…elancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. There are numerous wetflushes in which common bugle Ajuga reptans, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium…

Breedon Cloud Wood and Quarry

…nd variety of the ground flora. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and woodruff Galium odoratum are locally dominant. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, giant bellflower Campan…

Barking Woods

…ta and primrose Primula vulgaris. There is also an extensive colony of woodruff Galium odoratum in Priestley and Swingen’s Woods. Other notable species include herb paris Paris quadrifolia, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and the orchids common twayblade Neottia…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…ysimachia nemorum and lords and ladies Arum maculatum, as well as some woodruff Galium odoratum, hard fern Blechnum spicant and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. In the wetter flushes there is a further range of herbs, including marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, water avens Geum ri…

Tick Wood and Benthall Edge

…lants such as ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis which are characteristic of base rich soils. Several uncommon plant species have been recorded, including fingered sedge Carex digitata in its on…

Wimboldsley Wood

…nd includes species such as harts tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood millet Milium effusum and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The pools themselves are fringed by lesser and greater pond sedge Carex acutiformis and Carex riparia, reed canary …

Craig Sychtyn

…udes columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, stinking iris Iris foetidissima and woodruff Galium odoratum. Open communities occur mainly at the top of the cliff as small patches of grassland surrounded by scrub. Plants characteristic of limestone, including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyra…

Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe

…ade Neottia ovata, ramsons Allium ursinum, water avens Geum rivale and woodruff Galium odoratum. On the drier soils, a number of stand types are present but ash, oak, hornbeam, field maple and hazel all occur in varied quantities. The calcareous nature of the soil is shown by the…

Hopwood Dingle

…ound flora is largely dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus, but sweet woodruff Galium odoratum is locally abundant with, in places, town hall clock Adoxa moschatellina. Wood barley Hordelymus europaeus which is only known from one other woodland in Worcestershire, is found in pa…

Cavendish Woods

…oppice. A variety of interesting woodland plants are present including woodruff Galium odoratum, ramsons Allium ursinum, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, sanicle Sanicula europaea, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and oxlip. In wet areas surrounding the numerous small pools and …

Dole Wood

…erse with ramsons Allium ursinum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and sanicle Sanicula europaea forming extensive patches between areas dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis or bramble Rubus fruticosus. W…

Lineage Wood & Railway Track, Long Melford

… ancient woodland are also found on the rides and these include, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, hairy woodrush Luzula pilosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, hairy St John's wort Hypericum hirsutum, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, green hellebore Helleborus viridus, wood spr…

Westernhope Burn Wood

…ains woodland species characteristic of base enriched soils, including woodruff Galium odoratum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, whilst where the woodland has formed over b…

Willoughby Wood

…d buckler Dryopteris dilatata. One ride is notable for the quantity of woodruff Galium odoratum and the wood banks are dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Though enrichment of the soil beneath the heronry (heron) has favo…

Swyncombe Downs

…ercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The site is outstanding for its butterflies and moths. Butterflies include silver spotted, grizzled and dingy skippers Hesperia comma, Pyrgus malvae and …

Lodore - Troutdale Woods

…dula ulmaria, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and woodruff Galium odoratum. A number of rare vascular plant species occur in the woods, particularly wood fescue Festuca altissima, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and forked spleenwort Asplenium septentr…

Swallow Craig Den

…at woodrush Luzula sylvatica, with wood sorrel Anemone nemorosa, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and wood stitchwort Stellaria nemorum all locally common. Woodland species present which are rare in Fife include remote sedge Carex remota, pale sedge Carex pallescens and toothwort L…

Silverbrook Wood

…ficaria and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex remota are characteristic of the very wettest parts. In addition to its overall species diversity…

Larkey Valley Wood

…se except where there is heavy shade. sanicle Sanicula europaea, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and wood melick Melica uniflora occur with a number of orchids; bird's nest Neottia nidus-avis, fly Ophrys insectifera and lady Orchis purpurea. The latter is a scarce species restrict…

Thornton and Twisleton Glens

…y rich in woodland herbs including sanicle Sanicula europaea and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. On the more acidic soils overlying the slate, oak birch woodland Quercus robur and Betula pendula is well developed. The ground flora here is of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, bilb…

Knighton Downs & Wood

…ia vulgaris, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and wood speedwell Veronica montana. A 3 hectares glade is of particular interest and contains large quantities of dwarf sedge growing in species rich chalk grassland. This sheltered c…

Ashridge Commons and Woods

… community is correspondingly richer with wood melick Melica uniflora, woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea all abundant. Less frequent are fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and yellow bird's nest Hypopitys monotropa, all of w…

Chorley Covert and Deserts Wood

…us excelsior are abundant. The ground flora in this community includes woodruff Galium odoratum, ramsons Allium ursinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and sanicle Sanicula europaea and the uncommon species, alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium …

Briarwood Banks

…r slopes support a varied cover of dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood melick Melica uniflora, giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana and wood avens Geum urbanum. Hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and har…

Jedwater Woodlands

…oothwort Lathraea squamaria, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and herb-paris Paris quadrifolia at its only known Borders locality. The site also has a good range of invertebrate species, especially beetles, several of w…

Dancersend Waterworks

…woodland species are white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides. The range of natural habitats present at Dancersend Waterworks provides nest sites and feeding areas for several spe…

Whitehill Wood

…uding wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, wood melick Melica uniflora, woodruff Galium odoratum, primrose Primula vulgaris and two uncommon species flourishing in the clearings created by the removal of the trees include the cornfield weeds smooth fruited corn salad Valerianella …

Crumpton Hill Wood

…pical of base rich woodlands, with dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Of special importance is the presence of violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata a very scarce plant in Worcester…

Wolverton Wood and Alcaston Coppice

…c of base rich soils, such as yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, woodruff Galium odoratum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and sanicle Sanicula europaea and partly of plants of acidic condition, for example greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica and creeping soft grass Holcu…

Coed Cwm Cletwr

…Mercurialis perennis and much sanicle Sanicula europaea, there is also woodruff Galium odoratum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood speedwell Veronica montana and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. Sixteen species of fern, including oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, beech f…

Coed Tremadog

…y Mercurialis perennis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and slender false brome-grass Brachypodium sylvaticum. Bramble Rubus thickets are common in parts of Craig Pant Ifan reflecting lack of grazing. Where vegetation has colonised the bloc…

Sefton Coast

…ther with red fescue and patches of creeping willow. In places, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and wild thyme Thymus praecox are found, along with wild parsnip and hawkweed Hieracium umbellatum, while elsewhere sheep’s fescue, common bent, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, sweet ver…

Baysbrown Wood

…r example wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile with occasional bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense are also present. Ash, often associated with oak and dense stands of haz…

The Quantocks

…heep's fescue, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the mosses Pleurozium schreberi and Hypnum jutlandicum. Acidic flushes have developed at the sources of many of the springs and alongside some of the stre…

Ffriddoedd Garndolbenmaen

…stuca ovina, common bent, Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw, Galium saxatile, tormentil, Potentilla erecta, and eyebright, Euphrasia sp., and other species which are normally associated with neutral grassland, such as common knapweed, …

Hainton Sheepwalk

…Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and field wood rush Luzula campestris are locally dominant. Other grasses include heath grass Danthonia decumbens and brown bent Agrostis vinealis. Typical her…

Eastern Mournes

…ostis capillaris, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. These grasslands frequently form complex mosaics with the dwarf shrub heaths, often indicating the degradation and fragmentation of former heath habitat as…

Binevenagh

… thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Species such as field gentian Gentianella campestris, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbous and thyme broomrape Orobanche alba are locally common. Acid…

Western Mournes and Kilfeaghan Upper

…oslis capillaris, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. These grasslands frequently form complex mosaics with the dwarf shrub heaths, often indicating the degradation and fragmentation of former heath habitat as…

Foxhole Heath, Eriswell

…heep's fescue Festuca ovina occur together with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Annual species are able to establish themselves in the sparsely vegetated ground and notable species include slender cudweed Logfia minima, shepherds cress T…

Misson Training Area

…ts of meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, soft rush Juncus effusus, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., lesser pondsedge Carex acutiformis and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum also occur. Patches of bog moss Sphagna are locally developed in wetter, more…

Fachwen Isaf

…s, sheep’s-fescue, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Frequent associates include tormentil, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and field wood-rush Luzula campestris, while springy turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, neat feather-moss and glitter…

Carn Ingli

…ue Festuca rubra, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum occurs on the deeper-soiled lower slopes. Seasonally waterlogged soils support wet heath with abun…

Oxlow Rake

…omprising wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and mountain pansy, including examples of the rarer blue flowered form. Disturbed areas of low heavy me…

Ramsden Corner Plantation

…pillaris and brown bent A. canina with abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and occasional tormentil Potentilla erecta and cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata. There is a gradient of variation in the flor…

Roman River

…rel Rumex acetosella, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, field wood rush Luzula campestris and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile dominate the acid grassland and remnant heath. Other less frequent plants of this habitat include heather Calluna vulgari…

Long Dale, Hartington

…etch Anthyllis vulneraria, uncommon in the Peak District and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, at the southern edge of its range in Britain, are also present in these communities at low frequencies. On the west facing slopes the sward is characterised by the frequent occurrence…

Ashes Pasture and Meadows

…erulea with common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Typical herb species include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Pale sedge Carex pallescens is abundant and sharp-flowered rush …

Low Wood

…rostis capillaris and Agrostis stolonifera with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. On steeply sloping ground the grasses inter grade with de…

Hunder Beck Juniper

…y sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pignut Conopodium majus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wavy hair gras…

Caydale

…he north facing slopes of the valley, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Within the western area of Caydale, particularly on the north west facing slope of Limperdale…

Star Moss

…tergreen Trientalis europaea, patches of raspberry Rubus idaeus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and scattered narrow buckler-fern. The eastern and western edges of the Moss are more open, supporting neutra…

Langstone-Llanmartin Meadows

…ssociates including low growing marsh-valerian, Valeriana dioica, fen bedstraw, Galium uliginosum, marsh pennywort, Hydrocotyle vulgaris and sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum; locally, lesser pond-sedge, Carex acutiformis occurs and there are small areas of swamp. As blun…

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