Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Coed Maes-mawr, Coed Esgairneiriau a Cheunant Caecenau

…d yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon are present. A population of dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius has been recorded from the hazel hedgerow which forms part of the northern boundary of Caecenau gorge. The whole woodland supports a typical range of western sessile oak woodl…

Vann Lake and Ockley Woods

…n insects, an important community of breeding birds and a population of dormice Muscardinus avellanarius. The woodland is dominated by pedunculate oak Quercus robur with ash Fraxinus excelsior locally abundant around Vann Lake. Other tree species include beech Fagus sylvatica, ho…

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

…own hares Lepus europaeus can be seen in open areas and nuts chewed by dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius have been found within the woodland. Characteristic woodland bird species found here include pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca and wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix. Rema…

Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice

…a are also found in some quantity. The woodland also supports breeding dormice* Muscardinus avellanarius a species which is now nationally uncommon. In one of the fields, where the slopes are strongly flushed, well developed spring-line mire communities occur. Here, star sedge Ca…

Coed Cwm Einion

…odea lamellata, Zenobiella subrufescens and Vertigo substriata. Common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and polecat Mustela putorius have been recorded at the site. The south side of the valley is dominated by plantations of conifers and broadleaves, but on the lower slopes impo…

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…Larus spp. and rock pipit Anthus spinoletta also breed on the cliffs. dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius is present within Marsland Mouth Woods.

Briddlesford Copses

…rer’s Myotis nattererii. In addition to these mammals numbers of both dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris are also found within the site and form a mammal assemblage not known elsewhere in the UK. The rides in Firestone Copse and Combley great Wo…

Ashdown Forest

…r support a wide range of breeding woodland birds and a refuge for the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, which has become scarce overlarge areas of the country in recent years. * A Nature Conservation Review, 1977; ed D R Ratcliffe; published by Cambridge University Press.

Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down

…rcus cyaneus are occasionally seen. The breeding mammal fauna includes dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius.

Scotney Castle

…re scarce in Kent, a number of nationally scarce invertebrates and the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, a species which is protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Much of the interest of the site relates to its management in the past. The woodlands are c…

Haugh Wood

…mammal fauna which includes fallow deer Dama dama, badger Meles meles, dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and pole cat Mustela putorius. The site is also of considerable ornithological interest with species such as sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, tawny owl Strix aluco, woodcock Scol…

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…seshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros, both of which are nationally rare. Dormice Muscardinus avellanarius are found in the woodland. Twenty five species of butterfly have been recorded and these include, brown argus Aricia agestis, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, dark green fri…

Halesend Wood

…provides habitat for a number of animals including badger Meles meles, dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and the native polecat Mustela putorius.

Mid Cornwall Moors

…ditions are indicated by the presence of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius occurs in a range of habitats throughout the site but is particularly associated with woodland and ancient species rich hedgerows, especially where hazel Corylus avellana is c…

West Blean and Thornden Woods

…ortant local population of the declining and specially protected hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius. * 'A Nature Conservation Review' edited by D A Ratcliffe, 1977, Cambridge ** Listed in the Red Data Book, 2, Insects edited by D B Shirt 1987, N C C.

Coombe Meadow

…eat spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major. Resident mammals include the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius.

The Cheddar Complex

…oni and brown long eared bat Plecotus auritus. A strong population of dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius is also present. Breeding birds include grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia. Geological This site is important for karst, caves and vertebrate palaeontology and comprises…

Cranmore

…la spp. Mature woodland is dominated by pedunculate oak Quercus robur. Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris occur on the site, together with a nationally scarce butterfly, small pearl boarded fritillary Boloria selene and a nationally scarce moth, K…

King's Wood and Urchin Wood

…rare and endangered greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum and dormice Muscardinus avellanarius, both of which are protected under Part I of the Wildlife and Countryside Act as amended. The disused mine workings to the north east of the site are used by substantial numbe…

The Perch

… species of mammal have been recorded including a strong population of dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and five species of bat, including greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum and lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros which use the site for feeding. One small …

Ruperra Castle and Woodlands

…status in the ornamental pond within the castle grounds and the common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, which is present in Coed Craig Ruperra. Remarks: Both species of horseshoe bats, common dormouse and great crested newt are specially protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildl…

Blackmoor Copse

…nd a large population of silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia. The dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius is also well established on this site. Recent work has shown its Wiltshire distribution to be closely correlated with sites containing hazel, bramble, bracken and honeysuckle …

Cadair Idris

…azel in the woods provides good habitat for a population of the common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius to breed and forage. The European otter Lutra lutra, brown hare Lepus europaeus and the water vole Arvicola amphibius regularly use the site. Lampreys, river Lampetra fluviati…

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

…ds Buteo buteo and sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus also breed. The common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius a rare species protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as amended, is found in at least one of the woods. The woods are situated on soils of the Ev…

Bradfield Woods

…g population of nightingales. Other notable animal species include the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius which, along with other small mammal species, appears to be favoured by the coppice management. Additional variety is provided by a substantial pond and by a glade known as He…

Ashculm Turbary

…hobby Falco subuteo and barn owl Tyto alba, whilst mammals present are dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and harvest mouse Micromys minutussoricinus. Reptiles and amphibians present include grass snake Natrix natrix, smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris and frog Rana temporaria.

Mayhill Wood

…ratum. 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 satin beauty Deileptenia ribeata and beautiful hook tip Laspeyria flexula whose larvae are a…

Hay Wood and Tinkers' Coppice

… Phoenicurus phoenicurus and wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix. The dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, a nationally restricted species, also occurs in the woodland, as does the wood white butterfly Leptidaea sinapsis, another scarce species.

Wyre Forest

… range of birds and invertebrates and a food source for mammals such as dormice Muscardinus avellanarius. Woodland flushes Small base rich (soligenous) spring line flushes are a feature of the woodland and some meadows and provide contrasting diversity to the more dominant acidic…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

… pasture, rare and scarce invertebrates; rare and scarce lower plants, dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and a population of great crested newts Triturus cristatus at the south-western edge of their range. General Description Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm comprises enclo…

Malvern Common

…also supports a wide range of mammals including such scarce species as dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and polecat Mustela putorius. A disused railway tunnel beneath the Malvern Hills supports one of the largest known winter colonies of the lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipp…

Goblin Combe

…n the transplant plot. The woodland is known to support a population of dormice Muscardinus avellanarius, while the site provides feeding habitat for the rare and endangered greater horseshoe bats Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. The habitat diversity found within the site has resulted…

The Malvern Hills

…also supports a wide range of mammals including such scarce species as dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and polecat Mustela putorius. A disused railway tunnel beneath the Malvern Hills supports one of the largest known winter colonies of the lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hip…

Dymock Woods

…Ficedula hypoleuca and nuthatch Sitta europaea have bred. The uncommon dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius has also been recorded.

West Dorset Coast

…recorded as breeding within the site including the rare and protected$ dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius. *Listed on Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. $Listed on Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Lady's Wood and Viaduct Meadow

…ut Conopodium majus. Amongst the fauna recorded from this wood is the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius.

Foxwood

…rovides additional wildlife interest. Other animal species include the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, which is scarce in Wales. Remarks: The lesser horseshoe bat is listed on Annex IIa of the EC Habitats and Species Directive. The lesser horseshoe bat and dormouse are includ…

Ridgeway Wood

…rius – here at the eastern limits of its distribution in Britain – and dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius.

Barle Valley

…tters Lutra lutra on the Barle has been regularly recorded. A colony of dormice Muscardinus avellanarius inhabits at least one of the hazel coppices.

Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods

…to the diversity of fauna which includes roe deer Capreolus capreolus, dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, green woodpecker Picus viridis and great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major in additi…

Longleat Woods

…e fauna of the wood has not yet been well studied but it is known that dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius does occur. The breeding bird community includes, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix, redstart Phoenicurus phoenicu…

Coedydd Capel Dyddgen

…woodland and pasture provide important feeding areas for these species. Dormice Muscardinus avellanarius also occur in the ash-hazel woodland and adjoining hedgerows.

Merthen Wood

…ditions are indicated by the presence of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius occurs in a range of habitats throughout the site but is particularly associated with woodland (and ancient species-rich hedgerows), especially where hazel Corylus avellana is…

Chickengrove Bottom

…larvae of the latter being dependent on saw wort. A small population of dormice Muscardinus avellanarius occurs on the site.

Lymington River

… Annex to the EC Habitats Directive‡, are resident on the Lymington and dormice Muscardinus avellanarius have been recorded in part of the site. Both of these mammals are listed on Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as amended. The river is home to kingfisher Alc…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…birds and invertebrates. The woodland supports the rare and protected dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and several bats have been recorded within the wood, namely grey longeared bat Plecotus austriacus, brown longeared bat Plecotus auritus, whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus and N…

Slapton Ley

… Ley and the presence of cubs suggests that they breed in the locality. Dormice Muscardinus avellanarius breed in the woodland and the fringes of the Ley and have been found in gorse on the backslope of the shingle bar, a habitat previously considered to be unsuitable. Other inf…

Bovey Valley Woodlands

…tes minor, pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca and heron Ardea cinerea. Dormice Muscardinus avellanarius are common and the butterflies include scarce species like the purple emperor Apatura iris and brown hairstreak Thecla betulae.

Stawardpeel Woods

Description Stawardpeel Woods contains the only known population of dormice Muscardinus avellanarius within Northumbria. Surveys over several years have confirmed that the population is small and fragmented due to habitat management changes. Persistence of this relict, isolat…

Andrew's Wood

…oods in south-west England, and there are also breeding populations of dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, common lizard Lacerta agilis and adder Vipera berus. The invertebrate fauna is rich and includes such typical butterflies as marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, silver washed…

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