Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Woodnook Valley

…everal species of orchid are present on the site, including early purple orchid Orchis mascula, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and man orchid Orchis anthorpophora, which, at this site, is nearing the northern limits of its distribution in Britain.

Ufton Fields

…ecies of orchid occur, including bee orchid Ophrys apifera, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and the only colony of man orchid Orchis anthorpophora in Warwickshire. The range of grassland scrub and aquatic habitats provides sites…

Ileden and Oxenden Woods

…s Paris quadrifolia, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Other orchids present include fly Ophrys insectifera, lesser butterfly Platanthera bifolia and two rarities, the lady orchid Orchis purpurea a species largely confined to Kent and the …

Bevercotes Park

…strum galeobdolon, broad helleborine Epipactis helleborine, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. A notable feature of the site is the presence of a steep sided, narrow, wooded valley cut through the waterstones by a surface stream. Such features, l…

The Wern, Rhosgoch

…ations of broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula.

Tilwick Meadow

…ation with woodland at some time in the past. These include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Damper hollows support meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Ange…

Stoke & Bowd Lane Woods

…Oxalis acetosella, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are locally abundant. Certain of the rides contain a good assemblage of grasses and herbs including nettle leaved bellflower Campanu…

Mandinam a Coed Deri

…its varied flora. Lime-rich 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, asso…

Well Rough and Long Plantation

…mber of species which are uncommon in Cheshire, for example early purple orchid Orchis mascula, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium. The last species is at the northern limit of its range and not known from any other site in the county. …

Bangrove Wood, Ixworth

…le wood violets Viola riviniana and Viola reichenbachiana, early purple orchids Orchis mascula, sanicle Sanicula europaeand herb paris Paris quadrifolia. Many of the plants found in the ground vegetation of this wood are confined to ancient woodland and are absent from even well …

Perry Woods

…‘indicators’ present includewood melick Melica uniflora and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The dominant field layer plants are of the characteristic dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta type. Additional valuable habitats are provided by the s…

Lady's Wood and Viaduct Meadow

…f ancient woodland and includes: primrose Primula vulgaris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and pignut Conopodium majus. Amongst the fauna recorded from this wood is the dor…

Rostherne Mere

…lis acetosella, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The farmland includes both arable and pasture some of which is relatively damp with species such as lady's smock Cardamine pratensis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and tufted hair gr…

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…estone bedstraw Galium sterneri, wild thyme Thymus praecox, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, primrose Primula vulgaris and cowslip P. veris, quaking grass Briza media, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and two uncommon alpine species; mountain everlasting Antennaria di…

Rievaulx Woods

…s perennis and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, includes early purple orchid Orchis mascula, green hellebore Helleborus viridis, wood melick Melica uniflora and toothwort Lathraea squamaria. At the extreme southern and northern ends of the wood are areas with a more acidic flo…

Great Hormead Park

… are herb paris Paris quadrifolia, twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus. Pendulous sedge Carex pendula occurs in quantity close to a pond which adds a wetland element to the diverse flora.

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…est found within the wood are herb paris Paris quadrifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. In Beech Covert the dominant tree species is beech but with ash and field maple present, while the scrub layer is poorly developed wi…

Trundley and Wadgell's Woods, Great Thurlow

…lvatica. Species characteristic of ancient woodland include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Some areas of ancient woodland have been clear felled and replanted in recent times with a variety of broadleaved…

Woolcombe

…thoides non-scripta and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula is frequent and the uncommon bird’s-nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and herb Paris Paris quadrifolia also occur. Small areas of unimproved dry acidic grassland on the Lower Greensand sl…

Whitton Bridge Pasture

…pignut Conopodium majus, common twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula, augmented by common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, a characteristic plant …

Ebernoe Common

…Euonymus europaeus is present and the ground flora includes early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Wild service tree is a frequent component in the oak hazel woodland of Willand Wood and two other uncommon species, butcher's broom …

Buff Wood

…ient woodland plants such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. Of particular interest is the presence of green hellebore Helleborus viridis, a plant rarely found in Cambridgeshire woods. Rides and ponds are present…

Bredon Hill

…orget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima, twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and the locally rare small flowered buttercup Ranunculus parviflorus. Invertebrates found in these grassland areas include marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, brown argus Aricia agesti…

Whichford Wood

… false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Other species include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, stinking iris Iris foetidissima and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The alder woodland is found along the base rich spring lines and on the damp slopes. In these areas the ground flora incl…

Upton Coombe

…orhiza fuchsii, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The valley bottom to the west contains a grassland type which is more mesotrophic in character than the rest of the site. Additional species of interest in this section include pepper …

River Camel Valley and Tributaries

…ylorhiza praetermissa, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common twayblade Neottia ovata and lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia. These wet meadows and mires are rich in invertebrates including the nationally scarce marsh fritillary …

Cheddar Wood

…cies of orchid, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. Significant changes in the size of the wood have occurred during the last 200 years. Extensi…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…nicula europaea, woodsedge Carex strigosa and C. sylvatica, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata and Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum. In the wetter parts of the woods, the field layer is more marshy in character, with yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, w…

Den of Riechip

…od fescue Festuca altissima, mountain melick Melica nutans, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, and stone bramble Rubus saxatilis. There is also a large population of the nationally rare plant species whorled Solomon’s seal Polygonatum multiflorum. Perthshire is the only area in …

Spring Wood,Hawnby

…rrel Oxalis acetosella, wood speedwell Veronica montana and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Where the slopes are flushed tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is dominant and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa is also present. Ferns are plentiful in some areas including lad…

St. Dunstan's Well Catchment

…ose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox. early purple orchid Orchis mascula and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii are widespread. Small numbers of greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros and natter…

Hunshaw Wood

…ota, C. strigosa and Stachys sylvatica occur, together with early-purple orchid Orchis mascula, primrose Primula vulgaris and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. On drier ground higher up the valley side, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heather Calluna vulgaris are abundant…

Alnmouth Saltmarsh and Dunes

…the sward is more species rich. Here cowslip Primula veris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, violets Viola sp. and yarrow Achillea millefolium are common with early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima, common corn salad Valerianella locusta, hairy tare Vicia hirsuta, crosswort …

Alexanderstone Meadows

…ine Epipactis purpurata, common twayblade Neottia ovata and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula provide a notable woodland component and occur abundantly in places.

Forest Banks

…alium odoratum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. In wetter situations in valley bottoms is a characteristically lush flora including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, ram…

Fairy Glen Woods

…ebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, ramsons Allium ursinum and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Large areas of more acidic woodland are domlinated by sessile oak Q. petraea and downy birch Betula pubescens with a ground flora of heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myr…

Wolford Wood and Old Covert

…t including broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. The woodland is important for its birds with forty eight species breeding including tawny owl Strix aluco, little owl Athene noctua and three …

Hodgemoor Wood

…jus, primrose Primula vulgaris, twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. This diverse array of woodland plants is typical of ancient woodland and indicative of along history of traditional management. Other plants recorded in the wood include coral root Car…

Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods

…rum, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, pignut Conopodium majus, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wild daffodils Narcissus pseudonarcissus and the sedges Carex strigosa, C. sylvatica and Carex remota. The wetter areas support both species of golden…

Bulwell Wood

…ns Allium ursinum, giant bellflower Campanula latifolia and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. In other areas this flora is replaced by one dominated by bracken. A valuable complement to the wood is the adjacent Bulwell Wood Hall Pond, a clean water pool having a well developed …

Fothering Holme

…ny Betonica officinalis, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula widespread. Other species present include common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common twayblade Neottia ovata, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and greater butterfly orchid Pl…

Owston Woods

…fly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and ramsons Allium ursinum. A number of small watercourses cross the site and these carry populations of the opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The list of …

Hod and Hambledon Hills

… hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Several nationally rare plants occur in short turf in certain areas including field fleawort Senecio i…

Robins Wood

…rpurata, 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. frequent above a ground flora reflecting the wetter conditions. opposite leaved golden saxifrag…

Horse Wood, Mileham

…Mercurialis perennis and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa with early purple orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, sanicle Sanicula europaea, hairy woodrush Luzula pilosa and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Herb paris…

Standridge Farm Pasture

…olcus lanatus, with greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and selfheal Prunella …

Yardley Chase

…a, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, cowslip Primula veris and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The tussocky growth of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and small reed Calamagrostis spp. In damper areas of grassland is an important habitat for invertebrates. Outstanding ex…

Chanstone Wood

… and particularly in the area of small leaved lime coppice. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula and white helleborine Epipactis helleborine are amongst the less common species found. The woodland provides a valuable habitat for birds such as pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca and…

Hay Wood and Tinkers' Coppice

…ds such as greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and twayblade Neottia ovata. The woodlands and scrub are also of ornithological interest with a breeding bird community which includes four species, of raptor, all three British woodpec…

Town End Meadows, Little Asby

…ade Neottia ovata and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella are also present in association with some species more typical of calcareous grasslands, for example, purging flax, cowslip and salad b…

Park Corner Heath

… and three species of orchid, common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii, early purple Orchis mascula and lesser butterfly Platanthera bifolia. Fringing woodland is mainly oak Quercus robur and birch Betula pendula, with hazel Corylus avellana and occasionally beech Fagus sylvatica over…

Drumlisaleen

…dance of orchids, including common twayblade Listera ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Several local vascular plant species occur including water whorl-grass Catabrosa aguatica and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata. …

Carlton Wood

…her typical ancient woodland species are recorded including early purple orchid Orchis mascula, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. A wide ride is present and this provides a valuable habitat for many ‘woodland edge’ herbs and grasses and is likely to …

Den of Pitlurg

…, sanicle Sanicula europaea, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Slopes to the south of the woodland are grazed and patches of heathland and herb-rich grassland are found.

Hill Hole Dingle

…s including broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus. On the alluvial soils of the valley bottoms, alder Alnus glutinosa is common, associated with goat willow Salix caprea and guelder rose Vibu…

Pen-Dugwm Woods

…ome ash and elm) support a rich and varied flora, including early-purple orchid Orchis mascula and tutsan Hypericum androsaemum. The bird’s nest-orchid Neottia nidus-avis has also been recorded from the area. On the trunks of the older oak and ash trees a well developed epiphytic…

Dibbinsdale

…cies include common field cow wheat Melampyrum pratense and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The ash wych elm woodland grades into alder woodland along the valley floor. Alder, grey willow, crack willow and osier are the main species in this community. White willow Salix alba …

Asham Wood

…za fuchsii, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, water avens Geum rivale and hybrid avens Geum x intermedium. The widespread occurrence of meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale in woodland is also unusual. The generally sheltered and …

Glyme Valley

…icularis sylvatica, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Acid marshy grassland dominated by hard rush Juncus effusus occurs in flushes where springs emerge from the base of the limestone at the southern end of the site. These permanently dam…

Combe Haven

…m Ulmus procera occur on the drier margins of this wood and early purple orchid Orchis mascula and twayblade Neottia ovata occur in the ground flora. RAILWAY EMBANKMENT A dense scrub of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, gorse Ulex europaeus, broom Cyti…

Lower Nex Meadows, Devauden

…chid Dactylorhiza maculata, common twayblade Neottia ovata, early-purple orchid Orchis mascula and green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Remarks: Adjoins the boundary of the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Ditchling Common

…uebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood avens Geum urbanum, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and columbine Aquilegia vulgaris. Belts of gorse Ulex europaeus occupy dry, ungrazed areas, while a more diverse scrub occurs in wetter parts and includes hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, b…

Coedydd y Barri / Barry Woodlands

…iked wood-sedge Carex strigosa, wood millet Milium effusum, early purple-orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata, herb-paris Paris quadrifolia, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and sanicle Sanicula europaea. In total, about 150 species of vascular plants have been…

Coedydd y Garn

…t Viola reichenbachiana, lesser celandine Ficaria verna and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. Areas with a more blocky, pavement-like outcrop are characterized by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, soft shield-fern Polystichum setiferum, hart's-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium a…

Gawdyhall Big Wood, Harleston

…tum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The lighter more acid soils support bramble Rubus fruticosus and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta with frequent honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and c…

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…iranthes spiralis, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula are locally plentiful whilst bee orchid Ophrys apifera is occasional. Chalk heath is present on localised areas of acidic, sandy soils and contains bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, bell …

Cwm Clydach, Cydweli

…ff 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 Viola odorata are two noteworthy plants which grow at the edge of the wood. …

Frithy and Chadacre Wood

…garis. There are many other woodland floor plants including early purple orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata, Gromwell Lithospermum officinale and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. There are several well vegetated rides in this group of woods which support a mixture …

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…m, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, primrose Primula vulgaris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Elsewhere there are stands of mixed coppice in which field maple Acer campestre occurs, giving way at the dale head to scrub woodlan…

Meathop Woods and Quarry

…ulgaris are locally frequent. Other species present include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. The steep slopes on the southern borders of the wood have been partly quarried for limestone in the past. Rock…

Titsey Woods

…everal locally uncommon plants occur in the woods including early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and greater burnet saxifrage Pimpinella major. To the north the woods become progressively damper, with a subsequent increase in the num…

Botley Down

…pread, such as lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and large numbers of fragrant and pyramidal orchids Gymnadenia conopsea and Anacamptis pyramidalis. Also of note is the occurrence of the nationally restricted field fleawort Senecio in…

Fayland Chalk Bank

…ids which have been recorded include fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea, early purple Orchis mascula, common twayblade Neottia ovata and the sporadically flowering bee and fly orchids Ophrys apifera and Ophrys insectifera. Scrub, which occurs in parts of the site, is dominated by dogwo…

Marsett Rigg

…resented, with substantial populations of twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple Orchis mascula, fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea and northern marsh Dactylorhiza purpurella orchid. Towards the top of the north facing slope, leaching has produced a more acidic community containing pur…

Blackslee

…vens Geum urbanum. Less frequently recorded species include early purple orchid Orchis mascula and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus. The wetter pockets include remote sedge Carex remota, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and yellow pimpernel …

Monkswood Valley

…weed Pilosella officinarum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, fairy flax Linum catharticum, betony Bet…

Breedon Cloud Wood and Quarry

…t 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 Quarry complex exposes an attenuated Dinantia…

Picket and Clanger Wood

…affinis, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The broadleaved woodland and the intervening rides additionally provide suitable habitats for a wide diversity of invertebrates. At least thirty five species of butterflies are residen…

Minwear Wood

…are abundant. Wood millet Milium effusum occurs, along with early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. There are numerous plants indicative of ancient woodland amongst the total of about 120 different higher plants recorded. Scarce plants present are the hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopte…

Mochdre Dingles

…Mercurialis perennis and hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica. Early-purple orchid Orchis mascula is present and herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia, a rare plant in Montgomery, occurs in the Cwm-du part of the site. The eastern side of the brook tends to be more typical of the acidic sess…

Hildersham Wood

… comparatively absent in other areas. Other species include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, remote sedge Carex remota, primrose Primula vulgaris and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. Of additional note is the presence of a number of locally rare species such as broad leaved hell…

Plashes Wood

… suppression of the shrub and field layers, species such as early purple orchid Orchis mascula still survive. Additional valuable habitats are provided by marshy clearings and ponds, wide rides and extensive clearings dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, with an interesting …

Blaiskey Bank Springs

… as eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, cowslip Primula veris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wild thyme Thymus praecox and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. The periphery of the site, which is not influenced by the spring system, consists of acidic grassland dominated by purpl…

Muckton Wood

…lia is abundant in one area. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, 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 massi…

Eye Brook Valley Woods

…cal of ancient clay woods including ramsons Allium ursinum, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia. A number of small watercourses f…

Wormsley Chalk Banks

…ious Scabiosa columbaria and early purple, common spotted and pyramidal orchids Orchis mascula, Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Anacamptis pyramidalis which are all characteristic of chalk grassland. There are a number of local species including clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata,…

Bourton Down

… bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and good populations of early purple orchid Orchis mascula and bee orchid Ophrys apifera.

Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe

…aris Paris quadrifolia, wood spruge Euphorbia amygdaloides, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common twayblade 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, horn…

Bowlees and Friar House Meadows

…iolet Viola riviniana and bitter vetch Lathyrus latifolius. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula, cowslip Primula veris and water avens Geum rivale are also restricted to the bankside. Additional diversity is provided by the occurrence of a seasonally waterlogged area within one o…

Clayton to Offham Escarpment

…Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, musk orchid Herminium monorchis, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Areas of rougher grassland are dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and cock's foot grass Dactylis glomerata. The sc…

Coedydd Capel Dyddgen

…violet Viola riviniana, lords-and-ladies Arum maculatum and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula colour the woodland floor in spring, whilst damper hollows are swathed in dense growths of ramsons Allium ursinum. Uncommon species include the late winter-flowering shrub mezereon Daph…

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

…woods including common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common twayblade Neottia ovata, greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. In Swell Wood East there is a large established heronry (her…

Millington Wood and Pastures

… wood melick Melica uniflora, primrose Primula vulgaris and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Other characteristic woodland herbs, such as lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, persists in the plantations and the woodland as a…

Aubert Ings

…s the presence of clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, cowslip Primula veris, meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale, wild tulip Tulipa sylvestris and abundant wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. The traditional management of this ings land for the…

Longsleddale Woods

…ood brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, pignut Conopodium majus, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and wood avens Geum urbanum. Melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum has also been recorded and a particularly striking feature is the abundance of scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. …

Seller's Wood

…ent woodland, such as giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. In places this woodland structure gives way to one dominated by birch Betula pendula with oak Quercus robur, hazel and rowan Sorbus aucupari…

Math and Elsea Wood

…n the County include thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium.

Newton-le-Willows Meadows

…Meadow Cranesbill Geranium pratense. cowslip Primula veris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare also occur rarely on the site.

Deepdale Meadows, Langstrothdale

…ing grass Briza media. Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and corn twayblade Neottia ovata also occur in several of the meadows. On damp slopes communities dominated by sedges, such as carnation and glaucous sedge Carex panicea and Carex flacc…

One Tree Hill and Bitchet Common

…nd flora, this includes dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and green hellebore Helleborus viridis, the latter species being scarce in Kent*. Bryophytes, mosses and liverworts are frequent, including a liverwort with a predominantly western dis…

Purbeck Ridge (West)

…ar interest. The woodland also supports good populations of early purple orchid Orchis mascula, toothwort Lathraea squamaria a local plant, parasitic on hazel, and a rich bryophyte and lichen flora, including the rare lichen Lecidea cinnabaria. The downland supports a range of co…

Rose End Meadows

…a viridis. Large populations of cowslips Primula veris and early purple orchids Orchis mascula give a distinctive appearance to parts of the site in spring. Where the grazing pressure is less intense and the fields are too uneven or too small to be cut a distinctive tall herbaceo…

Oakers Wood

…ricum androsaemum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and the uncommon narrow-lipped helleborine Epipactis leptochyla are other noteworthy elements and this site is especially important for the rare narrow-leaved lungwort, Pulmonaria longi…

Sapperton & Pickworth Woods

…r more uncommon plants, typical of these woodland types are early purple orchid Orchis mascula, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Sylvia's Meadow

…h-orchid D. praetermissa, common spotted orchid D. fuchsii, early purple-orchid Orchis mascula, lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, greater butterfly-orchid P. chlorantha and autumn lady’s-tresses Spiranthes spiralis. Wetter zones, largely in the west of the site, suppo…

Wayland Wood, Watton

…l Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common twayblade Neottia ovata and the rare yellow star of Bethlehem Gagea lutea. The rides are generally narrow and overshadowed but where the light penetrates, a variety of species o…

Coed Trefraith

…thera chlorantha, columbine Aquilegia vulgaris and abundant early purple orchid Orchis mascula.

Coed Blaen-y-cwm (Blaen-y-cwm Wood)

… moister slopes bear a notably rich ground flora, including early-purple orchid Orchis mascula, herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia, giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, primrose Primula vulgaris and meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale amongst the more common woodland herbs such as yell…

East Dean Park Wood

…Lamiastrum galeobdolon, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Most of the site consists of hazel Corylus avellana or sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice, with pedunculate oak Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus excelsi…

Mountain Meadows

…a incarnate respectively, heath spotted-orchid D. maculata, early-purple orchid Orchis mascula, and common twayblade Neottia ovata are also present in quantity. Adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum occurs in the meadows, along with cowslip Primula veris. The brown hairstreak bree…

Stockton Wood and Down

…on's seal Polygonatum multiflorum, pignut Conopodium majus, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and wood millet Milium effusum. The bird fauna includes species typical of woodland and scrub, with buzzard, green and great spotted woodpecker, nuthatch, nightingale, lesser whitethroa…

Barnsley Warren

…ista tinctoria. There is also a rich orchid flora including early purple orchid Orchis mascula, green winged orchid O. morio and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Barnsley Warren holds the largest Cotswold population of the nationally scarce plant, the pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris.…

Gypsy Camp Meadows, Thrandeston

…orchid and early purple orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnate and Orchis mascula, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, zig zag Clover Trifolium medium and water avens Geum rivale. Additional habitats for plants and invertebrates are provided by hedgerows within the site…

Jeffry Bog

…pical woodland flora of dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood anemone and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus.

Piddles Wood

…cludes 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 also support oak woodland though stands of birch Betula and sweet…

West Park Meadows

…species such as common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. Water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, marsh foxt…

Lineage Wood & Railway Track, Long Melford

…iety of neutral grassland herbs, especially orchids such as early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha and fly orchid Ophrys insectifera. Other plants, characteristic …

Rabbit Wood

…quadrifolia, great butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuschii and common twayblade Neottia ovata.

Stanton Woods

…her notable species include wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and many others. By contrast, the vegetation under the oak / hazel woodland is dominated by brambles and brack…

Willoughby Wood

…scarcer plants are found throughout the wood. These include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, wood speedwell Veronica montana, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and toothwort Lathraea squamaria. T…

Exmoor Coastal Heaths

…ea campion Silene uniflora, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and wild carrot Daucus carota. There are two nationally rare, endemic whitebeam species which occur in the woodland areas namely Sorbus subcuneata and Sorbus vexans. Several nationally…

Aston Rowant

…nd including butterfly Platanthera chlorantha, bee Ophrys apifera, early purple Orchis mascula, common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis and frog Dactylorhiza viridis. The various grassland types and structures have associated invertebrate communities…

Doddington Clay Woods

…ood anemone Anemone nemorosa, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, water avens Geum rivale and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The wettest areas, which tend to occur along the broad rides, are characterised by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria,…

Monewden Meadows

…ffron, fritillary, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Other Species characteristic of this type of grassland include cowslip Primula veris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, hay rattle Rhinanthus minor, twayblade Neottia ovata, adder's to…

Lee Farm Meadow, Tideswell

…uncommon on the plateau are present in this meadow, notably early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common twayblade Neottia ovata, field scabious Knautia arvensis and cowslip Primula veris.

Galboly

… proportion of the woodland. In places within the woodland, early purple orchid Orchis mascula is conspicuous with other notable plants such as toothwort Lathraea squamaria and wood vetch Vicia sylvatica. A rich bryophyte flora exists both on the ground and on the chalk boulders…

Brithdir a Chwm Mawr

…trict, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea ssp. densiflora, early-purple orchid Orchis mascula, as well as heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Remarks The site is also of note for spreading bellflower Campanula patula, a spec…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…field, the local dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. The latter three species are particularly well represented within th…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…ntana and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia become more common. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula also occurs within the calcareous grassland on the south-eastern facing slopes of the site. In open, light conditions, bryophytes are widespread with typical species occurring such as g…

Hardwick Wood

…thoides non-scripta and contains interesting plants such as early purple orchid Orchis mascula and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Rides in the wood provide additional habitat diversity. The adjacent bridleway provides a narrow ‘buffer’ to the wood and contains a populat…

Kirton Wood, Notts

…rata, primrose Primula vulgaris, ramsons Allium ursinum and early purple orchid Orchis mascula.

Edford Woods & Meadows

…ow saffron Colchicum autumnale, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and toothwort Lathraea squamaria. In Hurdlestone Wood the quartzite outcrop gives rise to more acidic, nutrient poor soils and here greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica occurs in abundanc…

Howe Park Wood

…na. Orchids present include common twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The wood is rich in a range of species typical of wet woodland and fen edge. These i…

Long Itchington & Ufton Woods

…quadrifolia, great butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and twayblade Neottia ovata. The wood is also noted for its fungi. The coppice regrowth is important for a number of breeding birds including many warblers, such as blackcap, garden wa…

Barle Valley

…Conopodium majus, climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata, early-purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, sanicle Sanicula europaea and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa which is rare and local in Somerset. Dense groves of hazel form rib…

Roundway Down and Covert

…. Early flowering species such as cowslip Primula veris and early purple orchid Orchis mascula contribute to a turf which remains herb rich despite the absence of stock grazing. Shorter turf, with abundant fescues Festuca spp., occurs locally on lynchet banks, earthworks and old…

Blake's Wood & Lingwood Common

…bia amygdaloides are present and Blake's Wood also contains early purple orchid Orchis mascula and common twayblade Neottia ovata. Damp areas in the wood provide a habitat for wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. The woodlands support a large va…

Den of Airlie

…ge Saxifraga granulata, shady horsetail Equisetum pratense, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and herb paris Paris quadrifolia occur. The nationally rare whorled solomon’s-seal Polygonatum multiflorum occurs very locally; the site supports the largest population of this species …

Aston Grove & Withycombe Wood

…icula europaea, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Within the wood is a small clearing of species rich calcareous grassland with calcicole lime loving species such as yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, wild carrot Daucus carota and gr…

Armboth Fells

…tain melick Melica nutans, columbine Aquilegia vulgaris and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Ashness Gill has the very local serrated wintergreen Orthilia secunda as well as lesser twayblade Neottia cordata. Ledges are often luxuriant with a tall herb community of wood crane'…

Harlow Woods

…cies such as wood sedge Carex sylvatica, violet Viola spp., early purple orchid Orchis mascula, remote sedge Carex remota and primrose Primula vulgaris. There is often vigorous invasion by downy birch Betula pubescens, silver birch B. pendula and aspen Populus tremula in these ar…

Long Knoll

…and herbs include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. Species present which are characteristic of the western chalk grasslands in…

Polruan to Polperro

…efoil. Autumn lady’s tresses orchid Spiranthes spiralis and early purple-orchid Orchis mascula are also present locally. A number of small abandoned bulb fields to the west of Polperro are surrounded by high shelter belt hedges and ancient paths and tracks. These areas contain a…

Middle Wood, Offton

…Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea and the orchids early purple orchid Orchis mascula common twayblade Neottia ovata and butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Other notable species present include herb paris Paris quadrifolia. Nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trach…

Wolstonbury Hill

…phrys insectifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and the only known Sussex locality for one other species. Dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria is frequent in the grassland of the south eastern outlier. On the deeper soils at the foot o…

Grains O'th' Beck Meadows

… Trifolium medium, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Wetter parts of the field have an abundance of marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The main species in the grass sward are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum…

Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging

… Polygonatum multiflorum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Uncommon species include wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica, the parasitic toothwort Lathraea squamaria and wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus. Some species such as herb paris …

Little Hoyle and Hoyle's Mouth Caves & Woodlands

… 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 odorata and the naturalised three-cornered leek Allium triquetrum. At the foot of the slope in the…

Coombe Hill

…und here including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. The diversity of the site is enhanced by patches of scrub, principally blackthorn Prunus spinosa and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and areas of broadleaved …

Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter

…rimrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Additional habitats include ponds, streams, herb rich neutral grassland and woodland rides and these are also of high wildlife value. The grassland holds three species of orchid includ…

Honister Crag

…water avens Geum rivale, wood crane's bill, meadowsweet and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Sea plantain Plantago maritima, typically a plant of coastal habitats occurs on the cliffs at one of its few inland localities in the Lake District. Byway of contrast the more open roc…

Hay Wood, Whepstead

…ides, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, ramsons Allium ursinum, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and twayblade Neottia ovata. The rides are rather narrow and over shadowed, but are well vegetated. rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis …

Witton-le-Wear

…ctylorhiza purpurella, common spotted orchid D. fuchsii and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Tall fen vegetation with bulrush Typha latifolia, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre fringes part of the main lake. The open water bodies, which …

Moity and Garth Dingles and Fron Wood

…er campestre. Uncommon plants occurring in the site include early-purple orchid Orchis mascula, which is well represented, together with twayblade Neottia ovata in a small part of the site where planted beech Fagus sylvatica is locally dominant. Other notable species which are ra…

Coolnasillagh

… fuchsii, Northern Marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Other notable plants include whorled caraway Carum verticillatum which is abundant on the site, a plant of local distribution typically found in wet grassland in this area of north Co …

Friar's Oven

…ymnadenia conopsea, greenwinged Orchid Anacamptis morio and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The hedges in the northern meadow are mature and thick, the most common species being pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana and dogwood Cornus …

Wychwood

…s viridis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Two very rare plants, green hound's tongue Cyn…

Milden Thicks

…nts typical of ancient woodland including midland hawthorn, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, cuckoo pint Arum maculatum and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. It has fine woodland types in its seven acres and its name suggests some special social importance in the remote past. Anc…

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

…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. Here bird’s-nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis can be found. Hart’s-tongue …

Creuddyn

…iana, 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 on the less base-rich soils in Coed Bro…

Great Yews

…llflower 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 Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusi…

Marlbank

…throughout the drier grasslands and include orchids such as early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common twayblade Neottia ovata, chalk fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and frog orchid Coeloglossum viride along with more locally distributed species such as field gentian Gentiane…

Prince's Rough

…Plantago media, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. Large mature hedgerows border part of the site with one lying within the meadow, formerly separating the meadow into two fields. These hedgerows are…

Westhall Wood and Meadow

…rnel Lysimachia nemorum, common twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Westhall Meadow is situated at the head of a small valley and slopes down towards the south west. The meadow is poorly drained, species rich and supports a variety of plants typical of…

Kentwell Woods

…europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum, water avens Geum rivale, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, ramsons Allium ursinum, common violet Viola riviniana, pale wood violet Viola reichenbachiana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, moschatel 'Town Hall Clock' Adoxa moschatellina, wood…

Findon Moor

…stal grassland. Heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, early-purple orchid Orchis mascula and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea frequently occur on the moor.

Lympne Escarpment

…her plants present include stinking iris Iris foetidissima, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Outcrops of ragstone are frequent on the upper slopes of the escarpment. The vegetation here is dominated by grasses such as fescues Fest…

Lord Stubbins Wood

…d includes such typical species as water avens Geum rivale, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella.

Barking Woods

…la europaea and the orchids common twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. The rides are generally very narrow and shaded, except in the vicinity of recent cop…

Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake

…ilkwort Polygala calcarea. Several orchids occur, including early purple orchid Orchis mascula and bee orchid Ophrys apifera with the notable musk orchid Herminium monorchis locally frequent. Viper's bugloss Echium vulgare is abundant in places, associated with open grassland and…

Warburton's Wood and Well Wood

…anula latifolia, early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Wood melick Melica uniflora and wood millet Milium effusum also occur. In the valley bottom the canopy is dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa with a number of typical tall fen species i…

Helvellyn & Fairfield

…dylium and occasionally globe flower Trollius europaeus and early purple orchid Orchis mascula all occur. Often associated with the ledges, but also found on bare rock outcrops are many montane or northern species such as roseroot Sedum rosea, mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna, north…

Littlebeck Wood

…y Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and ramsons Allium ursinum. In the wetter situations moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and the more local alternate leaved go…

Sarsgrove Wood

…rds. Here the ground flora includes spectacular displays of early purple orchid Orchis mascula, primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, early dog and sweet violets Viola reichenbachiana and V. odorata and the uncommon narrow leaved everlasting pea Lathyrus …

Ravensroost Wood

…, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, sanicle Sanicula europaea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and pignut Conopodium majus are widespread. Many ferns flourish in the damp conditions, including large populations of male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dila…

Glenarm Woods Part 2

…se Primula vulgaris, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. The effects of past and present management have resulted in the presence of the semi-natural habitats at Glenarm Woods Part 2. As such, they are importan…

Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood

…emone Anemone nemorosa, stinking iris Iris foetidissima and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The southern end of the wood is situated on very peaty wet soils alongside the river and here alder woodland with birch, willows Salix caprea and S. fragilis, alder buckthorn Frangula…

Barton Bushes

…ime loving plants include chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. The site contains areas of dense and scattered scrub and scattered trees. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and blackthorn Prunus spinosa domina…

Hang Wood

…ry 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 galeobdolon frequent. On gentler slopes …

Erwood Dingle

…mone nemorosa, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, bluebell and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. Base-poor outcrops of shale occur in places, especially at the western end of the dingle. These support a sessile oak Quercus petraea canopy with occasional hazel, birch and rowan. The…

Bellerby Fields

…ss Avenula pubescens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and early purple orchid Orchis mascula all occur. In the flatter parts of the site conditions become damper and characteristic species include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and bugle Ajug…

New Scroggs

…burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and several species of lady’s mantle including hairy lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. vestita and the nationally rare shining lady’s mantle Alchemilla micans. There are only thr…

Abbey Wood, Flixton

…dioica are frequent. Interesting occasional species include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, bugle Ajuga reptans, Wavy Bitter Cress Cardamine flexuosa, yellow archangel Lamiastrun galeobdolon, wood millet Milium effusum, primrose Primula vulgaris, ramsons Allium ursinum, broad…

Ancaster Valley

…o has mature cherry Prunus avium. Associated with these are early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, violets Viola spp. and traveller's joy Clematis vitalba. Areas of continuous scrub to the west and south are dominated by gorse Ulex europaeus and hawtho…

Bamburgh Dunes

… the autumn gentian Gentiana amarella spp. septentrionalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common centaury and the nationally scarce seaside centaury Centaurium littorale. A population of clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides is also present. In damper areas, marsh pennywort Hy…

Balsham Wood

…together with such species as herb paris Paris quadrifolia, 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 vulg…

Woodeaton Wood

…ne nemorosa, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, ramsons Allium ursinum, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, sweet violet Viola odorata and early wood violet Viola reichenbachiana among carpets of do…

Caldon Dales

…lbosus, along with adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The range of floristic variation exhibited within a small area enhances the site’s value for the study and appreciation of the relationships between plants and their environment. This …

Middlesceugh Woods and Pastures

…ich drift, several orchids occur including the early purple and spotted orchids Orchis mascula and Dactylorhiza 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…

Pasture and Asplin Woods

… Asperula odorata, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. In the centre of the wood lies a strip of semi natural neutral grassland which contains a rich flora, …

Old Park Wood

…site leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and southern wood rush Luzula forsteri are scarce in Greater London north of the Thames. Several of the herbaceous species are indicative of long established, ancient woodland. Spring …

Clear Beck Meadow

…i and D. maculata spp. ericetorum and the occurrence of the early purple orchid Orchis mascula and the locally scarce adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. Orchids and sedges, along with other susceptible species such as adder's tongue fern, are among the first plants to be …

Pishill Woods

…y Hordelymus europaeus, goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. In contrast the south facing slopes of Shambridge Wood contain beech dominated woodland which has been managedas high forest. Small quantities of pedunculate oak, ash, cherry, whitebea…

Tideslow Rake

…Saxifraga granulataa, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and early purple orchid Orchis mascula occur here. Fragments of neutral grassland occur on the fringes of the site and contain common knapweed Centaurea nigra and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. This site is also on…

Nunn Wood

…est Essex. It supports one of the largest known colonies of early purple orchid Orchis mascula together with the nationally uncommon oxlip Primula elatior, which is restricted to East Anglia. The woodland is dominated by hornbeam Carpinus betulus coppice, forming almost pure stan…

Orchid Bank, Winslow Mill

…ed orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The site is also noted for the presence of wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus.

King's Play Hill

…latanthera bifolia, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and early purple orchid Orchis mascula are also frequent. Species of nationally restricted distribution include round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare, bastard toad flax Thesium humifusum and field fleawort Senecio integri…

Coed Allt Lan-las

…eech Fagus sylvatica, bearing a calcicolous ground flora of early-purple orchid Orchis mascula, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and primrose Primula vulgaris. Along the bottom of the slope wych elm Ulmus glabra and small-leaved lime Tilia cordata are locally abundant. This is …

Coed Merchlyn

… wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog violet Viola riviniana, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and common twayblade Neottia ovata in some abundance. In the damper areas bugle Ajuga reptans and brooklime Veronica beccabunga both occur. The structure of the wood is enhanced by feat…

Hatfield Forest

…of Round and Long Coppice. Other noteworthy species include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, common twayblade Neottia ovata, wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus, common gromwell Lithosp…

Thorpe Morieux Woods

…od melick Melica uniflora, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Several wet hollows with marsh marigolds Caltha palustris and lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis are also present. Wet rides have been created in Thorpe and Felsham Woods. meadowsweet…

Willingford Meadows

…Four species of orchid are present; green winged Anacamptis morio, early purple Orchis mascula, common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii and twayblade Neottia ovata. Other species found on the site include, adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria…

Waresley Wood

…oxlip Primula elatior on the wetter Boulder Clay areas. The early purple orchid Orchis mascula and early and common dog violet Viola reichenbachiana and Viola riviniana are also frequent. The rides hold their own diverse flora which includes herbs such as bush vetch Vicia sepium,…

Weaveley and Sand Woods

…rialis perennis and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta with early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Rides and clearings in the wood support their own characteristic flora which includes plants such as the common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum…

Ham Street Woods

…ncludes greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Most of the site has been managed in the past as coppice with standards and in parts the coppice is still cut regularly on rotation. This allows plants such as bluebell, primrose Primu…

Stock Wood Meadows

…phioglossum vulgatum. An unusual feature is the presence of early purple orchid Orchis mascula, a species more characteristic of woodlands. The meadows are bounded by species rich hedges to the north and east, with guelder rose Viburnum opulus, hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Cr…

Foxley Wood

…species are present including herb paris Paris quadrifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha, orpine Sedum telephium, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. In wet areas wood small reed …

Ballidon Dale

… Galium verum occur at a higher frequency in the side dale. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula is found in the main dale. On the deeper soils of the north facing slopes of the main side dales, the grassland is similar to more northern limestone grasslands and can be distinguished…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

… and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. Orchids such as early purple orchid Orchis mascula and common twayblade Listera ovata are scattered throughout the sward and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica is present on rocky knolls. Small-white orchid Pseudorchis albida also o…

Kingston Wood and Outliers

…tior, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium and the early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Additional diversity is provided by the network of rides with herbs such as wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and wood sedge Carex sylvatica and by th…

New House Meadows, Malham

… Galium sterneri, meadow saxifrage and occasional spikes of early purple orchid Orchis mascula. On the side of Cow Gill is a north east facing cliff of great Scar Limestone up to five metres high. The cliff supports several ledges, some of which are flushed by springs. A wide ra…

Barrington Hill Meadows

…m, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. This site is one of only three localities in Britain in which the French oat grass Gaudinia fragilis is a prominent feature of the sward. Gaudinia fragilis has hitherto been regarded a…

Irish Hill Copse

…l Polygonatum multiflorum, twayblade and early purple orchids Neottia ovata and Orchis mascula and, locally, wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus. Many other spring flowering plants occur on the more acid soils, including wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, woodruff Galium odoratum…

Upper Greensand Hangers : Empshott to Hawkley

…eristic of ancient woodland are found widely; these include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. The woodland supp…

Wykery Copse

…ecies, such as the sedges Carex strigosa and C. pallescens, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, pignut Conopodium majus, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vu…

Far High House Meadows

…-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. The pasture is a mosaic of acidic upland grassland, dominated by mat grass Nardus stricta and heath rush Juncus squarrosus, small areas of dry…

Folly Farm

…ebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis while the wet flushes in the wood support abundant opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium.

Lower Swaledale Woods And Grasslands

…a pilosa and less frequently moschatel Adoxa moschatellina. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula is locally abundant. In damp flushes within the woods meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, water avens Geum rivale, r…

Appleton Lower Common

… buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. The wet rides have a distinctive flora in which sedges and water pepper Polygonum hydropiper are prominent. The wood is prob…

Lyscombe and Highdon

…moschatellina, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. A notable feature of one of the woods is the occurrence of the uncommon meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale and the very local lichen, Stenocybe septata occurs on old holly Ilex aquifol…

Sexton Wood

…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 bird breed in the wood including sparrowhawk and hawfinch. The ride sys…

Salt Lake Quarry

…orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Areas of drier calcareous grassland are dominated by blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, with quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, limestone bedstraw Galiu…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and remote sedge Carex remota. early purple orchid Orchis mascula, betony and devil's bit scabious occur along rides and hedgerows which contribute to the variety of the woodland habitat. On seasonally wet soils the ground layer reflects the condition…

Draycott Sleights

…ippocrepis comosa. pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha also occur. Flatter areas at the northern end of the site support a different calcareous grassland community dominated by sheep's fes…

Upper Greensand Hangers : Wyck to Wheatley

…e many plants characteristic of ancient woodland, including early 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 …

Strumble Head - Llechdafad Cliffs

…me or acidic grassland in places. cowslip Primula veris and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula are a feature of these habitat mosaics. Most of the numerous rare higher plants are found in the heathland and associated flushes. These include large populations of the rare hairy gree…

Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods

…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 chlorantha are also present. The numerous and…

Potter's Carr, Cranworth

…rb paris Paris quadrifolia occurring frequently throughout. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common twayblade Neottia ovata and nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium are present, together with moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and woodruff Galium odoratum. A series of ove…

Sauchie Craig Wood

… includes several locally uncommon plant species, including early-purple orchid Orchis mascula and twayblade Neottia ovata.

Bovingdon Hall Woods

…enium oppositifolium, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula are also present. Typical plants of the rides include yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine, water pepper Polygonum hydropiper and rushes Juncus spp. The …

Snitterfield and Bearley Bushes

… herb paris Paris quadrifolia and several orchids including early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. This site is also notable for its lepidoptera with 26 species of butterfly recorded i…

Great Thrift Wood

…ightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus. The wetter areas are locally dominated by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and contain many other moisture l…

Gowk Bank

…la, early marsh Dactylorhiza incarnate, common spotted D. fuchsii, early purple Orchis mascula, frog Dactylorhiza viridis, fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea and twayblade Neottia ovata and in shorter turf on the edge of one cut area, small white orchid Pseudorchis albida. Grasses incl…

Coed y Gopa

…mus praecox ssp. arcticus, fairy flax Linum catharticum and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. The combination of predominantly broad-leaved woodland, herb-rich grassland and wide rides that link these habitats provides an abundance of invertebrates and thus feeding areas for th…

Gwernaffel Dingle

…el Lamiastrum galeobdolon, herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. In the southern arm, the gorge contributes additional species diversity with a range of mosses and ferns, including the locally uncommon oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris. Opposite-leav…

Chalkney Wood

…osa. Herb paris Paris quadrifolia, twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and several mosses and liverworts uncommon in Essex also occur. These include Oxyrrhynchium schleicheri, Plagiothecium latebricola, Ulota cri…

King's Quay Shore

…ncient woodlands, such as butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wild garlic Allium ursinum and green helleborine Helleborus viridis. The narrow leaved lungwort Pulmonaria longifolia is also common in these woods, a species localised to ancient wood…

Great Asby Scar

…orba ssp. minor, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis as well as many of the species found on the limestone pavements. A variety of acidic grasslands are present, often intermixed with the calcareous ar…

Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw

…oodland 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 Dryopteris carthusiana. Habitat diversity …

Coed Maes-mawr, Coed Esgairneiriau a Cheunant Caecenau

…acidic soil-loving species. Here primrose Primula vulgaris, early-purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon are present. A population of dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius has been recorded from the hazel hedgerow which…

Raincliffe & Forge Valley Woods

…m scolopendrium. Several species of orchid occur, including early purple orchid Orchis mascula, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. At the top of the slope more acidic soils support pedunculate oak Quercus robur with rowan Sor…

Roe Wood

…primrose Primula vulgaris, sweet woodruff Asperula odorata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, great bellflower Campanula latifolia, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. The woodland rides are a notable feature of the wood being chara…

Coughton Wood and Marsh

…arts of the site devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and early purple orchid Orchis mascula occur.

Newell Wood

…ersity and plants such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and early purple orchid Orchis mascula occur, together with a number of plant species which are uncommon in Leicestershire. Additional interest is provided by a number of open areas, some of which have developed a grassland …

Treswell Wood

…ood anemone Anemone nemorosa, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and other woodland orchids. Additional interest is provided by the presence of woodland rides, watercourses and ponds and by the varied breeding bird community.

Aileshurst Coppice

…Circaea lutetiana, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The grasses include such typical woodland species as false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, wood millet Milium effusum and wood meadow gras…

Martin and Tidpit Downs

… woodland ground flora containing such indicator species as early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus. Epiphytic growth, especially of lichens is unusually luxuriant for this area. The scrub provides cover and feeding a…

Dunsby Wood

…t areas and, elsewhere, other characteristic plants include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, water avens Geum rivale and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Rather more uncom…

The Cheddar Complex

…la europaea, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and the nationally scarce narrow lipped helleborine Epipactis leptochila also occur. A wide range of scrub communities are present. Typica…

Thowker Corner

… Plantago media, smooth lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Between the ridges are deeper soils supporting water avens Geum rivale, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and bugle Ajuga reptans. Where conditio…

Whittlewood Forest

…olia, bearded couch Elymus caninus, wood poa Poa nemoralis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus. A number of epiphytic lichens are recorded which are absent or rare elsewhere in the county, thes…

Knockadoo Wood

…od avens Geum urbanum, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Where the soils are flushed or waterlogged and the canopy is comprised of alder Alnus glutinosa and willow Salix spp., the ground flora is characterised by species such as opposite-lea…

Bould Wood

…r and dogwood. The ground flora of this stand type includes early purple orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata, primrose Primula vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. The second stand type is hazel maple ash with oak and ash standards a…

Chattenden Woods And Lodge Hill

…riclymenum. Several scarce plants are present including the early purple orchid Orchis mascula, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and stinking iris Iris foetidissima. Neutral grassland Rough Shaw is an area of dense and scattered scrub of hawthorn, gorse Ulex europae…

Holly Wood

…woodland include goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis and wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos. Pale sedge Carex pallescens and pendulous sedge Carex pendula, both virtually absent in the other remaining …

Holly Banks

…mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Flushed areas support aground flora with species such as butterbur Petasites hybridus, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos and the uncommon thin…

Saltburn Gill

… Of particular interest are locally abundant populations of early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus and rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale. South of Darn Bottle a small bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominated clearing with scat…

Wimboldsley Wood

…m, 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 grass Phalaris arundinacea and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. The gra…

Berrick Trench

…og violet Viola reichenbachiana, as well as the less common early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Of particular note is the presence of some plant species of restricted distribution in the Chilterns. Berrick Trench contains four colonies of herb paris Paris quadrifolia which is ext…

Shotesham-Woodton Hornbeam Woods

…adrifolia, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, stinking iris Iris foetidissima and ramsons Allium ursinum. In addition, Hempnall Little Wood is the only site for wild service tree Sorbus torminalis in south Norfolk. Small areas of …

Westwell Gorse

…fern Dryopteris affinis, common twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula amongst the carpet of bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta. 1 British Red Data Book 2nd Ed. F H Perrin and L Farrell, 1983.

Longstone Moor

…yme Thymus praecox, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. A wide variety of lichens, for which this site is of particular importance, are associated with these areas of mine spoil. Cetraria islandica is extremely rare in lowland Britain and o…

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