Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Marlbank

…ripta, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. The lower slopes continue to have an ash Fraxinus excelsior canopy with a hazel Corylus avellana understory, but are wetter with a dense lush…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…a sessile oak downy birch wood sorrel woodland Quercus petraea Betula pubescens Oxalis acetosella. On wet ground there are patches of alder ash yellow pimpernel woodland Alnus glutinosa Fraxinus excelsior Lysimachia nemorum. The dominant tree species are birch and ash, with freq…

Pwll-y-wrach

… could be classified as a sessile oak-downy birch Betula pubescens -wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella type. The interrelations between this type and the ash-dominated stands of the lower slopes and southern banks are of considerable interest. Sessile oak is in places mixed with a div…

Calf Hill and Cragg Woods

…the most extensive stands of upland oak birch, Quercus petraea–Betula pubescens–Oxalis acetosella and Quercus petraea–Betula pubescens–Dicranium majus woodland in Lancashire. It also includes large stands of valley alder, Alnus glutinosa–Fraxinus excelsior–Lysimachia nemoraosa wo…

Piles Copse

…and bracken Pteridium aquilinum and contains such herbs as sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella. In some areas, and especially amongst the granite boulders, the ground vegetation comprises a bryophyte mat, which includes the mosses Hypnum cupressiform…

Felbrigg Woods

…ix caprea. Many of the rides are narrow but they support occasional wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. Acidic grassland has developed on some of the wider woodland rides and is dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and creeping soft grass w…

Middle Crossthwaite

…rought, with species such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and early hair grass Aira praecox. The wood pasture is intermixed with the acid grassland and the flushed areas and typically has ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana, blackthorn …

Brent Eleigh Woods

…imroses, orchids, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Two ponds and a stream in the northern area of the wood create additional habitat diversity, supporting, amongst many other species, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and ferns Dryopter…

Yewbarrow Woods

…purea, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and bracken Pteridium aquilinum are not uncommon. However, as would be expected, large areas of bare ground occur un…

Carlton Wood

…arly 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 be of additional value for invertebrates.

Strathfleet

… and woodland herbs, such as; common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. The oak woodland also supports a good range of lichens growing on tree branches and high stems. Vascular plant assemblage Due to the varied underly…

Rostrevor Wood

…tensive carpets of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, with scattered wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. The bryophyte layer is frequently impoverished as a result of heavy shading. Where it occurs, it is dominated by Thuidium tamariscinum and Mnium hornum, along with such typical calc…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…ulate oak and both birches occur above a field layer which includes wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Will Reeds is pedunculate oak woodland on brown earth soils and has a distinctive field layer of wood …

Drakenorth

…rosa, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, common violet Viola riviniana, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella with opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium in the wetter areas. There is a luxuriant growth of lichens on the trees and Usnea articulata, a very pollution s…

Birkham Wood

…pulus tremula occur. Typical components of the ground flora include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Within the n…

Glenariff Glen

…ands of ramsons Allium ursinum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, with opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium often abundant in wetter areas. Common ass…

Darwell Wood

…y bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bramble Rubus fruticosus and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella form a more dense cover. On higher ground the oak/hornbeam woodland gives way to a more open silver birch Betula pendulaoak woodland, often with hazel Corylus avellana and some sweet…

Craigantlet Woods

…ude opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and the ferns broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum. The moss layer is generally rather sparse, with t…

Murthwaite Park

…azel coppice, the field layer is rather sparse with species such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, sanicle Sanicula europaea and barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis. Under a more open canopy, bracken and gr…

Haile Great Wood

…avy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sage Teucrium 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 affi…

Over and Lawn Woods

…al note is the presence of a 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 stru…

Langwell Water

…tillus grows extensively under the trees in some parts of the site. Wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are found in the alder woodland. Tall fern and herb species are found in the rocky area near the gorge, with typica…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…fern Dryopteris affinis, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella are abundant on damper soils and in stream gullies in stands of high forest and hazel coppice. Calcareous clay soils support ash woodland in high forest, coppice or as standards ove…

Malvern Common

…r-grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Characteristic herbs include sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. In places a are base rich grassland occurs with crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. …

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…erennis and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana with scattered wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood avens Geum urbanum and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The local green helleborine Helleborus viridis and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifoliu…

Ben More - Scarisdale

…. Where the soil is deeper the field layer is rich in herbs such as wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog-violet Viola riviniana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Wild angelic…

Duddon Valley Woodlands

… bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, common violet Viola riviniana, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and the grasses common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Bryophytes such as Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Mnium …

Coombe Meadow

… strawberry Fragaria vesca, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella. A rich fauna lives on the site. Over twenty species of butterflies have been recorded, the more nationally scarce of which are wood white Leptidea sinapis, marsh fritillary Euphydr…

Dingle Wood

…osus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, ivy Hedera helix and other calcicolous lime loving species. The western sector with its uneven terrain and deep pits scowles resulting from ancient iron workings has uncommon plants…

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

… in the grazed woodlands. Other frequent field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and herb robert Geranium robertianum. The uncommon wood fescue Festuca altissima occurs occasionally within…

Scar End Wood

…a vulgaris and crowberry Empetrum nigrum. Woodland species include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, violet Viola riviniana and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and notably chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea. The woodland is rich in bryophytes and bog moss Sphagnum sp., occurs …

Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood

…bent Agrostis capillaris and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Other species include remote sedge Carex remota, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lu…

Thirlmere Woods

…species predominate along with the mosses on the woodland floor with woodsorrel Oxalis acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. The more nutrient rich areas have dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana wall lettuce Mycelis muralis and sa…

Horningtoft Wood

…de primrose Primula vulgaris, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and lily of the valley Convallaria majalis. Four locally rare or scarce species have been recorded in the wood, crested cow wheat Melampyrum crist…

Grange Wood

…ria, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, bugle Ajuga reptans, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood avens Geum urbanum, wood speedwell Veronica montana and the moss Eurhynchium striatum. One of the most notable features in this part of the wood is the luxuriant growth of moss…

Foulshaw Moss

…ayer which is often of bracken Pteridium aquilinum, but can include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. In places, there is open ground and where this is not dominated by bracken a damp neutral grassland has developed which is typically domin…

Bovey Valley Woodlands

…ith a few calcifuge herbs such as cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella to a herb rich flora including sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis. There is an area of marshy grassland dominated by purple m…

Morven and Mullachdubh

…t near Morven Lodge, north-west of the burn. Woodland herbs such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, hairy wood-rush Luzula pilosa and chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea are widespread below the juniper scrub, and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina …

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…of a shaded wood environment such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, hairy and common dog violet Viola hirta and Viola riviniana, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum and sanicle Sanicula europa…

Kentwell Woods

…rbia amygdaloides, moschatel 'Town Hall Clock' Adoxa moschatellina, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, spurge laurel Daphne laureola and in one wood, Bear's Foot, stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus. The woods comprising this SSSI span the boundary of the area in which oxlip Primu…

Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells

…the Pennine Uplands, occurs either in stands with an understorey of wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella or as isolated bushes by gills; the largest stand occurs along Bollihope Burn and contains over one hundred bushes. In the lower reaches of North Grain Beck there is a small woodland…

Whittlewood Forest

…ignut Conopodium majus, broad helleborine Epipactis helleborine and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Local species of note include herb paris Paris quadifolia, bearded couch Elymus caninus, wood poa Poa nemoralis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, violet helleborine Epipactis pur…

Upper Ballinderry River

… Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus occurs on the most acidic soils, with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta in damper conditions. Species richness increases as soils become more base-rich, with plants such as primrose Primula vulgaris and wood avens G…

Lurgan River Wood

…ulder and scree slopes. Typical species in the ground flora include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and primrose Primula vulgaris, which are frequently accompanied by herb Robert Geranium robertianum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, sanicle Sanicula europaea, ivy Hedera helix, w…

Parc Nannau

…bells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Bramble Rubus fruticosus encroaches where grazing is low or absent. Plants such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis are locally common within small base-rich areas. The occurrence…

Brimsdown Hill

…downy birch occupies the plateau, where ground layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella amid lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. In some places, woodland is continuing to invade grassland and woodland herbs such as wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and bugle Ajuga reptans gro…

Bryn Alyn

… bent, red fescue and sweet vernal-grass. Associated herbs includes wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. The areas of limestone scree supports a variety of species including robust bryophytes such as Neckera c…

Gwynfynydd

…er with common bent Agrostis capillaris. More fertile areas support wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and herb-Robert Geranium robertianum. Ferns form a distinctive part of the woodland field layer and include…

Breedon Cloud Wood and Quarry

…ulous sedge Carex pendula, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood speedwell Veronica montana are all locally frequent. Several species of orchid are present including broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, early purple orchid Orch…

West Loch Lomondside Woodlands

…ayer. However in the wooded areas various grasses and herbs such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common dog violet Viola riviniana, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, primrose Primula vulgaris and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, occur in the field layer. Lemon-scented fern is …

Crich Chase

… be richer with abundant bluebell joined by ramsons Allium ursinum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, red campion Silene dioica, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and wood avens Geum urbanum. The uppermost slopes of the Chase are characteris…

Carn Ingli

…ong with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and other species suggesting former woodland cover.The nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa is found amongst the flushes and small rills. Th…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…dant with patchy wavy hair-grass. Other species that occur here are wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the mosses Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Polytrichum formosum. Small stands o…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…tianum, wood avens Geum urbanum, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Other components include ivy, honeysuckle, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and lords and ladies Arum maculatum, as well as some woodruff Galium odo…

Coedydd y Beili, Malgwyn a Cribin

…flowering plants, such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, large ferns Dryopteris spp., bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea and, in th…

Cadair Idris

…us, R. squarrosus, Hylocomium splendens and Sphagnum capillifolium; wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, hard fern Blechnum spicant, and foxgloves Digitalis purpurea can be found. Where the soils are slightly deeper and more acidic on the more sh…

Castlebeck and Scar Woods

…hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tufted hair grass D. cespitosa and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella with, on the upper slopes bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. A less acidic and more diverse flora occurs at the base of the ravine where species include ramsons Allium ursinum, dog's merc…

Foinaven

…luding primrose Primula vulgaris, blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Breeding bird assemblage A number of nationally important bird species breed on the site. The montane grasslands and heaths support species such as dotterel Charadrius morinellus, p…

Brown's Folly

… wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, 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 o…

Gosling's Corner

…he wood and species such as lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa occur here. Other notable plants include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlora…

Churnet Valley

…ramsons Allium ursinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella frequent between tussocks. The ash woodland with its dense understorey of hazel Corylus avellana coppice and regenerating ash, is carpeted by ivy Hedera helix with herb Robert Gerani…

Pentregwyn

…ainage of the soil, and is characterised by species such as betony, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, pignut Conopodium majus and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis in the drier, more acid areas, and by species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, wild s…

Woolmer Forest

…und flora contains an abundance of grazing tolerant species such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and mosses such as Leucobryum glaucum and Pleurozium schreberi. The woodland canopy is discontinuous and, particularly within Holly Hills, is broken into a series of glades dominate…

Coed Gorswen

…en described. The principal species on better drained soils include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bramble Rubus fruticosus, common violet Viola riviniana, slender false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana. Among …

Bevercotes Park

…cies typical of ancient woodland such as primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, sanicle Sanicula europaea, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, broad helleborine Epipactis helleborine, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. A n…

Bodkin Hazel Wood

… bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ramsons Allium ursinum. Cow wheat Melampyrum pratense and bracken Pteridium aquilinum occur locally on more acid soils. Species of particular interest are the ancient woodland in…

Buxted Park

…. The ground flora is sparse in places, due to deer grazing, though wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella occurs. The park has been found to be of exceptional importance for conservation of invertebrates, especially beetles and flies which are found on the marshlands and river banks, but…

Briarwood Banks

…ping soft grass Holcus mollis, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Dense stands of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense occur on the m…

Brookheys Covert

… bramble and dog violet are the principal ground flora species with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, tufted hair grass and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata occasional to locally frequent. The small pools…

Stoke & Bowd Lane Woods

…luding herb paris Paris quadrifolia, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel 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…

Sapperton & Pickworth Woods

… by bramble Rubus fruticosus, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Where conditions are more base rich, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta or rough meadow grass Poa trivialis are locally dominant. Other character…

Sheet Hedges Wood

…obdolon, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood millet Milium effusum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, sanicle Sanicula europaea, ramsons Allium ursinum, toothwort Lathraea squamaria and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia. In the northern part of the wood sycamore Acer pseudoplatan…

Ridley Gill

…l Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus. This is found in the northern half of the Gill and occurs on acid soils over free draining …

Short Wood

… non-scripta, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and in some places wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The areas under the elm support the richest and most diverse communities. Several county rarities have been recorded …

Prior's Coppice

…od anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and herb paris Paris quadrifolia.

Murlough

…more Acer pseudoplatanus dominated woodland, with an understorey of wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, ivy Hedera helix, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Within Dundrum Inner Bay, saltmarsh has developed at both ends of the bay. Saltmarsh rush Juncus g…

Gallt y Bwlch

…r is dominated by abundant bracken Pteridium aquilinum and frequent wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Other species found occasionally in the field layer include ivy Hedera helix, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, wav…

Kisdon Force Woods

…ylvaticum, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Seepage areas on the valley sides support opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, while localities in which tufa deposi…

Rock Wood

…d hornbeam bramble Rubus fruticosus, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis are found. wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine are also recorded from Rock Wood. The ghy…

Dark Peak

…um, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and mountain fern Oreopteris limbosperma. Small areas of willow Salix carr are also present, for example in the Alport valley. Birds The vast blanket mires of the Dark Peak plateau…

Gutch Common

…teridium aquilinum, along with bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and occasional hard fern Blechnum spicant and Solomon’s seal Polygonatum multiflorum. Wetter areas support blankets of opposite leaved golden…

Oxenber and Wharfe Woods

…d communities; herbs such as dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella are accompanied by an abundance of blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea with for example, wild thyme Thymus praecox and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. On the more acidic soils restr…

The Allers and Lilburn Valley Junipers

…nd the field layer is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common dog violet Viola riviniana, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The alder Alnus glutinosa woodland consists of mature, old and veteran trees a…

Weeleyhall Wood

…f wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. The alder valleys support a rich ground flora which includes moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and opposite leaved g…

Cockrah Wood

…such as wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and abundant ferns including soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. The site is noted for the presence of several colonies of the May …

Bonds Glen

…ilatata over a low carpet of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, with species such as pignut Conopodium malus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. In places, the valley floor broadens out and is typically fl…

Lough Scolban

…rum locally prominent. Typical species in the ground flora include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and primrose Primula vulgaris, which are frequently accompanied by herb Robert Geranium robertianum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, sanicle Sanicula europaea, ivy Hedera helix, w…

Dalby Bush Fen

…Drier parts of the wood support dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. The upper valley sides support semi natural woodland, scattered trees, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and b…

Aunt Mary's Bottom

… bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood speedwell Veronica montana. Opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex remota are locally abundant. The site has a distinctive br…

Handcocks Bottom

…ghout much of the wood, whereas bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis are more frequent within the more acidic northern and western areas. The greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha is one of four orchid s…

Florence Court

…s tongue thyme moss Plagiomnium 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 i…

Potterhanworth Wood

…s wort Hypericum pulchrum, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Pockets of rich soil support moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. Rarer plants of the ground flora are herb paris Paris quadrifolia, nettle leaved …

Cotland Plantation

…g the eastern end along with bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) and selfheal (Prunella vulgaris). Tufted hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa) dominates the lower levels. Wet seepage lines hold notable species such as common twayblade (Neottia ovat…

Owenkillew River

… wood rush Luzula sylvatica, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. On wetter slopes and waterlogged soils, alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea are the characteristic trees and shrubs, occasionally accompanied by the rare bird cherry…

Woolbeding and Pound Commons

…non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood avens Geum urbanum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Associated with the heathland is a characteristic invertebrate fauna. There are a number of notable species including the Red Data Book bee Hylaeus gibbus and the nationally scarce…

Lochcote Marsh

…rass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella are frequently found in the ground flora. Lochcote Marsh is also the only known West Lothian site for the rare mud snail Omphiscola glabra, where it was first recorded in 2002.

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…e ground flora is the abundance of marsh marigold Caltha palustris. wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana are also present.

Cleggan Valley

…is even more diverse, with areas of 'typical' woodland species e.g. wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta interspersed with flush communities dominated by such species as marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, valerian Valeriana officinalis, and remote se…

Ervey Wood

… flora is characterised by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, ferns and bryophytes the main associates. Where stronger leaching occurs resulting in more acidic conditions, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica are…

Derryleckagh

…ypical woodland species such as bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, while the scarce parasitic toothwort Lathraea squamaria has also been recorded. A rich saxicolous bryophyte community is found on the large number …

Edenaclogh Wood

…ta, growing over a carpet of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Other species include pignut Conopodium majus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. Wet woodland occurs occasionally where soils are waterlogge…

Ballymacallion

…uch as bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood avens Geum urbanum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, pignut Conopodium majus, common dog violet Viola riviniana, ferns and thickets of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. occur on the upper slopes. Scattere…

Kirlish

…he ground flora is dominated by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and occasional great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, pignut Conopodium majus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. Moss covered boulders are an impo…

Gormire

…typical of acid conditions with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum covers several areas and a boulder strewn slope provides a habitat for bryophyt…

Barle Valley

…creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, common bent Agrostis capillaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and Dryopteris species as local dominants. Frequent members of this community include enchanter's nightshade Circaea …

Wykery Copse

…hangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris, figwort Scrophularia nodosa, wood speedwell Veronica montana and the grasses Melica uniflora, Milium effusum and Bromus ramosa. There is a luxuriant moss …

Lower Swaledale Woods And Grasslands

…pport the widest variety of species, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are common components, as are wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, three species of St. John's wort perf…

Hainault Forest

… Other species of interest include wood speedwell Veronica montana, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. The area…

Armadale Gorge

…us, tormentil Potentilla erecta, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Subalpine dry heath Herb-rich heather Calluna vulgaris and bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi dry heath is exceptionally well-developed on the open, unstable slopes of the gorge with…

Coedydd Dyffryn Alwen

…grostis capillaris and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis along with wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and varying amounts of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Where the soil is especially base-poor, heather Calluna vulgaris, great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, bellheather Erica ciner…

Belmore Mountain

…uebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and water avens Geum rivale. Where water flows down the cliff face and flushes down through the steep slopes, the vegetation reflects the wetter conditions, with species such as bug…

Quants

…s include sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, ivy Hedera helix and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsiia. The woodlan…

Papana Water

…ose of dry, acid areas comprise greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ferns. Finally, those plant communities of damp areas consist primarily of ramsons Allium ursinum and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Other habita…

Farndale

…bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood club rush Luzula sylvatica and ferns, including hard fern Blechnum spicant, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Chickweed winter grass Tr…

Wellow Park

… anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia. On higher, more level, ground to the south the original woodland is replaced by a species rich scrub which has de…

Maes-yr-Uchaf Wood

… good indicators of ancient woodland in the ground flora, including wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. Streams and boundary banks and ditches are additional features of interest. Remarks: Within the Wye Valley Area…

Brignall Banks

…t wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. In recent decades parts of the woodland have been felled resulting in the development of immature woodland containing in addition to the above tree…

Collyweston Great Wood and Easton Hornstocks

…, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum are some of the more widespread plants. Several large areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum occur and are often associated with tree pipits, on…

Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods

… archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Other parts of the woods support a variety of grasses, including tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, wood m…

Postlebury Wood

…ripta, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella on drier and more acid soils, to those of wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and pendulous sedge Carex pendula on wetter and basic soils. Plants o…

Coedydd De Dyffryn Maentwrog

…ands. A variety of herb species occur in the field layer, including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. In ungrazed areas, bramble Rubus fruticosus can b…

Pittington Hill

…uch as sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella are present. Saplings of ash Fraxinus excelsior are also becoming established within the scrub. Locally neutral grasslands have developed, dominated by common bent Agrostis capillari…

Crowhill Valley

…sociated bryophyte ground flora as well as woodland herbs including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Of particular note is the presence of the local grass wood millett Milium effusu…

Tilliefoure Wood

…ally dominated by creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with widespread wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, pignut Conopodium majus, primrose Primula vulgaris, chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Wood anemone Ane…

Baldersdale Woodlands

… greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, hard fern Blechnum spicant and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Also included in the site is a small area of acid grassland with mat grass Nardus stricta, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus. The woodland birds at thi…

Gwernaffel Dingle

…developed, and locally abundant bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and variable quantities of creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and meadow-grasses Poa spp. are characteristic of the field layer. By contrast the west-facing northern part of the site …

Catmore and Winterly Copses

…um galeobdolon, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, bugle Ajuga reptans, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, together with the ferns Dryopteris dilatata, D. filix-mas, Athyrium filix-femina an…

River Roe and Tributaries

…grazing is heavy. Where the wood is less disturbed, species include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, pignut Conopodium majus, common dog violet Viola riviniana and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica growing with taller ferns and thickets of bramble R…

Wenlock Edge

…tum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The flora of Edge Wood includes two uncommon species, wood barley …

Mantles Heath

…, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, red campion Silene dioica and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Several plants uncommon in the county are recorded, e.g. wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and slender St John’s wort Hyperi…

Loosehanger Copse and Meadows

…dant together with other prominent ancient woodland species such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, pignut Conopodium majus, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. Species which are uncommon in Wiltshire include smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata, tutsan Hyperic…

Coed Aberedw

…e and the ground flora is characterised by the presence of frequent wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis. On the steepest slopes the soils are thinner and have been leached of minerals. Hybrid oak remains the dominant tree but the shrub layer is spa…

Troy Wood

…ve Digitalis purpurea, climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella.

Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses

…arex pendula and including yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood speedwell Veronica montana, bugle Ajuga reptans and both wood and remote sedges Carex sylvatica and Carex remota. The ride vegetation is very varied, depending on the base sta…

Coedydd Aber

…rkshire fog Holcus lanatus, along with bracken Pteridium aquilinum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and varying amounts of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Pockets of more acidic soils are marked by oak woodland with fewer flowering plants, but with a richer complement of mosses…

Coedydd Beddgelert a Cheunant Aberglaslyn

…nd on a number of ledges. Other frequent field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The moss and liverwort flora often exceeds …

Dyffryn Gwaun

…nd the bases of the alders, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica flourish. Sixteen of the 77 different lichens found in the alder and willow carr are indicators of long continuity of woodland cover. Species of …

Gawdyhall Big Wood, Harleston

…hoides non-scripta with frequent honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Notable plants such as broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and bird’s nest orchid Neottia n…

Longhorsley Moor

…grass, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. A small stream runs along the edge of the site and here the woodland includes goat willow Salix caprea and alder Alnus glutinosa. The field lay…

Woodshuts Wood

…are present. These include yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and primrose Primula vulgaris. The last mentioned species along with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are abundant over most of the wood. Other less common species such as spurge l…

Cranny Falls

…triated feather moss Eurhynchium 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 periclymenu…

Treswell Wood

…t semi natural woodland, including sweet woodruff Asperula odorata, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and other woodland orchids. Additional interest is provide…

Tilberthwaite Gill

…frage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes. A typical moss flora is present with abundant Marsupella emarginata, Scapania undulata, Racom…

Hunder Beck Juniper

…udes Lesser celandine Ficaria verna, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. More generally though, the juniper is scattered amongst species rich acid grassland dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrosti…

Glenmore Wood

…round cover is dominated by greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ferns, and more locally bramble Rubus fruticosus, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta the main associates. The flushed woodland is characterised b…

Stack Woods

…. The woodland ground flora includes wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Bryophyte assemblage (mosses and liverworts) The site supports three oceanic bryophyte communities and six nationally scarce species of liverwort. The…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…uosa and bracken Pteridium aquilinum with bilberry, honeysuckle and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Scattered amongst these two contrasting areas of geology are peat filled hollows which are almost permanently waterlogged. These areas are dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, some o…

Dunsby Wood

…ellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, water avens Geum rivale and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Rather more uncommon plants include small teasel Dipsacus pilosus, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and thin spiked wood sedge Ca…

Park End Wood

…rub characteristic of base rich soils and the ground flora contains wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, hard fern Blechnum spicant, bracken Pteridium aquilinum together with blue bell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and ramson’s Allium ursinum. In places …

Haggburn Gate

…rub layer. The typical ground flora, including bugle Ajuga reptans, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, violets Viola sp. and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and several species of moss, grades into the meadow grassland …

Eastern Peak District Moors

…er soils on the lower slopes extending into valley bottoms, support wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and even bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Many stands have a scattering of introduced species, including beech Fagus sylvatica, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa and conifers someti…

Cranborne Chase

…e Sanicula europaea on neutral and calcareous soils and bracken and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella in acid areas. Fifty seven plant species associated with ancient woodland have been recorded in Cranborne Chase, more than almost any other woodland in central southern England. Thes…

Ganllwyd

… in the grazed woodlands. Other frequent field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and herb robert Geranium robertianum. Areas of small-leaved lime woodland support species indicative of ba…

Creag Clunie and the Lion's Face

… herbaceous species. The abundance of vernal woodland herbs such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and hairy woodrush Luzula pilosa on the western slopes is unusually high for a native pine wood. Mountain crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum is widespread above 450 m in…

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

… robertianum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and common dog violet Viola riviniana. The area contains many vascular plants with a restricted distribution in the British Isles. In addition to some of these listed above, rare pl…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…nd greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica along with associates such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and common dog violet Viola riviniana which characterise the more acidic nature of the soils. The steep-sided, lower slopes within the western half of Sloughan Glen are wetter in par…

Blackslee

…pecies. Typical species include bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood avens Geum urbanum. Less frequently recorded species include early purple orchid Orchis …

Lough Melvin

… Crataegus monogyna and hazel, with a herb layer of such species as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, great wood rush Luzula syivatica, bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. and ivy Hedera helix. The ground layer is variable, with more acid soils containing such species as hard fern Blechnu…

Kennacraig and Esragan Burn

… 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 flora is richer with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, valeria…

Bookham Commons

…ods includes bramble Rubus fruticosus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and a scarce plant in Surrey, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa; the bryophyte moss and liverwort flora is rich and includes one of only two S…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

… with a ground flora including yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata. These woods may grade into wet birch wood with purple moor grass or, in one place at the eastern end of Chatton Moor, a swamp of lesser pond…

Biller Howe Dale

…und flora of bracken or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella.

Inverhope

… typical woodland ground flora including primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, a variety of moss species and notably Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii.

Leith Hill

…uebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella add to the interest. The stream valley between these two areas supports a woodland type more typical of moist mineral soils in the wetter parts of the country. Alder Alnus glutinosa …

Ryton Wood

…al species which occur are tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood millet Milium effusum and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. Patches of woodland with more abundant ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre are found throughout…

Innishewan Wood

…e present in the field layer. Species typically encountered include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, pignut Conopodium majus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The woodland also supports an …

Shotesham-Woodton Hornbeam Woods

…rialis perennis with frequent honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. A diverse ground flora is present on the wet calcareous clays in Saxlingham Grove and Hempnall Little Wood. Dog’s mercury is dominant with frequent primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicl…

Ben Hope

…luebell Hyacinthoides non-scipta, blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Vascular plant assemblage Calcareous hornblende-schist rocks are exposed in a band across the western cliffs of Ben Hope. These areas support many notable montane plants including m…

Erwood Dingle

…eschampsia cespitosa, lords-and-ladies Arum maculatum, wood melick, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, soft shield-fern and other large ferns Dryopteris spp. are all locally prominent. Deeper soils at the top of the slopes support a canopy of pedunculate oak Quercus robur, which is a…

Orlestone Forest

…s torminalis. The woodland floor supports bramble Rubus fruticosus, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. A large number of the scarcest species of invertebrate feed specifically on the foliage of several of the broa…

Pulham Market Big Wood

…ides non-scripta, white climbing fumitory Corydalis claviculata and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Heavier, more calcareous soils along a massive ancient wood bank are dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis. Here the ground flora is more diverse and includes sanicle Sani…

Bradfield Woods

…ripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Bracken glades have developed on sand lenses and woodland clearings beneath scattered silver birch and hawthorn. Elsewhere there are large numbers of many rare and uncommon ancient …

Bach Howey Gorge

…llis and greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, along with frequent wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, hairy wood-rush Luzula pilosa and the moss, Thuidium tamariscinum. There are numerous wet flushes within the …

Badby Wood

… bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon present. Several county rarities have been recorded including wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, blinks Montia fontana, hairy wood rush …

Creigiau Pen y Graig

…na, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood avens Geum urbanum and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella. This woodland is possibly a remnant of that which once clothed extensive areas of Ceredigion’s coastal plateau. A large cormorant colony is situated in this site, being the largest …

The Wern, Rhosgoch

…pubescens and rowan Sorbus aucuparia, with a ground flora including wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. The drier woodland supports populations of broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula.

Holystone Burn Woods

…b layer. On freely drained soils creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and dog violet Viola riviniana are frequent. On the more poorly drained and base enriched soils species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, ram…

Burnt Wood

…oad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, but mixtures of herbs such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum are found locally. In scattered locations on very acid, leached so…

Nagshead

…t grass Holcus mollis with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and blue bell Hyacinthoides non-scripta locally abundant. Patches of semi natural woodland dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa occur along the Cannop Brook and in these damper areas t…

Purbeck Ridge (West)

… non-scripta is particularly abundant on the upper, more acid soil. Wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, pignut Conopodium majus, greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis are also frequent. The presence of small leaved lime Tilia cordata, a species of ver…

Oakers Wood

… barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, pignut Conopodium majus and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella are locally abundant. Wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and the uncommon n…

Oakley Wood

… diverse ground flora which includes wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, lords and ladies Arum maculatum and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Rides provide additional floristic diversity within the wood, supporting characteristic woodland species…

Titsal Wood, Shadingfield

…g's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Interesting species include common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, primrose Primula vulgaris, Wood Bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa and the rare Thin spiked wood sedge Carex str…

Purple Hill

…'s mercury Mercurialis perennis, brambles Rubus fruticosus and some wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. The steeper slopes are mainly hazel coppice with large beech trees and the ground flora here is more varied, including several scarce pla…

Seive Dale Fen

… The ground flora here includes dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis. On the lower slopes there is a wet alder Alnus glutinosa/willow Salix spp. carr and alders border the Beck along the length of the site.

Coed Gwempa

…'s-nightshade Circaea lutetiana, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood speedwell Veronica montana, common nettle Urtica dioica, red campion Silene dioica, bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. and ferns, in particular male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas and so…

Romsley Manor Farm

…d include bugle Ajuga reptans, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Spring line flushes are more pronounced here with a gradation from neutral grassland, through rush pasture …

Quoile

…a. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ivy Hedera helix. Other characteristic species include honeysuckle Lonicera pericymenum, bramble Rubus fruticosus and pignut Conopodium majus. Ferns are conspicuous, with broad b…

Mapperton and Poorton Vales

…fferent habitat for mosses as well as other plants such as sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and early hair grass Aira praecox. In places, localised outcrops of Inferior Oolitic limestone have a calcareous influence on the grassland, reflected by the presence of the sheep’s fescue…

Tilehill Wood

…ex remota are found in damper areas. Typical woodland herbs such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta are found throughout the wood, but primroses Primula vulgaris are associated with the eastern of two smaller areas of ash woodland. The pools …

Len Pastures, Crackpot

… of a woodland ground flora including primrose Primula vulgaris and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella are evident. Common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii grows in a marshy area by the footbridge in the most northerly pasture. Other Information This site adjoins the existing Step…

Bradenham Woods, Park Wood & The Coppice

… herbaceous species include typical woodland and associates such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, with the sedge Carex strigosa and the wood rush Luzula forsteri among the less common plants. Of particular interest is the nationally rare coral …

Edwardstone Woods

…is, figwort Scrophularia nodosa, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and cuckoo pint Arum maculatum. Other areas are similar to Priory Down in being dominated by dog’s mercury or bluebell with primrose locally abundant. Wood millet Milium effusum occu…

Scales Wood

… odoratum. Herb species include bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Bracken is common throughout and dominates the clearings. Additional tree species on slightly richer soils at the foo…

Clints Crags, Blindcrake

…istic of a woodland ground flora and found in the deeper grikes are wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood avens Geum urbanum, common dog violet and primrose. Also associated with the deep grikes, but uncommon on limestone pavement are lords and ladies Arum maculata, dewberry Rubus …

Strother Hills

… Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and honeysuckle are scattered throughout.

Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment

…ramsons Allium ursinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella grow on the woodland floor. On the lime rich chalk slopes, the dominant trees of the best developed woodland are beech, ash and yew, together with field maple Acer campestre and whit…

Tindall Wood, Ditchingham

… honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Other stand types are represented by fragments of wet valley alder wood and invasive elm woodland. The coppice structure has been lost in parts of the wood and has been replaced by …

Frome St. Quintin

…llis and locally, bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The oceanic species, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella is occasional on north facing slopes. Ash high forest with maiden trees or coppice is present on base rich drift and greensand outcrops over a patchy understorey of elder, maple Acer…

Eppleton Grassland

…ping towards sessile oak Quercus petraea – birch Betula pubescens – wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella woodland, add further to the diversity of the site.

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…particularly common and locally, where the soil is acidic, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum occur. On the south facing slope below Combe Gibbet, the well grazed chalk turf is of a type which is very rich in species and would normally su…

Dendles Wood

…m odoratum, bramble Rubus spp., bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and herb robert Geranium robertianum. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is scattered throughout, forming dense stands in places. In some parts, where drainage …

Freston and Cutler's Woods With Holbrook Park

…e dogs mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea. The vegetation contains a number of calcifuge lime avoiding species including climbing white fumit…

Ousdale Burn

… opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, while ferns such as black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum grow in the rock crevices.

Allt y Wern

… and blackthorn Prunus spinosa. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and bramble Rubus spp. are the most abundant species in the equally species-rich ground layer.

High Wood and Meadow

…-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood millet Milium effusum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and of less common occurrence, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. Wild cherry Prunus avium and aspe…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…nd flora is often dominated by meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, with species such as primrose Primula vulgaris, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and common dog violet Viola riviniana frequent. Where the soi…

Glynn Woods

… flora, where small pockets of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella occur. Other woodland types recorded include small stands of planted beech Fagus sylvatica and conifers, primarily larch Larix spp., with wetter woodland communities present adjacent…

Hesley Moss

…hin soils over Millstone Grit. Bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense are frequent beneath the tree cover. Above the woodland to the west and along the eastern edge of the mire are areas of heath with mature hea…

Ramsden Corner Plantation

…na 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 flora reflecting variation in soil …

Altmover Glen

…e greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bryophytes. Where the slopes are less well-drained, particularly along the lower valley slopes where flushing occurs, the woodland is calcicolous in type, frequently merging int…

Knockninny Hill

…ground flora is typically species-rich and contains such species as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, ivy Hedera helix, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, primrose Primula vulgaris, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, pignut Conopodium majus and …

Rehaghy Wood

…ckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella growing over a carpet of wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus. Other species include pignut Conopodium majus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa…

Hoar Park Wood

…ufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. A second type of alder wood, more extensive in area, occurs further down the valley side on a spring line flush. Here the canopy contains alder, …

Hockering Wood

…acken occurs with bramble, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and ground ivy Glechoma hederacea. Wood spruge Euphorbia amygdaloides is locally frequent and herb Robert Gera…

Oxleas Woodlands

…des non-scripta in abundance with wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Along streams and ditches remote sedge Carex remota, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, a number of ferns and the uncommon Forster's wood rush Luzula f…

Cambusurich Wood

…l Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bracken. The more base-rich soils support an irregular canopy of ash, oak and birch over an extensive, locally dense understorey of hazel. The ground flora is a species-rich mosa…

Compstall Nature Reserve

…uelder rose Viburnum opulusand elder are common in the understorey. wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, red campion, yellowarchangel, broad bucker fern Dryopteris dilatata and tufted hair grass are common constituentsof the ground flora in these wetter areas with opposite leaved golde…

Hanley Dingle

…s bracken Pteridium aquilinum, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. The steeper slopes of the ravine and valley side are covered by damper, more base rich soils. Three types of woodland can be identified here of which two are nationally restricted. …

Blaen Nedd

…grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella are frequent. A series of neutral hay-meadows is present in the west of the site, supporting a typical sward, with herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, ribwort plantain Pla…

Madams Wood

…ore acid loving species such as bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. At the south west end of the site, on unwooded slopes, a complex mosaic of wet, dry, neutral and acidic grassland has developed. Of particular …

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

… A wide variety of herb species occur in the field layer, including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, goldenrod Solidago virgaurea and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. In areas that are no…

Birklands West and Ollerton Corner

…l Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella becoming locally characteristic of deeper soils. Stands of mature mixed woodland are characterised by beech Fagus sylvatica, pedunculate oak and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, whil…

Moss Valley Woods

…ch as yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon 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 Al…

Bentley Station Meadow

…spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and common dog violet – the latter being the food plant of the pearl bordered fritillary. Hoverflies which breed in dead wood are well represented and include the locally uncommon, c…

Horse Wood, Mileham

…ra dominated by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and bramble with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and bracken. The heaviest soils have a rich flora and are dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis a…

Wick Wood and Worldham Hangers

… of common dog violets Viola riviniana, primroses Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides. More uncommon species include thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, spurge laurel Daphne laureola and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata.…

Derwent Gorge & Horsleyhope Ravine

…elampyrum 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, valerian Valeriana officinalis, hone…

Bowland Fells

… other plant species more usually associated with woodland, such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata. Chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea has also been recorded on the site growing beneath bracken and here is nearly at its southern …

Glenartney Juniper Wood

…dium aquilinum, grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella; in places trees such as birch and ash can be frequent. Elsewhere juniper is scattered through other plant communities such as bracken, rush pasture, grassy heath and semi-improved g…

Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor

…ates ancient origins, including bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and at least nineteen species of mosses and liverworts. Towards the eastern end of the site, around Grinton and Stainton Moors, patches of bracke…

Garnetts Wood / Barnston Lays

…cken Pteridium aquilinum in an open canopy area. The flora includes wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. There are two ponds and water purslane Lythrum portula, a species found infrequently in the county, is recorded on the site.

The Bog

… juniper scrub provides sufficient shelter, woodland plants such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata occur. rowan Sorbus aucuparia, goat willow Salix caprea and a single yew Taxus baccata have also become established in the scrub.

Ventnor Downs

…of woodland plants such as bluebells, red campion Silene dioica and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. The occurrence of heathland on deep gravel overlying chalk, the naturalised holm oak woodland and the juxtaposition of heath and chalkland vegetation are all unusual biological feat…

Moel y Golfa

…lse oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Wetter flushed areas support dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea, whilst drier grassy glades support remnants of heathy…

Burgate Wood

…are dominated by bracken with honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Wide rides are present and they have a distinctive flora including tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and …

Brookland Wood

…of plants indicative of ancient woodland are also present including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata; wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, a rare plant in Kent, occurs in the dampest places. Marsh valerian Val…

Pencarreg-gopa a Moel Hyrddod

…r Alnus glutinosa and eared willow Salix aurita. The flora includes wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, herb-robert Geranium robertianum, goldenrod Solidago virgaurea and an exceptional abundance of yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum.

Bentley Park Wood

…ches of yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and species such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. In the wetter parts sessile oak is less common and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and wavy bitter cre…

Deepdale Meadows

…association with woodland plants such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, water avens Geum rivale, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, bluebells and ramsons.

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

…mainly of holly and elder and 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, …

Ballycastle Coalfield

…associated species in this habitat. Those typically present include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Limited saltmarsh occurs in some of the sheltered beach heads. While not extensive, it contains species typical of such …

Gaer House Woods

… opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella.

Binswood

… non-scripta and including yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Entomologically the site is rich, with a wide range of groups well represented. For example, 27 species of butterfly h…

Rushford Wood

…s glutinosa. The typical ground flora here includes such species as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, enchanter’s-nightshade Circaea lutetiana, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and primrose Primula vulgaris. The trunks and branches of the mature trees support epiphytic growt…

Pilmoor

…ents of the ground flora with honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Several small areas of grey willow Salix cinerea carr occur on the site with ground flora of broad buckler fern with soft rush, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and frequent woody ni…

Whiteparish Common

…columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, sanicle Sanicula europaea, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum and the ferns scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, soft shield fern Polystichum se…

Eridge Park

… richer and includes three nerved sandwort Moehringia trinervia and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella with yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, bugle Ajuga reptans and enchanters nightshade Circaea lutetiana on damper soils. Further north is the open woodland of Eridge Old Park on st…

Coed a Gweunydd Gilfach-gwyddil

…minent. The herb layer includes bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. Wide, mature hedges at the field boundaries supplement this habitat. The nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus is present, as a…

West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors

…r and bilberry with frequent bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Other small oak and birch woodlands remain in the lower reaches of Harden Gill and along Ashfold Side Beck. Upper Fell supports scattered trees or rowan, sessile oak, silver birch,…

Hallinhag Wood

…and wych elm there occurs a much greater variety of herbs including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wavy bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium…

Coed Nant-y-merddyn-uchaf

…des wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and primrose Primula vulgaris. Flush areas and streamsides support an interesting flora including the uncommon globe flower Trollius europaeus, together with marsh hawk's-beard Crepi…

Coed y Lawnt A Coed Oli

… grass-dominated mainly Agrostis/Anthoxanthum/Holcus, with abundant wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella characterising some areas, the habitat diversity produces a wide variety of species for the site as a whole. Species with a good representation are ferns, notably hard fern Blechnum …

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…eadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis with wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea. Pockets of deeper soil support an abundance of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and pignut Conopodium majus. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis pe…

Scords Wood and Brockhoult Mount

…au, pedunculate oak replaces sessile oak in the canopy and bramble, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa dominate the ground flora. Moving down the escarpment edge, species which require some lime such as ash Fraxinus …

Tarbert to Skipness Coast

… coast. Lower slopes are dominated by oak and birch woodland with a wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and greater fork-moss Dicranum majus understorey. Downy birch Betula pubescens is the dominant tree throughout the woods. Ash and rowan woodland with a dog’s mercury Mercurialis pere…

The Malvern Hills

…r grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Characteristic herbs include sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. In places a are base rich grassland occurs with crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. …

Tattershall Carrs

…are yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, remote sedge Carex remota, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. The freely draining margin of the woods support a dry, acid pedunculate oak Quercus robur…

Newell Wood

…ilinum, but elsewhere there is greater diversity 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,…

Moine Mhor

…my fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and typical species of the oak-birch-wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella community. The tree trunks and boulder scree support many species of bryophytes and lichen. There are other smaller woodlands on low lying hills surrounding Moine Mhor that are of pl…

Westhall Wood and Meadow

…ant and other species present include herb paris Paris quadrifolia, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow archangelLamiastrum galeobdolon, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, common twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Westhall Meadow is situated at th…

Glaslyn

… grass and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and species such as wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Bryophytes are usually moderate in cover and typically include Rhytidiadelphus sq…

Mullaghcarn

… is dominated by greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica with occasional wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Where greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica is less dense, the ground flora displays greater diversity wi…

King's Wood and Urchin Wood

…etidissima, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, early purple orchid Anacamptis morio and lily of the valley Convallaria majalis. Where the soil is shallower and stonier, moss species including Cteni…

Knockadoo Wood

…ll Hyacinthoides non-scripta with great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, pignut Conopodium majus and occasional hairy woodrush Luzula pilosa. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea also occurs locally. The heavily shaded woodland floor supports a typical ass…

Feckenham Forest

…as yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, bugle Ajuga reptans and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Alder Alnus glutinosa is the dominant tree along streams and in damper depressions. The ground flora in these areas contains a number of species not found elsewhere on the site such…

Bould Wood

…bell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and bracken Pteridium aquilinum with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata occurring locally. The north eastern block of the site, adjacent to Cocksmoor Copse, comprises two types of wet ash maple stand. The firs…

Shaugh Prior Woods

…s and bent grasses Agrostis spp. honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, herb robert Geranium robertianum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile are frequent, while patches of greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica occur along the river banks. Ferns are locally a…

Lord Stubbins Wood

… orchid Orchis mascula, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella.

Coed Nant Menascin

…mpsia flexuosa and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, with frequent wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bramble Rubus fruticosus and mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Pseudoscleropodium purum and Thuidium tamariscinum. Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, common cow-wheat Mela…

Coedydd Nanmor

… in the grazed woodlands. Other frequent field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The site also …

Castle Hill Deer Park and Windy Pits

…ound flora is mixed depending on local soil type being dominated by wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and tormentil Potentilla erecta in more acid areas and by species such as dog’s mercury Mercu…

Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors

…bra. The ground layers support dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, ramsons Allium ursinum and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Barney Beck and Gunnerside Gill support sessile oak Quercus petraea and downy birch Betula pubescens woods, with occas…

Ravensroost Wood

…ve of ancient woodlands such as wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, 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 …

Muckton Wood

… 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 massive wood bank along the weste…

Braken Hurst

…a and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Other common herbs include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. On acidic, better drained sands and gravels a birch sessile…

Dole Wood

…ic the herbs are characterised by wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. In the east there is a stand of coppiced small leaved lime Tilia cordata. The wood is an important site for birds and includes breeding great spotted woodpecker and tree creeper. T…

Dumbleton Dingle

…irch Betula pendula is present with bracken Pteridium aquilinum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella in the ground layer. Most of the woodland, however, occupies the steeper, lower slopes where outcrops of limestone and marl have given rise to a more base rich soil. Here the canopy …

Bochel Wood

…illus and cowberry V .vitis-idaea. Woodland herbs and ferns such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris are also found. Such birch-juniper woodland has a limited distribution in Britain and Bochel Wood is o…

The Clouds

…rb Robert Geranium robertianum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and sanicle Sanicula europaea, more typically associated with shaded woodland environments. This latter group of species are particularly abundant on the wooded area of pavement. Hea…

Coedydd Nantgwynant

…d lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Other field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, and remote sedge Carex remota. Wet flushes and seepage lines distinguished by carpets of opposite-leaved gol…

River Foyle and Tributaries

…grazing is heavy. Where the wood is less disturbed, species include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, pignut Conopodium majus, common dog violet Viola riviniana and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica growing with taller ferns and thickets of bramble R…

Sleightholme Beck Gorge - The Troughs

…rn Cystopteris fragilis. In shaded crevices woodland plants such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood millet Milium effusum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and wood melick Melica uniflora occur, whilst in the most exposed situations annual species, including rue leaved saxi…

Eryri

…und flora containing such species as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, and Dicranum majus, a moss typical of wet mountain woodlands. Wooded boulder screes and cliffs in the more base rich areas provide a substrate for notable lichens and bryophytes suc…

Cabilla Manor Wood

…garis, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense. Ferns are abundant and include scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis, broad buckler fern D.dilatata, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and hard f…

Burrington Combe

…rue woodland species such as dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Several caves are included within the site, some of which support populations of bats. b. Geological The site covers the whole of Burrington Combe and also the limestone sections o…

Berriedale Water

… wintergreen Trientalis europaea, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella.

Swain's Wood

…sycamore and hornbeam. Here there is richer ground flora, including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, woodruff Galium odoratum, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula tracheliu…

Pleasley Vale Railway

…woodruff Asperula odorata, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and by the presence of nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum and mountain currant Ribes alpinum…

Rostherne Mere

… herb layer includes species indicative of primary woodland such as wood sorrel Oxalis 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 l…

Sidley Wood

…ee nerved sandwort Moehringia trinervia, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood speedwell Veronica montana and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis all abundant. Less frequently occurring species include moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, Solomon's seal Polygona…

Coed Aberdulas

…ne Anemone nemorosa, which is usually scarce in Welsh oakwoods, and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella are locally prominent. There are several areas of wetter woodland associated with various springs within the site. The largest and wettest area has a canopy of alder Alnus glutinosa …

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

…changel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana. The upper slopes are more acidic, supporting species such as wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense. Lim…

Coed Hafod-fraith

…esented; typical species include creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. Wetter areas have a good representation of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and occasional oak fern. A small area…

Coed Llandyfan

… buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, goldenrod Solidago virgaurea and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella are abundant. In contrast, on the more nutrient-rich slopes, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum pred…

Coed Tyddyn-du

…actis helleborine, twayblade Neottia ovata, bugle Ajuga reptans and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis appears to be absent. The two remaining areas of rough pasture are remnants of the unimproved pasture of the early part of this century and have a…

Drostre Bank

…hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and remote sedge Carex remota. The remaining woodland is drier and largely dominated by downy birch or oak hybrids Quercus spp., with a shrub layer of hazel, rowan Sorbus aucuparia, …

Mather Wood

…sweet woodruff Asperula odorata, valerian Valeriana officinalis and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella.

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…zel. The ground flora is composed of wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris, ramsons Allium ursinum, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and sanicle sanicle europaea. B…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

… wood rush Luzula sylvatica, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella with a moss carpet of big shaggy moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, little shaggy moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus and greater fork moss Dicranum majus growing over and between the large bo…

Totley Wood

…ommon cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, with bilberry also occasionally found. The birch oak wood grades into ash wych elm woodland on the alluvial soils of the valley bottom. hawthorn…

Ten Wood

…cripta, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and water avens Geum rivale. The wood is also noted as providing the only record of the wood rush Luzula sylvatica within the old county of Cambridgeshire. The rides, supporting a gr…

Staffhurst Wood

…with bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bramble Rubus fruticosus, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ferns Dryopteris spp. In damper hollows the ground flora is rich and includes primrose Primula vulgaris, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, bugle Ajuga reptans and thin spiked …

Thornley Wood

…s avellana and a ground flora of creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, while on more acid soils holly Ilex aquifolium becomes the most abundant shrub species over a flora domina…

Thorpe Morieux Woods

… of ancient woodland occur including wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, wood melick Melica uniflora, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Several wet hollows with marsh marigolds Caltha…

Savernake Forest

… Holcus mollis and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. However wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and raspberry Rubus idaeus are frequent and more than fifty plant species which are indicative of ancient woodland have been recorded in the Forest. These include purple Epipactis pu…

Greatwood and Cliff Copses

…ysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis are common. The micro habitat created by the stream supports an abundance of opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, ye…

Aghanloo Wood

…es support the most species-rich vegetation, with ivy Hedera helix, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, primrose Primula vulgaris and lords and ladies Arum maculatum among the commonest associates. As the ground be…

Ithon Valley Woodlands

…are intermediate in character between the oak-birch-wood sorrel (Quercus-Betula-Oxalis acetosella) vegetation type and the more base-rich ash-rowan-dog’s mercury (Fraxinus-Sorbus- Mercurialis perennis) community. They are, however, probably closer to the former despite a generall…

Pinkney and Gerrick Woods

…ruticosus are dominant with broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea and, locally, wood melic Melica uniflora. More base rich soils support dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta,…

Drummond Lochs

…g soft grass Holcus mollis; bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella are also locally prominent. By contrast, the wetter areas around the fringes of the loch and along the Bowat Burn are dominated by an ash-alder woodland. Ash is locally dominant with…

West Pennine Moors

… spicant or lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, bilberry and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. The woodland within Longworth Clough is the most diverse, with a mosaic of woodland, scrub, heathland and grasslands. There is a well developed shrub layer in places, including bird…

River Faughan and Tributaries

…grazing is heavy. Where the wood is less disturbed, species include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, pignut Conopodium majus, common dog violet Viola riviniana and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica growing with taller ferns and thickets of bramble R…

Carrol Rock

…sa are also found here and the ground layer is herb-rich, including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The block scree birch woodland habitat is considered to be of national importance.

Spring Wood,Hawnby

…he varied ground flora includes dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sorrel 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 Crepi…

Breen Wood

… occur to any significant extent are hard fern Blechnum spicant and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. The bryophyte moss layer is frequently rather sparse as a result of heavy shading. Thuidium tamariscinum is often the dominant moss, with typically calcifugous species such as Dicra…

Greenan Lough

…ead. The ground cover is sparse but quite variable, with pockets of wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella scattered carpets of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, and areas dominated by grasses. Some of the fields to the west and north are covered by a mosaic of mesotrophic grassland, st…

Irish Hill Copse

… including wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta in great profusion.

Amat Wood

…Sphagnum mosses. Heather, blaeberry, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common primrose Primula vulgaris and common violet Viola riviniana are typical species in the birch woodland ground flora.

Hintlesham Woods

…nchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. There is a large colony of green helleborine Helleborus viridus in Hintlesham Woods and other notable species include the fern Polypodium cambricum…

Snelsmore Common

…t, remote sedge Carex remota and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum. Mapleash Copse and Withy Copse consist largely of ancient oak woodland with coppiced ash, hazel and field maple. Other trees and shrubs i…

Dunaree Hill

… Lonicera periclymenum. Typical species in the ground flora include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and primrose Primula vulgaris. Other species such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood avens Geum urbanum, enchan…

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

…airly grassy, but herbs such as bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea are abundant throughout. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and pignut Conopodium majus are locally frequent. A clearing within the wood is large…

Naphill Common

…tiana, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, pignut Conopodium majus, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, remote sedge Carex remota, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and the grasses wood melick Melica uniflora, wood millet Milium effusum and giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus. The absence …

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…d indicator species, such as bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Patches of heath can be found across the site where soils are acid. Characteristic species include heather, bilberry and a rich carpet of Cladonia lichens where soils are dry, and c…

Inverpolly

…e. The ground flora includes heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and mountain fern moss Hylocomium splendens. In more nutrient-rich areas, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, Alpine enchanter’s nightshade Circaea alpina, melancholy thistle C…

Crofton Woods

…e and in areas of lighter canopy. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella are most frequent on the drier ground with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and wood millet Milium effusum where more light reaches the floor. Surface water drains slowly from the …

Beck Hole

… by bilberry Vaccinium mytillus with wood rush Luzula sylvatica and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa occur in flushed situations. Ferns and bryophytes are abundant in damp rocky si…

Dillington Carr, Gressenhall

…um, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. The sump alder carr occurs in low lying swampy areas on the valley floor. Alder forms extensive stands with gue…

Sexton Wood

…ides 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 bird breed in the wood includ…

Loch Ba Woodland

…wild hyacinth Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, and in wetter situations tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh hawksbeard Crepis paludosa and meadow swee…

Burton Bushes

…ightshade Circaea lutetiana, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. The latter is present as an epiphyte on some of the older tree trunks. The perimeter of the woodland has a parkland appearance, probably as a result of past grazing pressure. Refer…

Quarry Wood

…cken Pteridium aquilinum and greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Species such as woodruff Galium odoratum and bugle Ajuga reptans occur on pockets of richer soil.

Stawardpeel Woods

…t still reflecting relatively acidic conditions are species such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, common dog violet Viola riviniana and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. In the more base rich soils of the lower slopes ancient woodland in…

Blackmill Woodlands

…ernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is also present and forms dense stands in more open areas. Typical bryophytes of the ground layer include the mosses Polytrichum formosum, Mnium hornum, …

Belvoir

… wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and the notable thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa are all typical of long-established woods. Where the soils are damper, lesser celandine Ficari…

River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands

…d other species present include bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica and wood avens Geum urbanum. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, hazel Corylus avellana, rowan Sorbus aucuparia, holly Ilex aquifolium and downy birch Bet…

Burnham Beeches

…nter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood sage Teucriumscorodonia, wood avens Geum urbanum, the semi parasitic cow wheat Melampyrum pratense and the exceptionally rare bladder seed Physospermum cornubiense, long known …

Norsey Wood

…r important woodland species include wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and herb paris Paris quadrifoli…

Lenaghan Wood

…o become more frequent, with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella forming an open carpet with species such as pignut Conopodium majus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. The wetter parts of the wood provide …

Sampford Spiney

…ground flora is characterised by creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, pignut Conopodium majus and pramble Rubus fruticosus. Moss and fern communities are well developed in the more humid conditions beside the stream…

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