Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Langley Wood and Homan's Copse

…ignut Conopodium majus, Solomon’s seal Polygonatum multiflorum, butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum and the two shield ferns Polystichum aculeatum and Polystichum setiferum. Drier, acid areas, particularly on banks, support golden rod Solidago virgaure…

Sowley Pond

…acteristic of ancient woodland. There is a notable abundance of butcher's brome Ruscus aculeatus and wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, which is usually an indication of long persistence of woodland or wood pasture in central southern England. It is probable that open pasture ad…

Yockletts Bank

…ides. Uncommon plants such as spurge laurel Daphne laureola and butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus can also be found. lady orchid, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, man orchid Orchis anthorpophora and common twayblade Neottia ovata are some of the many orchid species found in the wood…

Brading Marshes to St. Helen's Ledges

…species characteristic of ancient semi natural woodland such as butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis. Behind the sea wall is a series of saline to brackish lagoons which support an internationally important assemblage of organisms. These includ…

Hartslock

…of uncommon species such as southern wood rush Luzula forsteri, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, lesser hairy brome Bromopsis benekenii and narrow lipped helleborine Epipactis leptochila. The wood contains a strong colony of badgers. A small pop…

Nicholaston Wood

…ern edge of its range, wild-service tree Sorbus torminalis, and butcher’s-broom Ruscus aculeatus. Rocky outcrops are present throughout, including some large cliffs. Shaded outcrops are colonised with ivy, hart’s tongue fern and abundant bryophytes including Isothecium myosuroide…

Combe Haven

…us robur; notable plants of the shrub and ground layers include butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. Marsh Wood is another oak hazel ash wood but with field maple Acer campestre present above a ground fl…

Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey

…stnut stools are exceptionally large. Holly Ilex aquifolium and butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus occur near the margins. Copperas Wood, whose seaward boundary is an eroding wooded cliff, contains in addition an area of cherry Prunus avium and aspen Populus tremula. The ground f…

Eastern Isles

…, apart from Tresco, where oak Quercus robur has been recorded. Butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus also occurs here and on Nornour, perhaps associated with the previous Roman occupation and settlement. The islands support eight species of breeding sea birds including large colonies…

The Mens

…uniflora and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta with occasional butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. In the extreme north of the site the wood has been intensively managed on a coppice, or coppice with standards system. Here the shrub layer and grou…

The Wild Grounds

…ifolium and the ground flora is dominated by bracken Pteridium, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus and wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides. The epiphytic lichen flora is poor. The reserve includes Molinia tussock grassland and a sedge fen on the edge of the River Alver flood plain.…

Danbury Common

…ebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, sanicle Sanicula europaea and…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

… and, at Proud Giltar, the calcareous scrub includes a stand of butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus which is probably native. Since the beginning of the 19th Century, old maps indicate that the dunes at Tenby have spread north, closing off the mouth of the estuary known as Holloway'…

Ebernoe Common

…ator species present include wildservice tree Sorbus torminalis, butchers broom Ruscus aculeatus, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and southern wood rush L. forsteri. In the north and east of Ebernoe Common, oak is co-dominant with beech in a…

Norley Copse and Meadow

…rcissus pseudonarcissus, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus and large quantities of the more common woodland species, such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and lesser celandine Ficaria verna. The juxtaposition of unimproved meadow and old wood…

Lord's Wood

…number of plants of local or restricted distribution, including butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus, pale sedge Carex pallescens, narrow buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana and wild madder Rubia peregrina.

Hainault Forest

…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 of scrub and acidic grassland in t…

Hockley Woods

… yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon are locally plentiful. Butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus is found on the boundary banks. Heath dog violet Viola cania, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and narrow leaved everlasting pea Lathyrus sylvestris, all local plants in the county, o…

Newtown Harbour

…e are a number of species associated with old woodlands such as butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus, bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. Examples of this woodland under active coppice management are found at Locks and Town Copses where the coppice …

River Lemon Valley Woods

…c of woodland on calcareous soils. The most notable species are butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus, spurge laurel Daphne laureola, southern woodrush Luzula forsteri, bird’s-nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, small teasel Dipsacus pilosus and wood small reed…

Erme Estuary

…purge Euphorbia amygdaloides, golden rod Solidago virgaurea and butcher’s-broom Ruscus aculeatus. The site as a whole supports a diverse breeding bird community which includes heron Ardea cinerea, kingfisher Alcedo atthis and cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus. It also provides feedin…

Chickengrove Bottom

…s of ramsons Allium ursinum. Sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus occur. The scrub fringed wood, surrounding unimproved grassland, provides excellent conditions for various reptiles and invertebrates. adder Vipera berus, grass snake Natrix natrix, s…

West Blean and Thornden Woods

…thorn Crataegus laevigata, wild crab apple Malus sylvestris and butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus. Ground flora is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, with an abundance of honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and lesser periwinkle Vinca minor…

East Blean Woods

…l. Less common plants include spurge laurel Daphne laureola and butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus. In the more calcareous parts of the wood herb paris Paris quadrifolia, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are found. A numb…

Cwm Clydach, Cydweli

…cula and a profusion of soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum. Butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus and sweet violet Viola odorata are two noteworthy plants which grow at the edge of the wood. Due to the steepness of the gorge, most of it is ungrazed by livestock. The gorge supports…

Cranborne Chase

…ese include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus particularly on the drier soils and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, a species which grows amongst deep leaf litter under beech where it feeds on decaying plant remains. Amongst…

Penard Valley

…xture of ash and hazel. The ground flora features good stands of butchers broom Ruscus aculeatus within a dense cover of dogs mercury Mercurialis perennis, wild garlic Allium ursinum and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum. The strip of fen immediately below the woodland holds…

Parkhurst Forest

…a is also characteristic of old acid grazing woods and includes butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, slender St. Johns' wort Hypericum pulchrum and a rich moss flora including fork moss Leucobryum glaucum. In the east of the Site of Special Scie…

Thrift Wood, Woodham Ferrers

…uelder rose Viburnum opulus, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus. The ground flora is dominated by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, together with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping soft grass Holcus molli…

Lark Wood

…ile other uncommon species include spurge laurel D. laureola and butchers broom Ruscus aculeatus.

Iken Wood

…s most of the wood with occasional bramble Rubus fruticosus and butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus. Beneath is abundant bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, white climbing fumitory Corydalis claviculata, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea and three nerved sandwort Moehringia trin…

Parsonage Wood

…aditional woodland management for many centuries; these include butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. The last species is especially abundant around the ponds in the north and west of the wood, but these are la…

Freston and Cutler's Woods With Holbrook Park

…umitory Corydalis claviculata, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and butchers broom Ruscus aculeatus. In the wet valleys a different vegetation is found containing species such as golden leaved saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, opposite leaved saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositi…

Upper Greensand Hangers : Empshott to Hawkley

…rly purple orchid Orchis mascula, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. The woodland supports the nationally scarce* Italian lords and ladies Arum ital…

Highclere Park

…anthes respectively, lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus and wood speedwell Veronica montana. Additionally, the alder woods support remote sedge Carex remota, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh marigold…

Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek

…rise to diverse shrub layer including dogwood Cornus sanguinea, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, spindle Euonymus europaeus and guelder rose Viburnum opulus and a rich ground flora including golden rod Solidago virgaurea, wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus and the nationall…

Church Woods, Blean

…wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus and wood melick Melica uniflora. Several small trees and shrubs also fall into this category wild service tree and midland hawthorn are most frequent here. Many of the woodland rides …

Norsey Wood

…gel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and herb paris Paris quadrifolia at its only locality in south Essex. Narrow and broad buckler ferns Dryopteris carthusiana and Dryopteris dila…

Medina Estuary

…re than 400 years old, including wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus, sanicle Sanicula europaea and the nationally scarce narrow leaved lungwort Pulmonaria longifolia and a notable community of woodland pteridophytes including hart’s tongue Asplenium s…

Down Bank

…ith areas of chalk grassland. Other plants which occur here are butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus and orchids such as broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium. + Red Data Book, 2 Insects, edited by D B Shirt 1987, N C C. Categor…

King's Quay Shore

…ariety of woodland plants typical of ancient woodlands, such as butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wild garlic Allium ursinum and green helleborine Helleborus viridis. The narrow leaved lungwort Pulmonaria longifolia is also common in these wood…

Martin and Tidpit Downs

…purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus. Epiphytic growth, especially of lichens is unusually luxuriant for this area. The scrub provides cover and feeding areas for the nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, lesser whitethroat…

Coverack to Porthoustock

… gabbro tors favour subterranean clover Trifolium subterraneum, butcher’s-broom Ruscus aculeatus, hairy bird’ s-foot trefoil and lanceolate spleenwort. In waterlogged areas, particularly around The Grove and Lowland Point, willow carr dominated by rusty willow Salix cinerea subs…

Marline Valley Woods

…on and two shrubs associated with ancient woodland are present, butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus and midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata. The ground flora varies with the current state of management, but honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana…

Galley Down Wood

…own Hampshire populations. In areas with increased illumination butcher’s broom Ruscus aculeatus and fly orchid Ophrys insectifera occur, together with the nationally rare long leaved helleborine Cephalanthera longifolia. The site was originally planted in part on agriculturally …

Riddles Wood

…ies of special note are wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos, Butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, soft Shield fern Polystichum setiferum and the rare orpine Sedum telephium. The plant communities have benefited from recent coppic…

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