Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Binglett's Wood

…nchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea, sanicle Sanicula europaea and the locally uncommon violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. Alder Alnus glutinosa and ash line the stream and the small lateral flushes which run into it. Notable 'Atlantic' pla…

Lymington River

…, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The nationally scarce narrow leaved lungwort Pulmonaria longifolia** is present and a population of the nationally rare summer snowflake Leucojum aestivum* also occurs within the w…

Whiteparish Common

…s, 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 setiferum and hard fern Blech…

Murthwaite Park

…yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, sanicle Sanicula europaea and barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis. Under a more open canopy, bracken and grasses tend to dominate. Areas with more acid soils have wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, heath…

Hobby to Peppercombe

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

Loosehanger Copse and Meadows

…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 Hypericum androsaemum and southern wood rush Luzula forster…

Mill Wood

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

Coedydd y Barri / Barry Woodlands

…-paris Paris quadrifolia, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and sanicle Sanicula europaea. In total, about 150 species of vascular plants have been recorded here, making this group of woodlands one of the most species-rich of any type found in Wales. Flushes, streams and …

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

… the spring a rich vernal flora includes wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lords-and-ladies Arum maculatum, primrose Primula vulgaris, herb-Robert Geranium robertianum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood avens Geum urbanum, woodruff Galium odor…

Raincliffe & Forge Valley Woods

…ns Allium ursinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus with other herbs such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, toothwort Lathraea squamaria and ferns including soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium. Several species of …

Castle Eden Dene

…h wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and sanicle Sanicula europaea, whilst in the humid valley bottom there are locally extensive stands of hart’s tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium. Rare and local species include lily of the valley Convallaria maj…

Masson Hill

…s mercury Mercurialis perennis, with abundant woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood melick Melica uniflora, bearded couch Elymus caninus and other species which are indicative of ancient woodlands. Several species of bat frequently use the mines and cave syst…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…e the canopy is more open, there is a diversity of associates including sanicle Sanicula europaea, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, primrose Primula vulgaris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Else…

Inwood, Warleigh

…oschatel Adoxa moschatellina, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolonand stinking iris Iris foetidissima. Woodland grasses and sedges are widespread, for example wood melick M…

The Cheddar Complex

…erennis and ivy Hedera helixare the most frequent ground flora species. sanicle Sanicula europaea, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and the nationally scarce narrow lipped helleborine …

Bovey Valley Woodlands

…atense 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 moor-grass Molinia caerulea but including bog myrtle Myric…

Dymock Woods

… Mercurialis perennis with species such as woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus, which carpets the woodland floor in early spring, is a particular feature of Dymock Woods. Other locally uncommon species include bitter vet…

Warks Burn Woodland

…rialis perennis together with melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. There are numerous wetflushes in which common bugle Ajuga reptans, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, opposite leaved …

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…s display species more characteristic of base-rich conditions including sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. The south-western portion of the site includes a s…

Blackslee

… 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 mascula and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus.…

Bould Wood

…his section contains plants not common elsewhere in the wood, including sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus, wood meadow grass Poanemoralis, wood melick Melica uniflora, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. The woodl…

Mochdre Dingles

…ant. Other species include false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. The western slopes of the Cwm-y-rhiwdre Brook are very varied in canopy structure and species composition, but a similar range of vegetation types occurs. The richer areas may also …

Lambridge Wood

…y Mercurialis perennis with ivy Hedera helix, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lords and ladies Arum maculatum and locally wood barley Hordelymus europaeus. The beech wood stands on clay with flints contain pedunculate oak, ash, wych elm, wild cherry and rowan…

Halstock Wood

…es non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, pignut Conopodium majus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and ramsons Allium ursinum and with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus in more acidic parts. Occasional wet flushes occur on the lower slopes, and the…

Coed Nant Menascin

…t horsetail Equisetum telmateia, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, sanicle Sanicula europaea and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. Towards the head of the valley the flushes become more base-poor, and are characterised by abundant purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, bog…

Draynes Wood

… is bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., with sanicle Sanicula europaea occurring locally. Draynes Wood is of particular importance as one of Cornwall’s richest sites for lower plants; 37 species of liverwort and 86 species of moss have been recorded. O…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…m, 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 odoratum, hard fern Blechnum spic…

Shipley and Great Woods

…od cranes’s bill Geranium sylvaticum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and sanicle Sanicula europaea, as well as the local species, herb paris Paris quadrifolia broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, toothwort Lathraea squamaria and wood fescue Festuca altissima. On acidic …

Langford Heathfield

…ellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood melick Melica uniflora and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Leigh Wood is ancient woodland of the Plateau Alder wood type. Alder Alnus glutinosa, downy birch Betula pubescens and ash are abundant. Understorey species include hazel, hawthorn,…

Birkett Hill and High Out Wood

…ature hollies. The rich ground flora includes woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood melick Melica uniflora, dog's mercury, wood sorrel, wood anemone, bugle and lady fern. There is also a rich and abundant cover of ground dwelling and epiphytic mosses and liver…

Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake

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

Hook Common and Bartley Heath

…tandards and supports a comparatively rich ground flora containing wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, remote sedge Carex remota and primrose Primula vulgaris. The dead wood present within the woodland supports a number of …

Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill

… Mercurialis perennis, pignut Conopodium majus, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and spurge Laurel Daphne laureola. Areas of scrub contain elder Sambucus nigra, gorse Ulex europaeus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bramble Rubus fruticosus and blackthorn Prunus spin…

Ripon Parks

…tains primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The woods are of note for colonies of toothwort Lathraea squamaria and yellow star of Bethlehem Gagea lutea.

Ravensroost Wood

…h 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 male fern Dryopteris filix-…

Weston Fen

…f broadleaved semi natural woodland. The ground flora includes abundant sanicle Sanicula europaea, together with dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. There is a narrow stri…

Cobham Woods

…f the valley Convallaria majalis are found mainly on Thanet Sands, with sanicle Sanicula europaea and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana on the Chalk. In the past this area was well known for the large number of beetles and bugs it supported, however, although suitable cond…

Bentley Priory

… saxifrage Pimpinella major, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum which is scarce in Greater London. The streams flowing south and east through the site and the flushes on the slopes support a flora inclu…

Berrick Trench

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

Alder Wood and Meadow

…common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, twayblade Neottia ovata and sanicle Sanicula europaea also present. Herb paris Paris quadrifolia and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, both rare in Northamptonshire, occur. Open and shaded rides and a small pond provide valuable add…

Duncton to Bignor Escarpment

…ground flora varies from a dog’s mercury – sanicle – ivy Mercurialis perennis / Sanicula europaea / Hedera helix type on drier, steeply sloping ground to a bluebell – bramble Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Rubus fruticosus type on wetter and deeper plateau soils. Also present are a …

Pentregwyn

…ass Holcus mollis in the drier, more acid areas, and by species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and woodruff Galium odoratum where the soils are richer.

Chwarel Cambrian / Cambrian Quarry, Gwernymynydd

…ed by lime-loving species including dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and common twayblade Neottia ovata. The site includes the whole of the quarry area, which now supports a range of habitats including open ground, grassland, scrub and small water bod…

Coed Allt Craig Arth

…occur, containing ash Fraxinus excelsior and several basiphilous herbs -sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis. Occasional stands of wych elm Ulmus glabra and small-leaved lime Tilia cordata occur along the river banks with alde…

Stoke & Bowd Lane Woods

…chsii, common twayblade Neottia ovata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Species of particular importance in a woodland context including herb paris Paris quadrifolia, wood anemone Anemone nem…

Middlesceugh Woods and Pastures

…cies indicative of base rich soils include woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The woodlands grade into areas of scrub and bracken towards the outer edges. An outlying area of woodland occurs to the south east of Low Wood. This is mostly even aged birch with s…

Dancersend Waterworks

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

Little Paxton Wood

…a reichenbachiana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood avens Geum urbanum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and twayblade Neottia ovata. Greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlora…

Whippendell Wood

…tation has promoted such species as dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. A woodland ride and adjoining patch of neutral grassland with scattered silver birch Betula pendula adds t…

Sea Wood

…emone Anemone nemorosa, with species such as ramsons Allium ursinum and sanicle Sanicula europaea in base rich areas and plants like hard fern Blechnum spicant and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa in base poor patches. The shrub layer is dominated by hazel but there are a var…

Crumpton Hill Wood

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

Out Wood

…ron Colchicum autumnale, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, sanicle Sanicula europaea, columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, sweet violet Viola odorata, early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, twayblade Neottia ovata, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and greater…

Wolverton Wood and Alcaston Coppice

…dolon, woodruff Galium odoratum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and sanicle Sanicula europaea and partly of plants of acidic condition, for example greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Several uncommon plant species have been recorded. The…

Townclose Hills

…nd ash, contains species such as ploughman's spikenard Inula conyza and sanicle Sanicula europaea, while the railway cutting has a particularly rich flora including purging flax Linum catharticum, kidney vetch, pale St. John's wort Hypericum montanum and an abundance of the clust…

Ridley Gill

… shrub understorey of elderberry Sambucus nigra, over a ground flora of sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis. Adjacent areas of woodland contain dense sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. There are a…

Taylor's Rough & Wellmeadow Wood

…hawthorn. The ground flora is rich and varied including species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, wall lettuce Mycelis muralis, ramsons Allium ursinum and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum which has a restricted distribution in Cheshire. Spe…

Coed Cwm Cletwr

…rict, and besides sheets of dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and much sanicle Sanicula europaea, there is also woodruff Galium odoratum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood speedwell Veronica montana and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. Sixteen species of fern, including…

Trundley and Wadgell's Woods, Great Thurlow

…rple orchid Orchis mascula, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Some areas of ancient woodland have been clear felled and replanted in recent times with a variety of broadleaved/conifer mixtures. Much of the conifer is being thinned out and elem…

Parc Linden, Lixwm

… harbour a characteristic flora of typically woodland plants, including sanicle Sanicula europaea, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and hart's-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium. Several uncommon species are present including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, green-winged orchid…

Grafton Wood

… diverse. In the drier parts species such as primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha occur. The wetter areas are characterised by species suc…

Kisdon Force Woods

…rennis, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, 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, whi…

Bradenham Woods, Park Wood & The Coppice

…ding woodruff Galium odoratum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, occasional fly orchid Ophrys…

Jeffry Bog

…s perennis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood anemone and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus.

Piddles Wood

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

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…, but some mineral rich soils permit the growth of bugle Ajuga reptans, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. Ferns are abundant, including hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula. The rich bryophyte flora contains several rare Western species, such as Fissid…

Stanton Woods

…ry Mercurialis perennis and bramble. Other notable species include wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and many others. By contrast, the vegetation under the oak / hazel wood…

Ashridge Commons and Woods

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

Aghanloo Wood

…tes. As the ground becomes damper, species such as bugle Ajuga reptans, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chl…

Lough Scolban

…by herb Robert Geranium robertianum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, sanicle Sanicula europaea, ivy Hedera helix, wood avens Geum urbanum and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Other species such as lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bugle A…

Dirlot Gorge

… nationally scarce shade horsetail Equisetum pratense and herbs such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum and red campion Silene dioica.

Swyncombe Downs

… enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The site is outstanding for its butterflies and moths. Butterflies include silver spotted, grizzled and dingy skippers Hesperia comma, Pyrgus malvae and Erynnis tages the first of t…

Fulbourn Fen

…iris Iris foetidissima, stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus and wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. The site is of particular educational value in view of the variety of different habitats found at the one location.

Errigal Glen

…species include wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, water avens Geum rivale, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, Enchanters Nightshade Circaea lutetiana, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chlysqsplenium oppositifolium and wo…

Kirlish

…ost mature areas of the woodland include wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and wood avens Geum urbanum. Localised flushing occurs in areas of impeded drainage with alder Alnus glutinosa and willows Salix spp. frequently ass…

Hetton Bogs

… bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, red campion Silene dioica and wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. Much guelder rose Viburnum opulus and goat willow S. caprea occurs in shallow waterlogged depressions, where the ground flora includes marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus and water aven…

The Wrekin & The Ercall

…dolon, woodruff Galium odoratum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Towards the summit of the Wrekin there are areas of heathland dominated by heather and acidic grassland with wavy hair grass, early hair grass Aira praecox, sheep’s sorrel Rumex ace…

Scoska Wood

…rbs such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. The limestone scar and scree which is exposed along the mid level of the wood supports a number of ferns including maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium t…

Ceunant Dulyn

…reeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, sanicle Sanicula europaea and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. The Atlantic bryophyte flora is only moderately rich. Although high humidity is retained within the gorge, flow in the river is affected by the D…

Strid Wood

…h stands of dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. The uncommon yellow star of Bethlehem Gagea lutea is found here. The wood is valued by naturalists for its important populations of many groups of…

Sheepleas

… The woodland ground flora includes dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and spurge laurel Daphne laureola. Woodland orchids include bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, white hel…

Harpsden Wood

… includes woodruff Galium odoratum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, wood barley Hordelymus europaeus and, on the leached clay soil at the foot of the slope, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, a species o…

Whitwell Coppice

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

Horse Wood, Mileham

…wayblade Neottia ovata, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, sanicle Sanicula europaea, hairy woodrush Luzula pilosa and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Herb paris Paris quadrifolia is plentiful throughout the wood. The rides are mostly wide and very wet and h…

Coedydd ac Ogofau Elwy a Meirchion

…lis perennis and ivy Hedera helix being conspicuous components and with sanicle Sanicula europaea, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and woodruff Galium odoratum also present. More uncommon species include broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, columbine Aquilegia …

Little Hoyle and Hoyle's Mouth Caves & Woodlands

…anteus, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, lords-and-ladies Arum maculatum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. Three orchids recorded are common twayblade Neottia ovata, early-purple orchid Orchis mascula and common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Notable sp…

Betton Dingle and Gulley Green

…rum galeobdolon, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and the comparatively uncommon toothwort Lathraea squamaria and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium. Adjacent to the dingle at the upstream end is a series…

King's Copse

…cta on drier acid soil under oak, birch and hazel to flushed areas with sanicle Sanicula europaea, bugle Ajuga reptans, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, figworts Scrophularia nodosa and S. aquatica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium a…

Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods

…common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii and common twayblade Neottia ovata. sanicle Sanicula europaea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are also present. The numerous and varied rides support a good range of plants including angelica Angelica sylvestris, yellow pimp…

Hedenham Wood

…hairy St John’s wort Hypericum hirsutum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and water mint Mentha aquatica. Despite recent replanting with oak and ash in the north and incomplete coppice recoverythere, the vegetation types describe…

Den of Pitlurg

…rich in places with species such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Slopes to the south of the woodland are grazed and patches of heathland and herb-ri…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…yrtillus, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and hard fern Blechnum spicant. sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum, primrose Primula vulgaris are found in the more base-rich end of the woodland. The woodland has historical records for a large population of Wilson's filmy …

Glenariff Glen

…r speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis and wood avens Geum urbanum. Ivy Hedera helix occurs in the ground flora in places. Rocky ledges often support grasses such as wood melick Meli…

Darwell Wood

…includes wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. In the west of the site calcareous soils support an ash Fraxinus excelsior hazel wood with a ground flora comprised of plants indicative of base rich soils, amongst them ramsons All…

Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges

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

Dancersend

…rex sylvatica, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, as well as the local wood barley Hordelymus europaeus,…

Wenlock Edge

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

Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw

…h as woodruff Galium odoratum, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum and the local narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. Habitat diversity is provided by a series of gr…

Coed Nant-y-merddyn-uchaf

…s and hard-fern Blechnum spicant. The base-rich community includes 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 fl…

Ebbor Gorge

…orosa and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are both locally abundant. sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are …

Dundonnell Woods

…e nemorosa, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, wood avens Geum urbanum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris.

Alness River Valley

…is characteristic of these woodland habitats containing species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and wood-sedge Carex sylvatica. Furthermore, rock outcrops and steep flushed banks occur by the river with species such as hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa…

Crest Mawr Wood

…rich, with dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis locally dominant and wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and wood melick Melica uniflora are widespread. The uncommon herb Paris Paris quadrifolia occurs in part of the wood. Soi…

Creuddyn

…h vernal flora appears and this includes wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lords-and-ladies Arum maculatum, primrose Primula vulgaris, herb-Robert Geranium robertianum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood avens Geum urbanum, woodruff Galium odor…

Coombe Meadow

… supports a good variety of herbs such as tutsan Hypericum androsaemum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wild 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 …

Thirlmere Woods

…chanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana wall lettuce Mycelis muralis and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Heathland species, including ling, bell heather and bilberry are common on the steeper slopes and crags, especially on The Benn where honeysuckle and greater wood rush Luzula sylvat…

Dyscarr Wood

…se brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica and sanicle Sanicula europaea, together with a range of herbs indicative of ancient woodland including sweet woodruff Asperula odorata, ramsoms Allium ursinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and wood mel…

Bannam's Wood

… decidua. The ground flora includes dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and bramble Rubus fruticosus. On the more acidic soils bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta ar…

Cranborne Chase

…rennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, pignut Conopodium majus and sanicle 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 Cranborn…

Finlarig Burn

…vine sides and ledges is also species-rich and includes species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, alpine lady’s-mantle Alchemilla alpina, globeflower Trollius europaeus and yellow mountain saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides. Where nutrient-rich flushes occur, characteristic species su…

Upper Lough Erne - Crom

…a wide variety of species including bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, sanicle Sanicula europaea, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and an abundance of the scarce thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. Parkland within the Estate is notab…

Lurgan River Wood

…by herb Robert Geranium robertianum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, sanicle Sanicula europaea, ivy Hedera helix, wood avens Geum urbanum and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Other species such as lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bluebell Hya…

Riddlesdown

…dera helix with small patches of dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and sanicle Sanicula europaea, but is notable for two colonies of green flowered helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes. This is a nationally scarce plant and is known from only a few localities in Greater London. Her…

Monkswood Valley

…cury and ramsons Allium ursinum and includes primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, Early Dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, bluebell Hyacinthoides non…

Coed Craig-iar

…idic areas support betony Betonica officinalis and less frequently wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. Wetter areas tend to have the highest species diversity, with plants such as greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, and marsh violet Viol…

Benlister Glen

…alse brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum.

Tick Wood and Benthall Edge

…loped. The ground flora includes plants such as ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis which are characteristic of base rich soils. Several uncommon plant species have been recorded, including finge…

Danbury Common

…ly of the valley Convallaria majalis, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, sanicle Sanicula europaea and moshcatel Adoxa moschatellina. The grasslands vary from species rich plant communities on neutral soils to acidic pastures with heathy areas dominated by common bent Agrostis cap…

Castlebeck and Scar Woods

…ies include ramsons Allium ursinum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and violet Viola riviniana. At the confluence of the two becks and in other damp areas, there is a community of soft rush Juncus effusus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, meadow swee…

Thrang Wood

…, false brome grass Brachypodium sylvaticum, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. is frequent beneath canopy openings. The well studied fungal flora of the Gait Barrows woodland complex is except…

Shotesham-Woodton Hornbeam Woods

…ood. Dog’s mercury is dominant with frequent primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. A number of uncommon species are present including herb paris Paris quadrifolia, greater butterfly orchid…

Glenariff

…ised by a sparse cover of species such as primrose Primula vulgaris and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The lower slopes are more stable and support a dense field layer with a wide range of woodland communities typical of heavy, nutrient-rich soils. Indeed, almost all of the ground fl…

Crews Hill Wood

…osus agg. and ivy Hedera helix with dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood melick Melica uniflora. Locally uncommon plants include spurge laurel Daphne laureola, stinking iris Iris foetidissima and toothwort Lathraea squamaria.

Hales and Shadwell Woods

…nglia. meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria is abundant in the wetter areas. sanicle Sanicula europaea and bugle Ajuga reptans occur in both woods and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum and narrow leaved everlasting pea Lathyrus s…

Dole Wood

… sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and sanicle Sanicula europaea forming extensive patches between areas dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis or bramble Rubus fruticosus. Woodland grasses include wood melick Melica uniflora, wood millet…

Lamonby Verges and Fields

…raws Galium sterneri and Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. There are also many species characteristic of more neutral grasslands including common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, oxeye daisy Leuca…

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

…, primrose Primula vulgaris, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, common dog violet Viola riviniana and early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, woodruff Galium odoratum, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, pignut Conopodium majus, Circaea lutetiana C…

Martnaham Loch and Wood

…rey. The ground cover is of grasses and typical woodland plants such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis. Marshy areas and large amounts of decaying wood add to the general diversity and there is a wide variety o…

The Clouds

…, 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. Heavily grazed limestone grasslan…

Ashton Wold

…eum urbanum, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and along some ride edges sanicle Sanicula europaea. Red currant Ribes sylvestris is also found occasionally. In the past the woodland has been noted for a number of species of rare butterflies and moths; these have been subject to re…

Woldingham & Oxted Downs

…rich flora including nettle leaved bell flower Campanula trachelium and sanicle Sanicula europaea, whilst a beech Fagus sylvatica hanger at Whistler's Steep supports the scarce plants stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus and mezereon Daphne mezereum. The south facing slopes and…

Bevercotes Park

…dland 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 notable feature of the site …

Big Hyde Rough

…d flora includes ramsons Allium ursinum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, sanicle Sanicula europaea, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Better drained areas of the wood support ash, oak and hazel…

Chinnor Hill

…arse ground flora which includes dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Juniper Juniperus communis, a species which has contracted its British range in recent years and is uncommon in Oxfordshire, is a prominent component of the shrub and predominates o…

Kilmond Scar

…layer which contains woodland herbs such as cuckoo pint Arum maculatum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and primrose Primula vulgaris. Other Information During the 1986 revision the site boundary has been amended by both addition and deletion. * Under Section 23 of the National Parks …

Pleasley Vale Railway

…nce offalse brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, wood melick Melica uniflora, sanicle Sanicula europaea, sweet woodruff Asperula odorata, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and by the presence of nettle leaved b…

Sheet Hedges Wood

…ne 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 pseudoplatanus has invaded and modified…

Sidley Wood

…racken Pteridium aquilinum, three 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 moschat…

Coed Dyrysiog

…mon cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense to species-rich communities including sanicle Sanicula europaea and wild strawberry Fragaria vesca. Uncommon plant species of the ground layer include the globe flower Trollius europaeus, alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifo…

Coed Tyddyn-du

… layer of the older woodland areas. These areas contain a rich flora of sanicle Sanicula europaea, broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, twayblade Neottia ovata, bugle Ajuga reptans and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis appears to be abse…

East Dean Park Wood

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

Coed Tŷ-Mawr

…e brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. The uncommon wood melick Melica uniflora is also well represented. However, a more acid flora is also present in places, with such species as commo…

Coed y Ciliau

…opy. A wide range of herbs occurs, including primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana. These grow amongst sedges and grasses normally scarce in stee…

Larkey Valley Wood

…ech high forest the flora is diverse except where there is heavy shade. sanicle Sanicula europaea, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and wood melick Melica uniflora occur with a number of orchids; bird's nest Neottia nidus-avis, fly Ophrys insectifera and lady Orchis purpurea. The l…

Thornton and Twisleton Glens

…s Deschampsia cespitosa and is locally rich in woodland herbs including sanicle Sanicula europaea and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. On the more acidic soils overlying the slate, oak birch woodland Quercus robur and Betula pendula is well developed. The ground flora here is of g…

Tring Woodlands

…ercury Mercurialis perennis and brambles Rubus fruticosus with frequent sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides. Notable amongst twenty species of grass present are wood melick Melica uniflora and two local species, wood barley Hordelymus europaeus and le…

Knighton Downs & Wood

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

Staffhurst Wood

…s mercury Mercurialis perennis, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The old oak trees support a rich lichen flora including Pertusaria coccodes, P. hemisphaerica and Cetraria glauca which is usually found in western Britain. Staffhurst Wood supports…

Westernhope Burn Wood

…including woodruff Galium odoratum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, whilst where the woodland has formed over boulder scree a dense carpet of mosses and liverworts occurs. …

Ithon Valley Woodlands

…h wood avens Geum urbanum, enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum is also well represented. In grazed areas, the ground layer is more grass-dominated, with abundant creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and frequent m…

Pinkney and Gerrick Woods

…og's mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, giant fescue Schedonorus giganteusn and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Wood barley Hordelymus europaeus and …

Naddle Forest

…here wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and wild strawberry Fragaria vesca are typical of the many herbs present. The very local wood fescue Festuca altissima also occurs here. As both altitude and soil acidity increase, …

Aston Rowant

…ticularly on the deeper soils of the plateau. The ground flora includes sanicle Sanicula europaea, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, wood dog violet Viola riviniana, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. in the…

Ramsey's Burn Wood

…ufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, with primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and ramsons Allium ursinum. toothwort Lathraea squamaria has also been recorded in the wood. On the acid soils of the upper part of the valley bluebel…

Galboly

…viniana, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood melick Melica uniflora and pi…

Lodore - Troutdale Woods

…cludes wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and woodruff Galium odoratum. A number of rare vascular plant species occur in the woods, particularly wood fescue Festuca altissima, soft shield fern Poly…

Hoad's Wood

…monest plants in the herb layer. Many other plants also occur including sanicle Sanicula europaea, common twayblade Neottia ovata and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine.The rides are fairly wet and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe croca…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…woodland flora including species such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. The wet woodland has a varied shrub and ground flora including alder buckthorn Frangula alnus, purging buckthorn…

Glynn Woods

…majus, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, germander speedwell Veronica charnaedrys, wood avens Geum urbanurn, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and lords and ladie…

Ellers Wood and Sand Dale

…ains dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and locally ramsons Allium ursinum and a population of herb paris Paris quadrifolia. In the wetter situations species such as marsh marigold Caltha palust…

Silverbrook Wood

…pecies here include primrose Primula vulgaris, wood avens Geum urbanum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositi…

Kincardine Castle Wood

…ifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The riverside haugh of the Glen is herb rich, with wood speedwell Veronica montana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood stitchwort Stellaria nemorum and melick grass Melica uniflora on…

Monzie Wood

…rialis perennis is often abundant with other more local species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and shady horsetail Equisetum pratense. The epiphytic lichen species on site are indicative of ancient woodland.

Great Breach and Copley Woods

…ds such as Spurge laurel Daphne laureola, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood millet Milium effusum. The rides support a rich flora which includes pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. great Breac…

Barle Valley

…orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, sanicle Sanicula europaea and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa which is rare and local in Somerset. Dense groves of hazel form ribbons along the alluvial terraces with a field layer dominated by great wo…

Craighall Den

…ertianum, ramsons Allium ursinum, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica and sanicle Sanicula europaea also occur here with opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria on damper ground by the water courses. Although not a notified…

Snelsmore Common

…miastrum galeobdolon. In base rich areas spurge laurel Daphne laureola, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum occur. Other plants strongly associated with ancient woodlands include early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, Solomon's seal, wood speedwell Veronica mo…

Dunaree Hill

…ana, wood avens Geum urbanum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, sanicle Sanicula europaea and are more scattered in their distribution. The wetter pockets include remote sedge Carex remota, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. Mosses a…

Garth Wood

…d’s-nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis occurs here amongst locally frequent sanicle Sanicula europaea. Garth Wood also supports stands of mixed broadleaved woodland with ash Fraxinus excelsior, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and birch Betula pendula. The shrub layer is well developed, …

Appleton Lower Common

…e primrose Primula vulgaris, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. The wet rides have a distinctive flora in which sedges and water pepper Polygonum hyd…

Inverpolly

…garia vesca, globeflower Trollius europaeus, red campion Silene dioica, sanicle Sanicula europaea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha can be found. A number of the birch woods are rich in mosses and liverworts that grow in relatively warm, wet areas close to the c…

Aston Grove & Withycombe Wood

…ecies include woodruff Galium odoratum, common twayblade Neottia ovata, sanicle Sanicula europaea, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Within the wood is a small clearing of species rich calcareous grassland with calcicole lime loving s…

Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods

…ell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, sanicle Sanicula europaea and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, together with the less common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, broad and purple helleborines Epipactis helleborine and Epipactis purpurata…

Quants

…orsetail Equisetum telmateia in the wetter parts. Other species 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 heli…

Selborne Common

…dera helix and bramble Rubus fruticosus, is species rich, with abundant sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, spurge laurel Daphne laureola and woodruff Galium odoratum. Less frequently found plants include white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium, toot…

Quithel Wood

… layer, dominated in places by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum with an abundance of ferns. This vegetation is characteristic of base-rich woodland sites in the north and west of Britain which would no…

Via Gellia Woodlands

…ive of ancient calcareous woodland, including woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and herb paris Paris quadrifolia; together with the nationally notable species wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, narrow leaved bittercress Car…

Backstone Bank and Baal Hill Woods

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

River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands

…ady fern Athyrium filix-femina, an abundance of mosses and occasionally sanicle Sanicula europaea. Other Information Parts of this site are notified as separate SSSIs under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended; overlapping SSSI are, Linbriggs, Harbottle Moors and Ba…

West Exmoor Coast and Woods

…pecies, including ramsons Allium ursinum, primrose Primula vulgaris and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum, with occasional gorse Ulex europaeus, covers large areas, especially along some of the woodland edges. A diverse, luxuriant fern and lichen flora has d…

Burgate Wood

…nt primrose Primula vulgaris, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, sanicle Sanicula europaea and water avens Geum rivale. A number of uncommon species are present including herb paris Paris quadrifolia, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, hairy woodrush Luzula pilosa an…

Finemere Wood

… yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, primrose Primula vulgaris and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Sedges include remote Carex remota, wood C. sylvatica and the less common pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, a nationally rare grass normally associate…

Brent Eleigh Woods

…uchsii. The rides are of species rich unimproved neutral grassland with sanicle Sanicula europaea and violets Viola hirta and Viola riviniana. Langley Wood is situated on a hilltop and is an important landscape feature. It lies on the site of an ancient wood and retains some of …

Philpstoun Muir

…b layer with several plant species uncommon in the Lothian area such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and twayblade Neottia ovata.

Cassop Vale

… of hazel and a ground flora containing sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis. The transition from grassland through scrub to woodland is a special feature of this site. Springlines with small flushes dominated by hard ru…

Linne Mhuirich

…n dog violet Viola riviniana, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, remote sedge Carex remota and false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The underlying geology of the site a…

Birchend

…mmon dog violet Viola riviniana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Green hellebore Helleborus viridis, together with stinking hellebore H. foetidus, has been recorded at one of its few stations in Herefordshire. Seven species of orchid have been re…

Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting

…wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and wood speedwell Veronica montana. Many of these are more abundant in the rides where, in the wetter areas and particularl…

Rostrevor Wood

… such species as ivy Hedera helix, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood speedwell Veronica montana, primrose Primula vulgaris and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. The bryophyte layer consists of more characteristic calcicolous and flush species such as …

Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

…ialis perennis and ivy Hedera helix with wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana. More local species include green hellebore Helleborus viridis, common wintergreen Pyrola minor, bird…

Augill Valley Pasture

… perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood avens Geum urbanum, sanicle Sanicula europaea as well as a number of ferns such as male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Evidence of a former lead mining and…

Nant-y-Belan and Prynela Woods

…a, primrose Primula vulgaris, yellow pinpernel Lysimachia nemorum, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bramble Rubus fruticosus forms extensive stands. There are extensive flush areas within the woods with large stands pendulous sedge Carex pendula, …

Midford Valley Woods

…s. Other common flowering plants include wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and occurring less frequently are spurge laurel Daphne laureola, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum and the uncommon yello…

Hawthorn Dene

…nemone nemorosa, cuckoo pint Arum maculatum, ramsons Allium ursinum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Other species recorded from the site include bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, whilst along the va…

Haile Great Wood

…icher, with dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, pignut Conopodium majus and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. Several wet flushes add interest and have additional species such as enchanter's nightshade…

Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills

…. Locally dominant on the woodland floor are primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, ploughman’s spikenard Inula conyza and wall lettuce Mycelis muralis. Other woodland herbs and grasses present include dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter’s nightshade Circ…

Over and Lawn Woods

…low archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Of additional 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 m…

Coed Graig Uchaf

…s canina are widespread whilst dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea and primrose Primula vulgaris occur in the more base rich areas. In open damp areas heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica occur. The variety …

Water of Ken Woods

…ima, and other local woodland species such as woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and moschatel Adoxa moschatellina.

Gawdyhall Big Wood, Harleston

… hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The lighter more acid soils support bramble Rubus fruticosus and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta with frequent hon…

Gallt Llanerch - Coed Gelli-deg

…land, includes moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood millet Milium effusum. More acidic slopes have a mossy field layer with wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and common cow-wheat Melampyrum pr…

Low Wood

…icum, herb robert Geranium robertianum, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, sanicle Sanicula europaea and a variety of common mosses. Where the underlying rock is more basic or where the ground flora is flushed within the wood there are stands of ash wych elm woodland. Standard ash o…

Sprotbrough Gorge

…ood sedge Carex sylvatica, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The north western parts of Pot Ridings Wood support a nationally notable invertebrate fauna, many of the species being particularly associated with ancient woodland sites. Beetles,…

Kippenrait Glen

…woodrush Luzula sylvatica and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, as well as sanicle Sanicula europaea, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutentiana and ramsons Allium ursinum by the riversides. Elsewhere, on the less base-rich slopes the canopy is dominated by birch with a localised und…

Holnest

…l Hyacinthoides non-scripta and includes moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood speedwell Veronica montana. Much of the grassland is of a varied structure and provides good foraging conditions for great crested newts. Most has been improved in the past …

Frithy and Chadacre Wood

…n's Wood, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and Gladdon, stinking iris Iris foetidissima are found in Frithy Wood. The site lies within the distribution of oxlip Primula elatior and all three woods contain this species but lac…

Knightsbridge Lane

…e, together with woodland plants which include wood avens Geum urbanum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. Green hound's tongue is a plant with a wide, but scattered, distribution in western, central and southern Europe and extending into Asia. In Brita…

Tilberthwaite Gill

…s muralis, golden rod Solidago virgaurea, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, meadowsweet, wood sage Teucrium scordonia, upland enchanter's nightshade Circaea x intermedia, bilberr…

Quarry Moor

…pericum hirsutum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and, occasionally, sanicle Sanicula europaea and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus. Elsewhere there are patches of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub with some buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, the food plant of caterpillars of the br…

The Mens

… flora are more diverse and include dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and a number of orchids. Several uncommon tree species occur here, notably small leaved lime Tilia cordata and the wild service tree, both of which are indicators of ancient woodland…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…rtianum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Other species such as hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta and wall lettuce Mycelis muralis are more typical of rocky habitats. The most sheltered and botanically diverse pavement lies …

Kentwell Woods

…num occur on a steep slope in Calves Wood. Other species noted include sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum, water avens Geum rivale, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, ramsons Allium ursinum, common violet Viola riviniana, pale wood violet Viola reichenbachiana, …

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

…anter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, herb Robert Geranium 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 …

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…alse brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana, hart's-tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus. In sections of open canopy or at the woodland edg…

Tetford Wood

…caria verna, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, twayblade Neottia ovata and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The richness of the site combined with the presence of a number of the more vulnerable woodland plants, such as herb paris Paris quadrifolia and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis h…

Barking Woods

…e species include herb paris Paris quadrifolia, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and the orchids common twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine…

Pwll-du Head and Bishopston Valley

…ll Hyacinthoides non-scripta, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, sanicle Sanicula europaea, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wild garlic Allium ursinum, together with abundant hart’s-tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and soft shield f…

Holly Banks

…her flora including species such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Flushed areas support aground flora with species such as butterbur Petasites hybridus, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, wood small reed Ca…

Saltburn Gill

…f bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and sanicle Sanicula europaea with hairy brome Bromus ramosa as well as scattered primrose Primula vulgaris, Lord's and Ladies Arum maculatum and wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvaticum. Of particular interest are…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…s perennis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood melick Melica uniflora, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood avens Geum urbanum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and false brome Brachypodi…

Galley Down Wood

…sparse ground flora over a deep leaf litter layer. ivy Hedera helix and sanicle Sanicula europaea are the main components of this vegetation, together with bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium, both present in their largest known Ha…

Bushy Hazels & Cwmma Moors

…nd. Other notable species present include herb paris Paris quadrifolia, sanicle Sanicula europaea and common twayblade Neottia ovata. Several small streams flow through the woodland. Of these only the one on the south western boundary has developed characteristic wet woodland flo…

Corbylin Wood

…nts present include primrose Primula vulgaris, wood avens Geum urbanum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria and wood sedge Carex sylvatica, while wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote se…

Cavendish Woods

… Galium odoratum, ramsons Allium ursinum, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, sanicle Sanicula europaea, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and oxlip. In wet areas surrounding the numerous small pools and ponds greater pond sedge Carex riparia, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and soft rus…

Pulham Market Big Wood

…ercurialis perennis. Here the ground flora is more diverse and includes sanicle Sanicula europaea, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, primrose Primula vulgaris, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, wood melick Melica uniflora and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. Small stands …

Castell Coch Woodlands and Road Section

… include dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. In terms of the National Vegetation Classification, the woodland type represented is the Mercurialis perennis sub-community of Xagus sylvatic a - Mercurialis-perennis woodland. Alth…

Balsham Wood

…l note, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, orpine Sedum telephium and wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. This is one of very few Cambridgeshire woods where primrose Primula vulgaris occurs on the same site as oxlip. Where open grassy rides occur additional habitat variety is provided a…

Woodeaton Wood

…ula, ramsons Allium ursinum, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, sweet violet Viola odorata and early wood violet Viola reichenbachiana among carpets of dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana. Woodeaton Wo…

Coed Gorswen

…on violet Viola riviniana, slender false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana. Among the less common plants is the orchid, broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. On wetter gleyed soils, in flushes or beside…

Chorley Covert and Deserts Wood

…um, ramsons Allium ursinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and sanicle Sanicula europaea and the uncommon species, alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium and columbine Aquilegia vulgaris. The comparatively scarce shrub, alder buckthorn Frangula al…

Brantingham Dale

…a includes wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, herb bennet Geum urbanum and sanicle Sanicula europaea.

Holystone Burn Woods

…ent. On the more poorly drained and base enriched soils species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, ramsons Allium ursinum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis occur. In the eastern section of the woodland juniper Juniperus communis is a major c…

Jedwater Woodlands

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

Spell Howe Plantation

…. The ground flora of the plantation includes typical woodland species; sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum, red campion Silene dioica and twayblade Neottia ovata.

Occombe

…ancient woodlands is present, with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scriptas, sanicle Sanicula europaeas and Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina. The site supports the marbled white butterfly Melanargia galatheaa as well as the great green bush cricket Tettigonia viridissima both of which a…

Noddle End

… typical woodland ground flora with dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum, ramsons Allium ursinum and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, together with stone bramble Rubus saxatilis. Heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrti…

Slit Woods

…curialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The presence of great bell flower Campanula latifolia, globe flower Trollius europaeus, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum and marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa within and on th…

Coed Trefraith

… varied and typically includes dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, ramsons Allium ursinum and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta with wood sedge Carex sylvatica and slender false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum widespread. Less common species include…

Coed Gwempa

…saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, sanicle Sanicula europaea and, at one point in the west of the wood, rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale, a scarce and declining plant which requires permanently moist and silica-rich substrates in which to gro…

Cwm Llyfnant

…trate supports calcicolous flora of dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. Wood stitchwort Stellaria nemorum ssp glochidisperma, in its only known locality in Ceredigion, occurs on wet dripping rocks in one of these patches of …

Redhill Wood

…More than 40 of these are species such as herb paris Paris quadrifolia, sanicle Sanicula europaea and Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum which, in southern England, are largely confined to ancient woods, a total surpassed by few other woodlands in the country. Some species, s…

Felbrigg Woods

…s mollis. In locally flushed zones, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana occur. There is no shrub layer over much of the wood but it is well developed in an area of recently invaded parkland just north of Felbr…

Twenty-five Acre Wood

…dowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and sanicle Sanicula europaea, whilst yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum is generally abundant. Dry areas tend to be less species-rich with only occasional bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta in a predominant gra…

Elsenham Woods

…tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, sanicle Sanicula europaea and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis with frequent oxlip and occasional bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Other woodland plants of interest include herb paris Paris quadrifolia and bug…

Gomm Valley

…Melica uniflora, wood millet Milium effusum, hairy brome Bromus ramosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea and nettle leaved bell flower Campanula trachelium. Of particular interest at this site is the fact that over thirty species of butterfly involving monitoring over a period of 25 yea…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…ies including wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana. The waterlogged soils at the base of the slope are typically dominated by wet woodland with willows Salix spp.…

Hayburn Wyke

…lium and goat willow Salix caprea and there is a rich ground flora with sanicle Sanicula europaea, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood millet Milium effusum, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and hart’s tongue fern As…

Rook Clift

…g dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, spurge laurel Daphne laureola and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The steep sided valley around the steam is more open with a canopy dominated by ash and wych elm Ulmus glabra. Here the field and ground layers are more developed with stands of har…

Thornley Wood

…curialis perennis, wood melick Melica uniflora, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, lesser celandine Ficaria verna and wood sedge Carex sylvatica are all common while in the most strongly flushed areas meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria,…

Wart Barrow

…dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, sanicle Sanicula europaea, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, golden rod Solidago virgaurea, ploughman's spikenard Inula conyza and the ferns hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and intermediate poly…

Whichford Wood

…early purple orchid Orchis mascula, stinking iris Iris foetidissima and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The alder woodland is found along the base rich spring lines and on the damp slopes. In these areas the ground flora includes abundant soft rush Juncus effusus, opposite leaved gold…

Tortoiseshell Wood

…and ramsons Allium ursinum. In the heavily shaded areas, plants such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, pignut Conopodium majus and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana occur. Some of the less common species which are present within the wood include smooth stalked sedge Carex laev…

Bonds Glen

…celandine Ranunculus ficaria, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood speedwell Veronica montana and herb Robert Geranium robertianum. Further upslope the soils become progressively drier and more leached. Here, the woodland is more acidic in cha…

Handcocks Bottom

…d anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and sanicle Sanicula europaea frequent throughout much of the wood, whereas bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis are more frequent within the mor…

Mollen Woods

…rt wavy hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, water avens Geum rivale, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea and primrose Primula vulgaris. Of particular interest, a locally uncommon plant, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, occurs in some flushes. The woods contain a number of lich…

Florence Court

…Oxalis acetosella, woodruff Galium odoratum, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, with ivy Hedera helix also an important component of the ground flora. A number of orchids have also been reco…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…ter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodsedge Carex strigosa and C. sylvatica, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata and Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum. In the wetter parts of the woods,…

Aldbury Nowers

…ly developed understorey. In places dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum are frequent but on the lower slopes and to the cast of Grim’s Ditch a more open canopy has permitted oak Quercus sp., ash Fraxinus excelsior,…

Upper Greensand Hangers : Empshott to Hawkley

…ascula, 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 italicum sub species neglectum…

Fancott Woods and Meadows

… bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris and wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. The wood is the only recorded site in the county for the hybrid sedge Carex pseudaxillaris. A small pond in the meadow provides additional interest.

Buinach and Glenlatterach

…picant, primrose Primula vulgaris, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. On the upper slopes, the more acid soils support increasing amounts of wavy hair-grass D…

Folly Farm

… wood contains many species typical of such ancient woodlands including sanicle Sanicula europaea, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis while the wet flushes in the wood support ab…

Lord's Wood

…teristic of ancient woodland occurs including woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, golden rod Solidago virgaurea, wood violet Viola reichenbachiana and, in wetter areas, opposite-leaved g…

Coed Pentre (Pentre Wood)

…resented. Wetter areas support meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. Opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium also occurs.

Wolford Wood and Old Covert

…psia cespitosa and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Other species include sanicle Sanicula europaea, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum wood avens Geum urbanum and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Several species uncommon in Warwickshire are present including broad leaved helleb…

Beck Hole

…a includes dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, water avens Geum rivale, sanicle Sanicula europaea and, in places, wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus. There are also areas of flushed alder wood with both opposite and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifo…

Woodham Walter Common

…aquilinum, bramble Rubus spp., yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and lilly of the valley Convallaria majalis. There are, in addition, several uncommon Essex plants, including pill sedge Carex pilulifera, broad leaved…

Fyning Moor

…pen areas and rides, which includes bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, sanicle Sanicula europaea and moschatel Adoxa moschatellina. Solomon’s seal Polygonatum multiflorum and wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus which are uncommon in West Sussex have also been recorded. The d…

Skelmorlie Glen

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

Middle Wood, Offton

… non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea and the orchids early purple orchid Orchis mascula common twayblade Neottia ovata and butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Other notable species present include herb paris Paris…

Holne Woodlands

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

Little Wittenham

…ound ivy Glechoma hederacea, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Awide range of woodland invertebrates is present including white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album and the hoverfly Volucella in…

Mayhill Wood

…lime loving species occur including wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. The woodland fauna includes native polecat Mustela putorius and dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius. The invertebrate fauna is significant with a number o…

Burderop Wood

…eborine, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea and moschatel Adoxa moschatellina. The site supports a range of typical woodland birds and other animals. great spotted woodpecker, nuthatch, mistle thrush and sparrowhawk occur, in …

Langley Wood

…e, together with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood avens Geum urbanum. The wood is also noted for the presence of the uncommon sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. The woodland rides are of species rich neutral grassland holding …

Deepdale Meadows

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

Medina Estuary

…luding 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 scopolopendrium, polypody P…

Pittington Hill

…ssima, is developed over a ground flora in which woodland herbs such 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 grass…

Watersmeet

…ommon; to more base-rich areas with dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and sweet woodruff Asperula odorata. Species of particular note are rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum and the Irish spurge Euphorbia hyberna which grows h…

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