Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Whittlewood Forest

…la and aspen Populus tremula are thinly spread with local concentrations of elm Ulmus procera, Ulmus glabra, most of which are now dead or diseased. The understorey and shrub layer is typically composed of ash, field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and both hawthorn…

Waresley Wood

… hazel Corylus avellana coppice type. Other areas are dominated by invasive elm Ulmus procera, U. carpinifolius and Ulmus glabra, birch Betula pendula and aspen Populus tremula together with scattered oaks Quercus robur. Shrubs include woodland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, prive…

Cleaves Wood

… field maple, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and elder Sambucus nigra. English elm Ulmus procera and wych elm Ulmus glabra, frequent in the canopy prior to Dutch elm disease, have regenerated from stumps and roots and together with bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. form dense thickets. …

Plaster's Green Meadows

…ges supporting numerous species including hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, wych elm Ulmus glabra, English elm Ulmus procera, hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre. Hedgerow trees include ash Fraxinus excelsior, sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, holly Ilex aquifolium and…

Burbage Wood and Aston Firs

…ated by ash Fraxinus excelsior and oak Quercus robur and contains some wych elm Ulmus glabra and English elm Ulmus procera. The shrub layer is dominated by hazel Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, but also includes field maple Acer campestre, privet Ligustrum vulga…

Coed Nant Llolwyn

…nes of the Silurian. The main tree species are ash Fraxinus excelsior, wych elm Ulmus glabra, sessile oak Quercus petraea, beech Fagus sylvatica, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, which occurs locally in one or two places. Hornbeam Carpinus betulus, small-l…

Kingscote and Horsley Woods

…l Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna with beech, ash and wych elm Ulmus glabra regrowth. The ground flora contains abundant bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, anemone Anemone nemorosa and some dense patches of ramsons Allium ursi…

Oridge Street Meadows

…s spinosa, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, spindle Euonymus europaeus, English elm Ulmus procera, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare and some mature oak Quercus robur trees. Butterflies and day flying moths are common, including six spot burnet Zygaena filipendulae, ringlet Aphantopus hy…

Boynton Willow Garth

…ds to its interest. The tree canopy consists of mixed age stands of English elm Ulmus procera with alder Alnus glutinosa, crack willow Salix fragilis and ash Fraxinus excelsior, as well as some introduced species. There are mature individual trees of black poplar Populus nigra th…

Cooksholme Meadows

…lgare, field maple Acer campestre, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and English elm Ulmus procera. The meadows support an abundance of Lepidoptera butterflies and moths including grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, common blue Polyommatus icarus and bo…

Clout's Wood

…ries in relation to topography and land use history. Formerly coppiced wych elm Ulmus glabra stools occur patchily on the steep slope above the valley floor. These have been affected by Dutch elm disease, but limited regrowth and regeneration is occurring. Cherry Prunus avium occ…

Foster's Green Meadows

…r and ash Fraxinus excelsior present. Formerly there were also many English elm Ulmus procera, but these have been badly affected by Dutch elm disease. The diversity of vegetation at Foster’s Green encourages an equal richness of insect, bird and mammal life. Fourteen species of…

Adur Estuary

…he Atriplex spp., teasel Dipsacus fullonum, yarrow Achillea millefolium and elm Ulmus procera. The intertidal mud flats of the Adur Estuary support a number of wading birds, particularly redshank, dunlin and ringed plover. The number of ringed plover regularly exceed one percent …

Baynhall Meadow

… site is bounded on all sides by tall, thick hedgerows dominated by English elm Ulmus procera, ash Fraxinus excelsior, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, dog rose Rosa canina agg. and blackberry Rubus fruticosus. Pollard willows Salix alba surround a…

Broxhead and Kingsley Commons

…ruticosus. Holly Ilex aquifolium, sallow Salix cinere and suckering English elm Ulmus procera are all common components of the woodland shrub layer. The bird fauna of the SSSI includes breeding populations of three important heathland bird species listed in Annex 1 of the EC Bird…

Combe Haven

… pseudacorus and purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria. Ash, oak and English elm Ulmus procera occur on the drier margins of this wood and early purple orchid Orchis mascula and twayblade Neottia ovata occur in the ground flora. RAILWAY EMBANKMENT A dense scrub of hawthorn Crata…

Short Wood

…e woodland is the most common vegetation type present with invasive elm coppice Ulmus procera occurring locally. Despite the death of some of the elm trees, this woodland still contains the most extensive of elm coppice in the county. The woodland structure is predominantly coppi…

Lorton

…ercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre; English elm Ulmus procera was also formerly important here. There is a diverse under-storey with shrubs including hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, hazel Corylus avellana, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, holly Ilex aqui…

Tiddesley Wood

…Betula pendula and in places there are stands of invasive suckering English elm Ulmus procera. Wild service tree Sorbus torminalis, spindle Euonymus europaeus and wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana are also present. In the past there have been attempts to replant parts of the wood w…

Higher Moors & Porth Hellick Pool (St. Mary's)

…t further upstream there is a narrow band of fringing woodland with English elm Ulmus procera and grey willow. The wetter marsh to the west has marsh willowherb, yellow Iris, creeping forget-me-not Myosotis secunda, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and wild angelica Angelica …

Wettenhall and Darnhall Woods

…r, ash Fraxinus excelsior and hazel Corylus avellana, but in places English elm Ulmus procera is or was abundant. There are a number of the uncommon wild service tree Sorbus torminalis present and in the wetter areas alder Alnus glutinosa is common. In most parts of the wood the…

Portway Farm Meadows

… are bounded on three sides by species rich hedgerows which contain English elm Ulmus procera, ash Fraxinus excelsior, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata and field maple Acer campestre.

West's Meadow, Aldermaston

…ide variety of other trees and shrubs including willows Salix spp., English elm Ulmus procera, wild cherry Prunus avium, crab apple Malus sylvestris, gorse and broom. The small stream supports aquatic species such as water starwort Callitriche sp. and celery leaved buttercup Ranu…

Charterhouse to Eashing

…curialis perennis and ivy Hedera helix. Some of the woods were dominated by elm Ulmus procera, now dead, but have an undergrowth of elm saplings with dense growths of the shrub species, bramble Rubus fruticosus and common nettles Urtica dioica. On the damper ground alder Alnus gl…

Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges

…nated by pedunculate oak Quercus robur, occasionally with suckering English elm Ulmus procera. The ground flora is generally poor but includes stinking iris Iris foetidissima, primose Primula vulgaris, hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas…

Yellow House Meadow

…ck scrubby bases. Shrubs and trees found in these hedgerows include English elm Ulmus procera, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, field maple Acer campestre, ash Fraxinus excelsior, crack willow Salix fragilis, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and crab apple Malus sy…

Hedenham Wood

…ced by predominantly ash and maple in the valley bottom, with big, high cut elm Ulmus procera stools in the south. Suckering elm covers the site of Hedenham Hall. Where ground flora is not completely shaded out by the hornbeam, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis is generally domi…

Jeffry Bog

…lantation is dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior and elm Ulmus procera, with sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. Whilst the riverside area is very wet underfoot with reed grass, meadowsweet, tufted sedge Carex acuta, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, opposite leaved …

Knightsbridge Lane

…nogyna, hazel Corylus avellana, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and English elm Ulmus procera. There is considerable growth of tall weed species such as stinging nettle Urtica dioica and cleavers Galium aparine, together with woodland plants which include wood avens Geum urbanum,…

Seaford to Beachy Head

…onsists of sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, ash Fraxinus excelsior and English elm Ulmus procera. The invertebrate fauna includes two nationally rare species, the cranefly Gonomyia conoviensis and the moth Jordanita globulariae. The scrub and downland also support important inverteb…

Allexton Wood

…urassic Upper Lias it is dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior and locally by elm Ulmus procera, with pedunculate oak Quercus robur being fairly widespread. The shrub layer is characterised by the abundance of field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana and sloe Prunus spino…

Cloatley Manor Farm Meadows

…obur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, field maple Acer campestre along with English elm Ulmus procera and pollarded crack willows Salix fragilis. Where the fields are bounded by woodland, hazel Corylus avellana is the dominant shrub.

Langham Pond

…of rhododendron, the planting of exotic conifers and the decline of English elm Ulmus procera, but remains valuable for breeding birds. The aquatic flora of the pond is notable and includes all four British duckweeds Lemna species. The aquatic and marginal flora also contain thre…

Leighfield Forest

…ominance of ash Fraxinus excelsior and oak Quercus robur although, locally, elm Ulmus procera and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus are significant. The understorey of hazel Corylus avellana and field maple Acer campestre is often dense and the mixed association of shrubs includes dog…

Alderton Hill Quarry

… hedges with ash Fraxinus excelsior, pedunculate oak Quercus robur, English elm Ulmus procera, holly Ilex aquifolium, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, hazel Corylus avellana and spindle Euonymus europaeus. The invertebrate fauna includes common blue butterfly Polyommatus icarus.

Risley Moss

…peaty soils. On higher ground oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and elm Ulmus glabra and U. procera predominate with a hazel understorey. An interesting grassland is found on the clay spoil mounds where typical calcicole species occur such as common St John’s wort Hyperic…

Talhenbont

…r 100 corticolous species and the richest communities occur on ash, oak and elm Ulmus glabra and U. procera trees in the woodland and adjacent pastures. A range of rare and uncommon species are present, e.g. Catinaria grossa and Arthonia ilicina.

Roundway Down and Covert

…. Ash is the dominant tree species, with some hazel Corylus avellana, wych elm Ulmus glabra, English elm U. procera, beech Fagus sylvatica and silver birch Betula pendula. Several naturalised or planted species are widespread such as box Buxus sempervirens and sycamore Acer pseu…

Colyers Hanger

…ech Fagus sylvatica are present at the eastern end of the wood, whilst wych elm Ulmus glabra and English elm U. procera occur in the shrub layer at the south western part of the wood. The field layer is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and…

Spye Park

…acid peduncuiate oak ash woodland type. In places there is regrowth of wych elm Ulmus glabra and English elm U. procera following attacks of Dutch elm disease. Scattered silver birch Betula pendula, field maple Acer campestre, wild cherry Prunus avium and rowan Sorbus aucuparia a…

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