Seller's Wood

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Nottinghamshire County

Condition (Natural England)

Habitats

Ancient woodland, Bracken scrub

Description

Description The site is a fine example of broad leaved semi natural woodland and is of Regional importance. Biology The majority of the woodland is characterised by the preponderance of ash Fraxinus excelsior and wych elm Ulmus glabra although, locally, the wood is dominated by sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. hazel Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna are the most abundant of a wide variety of shrub species while the diverse field layer vegetation contains a large number of plant species characteristic of lowland ancient woodland, such as giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. In places this woodland structure gives way to one dominated by birch Betula pendula with oak Quercus robur, hazel and rowan Sorbus aucuparia all common. Here the field layer vegetation is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, although wood anemone Anemone nemorosa is locally abundant. Additional interest is provided by the presence of a number of well vegetated ponds which contain a diverse aquatic fauna and which are also valuable drinking areas for woodland birds and mammals.

Species mentioned

Insects to look out for

These moths, butterflies and beetles are known to feed on plants recorded at this site, and carry a notable UK conservation status — but a host-plant being present doesn't mean the insect has actually been recorded here. Treat this as "worth watching for," not a confirmed sighting.

Host-plant data: Cook et al. (2025), Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2024, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology / Butterfly Conservation; and Padovani et al. (2020), Database of Insects and their Food Plants (DBIF), UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (both Open Government Licence). Contains data supplied by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

Plant communities