Strawberry Cottage Wood
Geology & landscape
Rock Type: Sandstone
Description
Description Hanging sessile oak Quercus petraea wood over an Old Red Sandstone bluff on the southern edge of the Black Mountains. It has unusually well grown oaks Quercus petraea and some Q robur, locally abundant birch Betula pendula and occasional lime Tilia cordata and beech Fagus sylvatica. Remarks: Within Brecon Beacons National Park. The site is subject to a Tree Preservation Order administered by the Brecon Beacons National Park. Part of the site is a Gwent Trust for Nature Conservation Reserve.
Species mentioned
Show the 4 species mentioned in the description, with red-list status| English name search for this in other sites |
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IUCN / Red List | Type | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birch | Betula pendula | LC | tree | betulaceae |
| beech | Fagus sylvatica | LC | tree | fabiaceae |
| sessile or durmast oak | Quercus petraea | LC | tree | fagaceae |
| lime small leaved | Tilia cordata | LC | tree | malvaceae |
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.
| Species | Status | Via host-plant |
|---|---|---|
| Oak lutestring Cymatophorina diluta |
Endangered | Quercus petraea |
| Scarce vapourer Orgyia recens |
Endangered | Betula spp., Fagus sylvatica, Quercus spp. |
| The sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx |
Vulnerable | Betula spp., Fagus sylvatica, Quercus spp., Tilia spp. |
| Broom moth Ceramica pisi |
Vulnerable | Betula spp. |
| Mottled umber Erannis defoliaria |
Vulnerable | Betula spp., Fagus sylvatica, Quercus spp. |
| The lackey Malacosoma neustria |
Vulnerable | Betula pendula, Quercus spp. |
| Pale brindled Phigalia pilosaria |
Vulnerable | Betula pendula, Quercus spp., Tilia spp. |
| Early moth Theria primaria |
Vulnerable | Quercus spp. |
| Pale eggar Trichiura crataegi |
Vulnerable | Betula spp., Quercus spp. |
| Oak hook-tip Watsonalla binaria |
Vulnerable | Betula pendula, Quercus petraea |
| Flounced chestnut Agrochola helvola |
Near Threatened | Betula spp., Quercus spp. |
| Kentish glory Endromis versicolora |
Near Threatened | Betula pendula |
| Large thorn Ennomos autumnaria |
Near Threatened | Betula spp., Quercus spp. |
| September thorn Ennomos erosaria |
Near Threatened | Betula spp., Fagus sylvatica, Quercus spp., Tilia spp. |
| Autumnal rustic Eugnorisma glareosa |
Near Threatened | Betula spp. |
| Double dart Graphiphora augur |
Near Threatened | Betula spp., Quercus spp. |
| Clay fan-foot Paracolax tristalis |
Near Threatened | Quercus spp. |
| Frosted green Polyploca ridens |
Near Threatened | Quercus petraea |
| Scarce hook-tip Sabra harpagula |
Near Threatened | Tilia cordata |
| White prominent Leucodonta bicoloria |
Regionally Extinct | Betula spp. |
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.