The Wet Woodland Survey
Individual Area Results
Bluebell Area
General Description of Survey Area |
| The Bluebell Area lies at the top of the East facing slope of the Wet Woodland. The resulting good drainage means that it is comparatively dry. Parts of the area are littered with flints. There is an extensive canopy of broad-leaved trees creating large areas of shade. During the spring, the ground is carpeted with bluebells. There are many ferns and mosses and a number of shade tolerant plants such as Yellow Pimpernel and Wood Sorrel. The Bluebell Area has the appearance of classic English broad-leaved woodland. |
Ground Level Plant Survey Results
N.B. Species names highlighted in green
below are mosses.
Species |
Common Name |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mean | |
| Polytrichum formosum Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Mnium hornum Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | ||
| Thuidium tamariscinum (Hedw.) B., S. & G. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Isothecium myosuroides Brid. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | ||
| Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.2 | ||
| Hypnum jutlandicum Holmen & Warncke | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Hypnum andoi Brid. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.2 | ||
| Pteridium aquilium (L.) Kuhn | Bracken | Max. Ht |
60 | 60 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | ||
| Blechnum spicant (L.) Roth | Hard Fern | Max. Ht |
10 | 40 | 50 | 33.3 | |||
% Cover |
1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 11.8 | ||
| Dryopteris dilitata (Hoffm.) A. Gray | Broad Buckler Fern | Max. Ht |
20 | 20 | |||||
| % Cover | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | ||
| Fagus sylvatica L. | Common Beech | Max. Ht |
15 | 15 | |||||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | ||
| Ilex aquifolium L. | Common Holly | Max. Ht |
100 | 15 | 60 | 58.3 | |||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.5 | ||
| Viola riviniana Reichb. | Common Dog Violet | Max. Ht |
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| % Cover | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Lysimachia nemorum L. | Yellow Pimpernel | Max. Ht |
5 | 15 | 10 | ||||
% Cover |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rubus fruticosus agg. | Bramble, Blackberry | Max. Ht |
20 | 20 | |||||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.8 | ||
| Oxalis acetosella L. | Wood sorrel | Max. Ht |
1 | 10 | 5.5 | ||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2.8 | ||
| Hedera helix L. | Ivy | Max. Ht |
15 | 15 | |||||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1.7 | ||
| Hyacinthoides non-scripta (L.) Chouard ex Rothm. | Bluebell | Max. Ht |
35 | 50 | 60 | 45 | 55 | 40 | 47.5 |
| % Cover | 50 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 29.7 | ||
| Holcus lanatus L. | Yorkshire Fog | Max. Ht |
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| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| Carex remota L. | Remote Sedge | Max. Ht |
15 | 15 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | ||
| Juncus effusus L. | Soft Rush | Max. Ht |
50 | 50 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Luzula pilosa (L.) Willd. | Hairy Wood-rush | Max. Ht |
20 | 20 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 |
No. of Samples taken in Area |
Total No. of Species Present in Samples of Area |
Dominant Species
in Area |
Mean % Cover |
Mean Maximum Height (cm) |
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6 |
22 |
1st | Hyacinthoides non-scripta (L.)
chouard ex Rothm. |
29.7 |
47.5 |
| 2nd | Thuidium tamariscinum (Hedw.) B. S. & G. |
13 |
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| 3rd | Blechnum spicant (L.) Roth |
11.8 |
33.3 |
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Mature Tree Survey |
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Survey includes all trees greater than 2m in height. |
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Species of Tree |
Percentage Frequency |
Max. Tree Height |
Betula pendula Roth Silver Birch |
64 | 26.6m |
Fraxinus latifolia |
16 | 18.2m |
Corylus avellana L. |
14 | 5.5m |
Sorbus aucuparia L. |
3 | 10.7m |
| Ilex aquifolium
L. Holly |
3 | 2.4m |
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