EXCHANGE SIDINGS (INDZ/ES05)

Click here to see general ecological data for the site

Click here to see preliminary management plan for the site

 

Species list - Part 1

Species list - Part 2

Phase II Botanical Survey Species List - Part 1

Community A - Mature mixed deciduous woodland (with some standing deadwood)

 

 

Mosses and ferns

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken

O-R

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Arrhenatherum elatius

False oat-grass

O

Dactylis glomerata

Cocksfoot

O-F

Holcus mollis

Creeping soft-grass

L/A

Flowering plants

Alliaria petiolata

Garlic mustard

O

Anthriscus sylvestris

Cow parsley

O

Aquilegia  x

Columbine (cultivar)

R

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay willowherb

O

Epilobium sp.

Willowherb species

F

Galium aparine

Cleavers

O-F

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

O

Hieraceum sp.

Hawkweed species

R (19-06-00)

Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup

O

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

F

Taraxacum sp.

Dandelion

O

Urtica dioica

Common nettle

O

Trees, shrubs and climbers

Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore

F

Betula sp.

Birch

O

Corylus avellana

Hazel

F

Crataegus monogyna

Hawthorn

O

Fagus sylvatica

Beech

O

Fraxinus excelsior

Ash

O

Hedera helix

Ivy

L/A

Quercus sp.

Oak

A

Sambucus nigra

Elder

F

Viburnum opulus

Guelder rose

L/A

Community B - Open birch woodland

 

 

Mosses and ferns

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken

D

Flowering plants

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

F

Trees and shrubs

Betula sp.

Birch

A

Quercus sp.

Oak

F

Community C - Bramble

 

 

Mosses and ferns

Dryopteris filix-mas

Male fern

R

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken

A

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Dactylis glomerata

Cocksfoot

F

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire fog

O

Holcus mollis

Creeping soft grass

A

Juncus effusus

Soft rush

O

Flowering plants

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay willowherb

A

Cirsium sp.

Thistle

O

Digitallis purpurea

Foxglove

O

Epilobium sp.

Willowherb species

O

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

O

Hypochaeris radicata

Common cat's-ear

O

Lapsana communis

Nipplewort

R (19-06-00)

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort plantain

O

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

D

Rumex obtusifolius

Broad-leaved dock

O

Urtica dioica

Common nettle

O

Vicia cracca

Tufted vetch

R (19-06-00)

Trees, shrubs and climbers

Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore

O

Betula sp.

Birch

A

Calluna vulgaris

Heather

R

Crataegus monogyna

Hawthorn

R

Fraxinus excelsior

Ash

O

Hedera helix

Ivy

L/A

Quercus sp.

Oak

O

Ulex sp.

Gorse

R

Community D - Oak and/or birch scrub

 

 

Lichens, mosses and ferns

Cladonia sp.

Cup lichen

O

Polytrichum sp.

Moss

R

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken

A

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy-hair grass

A

Holcus mollis

Creeping soft grass

A

Juncus effusus

Soft rush

F

Luzula sylvatica

Great wood-rush

O-R

Flowering plants

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay willowherb

O-R

Digitallis purpurea

Foxglove

O

Epilobium sp.

Willowherb

R

Hypericum sp.

St John's-wort

O

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

F

Teucrium scorodonia

Wood sage

F

Trees and shrubs

Betula sp.

Birch

A

Calluna vulgaris

Heather

F

Quercus sp.

Oak

A

 

 

Community D - Bracken stands

Mosses and ferns

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken

D

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Juncus effusus

Soft rush

R

Flowering plants

Hyacinthoides non-scriptus

Bluebell

F

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

A

 

Community F - Heathland

Ferns and mosses

Pteridium aqulinum

Bracken

A-F

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Deschampsia caespitosa

Tufted hair-grass

F

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy hair-grass

O-F

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire fog

O-F (19-06-00)

Lolium perenne

Perennial rye-grass

R (19-06-00)

Flowering plants

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay willowherb

F

Digitalis purpurea

Foxglove

F

Galium saxatile

Heath bedstraw

O (19-06-00)

Hyacinthoides non-scriptus

Bluebell

O-R

Hypochaeris radicata

Common cat's-ear

R (19-06-00)

Rubus fruticosa agg.

Bramble

O-F

Teucrium scorodonia

Wood sage

O-R (19-06-00)

Trees and shrubs

Betula sp.

Birch

F

Calluna vulgaris

Heather

D

Quercus sp.

Oak

O

Click here to see general ecological data for the site

Click here to see preliminary management plan for the site

Species list - Part 1

Species list - Part 2

 

Stocksbridge SRB5 Greenspace Audit undertaken by Jim Flanagan for Sheffield Wildlife Trust - see their Community Action Handbook - full of good ideas for your local site


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Inner Zone

Knoll Top

Outer Zone

Oxley Park

Bracken Moor - playing fields

East Whitwell - open space

Wood Royd

Countryside Zone

Ellen Cliff Wood

Townend Common

Industrial Zone

Dog Lichen Field

Hen Holmes Wood

Little Don - acid heath

Little Don - open space

Exchange Sidings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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nner Zone

Knoll Top

Outer Zone

Oxley Park

Bracken Moor - playing fields

East Whitwell - open space

Wood Royd

Countryside Zone

Ellen Cliff Wood

Townend Common

Industrial Zone

Dog Lichen Field

Hen Holmes Wood

Little Don - acid heath

Little Don - open space

Exchange Sidings

 

 

 

 

 

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