| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | East Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 710 201 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 37.5 hectares (93 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1986 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Darwell Wood is a 37.5-hectare (93-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Battle in East Sussex. [1] [2]
Most of the wood is made-up of coppices of hornbeam ( Carpinus betulus) with oak ( Quercus robur) standards. Under the dense tree canopy, mosses mainly grow with a few patches of bluebells ( Hyacinthoides nonscripta),also blackberry ( Rubus fruticosus) and wood sorrel ( Oxalis acetosella) can be found. On the higher grounds, the woodland becomes more open, with silver birch ( Betula pendula) and hazel ( Corylus avellana) and some sweet chestnut ( Castanea sativa) coppice areas. The ground flora of the woodland has wood sage ( Teucrium scorodonia), bracken ( Pteridium aquilinum) and sanicle ( Sanicula europaea). On the west of the site, calcareous (chalky) soils help support an ash ( Fraxinus excelsior) growth underplanted by mosses, ramsons ( Allium ursinum), bee and pyramidal orchids ( Ophrys apifera) and ( Anacamptis pyramidalis). The streams which pass through the site have eroded deeply into the rock layer to produce steep sided valleys. These valleys have alder ( Alnus glutinosa), with local abundances of grey willow ( Salix cinerea) above a ground flora of pendulous sedge ( Carex pendula), water mint ( Mentha aquatica), opposite-leaved golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) and ragged robin ( Lychnis flos-cuculi). [3]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Darwell Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Map of Darwell Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Darwell Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
|
| |
| Location | East Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 710 201 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 37.5 hectares (93 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1986 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Darwell Wood is a 37.5-hectare (93-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Battle in East Sussex. [1] [2]
Most of the wood is made-up of coppices of hornbeam ( Carpinus betulus) with oak ( Quercus robur) standards. Under the dense tree canopy, mosses mainly grow with a few patches of bluebells ( Hyacinthoides nonscripta),also blackberry ( Rubus fruticosus) and wood sorrel ( Oxalis acetosella) can be found. On the higher grounds, the woodland becomes more open, with silver birch ( Betula pendula) and hazel ( Corylus avellana) and some sweet chestnut ( Castanea sativa) coppice areas. The ground flora of the woodland has wood sage ( Teucrium scorodonia), bracken ( Pteridium aquilinum) and sanicle ( Sanicula europaea). On the west of the site, calcareous (chalky) soils help support an ash ( Fraxinus excelsior) growth underplanted by mosses, ramsons ( Allium ursinum), bee and pyramidal orchids ( Ophrys apifera) and ( Anacamptis pyramidalis). The streams which pass through the site have eroded deeply into the rock layer to produce steep sided valleys. These valleys have alder ( Alnus glutinosa), with local abundances of grey willow ( Salix cinerea) above a ground flora of pendulous sedge ( Carex pendula), water mint ( Mentha aquatica), opposite-leaved golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) and ragged robin ( Lychnis flos-cuculi). [3]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Darwell Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Map of Darwell Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Darwell Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 January 2019.