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West Lindsey Local Wildlife Sites Review 2007 Survey Report [Pdf WEST LINDSEY LOCAL WILDLIFE SITES REVIEW 2007 Report from strength to strength WEST LINDSEY LOCAL WILDLIFE SITES REVIEW 2007 Report March 2008 White Young Green Environmental Ltd accept no responsibility or liability for any use which is made of this document other than by the Client for the purpose for which it was originally commissioned and prepared. Reference: E011753 Issue Prepared by Verified by V1 07.03.08 V2 - V3 - V4 - Richard Penson Simon Thomas White Young Green Environmental Ltd, Executive Park, Avalon Way, Anstey, Leicester LE7 7GR Tel: 0116 234 8100 Fax: 0116 234 8002 Email: [email protected] SITE NAME: Grid Reference Bass Wood & Park Springs Wood S K 8 4 5 8 8 3 SITE sub-division Date 1 7 0 5 0 7 RECORDER(S) Time on site P Benyon & R Wardle 01hrs mins HABITATS (MAIN/ADDITIONAL) CONSTRAINTS Woodland + Running water Early/late survey Scrub – scattered Spring/flush Short visit Scrub – dense Standing water + Weather Hedgerow – spp rich + Marsh/fen + Terrain Hedgerow – spp poor Reedbed Vegetation Grassland – neutral Saltmarsh Grassland – calcareous Mudflat Grassland – damp Sand dune Grassland – acid Saline lagoon Heathland Ruderal Acid peatland SITE DESCRIPTION Bass Wood comprises two thirds of the site with Park Springs Wood occupying the western third. Bass Wood is a managed, largely broadleaf plantation of various aged blocks, ranging from mature oak standards through to cleared and recently replanted areas. Section 1 - Tall planted oak trees with hazel and some holly. Ground flora with wood anemone, early purple orchid and yellow archangel. Section 2 - More mixed plantation with silver birch, sweet chestnut and pine. Ground flora with abundant bramble and woodland species limited to 1st 50m from west end. Section 3 - Tall ash and oak with lush understorey of hazel, sycamore, young ash and hawthorn, small leaved lime. Range of woodland species including wood anemone, bluebell, early purple orchid, dog’s mercury, common dog violet, yellow archangel, enchanter’s nightshade, herb Bennet and herb Robert. Section 4 - Block of felled and recently re-planted with oak. Frequent willow scrub. Section 5 - Block recently coppiced with tall oaks, ash, small leaved lime, brashed. Very open with lush ground flora reflecting areas of damp ground in addition to previously noted woodland species. Patches of meadowsweet, bugle, wild angelica, tufted hair grass, lesser celandine, hybrid avens, ground ivy, pignut and sanicle. Re-growth of wild privet and guelder rose. Section 6 - Further area felled and recently re-planted. Frequent willow scrub. Section 7 - Most natural looking part of the wood with standards, coppice and well developed understorey. Approximately 60m from north west boundary of this section x 2 wild service trees recorded. SITE DESCRIPTION contd Section 8 - Park Springs Wood: Conifers felled leaving tall oak and ash with a few sycamores. Re- growth of hawthorn, hazel, sycamore with bramble. Large patches of dog’s mercury. South east corner edge of wood, star of Bethlehem and two old small-leaved limes. Section 9 - Area of decent woodland with multi-stemmed small-leaved limes. Section 10 - Further area of felled woodland. Woodland edge habitat often diverse range of woody species including spindle, field maple, alder buckthorn and crab apple not seen in woodland areas proper. Further wild service tree recorded along southern boundary. ADDITIONAL FEATURES Veteran trees Anthills Areas of frequent/prolonged flooding Pollarded trees Bare ground Seasonally wet/damp + Standing/fallen wood + Rock outcrops Earthworks + Sap runs/holes Steep slopes Ridge and furrow Tussocky vegetation South facing slopes Appropriate management + Abundant nectar sources Invasive spp Inappropriate management Varied sward height Access Education potential Early purple orchid Section 5 Wild service trees north west boundary Section 7 ASSESSMENT Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Register: Sections 1, 2 and 3 shown as ancient re-planted; rest of wood shown as Ancient semi-natural (see attached). Lincolnshire Wildlife Sites Guidelines: Qualifies under WD1, WD2 and WD3 Most of woodland would appear to qualify under WD1: semi-natural woodland listed in Lincolnshire ancient woodland inventory or Humberside ancient woodland inventory. The current survey indicates that parts have been recently felled and re-planted and Park Springs wood (Section 8) did have conifers, which have been felled. However, even if the area of semi-natural ancient woodland is smaller than shown in the inventory, the site qualifies under other criteria. Table 1: Woodland Plants. Site has score of at least 21 (10 species minimum for qualification under WD2 & WD3) Small parts of the woodland are likely to qualify under WD2: Woodland with characteristics of semi-natural ancient woodland that does not appear in an ancient woodland inventory with a minimum species index score of 10 (site score at least 21). Rest of Woodland qualifies under WD3: Woodland not covered by other criteria with a minimum species index score of 10 (site score at least 21). Site thus clearly meets criteria for retention of Local Wildlife Site (LWS) status. SPECIES LIST Common Name Binomial Name Trees & Shrubs Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Sweet chestnut Castanea sativum Small-leaved lime Tilia cordata Ash Fraxinus excelsior Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Hazel Corylus avellana Field maple Acer campestre Guelder rose Viburnum opulus Spindle Euonymus europaeus Crab apple Malus sylvestris Wild service tree Sorbus torminalis Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris Holly Ilex aquilinum Alder buckthorn Frangula alnus Forbs Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa Early purple orchid Orchis mascula Yellow archangel Lamiatsrum galeobdelon Male fern Dryopteris felix-mas Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bugle Ajuga reptans Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis Cuckoo-pint Arum maculatum Common dog violet Viola riviniana Enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana Herb robert Geranium robertianum Herb bennet Geum urbanum Water avens Geum rivale Hybrid avens Geum x intermedium Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Angelica Angelica sylvestris Tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Wild privet Ligustrum vulgare Lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria Sanicle Sanucula europea Pignut Conopodium majus Remote sedge Carex remota Hairy St John's wort Hypericum hirsutum Ground ivy Glechoma hederacea Star of Bethlehem Ornithogalum angustifolium Legend Topo_Line_polyline SSSI and SNCI_region <all other values> SSSI_SNCI S.N.C.I. SNCI SSSI Bass Wood xxx DW xxx xxx Legend Broad-leaved Plantation 7 8 4 1 3 6 5 2 9 10 5 Bass Wood West Lindsay District Council SNCI Review DW 31/5/07 E011753 SITE NAME Grid Reference CAISTOR’S WOOD S K 8 4 9 8 7 5 SITE sub-division Date West Lindsey 1 8 0 5 0 7 RECORDER(S) Time on site Roger Wardle 2 hrs 30 mins HABITATS (MAIN/ADDITIONAL) CONSTRAINTS Woodland M Running water Early/late survey Scrub – scattered Spring/flush Short visit Scrub – dense Standing water Weather Hedgerow – spp rich A Marsh/fen Terrain Hedgerow – spp poor Reedbed Vegetation Grassland – neutral Saltmarsh Grassland – calcareous Mudflat Grassland – damp Sand dune Grassland – acid Saline lagoon Heathland Ruderal Acid peatland Site Description This wood forms part of a larger woodland complex (which includes Thurlby Wood and Top Fox Covert the latter wood not being part of the survey area). Caistor’s Wood is located on heavy boulder clay and has all the trademarks of former hazel coppice, now unmanaged but in places a good density of stools survive under the mature standards and regenerated younger native species. The western end is dominated by ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and field maple (Acer campestre), some of the latter having grown into good size for the species. Other trees include birch (Betula pendula), elm (Ulmus agg), small leaved lime (Tilia cordata) and oak (Quercus robur). The shrub layer is mostly hazel (Corylus avellana) coppice but other parts have a more scrubby structure with blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), bramble (Rubus fruticosus), honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum), spindle (Euonymus europaeus) and alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus). The ground flora at this end is often dominated by dog’s mercury (Mercurialis perennis) but also contains yellow arch- angel (Lamasiastrum galeobdolon), bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) and early purple orchid (Orchis mascula). There is what appears to be a wood bank at the west end of the wood. The eastern part of the wood is similar but oak standards are present in places. The site has very sympathetic owners. With this in mind an approach will be made to them to consider management options using funds from the English Woodland Grant Scheme. ADDITIONAL FEATURES Veteran trees Anthills Areas of frequent/prolonged flooding Pollarded trees Bare ground * Seasonally wet/damp * Standing/fallen wood * Rock outcrops Earthworks * Sap runs/holes * Steep slopes Ridge and furrow Tussocky vegetation South facing slopes Appropriate management Abundant nectar sources Invasive spp Inappropriate management Varied sward height Access Education potential General view at the east end of the wood, showing coppice with standards. ASSESSMENT Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Register: The majority of Caistor’s Wood is shown as Ancient semi-natural although the extreme north east corner shows as Ancient re-planted woodland. Lincolnshire Wildlife Site Guidelines: Qualifies under WD1 and WD2. Most of the woodland would
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