NationalNational SurveySurvey ofof NativeNative WoodlandsWoodlands 20032003--20082008 Volume 3a: Site reports 1 - 507 Philip Perrin, James Martin, Simon Barron, Fionnuala O’Neill, Kate McNutt & Aoife Delaney Botanical, Environmental & Conservation Consultants Ltd. 2008 A report submitted to the National Parks & Wildlife Service Site no. 0001 FIPS no. 65860 Date surveyed 02/07/2003 Woodland name Ballynabarny Wood Townland name Ballynabarny Conservation rating and score Very Good 64 Threat rating and score Low 0 Disco. map 68 Grid ref. S995410 6 inch sheet WX 20 County Wexford NPWS region South Eastern NHA code 746 SAC code - SPA Code - National Park Nature Reserve Woodland present in the 1840s Yes Ownership Private - Multiple Area (ha) 8 Max. alt. (m) 80 Min. alt. (m) 70 Sub-soil RckNCa/A/GLPSsS/TLPS Soil AminSP/AlluvMIN/AminPD Geography Woodland habitats Grazing Hydrological features Esker WN1 35% Deer Seasonal flooding Drumlin WN2 35% Cattle Springs Valley WN3 0% Sheep Lakes Lakeside WN4 0% Rabbits Rivers/streams Bogland WN5 0% Hares Damp clefts/ravines Hill WN6 30% Goats Other Plain/Lowlands WN7 0% Horses Island WS1 0% Other Riverside/Floodplain WD1 0% Grazing level 1 Coastal/Estuary WD2 0% Other habitats Field notes External data source: not all data recorded This is a small mixed broadleaf woodland located 2.5 km east of Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. The soil is a moderately freely draining brown earth. The wood is on a steep slope, adjacent to a tributary of the River Slaney. There is a small narrow strip of wet woodland which is subject to seasonal flooding. Two types of woodland can be identified at this site. Dry areas of the site are dominated by sessile oak (Quercus petraea), and beech (Fagus sylvatica) is occasional. Hazel (Corylus avellana) is abundant in the shrub layer, and holly (Ilex aquifolium) and hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) also occur here. Rubus fruticosus agg. is abundant. The field layer is sparse in the dry woodland, and contains Oxalis acetosella and Hyacinthoides non-scripta among other herbs. Melica uniflora also occurs in this part of the wood. Within the wetter areas of the site wet willow/ash/alder woodland is common. Here, grey willow (Salix cinerea) is abundant with alder (Alnus glutinosa) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior). The field layer is composed of Oenanthe crocata, Filipendula ulmaria and Carex remota. Light grazing occurs in the wood. Site no. 0002 FIPS no. 53203 Date surveyed 02/07/2003 Woodland name Clone Fox Covert Townland name Clone Conservation rating and score Moderate 46 Threat rating and score Low 8 Disco. map 69 Grid ref. T005465 6 inch sheet WX 19 County Wexford NPWS region South Eastern NHA code 755 SAC code - SPA Code - National Park Nature Reserve Woodland present in the 1840s Yes Ownership Private - Single Area (ha) 5.9 Max. alt. (m) 50 Min. alt. (m) 40 Sub-soil RckNCa/TLPS Soil AminSW/AminDW Geography Woodland habitats Grazing Hydrological features Esker WN1 0% Deer Seasonal flooding Drumlin WN2 100% Cattle Springs Valley WN3 0% Sheep Lakes Lakeside WN4 0% Rabbits Rivers/streams Bogland WN5 0% Hares Damp clefts/ravines Hill WN6 0% Goats Other Plain/Lowlands WN7 0% Horses Island WS1 0% Other Riverside/Floodplain WD1 0% Grazing level 0 Coastal/Estuary WD2 0% Other habitats Field notes External data source: not all data recorded This is a small area of oak woodland on a slope above the River Bann, 7 km northeast of Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. The soil is a moderately freely draining brown earth. The canopy is dominated by pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), with occasional beech (Fagus sylvatica) and sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). Along the boundary ditch, wych elm (Ulmus glabra) and wild cherry (Prunus avium) are present. A large badger sett is located here. The species and structural diversity of the woodland is poor. Holly (Ilex aquifolium) and hazel (Corylus avellana) are the principal shrub layer components. The field layer is dominated by Rubus fruticosus agg and Pteridium aquilinum and appears highly disturbed in places. The oaks are widely spaced and even aged. Site no. 0003 FIPS no. 29448, 29451, 29443, 41012, 57112, 57096, 43933, 29447, 38309, 66044, 29453, 66036 Date surveyed 17/06/2003 Woodland name Courtown Dunes/Glen Townland name Ballinatray Lower, Courtown Conservation rating and score Very Good 70 Threat rating and score Moderate 33 Disco. map 69 Grid ref. T200570 6 inch sheet WX 12 County Wexford NPWS region South Eastern NHA code 757 SAC code - SPA Code - National Park Nature Reserve Woodland present in the 1840s Yes Ownership Local Authority Area (ha) 55 Max. alt. (m) 25 Min. alt. (m) 0 Sub-soil RckNCa/IrSTLs/A/Ws/Mbs Soil AminSP/BminPD/AlluvMIN/AeoUND/MarSands Geography Woodland habitats Grazing Hydrological features Esker WN1 0% Deer Seasonal flooding Drumlin WN2 3% Cattle Springs Valley WN3 0% Sheep Lakes Lakeside WN4 0% Rabbits Rivers/streams Bogland WN5 0% Hares Damp clefts/ravines Hill WN6 1% Goats Other Plain/Lowlands WN7 0% Horses Island WS1 0% Other Riverside/Floodplain WD1 25% Grazing level 1 Coastal/Estuary WD2 10% Other habitats WD4 60% Field notes External data source: not all data recorded This is a large area of mixed woodland located to the west and north of Courtown, Co. Wexford. The western part of the wood lies along the lower part of the Owenavorragh River. The northern part is adjacent to the coast, and this area lies partly on a dune system. The central part of the site has patchy canopy cover and has been recently thinned of conifers. An area in the southeast of the site is characterised by mature pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and occasional sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) with no understorey and a field layer often dominated by bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.). Releve 1 was recorded here. Parts of this area, particularly where there is a sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) canopy, have a field layer dominated by Allium ursinum and Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The western part of the central area is owned by Coillte and is categorised as conifer woodland and oak-ash-hazel woodland. The long narrow western part of the site that lines the Owenavorragh River is a conifer plantation. In the river floodplain there are field layer species typical of wet conditions including Filipendula ulmaria, Angelica sylvestris and Carex remota. In the eastern section of the site, much of which was recently given to NPWS by Coillte, the dune slack woodland has either a sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) or conifer canopy. The field layer has abundant Phyllitis scolopendrium in places. There are small areas of grey willow (Salix cinerea) scrub in wet patches here. A number of exotic invasive species occur in the site. These include rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum), cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus), snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) and box (Buxus sempervirens). Site no. 0004 FIPS no. 58018, 65895 Date surveyed 25/06/2003 Woodland name Killoughrum Forest Townland name Killoughrum Conservation rating and score Very Good 79 Threat rating and score Low 8 Disco. map 68 Grid ref. S904415 6 inch sheet WX 19 County Wexford NPWS region South Eastern NHA code 765 SAC code - SPA Code - National Park Nature Reserve Woodland present in the 1840s Yes Ownership Private - Multiple Area (ha) 43.8 Max. alt. (m) 90 Min. alt. (m) 40 Sub-soil TLPS/A/RckNCa Soil AminPD/AlluvMIN/AminSP Geography Woodland habitats Grazing Hydrological features Esker WN1 90% Deer Seasonal flooding Drumlin WN2 5% Cattle Springs Valley WN3 0% Sheep Lakes Lakeside WN4 0% Rabbits Rivers/streams Bogland WN5 0% Hares Damp clefts/ravines Hill WN6 5% Goats Other Plain/Lowlands WN7 0% Horses Island WS1 0% Other Riverside/Floodplain WD1 0% Grazing level 1 Coastal/Estuary WD2 0% Other habitats Field notes External data source: not all data recorded This is a large wood located 6 km west of Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford along a tributary of the Urrin River. The site is on moderately freely-draining mineral soil. For the most part, the canopy is dominated by sessile oak (Quercus petraea) and downy birch (Betula pubescens). In these areas, there is a subcanopy of sessile oak (Quercus petraea) and a shrub layer of holly (Ilex aquifolium). Hyacinthoides non-scripta and Teucrium scorodonia occur in the field layer. Small, well-drained areas are characterised by a canopy of ash (Fraxinus excelsior) with a hazel (Corylus avellana) subcanopy and a blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) shrub layer. Hyacinthoides non-scripta and Oxalis acetosella occur in the field layer here. There is a strip of wet woodland on gleys along the stream which has a downy birch (Betula pubescens) dominated canopy. Additional species found here include grey willow (Salix cinerea) and alder (Alnus glutinosa). There is a subcanopy of sessile oak (Quercus petraea) and a shrub layer of holly (Ilex aquifolium). The field layer contains species associated with wet areas such as Caltha palustris, Mentha aquatica and Ranunculus flammula among others. Site no. 0005 FIPS no. 40625, 40640, 59783, 59780, 59784, 83815, 59782, 59779, 59781 Date surveyed 08/05/2003 Woodland name Oaklands Townland name Oaklands, Camlin Conservation rating and score Moderate 58 Threat rating and score Moderate 25 Disco. map 76 Grid ref. S715255 6 inch sheet WX 29/34 County Wexford NPWS region South Eastern NHA code 774 SAC code - SPA Code - National Park Nature Reserve Woodland present in the 1840s Yes Ownership Coillte Area (ha) 26 Max. alt. (m) 60 Min. alt. (m) 40 Sub-soil TLPS/RckNCa Soil AminPD/AminSP/AminDW Geography Woodland habitats Grazing Hydrological features Esker WN1 0% Deer Seasonal flooding Drumlin WN2 0% Cattle Springs Valley WN3 0% Sheep Lakes Lakeside WN4 0% Rabbits Rivers/streams Bogland WN5 0% Hares Damp clefts/ravines Hill WN6 0% Goats Other Plain/Lowlands WN7 0% Horses Island WS1 0% Other Riverside/Floodplain WD1 100% Grazing level 1 Coastal/Estuary WD2 0% Other habitats Field notes External data source: not all data recorded This is a large mixed broadleaf wood on moderately freely draining brown earth soil located 2 km south of New Ross, Co.