Shared description
Fir Tree Copse
Part of the Chiddingfold Forest Site of Special Scientific Interest, which is the single, largest woodland complex on the Weald Clay, Fir Tree Copse is small in size but rich in wildlife and one of the best sites in Surrey for moths.
Comprising of oak and ash with an understorey of hazel coppice, it is particularly worth a visit in spring when the ground flora includes bluebell, wood anemone, yellow pimpernel, dog’s mercury, enchanter’s nightshade, wood speedwell, pignut and wood sorrel.
Look carefully and you may spot lily-of-the-valley or wild daffodil, which is only found in a few Surrey Wealden woodlands.
Recent surveys have uncovered some real surprises such as the nationally scarce common fan-foot moth, the county rare lichen Thelotrema lepadinum and a new British record for fungus Seticyphella tenuispora. Many of the interesting fungi species are found on rotting log piles in areas where Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) has made charcoal.
Comprising of oak and ash with an understorey of hazel coppice, it is particularly worth a visit in spring when the ground flora includes bluebell, wood anemone, yellow pimpernel, dog’s mercury, enchanter’s nightshade, wood speedwell, pignut and wood sorrel.
Look carefully and you may spot lily-of-the-valley or wild daffodil, which is only found in a few Surrey Wealden woodlands.
Recent surveys have uncovered some real surprises such as the nationally scarce common fan-foot moth, the county rare lichen Thelotrema lepadinum and a new British record for fungus Seticyphella tenuispora. Many of the interesting fungi species are found on rotting log piles in areas where Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) has made charcoal.
by N Chadwick
Created: Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Updated: Tue, 26 Apr 2011
11 images use this description: (all images taken in 2011)
Shared descriptions
This shared description
The 'Shared Description' text on this page is © copyright 2011 N Chadwick.
Shared descriptions are specifically licensed so that contributors can reuse them on their own images, without restriction.
About shared descriptions
These Shared Descriptions are common to multiple images.
For example, you can create a generic description for an object shown in a photo, and reuse the description on all photos of the object. All descriptions are public and shared between contributors, i.e. you can reuse a description created by others, just as they can use yours.
Explore images
Log in to view extended navigation and 'Explore' links.Other shared descriptions
Descriptions nearby
Related descriptions
- Chiddingfold Forest (Sidney Wood)
By N Chadwick. Used on 67 images
- Harrow Weald Common
By N Chadwick. Used on 13 images
- Hatfield Forest
By Roger Jones. Used on 12 images
- Dallington Forest
By N Chadwick. Used on 47 images
- Orlestone Forest
By N Chadwick. Used on 18 images
- Sandscale Haws Nature Reserve
By David Dixon. Used on 11 images
- Vann Lake and Candy's Copse Reserve
By N Chadwick. Used on 15 images
The above selections are automatic and approximate, it might not always select closely matching descriptions
