Oak-dominated woodland

The woodland at the southern tip of the site is dominated by Sessile Oak. The trees here are significantly older than those elsewhere on the site and the tree canopy is more closed. However, because the better quality trees were removed in the period between the two World Wars, many of those that remain are stunted or twisted.

Under the Oak canopy can be found a very limited shrub layer of scattered Hazel and Holly. The ground flora is dominated by grasses, including Wavy-hair Grass and Creeping Soft-grass. Bracken and Bramble also occur under the trees in some areas.

Towards the woodland edge, a wider range of tree and shrub species can be found. These include Beech, Wild Cherry, Hawthorn, Broom and Hazel, together with seedlings of Birch, Beech and Sycamore.