Buck Wood differs from other woodlands in the Gleadless Valley in containing a number of relatively large glades. Bracken, grasses and patches of Bramble dominate in the drier glades together with some patches of woodland species such as Bluebell and Wood Anemone. A wetter glade, near to the stream has a marshy area with Floating Sweet-grass, Bittersweet, Great Willowherb, Angelica and Marsh Thistle.