TREES

The Lumb, like the other woodlands of the Gleadless Valley, contains a mixture of native and non-native trees.

The greatest concentration of native trees in found in the northern part of the site, immediately adjacent to Rollestone Wood. Species here include Oak, Ash, Birch and Elm.

The most common non-native trees in The Lumb are Beech and Sycamore, the second of these being particularly frequent. Many of these trees were planted in the second half of the 19th century when coppicing declined in the Sheffield area as a result of the replacement of charcoal by coal.

SHRUBS
The Lumb has a relatively underdeveloped shrub layer. That which does occur is at its most dense in the area of semi-natural woodland in the northern part of the site. Shrub species found in the wood include Hawthorn and Hazel.

WOODLAND GROUND FLORA
The Lumb has a moderately rich ground flora, including a number of species characteristic of ancient woodland such as Bluebell, Wood Anemone, Wood Sorrel and Yellow Archangel. As with most of the other woodlands in the valley, the ground flora is richest on the stream banks and other wetter areas. Here ancient woodland indicators are joined by species characteristic of wet woodlands such as Ramsons, Golden Saxifrage, Meadowsweet and Valerian. Steeper, drier areas tend to be dominated by Bracken and grasses such as Wavy-hair Grass and Creeping Soft-grass.

MORE INFORMATION
More general information on the plants and trees of the Heritage Woodlands can be found elsewhere on this website.