| A report prepared by Forestry Consultants and Timber Surveyors in October 1961 emphasises the “very fine heavy timber ... an over-mature mixture of Beech and Sweet Chestnut [etc]” and also emphasises the quantities of “dead, dying, diseased or dangerous” trees. In 1964, 534 trees of ten species were felled, 32.8% being sweet chestnut, 27.3% being beech 15.9% being oak, 7.3% being larch and 6.7% being Scots pine. A survey of the remaining trees in 1971 found just over 300 trees of more than ten metres in height and about another 100 smaller trees. Of the larger trees, 72% were broad-leaved (mainly beech, oak and sycamore) and 28% were coniferous. |
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Common Name |
Species
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| Alder | Alnus glutinosa | |
| Amur Maple | Acer ginnala | |
| Ash |
Fraxinus excelsior |
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Image
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Fagus sylvatica |
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| Bird Cherry | Prunus padus | |
| Blackthorn Sloe | Prunus spinosa | |
| Brewers 'Weeping' Spruce | Picea breweriana | |
| Chinese Witch Hazel | Hamamelis mollis | |
| Cockspur-thorn | Crataegus crus-galli | |
| Common Box | Buxus sempervirens | |
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Sorbus aria |
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| Corkscrew Willow | Salix matsudana `Tortuosa' | |
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Salix fragilis |
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| Dawn Redwood | Metasequoia glyptostroboides | |
| Empress Tree | Paulownia tomentosa | |
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Ulmus procera |
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Larix decidua |
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Quercus ilex |
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Robinia pseudoacacia |
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| Fern-leaved Beech | Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' | |
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Acer campestre |
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Salix caprea ssp. caprea |
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| Golden Weeping Willow | Salix Alba 'Niobe' | |
| Gray Birch | Betula populifolia | |
| Grey Poplar | Populus x canescens | |
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Crataegus monogyna |
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Corylus avellana |
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Ilex aquifolium |
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| Honey Locust | Gledischia triacanthos | |
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Carpinus betulus |
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Aesculus hippocastanum |
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| Indian Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | |
| Italian Alder | Alnus cordata | |
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Cryptomeria japonica |
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| Japanese Cherry | Prunus serrulata | |
| Japanese Crabapple | Malus floribunda | |
| Judas Tree | Cercis siliquastrum | |
| Katsura Tree | Cercidiphyllum japonicum | |
| Laburnum | Laburnum anagyroides | |
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Tilia x vulgaris |
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Platanus x hispanica |
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Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth |
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Fraxinus ornus |
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Araucaria araucana |
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| Monterey Pine | Pinus radiata | |
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Acer platanoides |
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| Paperbark Maple | Acer griseum | |
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Quercus robur |
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Parrotia persica |
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| Plume Japanese Red Cedar | Cryptomeria japonica Elegans | |
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Prunus lusitanica |
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| Purple Beech | Fagus sylvatica Atropurpurea | |
| Purple Laburnum |
Image
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Laburnum Adami |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | |
| Roble Beech | Nothofagus obliqua | |
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Sorbus aucupana |
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Rusty Willow |
Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia |
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Pinus sylvestris |
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Betula pendula |
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| Smooth Japanese Maple | Acer palmatum | |
| Snake Bark Maple | Acer pensylvanicum | |
| Spindle Tree | Euonymus europaeus | |
| Spring Cherry | Prunus subhirtella | |
| Swamp Cypress | Taxodium distichum | |
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Castanea sativa |
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| Sweet Gum |
Image
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Liquidambar styraciflua |
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Acer pseudoplatanus |
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| Tartarian Maple | Acer tataricum | |
| Turkey Oak | Quercus cerris | |
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Juglans regia |
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Populus trichocarpa |
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| Western Hemlock | Tsuga heterophylla? | |
| Western Red Cedar | Thuja plicata | |
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Populus alba |
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Salix alba |
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Prunus avium |
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Ulmus glabra |
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Taxus baccata |
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Rubus fruticosus agg. |
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| Bridal Wreath |
Spiraea
'arguta'
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| Butchers Broom |
Ruscus
aculeatus
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Buddleia davidii |
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Prunus laurocerasus |
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| Elder |
Sambucus
nigra
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Pyracantha coccinea |
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Ligustrum ovalifolium |
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Ribes uva-crispa |
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Ulex europaeus |
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Hedgehog Holly |
Ilex aquifolium Ferox' Argentea |
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Leycesteria formosa |
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| Honeysuckle |
Lonicera
periclymenum
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Kerria japonica |
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Philadelphus coronarius |
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Photinia davidiana |
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| Pink Snowberry |
Symphoricarpos
x chenaultii
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| Raspberry |
Rubus
idaeus
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| Red Currant |
Ribes
rubrum
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Rhododendron ponticum |
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| Snowberry |
Symphoricarpos
albus
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Spotted Laurel |
Aucuba japonica |
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| Tutsan |
Hypericum
androsaemum
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Ulex gallii |
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Ligustrum vulgare |
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| Willmott Winter Hazel |
Corylopsis
willmottiae
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Wilsons Honeysuckle |
Lonicera nitida |
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| Yellow Azalea |
Rhododendron
Iuteum
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Information
on British trees courtesy of:
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Science
and Plants for Schools (SAPS) A Key for Identifying British Trees
or Shrubs
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The
Royal Forestry Society http://www.rfs.org.uk
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Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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British
Wild Flowers - http://www.british-wild-flowers.co.uk
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