L Lower River Bank Wood between the middle path and the riverside
Topography
Steep slope
Aspect
A south and south-west facing slope shaded by trees
General Description
Mixed woodland with many oaks
Features
Steep wooded bank from the terraced ‘middle path’ down to the River Wear and the Weardale Way cycle path alongside the river; both paths closed when they were engulfed or carried away by the landslide in April 2013.
Soil
Grasses
- Wood melick (Melica uniflora)
- Wood millet (Milium effusum)
Ferns
Mosses
Lichens
- On the bark of some trees
Fungi
Trees and Shrubs
Oak (Quercus robur)- Beech (Fagus sylvactica)
- Silver birch (Betula pendula)
- Elm (Ulmus procera)
- Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
- Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
- Elder (Sambucus nigra)
- Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
- Yew (Taxus baccata)
- Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
- Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
- Ivy (Hedera helix)
- Bramble (Rubus fruticosus)
- Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
- Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
- Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
- Arrow-leaved ivy (Hedera helix sagittifolia)
Plants
- Bluebell (Endymion non-scriptus)
- Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)
- Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa)
- Greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea)
- Red campion (Silene dioica)
- Dandelion (Taraxacum officianale)
- Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum)
- Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum)
- Common violet (Viola riviniana)
Invertibrates
Mammals
Birds
- Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Common gull (Larus canus)
- Crow (Corvus corone corone)
- Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
Updates
11 May 2014
Kingfisher
Songthrush
Heron
Robin
Wren
Great Tit
