Northern Stream Carr Survey
Introduction
The Leat Footpath
| The boggy path ends at the bottom of a
slope leading to the Leat Footpath. This is a cleared and well lit path, warm enough
on sunny days to provide a good corridor for dragonflies and butterflies. The leat
on the eastern side flows between banks richly clad in herbs and grasses, a striking
contrast to the steep western side of the footpath where bramble and ivy thickets
dominate. The sturdiest of the tree saplings can be seen fighting their way
through these thickets. Walking southwards on this path leads to the top of the steep southern area. |
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| FLORA | |
| Ferns and Mosses | |
| Rhytiadelphus squarrosus | |
| Polytrichum formosum | |
| Broad Buckler Fern | Dryopteris dilatata |
| Hard Fern | Blechnum spicant |
| Remote Sedge | Carex remota |
| Wood Sedge | Carex sylvatica |
| Woodrush | Luzula sp. |
| Other Plants | |
| Silver Birch seedlings | Betula pendula |
| Oak seedlings | Quercus sp. |
| Holly | Ilex aquifolium |
| Western Hemlock | Tsuga heterophylla |
| Bugle | Ajuga repens |
| Bramble /Blackberry | Rubus fruticosus |
| Wild Raspberry | Rubus idaeus |
| Herb Bennet | Geum urbanum |
| Western Gorse | Ulex gallii |
| Herb Robert | Geranium robertianum |
| Wild Strawberry | Fragaria vesca |
| Common Dog Violet | Viola riviniana |
| Wild Angelica | Angelica sylvestris |
| Ivy | Hedera helix |
| Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea |
Now continue to the Steep Southern Area