Alastairs Wood, Lount

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Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary

Getting There

Entrance off the B587 Nottingham Road, very restricted parking. The Ivanhoe Way passes through Alistairs Wood and pedestrian access via this route is advised.

Managed By

Forestry England

Wild places

Total species seen at this site: 32

Description

Alistairs Wood is a mixture of new plantation, comprising mainly native broadleaf trees. It also has open meadow and grazed land. In the centre is a SSSI, designated for the acidic grassland community.

The records and images below may include those from adjacent sites if the grid reference submitted with these records overlaps the boundary of this Wild Place.

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Common Name	Latin Name	Date Recorded	Recorded By
Woundwort Shieldbug	Eysarcoris venustissimus	10/07/2021	Melinda Bell
Foxglove	Digitalis purpurea	10/07/2021	Melinda Bell
Nipplewort	Lapsana communis	10/07/2021	Melinda Bell
Red Campion	Silene dioica	10/07/2021	Melinda Bell
Field-rose	Rosa arvensis	10/07/2021	Melinda Bell
Spear Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	10/07/2021	Melinda Bell
Changing Forget-me-not	Myosotis discolor	30/05/2021	Peter Smith
Bitter-vetch	Lathyrus linifolius	30/05/2021	Peter Smith
Tormentil	Potentilla erecta	30/05/2021	Peter Smith
Brooklime	Veronica beccabunga	30/05/2021	Peter Smith
Cuckooflower	Cardamine pratensis	30/05/2021	Peter Smith
Germander Speedwell	Veronica chamaedrys	30/05/2021	Peter Smith
Jointed Rush	Juncus articulatus	30/05/2021	Peter Smith
	Rhagio scolopaceus	30/05/2021	Peter Smith
Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage	Chrysosplenium oppositifolium	17/03/2021	Melinda Bell
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	17/03/2021	Melinda Bell
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	17/03/2021	Melinda Bell
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	17/03/2021	Melinda Bell
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	17/03/2021	Melinda Bell
Pedunculate Oak	Quercus robur	17/03/2021	Melinda Bell
Comma	Polygonia c-album	27/06/2018	Peter Smith
Meadow Brown	Maniola jurtina	27/06/2018	Peter Smith
Ringlet	Aphantopus hyperantus	27/06/2018	Peter Smith
Bramble agg.	Rubus fruticosus agg.	27/06/2018	Peter Smith
Rowan	Sorbus aucuparia	27/06/2018	Peter Smith
Bracken	Pteridium aquilinum	27/06/2018	Peter Smith
Creeping Thistle	Cirsium arvense	27/06/2018	Peter Smith
Cleavers	Galium aparine	27/06/2018	Peter Smith
Pedunculate Oak	Quercus robur	27/06/2018	Peter Smith
Hazel	Corylus avellana	27/06/2018	Peter Smith
Harlequin Ladybird	Harmonia axyridis	27/06/2018	Peter Smith
Holly	Ilex aquifolium	27/06/2018	Peter Smith
Sycamore	Acer pseudoplatanus	27/06/2018	Peter Smith

Group	Common name	Latin name	Last seen
Beetles	Harlequin Ladybird	Harmonia axyridis	27/06/2018
Birds	Robin	Erithacus rubecula	17/03/2021
Birds	Jay	Garrulus glandarius	17/03/2021
Birds	Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	17/03/2021
Birds	Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	17/03/2021
Bugs	Woundwort Shieldbug	Eysarcoris venustissimus	10/07/2021
Butterflies	Ringlet	Aphantopus hyperantus	27/06/2018
Butterflies	Meadow Brown	Maniola jurtina	27/06/2018
Butterflies	Comma	Polygonia c-album	27/06/2018
Ferns & Horsetails	Bracken	Pteridium aquilinum	27/06/2018
Flies		Rhagio scolopaceus	30/05/2021
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges	Jointed Rush	Juncus articulatus	30/05/2021
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Sycamore	Acer pseudoplatanus	27/06/2018
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Hazel	Corylus avellana	27/06/2018
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Holly	Ilex aquifolium	27/06/2018
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Pedunculate Oak	Quercus robur	27/06/2018
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Field-rose	Rosa arvensis	10/07/2021
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Bramble agg.	Rubus fruticosus agg.	27/06/2018
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Rowan	Sorbus aucuparia	27/06/2018
Wildflowers	Cuckooflower	Cardamine pratensis	30/05/2021
Wildflowers	Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage	Chrysosplenium oppositifolium	17/03/2021
Wildflowers	Creeping Thistle	Cirsium arvense	27/06/2018
Wildflowers	Spear Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	10/07/2021
Wildflowers	Foxglove	Digitalis purpurea	10/07/2021
Wildflowers	Cleavers	Galium aparine	27/06/2018
Wildflowers	Nipplewort	Lapsana communis	10/07/2021
Wildflowers	Bitter-vetch	Lathyrus linifolius	30/05/2021
Wildflowers	Changing Forget-me-not	Myosotis discolor	30/05/2021
Wildflowers	Tormentil	Potentilla erecta	30/05/2021
Wildflowers	Red Campion	Silene dioica	10/07/2021
Wildflowers	Brooklime	Veronica beccabunga	30/05/2021
Wildflowers	Germander Speedwell	Veronica chamaedrys	30/05/2021

Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus	Foxglove Digitalis purpurea	Nipplewort Lapsana communis	Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Red Campion Silene dioica	Field-rose Rosa arvensis	Field-rose Rosa arvensis	Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor	Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor	Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor	Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius	Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius	Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur	Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium