Ambion Wood

Details
Species list

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

Getting There

The wood can be accessed from the Bosworth Battlefield or from along the Ashby Canal.

Status

Private but crossed by a public footpath.

Former LRWT nature reserve.

Wild places

Total species seen at this site: 54

Description

Secondary woodland and plantation on Mercia Mudstone with bands of sandstone, covering 36 ha.

Wildlife Highlights

Plant species recorded include Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, Eared Willow Salix aurita and Pale Sedge Carex pallescens.

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.

Latest records

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Common Name	Latin Name	Date Recorded	Recorded By
Netted Slug	Deroceras reticulatum	06/07/2021	David Nicholls
Sloe Bug	Dolycoris baccarum	06/07/2021	David Nicholls
	Poecilobothrus nobilitatus	06/07/2021	David Nicholls
Dusky Slug	Arion subfuscus	06/07/2021	David Nicholls
	Chromatomyia aprilina	06/07/2021	David Nicholls
Leaf mine	Phytomyza lappae	06/07/2021	David Nicholls
Large Skipper	Ochlodes sylvanus	21/06/2021	egaten
Hedgerow Crane's-bill	Geranium pyrenaicum	21/06/2021	egaten
Common Marble	Celypha lacunana	21/06/2021	egaten
Hedge Woundwort	Stachys sylvatica	21/06/2021	egaten
Dryad's Saddle	Polyporus squamosus	21/06/2021	egaten
Elder	Sambucus nigra	21/06/2021	egaten
Pineappleweed	Matricaria discoidea	21/06/2021	egaten
Stoat	Mustela erminea	15/12/2020	egaten
Black Bryony	Dioscorea communis	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Green Shieldbug	Palomena prasina	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Silverweed	Potentilla anserina	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Great Willowherb	Epilobium hirsutum	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Gypsywort	Lycopus europaeus	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Amphibious Bistort	Persicaria amphibia	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Branched Bur-reed	Sparganium erectum	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Blue-tailed Damselfly	Ischnura elegans	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Water Mint	Mentha aquatica	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Hazel	Corylus avellana	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Pedunculate Oak	Quercus robur	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Bramble agg.	Rubus fruticosus agg.	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Lady-fern	Athyrium filix-femina	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Broad Buckler Fern	Dryopteris dilatata	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Male-fern	Dryopteris filix-mas	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Raspberry	Rubus idaeus	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Nipplewort	Lapsana communis	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Black Bryony	Dioscorea communis	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Blackthorn	Prunus spinosa	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Common Nettle	Urtica dioica	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Lesser Burdock	Arctium minus	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Ash	Fraxinus excelsior	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Dingy Footman	Eilema griseola	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
	Dasineura pustulans	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
	Dasineura ulmaria	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Meadowsweet Rust Fungus	Triphragmium ulmariae	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Gatekeeper	Pyronia tithonus	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Leaf mine	Phytomyza lappae	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
	Erysiphe heraclei	30/07/2020	Melinda Bell
Bulrush	Typha latifolia	31/10/2019	egaten
Horse-chestnut	Aesculus hippocastanum	31/10/2019	egaten
Dog-rose	Rosa canina	31/10/2019	egaten
Rosy Bonnet	Mycena rosea	05/10/2019	sue
Cauliflower Gall Mite	Aceria fraxinivora	05/10/2019	sue
	Agromyza nana	05/10/2019	sue
	Phytomyza fallaciosa	05/10/2019	sue

Group	Common name	Latin name	Last seen
Bugs	Sloe Bug	Dolycoris baccarum	06/07/2021
Bugs	Green Shieldbug	Palomena prasina	30/07/2020
Butterflies	Large Skipper	Ochlodes sylvanus	21/06/2021
Butterflies	Gatekeeper	Pyronia tithonus	30/07/2020
Craneflies, Gnats & Midges		Dasineura pustulans	30/07/2020
Craneflies, Gnats & Midges		Dasineura ulmaria	30/07/2020
Dragonflies and Damselflies	Blue-tailed Damselfly	Ischnura elegans	30/07/2020
Ferns & Horsetails	Lady-fern	Athyrium filix-femina	30/07/2020
Ferns & Horsetails	Broad Buckler Fern	Dryopteris dilatata	30/07/2020
Ferns & Horsetails	Male-fern	Dryopteris filix-mas	30/07/2020
Flies		Agromyza nana	05/10/2019
Flies		Chromatomyia aprilina	06/07/2021
Flies		Phytomyza autumnalis	05/10/2019
Flies		Phytomyza fallaciosa	05/10/2019
Flies	Leaf mine	Phytomyza lappae	06/07/2021
Flies		Phytomyza leucanthemi	05/10/2019
Flies		Poecilobothrus nobilitatus	06/07/2021
Fungi	King Alfred's Cakes	Daldinia concentrica	15/03/2006
Fungi		Erysiphe heraclei	30/07/2020
Fungi	Rosy Bonnet	Mycena rosea	05/10/2019
Fungi	Dryad's Saddle	Polyporus squamosus	21/06/2021
Fungi	Meadowsweet Rust Fungus	Triphragmium ulmariae	30/07/2020
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges	Reed Canary-grass	Phalaris arundinacea	27/06/2018
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges	Bulrush	Typha latifolia	31/10/2019
Mammals	Muntjac	Muntiacus reevesi	10/10/2016
Mammals	Stoat	Mustela erminea	15/12/2020
Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions	Cauliflower Gall Mite	Aceria fraxinivora	05/10/2019
Moths	Common Marble	Celypha lacunana	21/06/2021
Moths	Dingy Footman	Eilema griseola	30/07/2020
Slugs & Snails	Dusky Slug	Arion subfuscus	06/07/2021
Slugs & Snails	Netted Slug	Deroceras reticulatum	06/07/2021
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Horse-chestnut	Aesculus hippocastanum	31/10/2019
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Hazel	Corylus avellana	30/07/2020
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Ash	Fraxinus excelsior	30/07/2020
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Blackthorn	Prunus spinosa	30/07/2020
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Pedunculate Oak	Quercus robur	30/07/2020
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Dog-rose	Rosa canina	31/10/2019
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Bramble agg.	Rubus fruticosus agg.	30/07/2020
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Raspberry	Rubus idaeus	30/07/2020
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers	Elder	Sambucus nigra	21/06/2021
Wildflowers	Lesser Burdock	Arctium minus	30/07/2020
Wildflowers	Black Bryony	Dioscorea communis	30/07/2020
Wildflowers	Great Willowherb	Epilobium hirsutum	30/07/2020
Wildflowers	Broad-leaved Helleborine	Epipactis helleborine	05/09/2016
Wildflowers	Hedgerow Crane's-bill	Geranium pyrenaicum	21/06/2021
Wildflowers	Nipplewort	Lapsana communis	30/07/2020
Wildflowers	Gypsywort	Lycopus europaeus	30/07/2020
Wildflowers	Pineappleweed	Matricaria discoidea	21/06/2021
Wildflowers	Water Mint	Mentha aquatica	30/07/2020
Wildflowers	Amphibious Bistort	Persicaria amphibia	27/06/2018
Wildflowers	Silverweed	Potentilla anserina	30/07/2020
Wildflowers	Branched Bur-reed	Sparganium erectum	30/07/2020
Wildflowers	Hedge Woundwort	Stachys sylvatica	21/06/2021
Wildflowers	Common Nettle	Urtica dioica	30/07/2020

Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus	Chromatomyia aprilina	Leaf mine Phytomyza lappae	Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum	Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica	Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica	Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra	Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea	Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus	Common Marble Celypha lacunana
Meadowsweet Rust Fungus Triphragmium ulmariae	Erysiphe heraclei	Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina	Dasineura ulmaria