Armley Wood, Hambleton
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
The Rutland Water cycle path cuts through the woodland and this is best reached from Upper Hambleton village.
Part of the Rutland Water SSSI and Rutland Water Nature Reserve.
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust - Rutland Water Nature Reserve Information
Total species seen at this site:
The wood is situated along the northern shoreline of the Hambleton peninsular. This is ancient woodland but much reduced in size due to construction of Rutland Water and now only covering around 6 ha. In the Middle Ages it was part of Barnsdale deer park. The wood is of the Ash-Hazel type and lies on on Upper Lias clay.
Ash Fraxinus excelsior, Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur, Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and Hazel Corylus avellana are the main constituents of the tree and shrub layers and some well-grown oaks are present. The field layer does not appear to be particularly species-rich, but includes Primrose Primula vulgaris, Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and Wood Speedwell Veronica montana.
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.
The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.
In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.