PEEL BANK WOODLAND
& CONSERVATION TRUST
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Sunlight catching leaves
Houghton Hey Ancient Woodland, Hapton
Wild Cherry
Wild Cherry flowers April and May. A rich source of nectar
Winter light
Winter sunlight through the silver birch trees at Elker Woods, Billington
Hoverfly feeding
A hoverfly feeding
Tortoiseshell Butterfly
The Trust sites support a diverse array of butterflies and moths
Dappled sunlight
By managing our woodland the tree canopy allows varying amounts of sunlight onto the woodland floor, encouraging diverse flora species
New Spring growth
Bright new leaves in the Spring
Carpet of Bluebells
A dense carpet of bluebells covers the woodland floor of the ancient and new planted areas at Haughton Hey Plantation
A path through the trees
Carpets of buttercups and a diverse range of flowering gasses encourage numerous insects
Grasses and buttercups
Snake's Head Fritillary
A native bulb which is now rare in the wild. They were introduced to the Peel Bank Reserve and have colonised it extensively
Ramsons
Also known as wild garlic. A common bulb in ancient woodland. Flowers April to June and smells strongly of onion
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Grasses and buttercups