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Trees (Native)
Can withstand
Wildlife Value
Latin name
Common name
Soil Preference
Shade
Exposure
Cutting
Birds
Insects
Acer campestre
Field maple
Calcareous loams and clays
**
**
**
**
**
Alnus glutinosa
Common alder
Damp, acid to calcareous
*
***
***
***
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Betula pendula
Silver birch
Dry, acid sites
*
***
*
**
***
Betula pubescens
Downy birch
Dry and damp acid sites
*
***
*
**
***
Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam
Heavy clays. Neutral to acid soils
***
**
***
**
**
Fagus sylvatica
Beech
Dry, well drained calcareous soils
***
**
*
**
***
Fraxinus excelsior
Ash
Well drained, calcareous loams
*
**
***
**
**
Malus sylvestris
Crab apple
Calcareous loams and clays
*
**
**
***
**
Populus canescens
Grey poplar
Rich, moist neutral loams
*
*
***
***
***
Populus tremula
Aspen
Damp, heavy clays
*
**
*
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***
Prunus avium
Wild cherry
Well drained, clay soils
*
*
*
**
**
Prunus padus
Bird cherry
Neutrl to acid, well drained loams
*
**
**
***
**
Quercus petraea
Sessile oak
Well drained soils
**
**
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Quercus robur
Common oak
Well drained calcareous loams & clays
*
**
***
***
***
Salix alba
White willow
Damp fertile loams
*
**
**
**
***
Salix caprea
Goat willow
Moist alluvial soils
**
**
**
**
***
Salix cinerea
Grey willow
Damp fertile loams
**
**
**
**
***
Salix fragilis
Crack willow
Moist alluvial soils
*
**
**
**
***
Sorbus aria
Whitebeam
Calcareous soils
*
**
**
**
**
Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan
Dry, light or acid soils
*
***
**
***
**
Tilia cordata
Small leaved lime
Light, fertile soils
***
*
***
**
**
Tilia platyphyllus
Broad leaved lime
Light, fertile soils
***
*
**
**
**
Taxus baccata
Common Yew
Well drained, calcareous soils
***
**
*
**
*
Shrubs (Native)
Can withstand
Wildlife Value
Latin name
Common name
Soil Preference
Shade
Exposure
Cutting
Birds
Insects
Buxus sempervirens
Common Box
Calcareous to neutral soils
**
*
**
**
**
Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood
Calcareous to neutral soils
**
*
**
***
**
Corylus avellana
Hazel
Well drained, fertile loams
**
**
***
**
***
Crataegus monogyna
Quickthorn
Well drained, calcareous soils
**
**
***
***
***
Euonymous euopaeus
Spindle
Calcareous to neutral soils
*
*
*
**
**
Ilex aquifolium
Holly
Well drained neutral to acid soils
***
**
**
**
*
Ligustrum vulgare
Wild privet
Calcareous loams & clays
**
**
**
**
**
Lonicera pericymenum
Honeysuckle
Tolerant, most soils
**
*
*
***
**
Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn
Calcareous loams & clays
*
**
**
**
***
Rhamnus cathartica
Common buckthorn
Dry, calcareous soils
*
*
**
**
**
Rhamnus frangula
Alder buckthorn
Damp, peaty soils. Acid sands
*
*
***
**
**
Rosa canina
Dog rose
Calcareous to neutral clays and loams
*
**
**
**
**
Sambucus nigra
Elderberry
Neutral clays and loams
**
**
***
**
***
Viburnum lantana
Wayfaring tree
Calcareous loams
**
**
**
**
**
Viburnum opulus
Guelder rose
Neutral to calcareous damp clays & loams
**
*
**
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