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Dinmore Hill Woods

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22: 129:, England. It is an extensive area of mixed native broadleaved woodlands overlying rocks of the Old Red Sandstone. It forms one of the largest continuous blocks of deciduous woodland in this part of Herefordshire. The soils which range from acid to alkaline and front wet to dry gives rise to a diverse woodland structure. 304: 252: 122: 39: 105: 86: 58: 43: 272: 65: 72: 32: 191: 54: 197: 162:). In the woodland on the slopes, ash tends to become more dominant, often in association with birch ( 203: 174:) in the wetter areas. In the south eastern part of the site is an extensive area of wild cherry ( 239: 182: 146: 79: 233: 209: 158: 189:
The variety of soils give rise to a similarly diverse ground flora which includes bluebell (
152: 215: 170: 134: 225:). They provide an excellent habitat for birds that breed in woodland such as buzzard ( 164: 140: 298: 126: 176: 227: 21: 279:. United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre 221: 138:) woodland. In some areas this is associated with field maple ( 15: 253:
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219:). The woods have a rich fauna which includes fallow deer ( 132:
Most of the upper plateau is dominated by sessile oak (
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Herefordshire
Quercus petraea
Acer campestre
Fraxinus excelsior
Corylus avellana
Sorbus torminalis
Betula pendula
Alnus glutinosa
Prunus avium
Crataegus monogyna
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Platanthera chlorantha
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Iris foetidissima
Daphne laureola
Dama dama
Buteo buteo
Dendrocopos major

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