Alyn Valley Woods/ Coedwigoedd Dyffryn Alun

Site details

UK map showing location of Alyn Valley Woods/ Coedwigoedd Dyffryn Alun Special Area of Conservation/Site of Community Importance.
Location of Alyn Valley Woods/ Coedwigoedd Dyffryn Alun SAC/SCI/cSAC
Country Wales
Unitary Authority  Ddinbych/ Denbighshire; Sir y Fflint/ Flintshire
Centroid* SJ196630
Latitude 53 09 31 N
Longitude 03 12 05 W
SAC EU code UK0030078
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 168.3
* This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC.

General site character

Inland water bodies (standing water, running water) (2.9%)
Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. Phygrana (4.2%)
Dry grassland. Steppes (1.1%)
Improved grassland (0.1%)
Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (84.9%)
Mixed woodland (5.1%)
Non-Forest areas cultivated with woody plants (including orchards, groves, vineyards, (0.4%)
Inland rocks. Screes. Sands. Permanent snow and ice (0.1%)
Other land (including towns, villages, roads, waste places, mines, industrial sites) (1.2%)


Boundary map and associated biodiversity information on the NBN Gateway.

Natura 2000 data form for this site as submitted to Europe (PDF format, size 30kb).

 

Note:

When undertaking an appropriate assessment of impacts at a site, all features of European importance (both primary and non-primary) need to be considered.

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site

9180 Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines  * Priority feature
Alyn Valley Woods holds one of the largest continuous areas of Tilio-Acerion forest in Wales, and is one of three sites selected to represent the geographic range and variation of the habitat on the Carboniferous limestone of north Wales. The canopy is predominantly of ash Fraxinus excelsior and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, with an understorey and ground flora typical of Tilio-Acerion in the UK. Rare or distinctive species include herb Paris Paris quadrifolia, stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus, green-flowered helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes, toothwort Lathraea squamaria and spurge laurel Daphne laureola. The site also holds the region’s largest population of wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana.

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site

6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies: on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia)
91E0 Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)  * Priority feature

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site

Not applicable.

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection

Not applicable.


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