Mixed ashwoods(.PDF 167.32Kb)
are the predominant woodland type in Northern Ireland. Dependant on base rich soils, they range from woods on steep limestone scarps and screes, to more gentle slopes with deeper soils.Mixed ashwoods(.PDF 167.32Kb) are the predominant woodland type in Northern Ireland. Dependant on base rich soils, they range from woods on steep limestone scarps and screes, to more gentle slopes with deeper soils.
Often very rich and colourful ground flora with bugle, bluebell and ferns.
The main tree species are ash with locally dominant oak, downy birch and hazel but rowan is also found. Some woods have been colonised by sycamore and beech which are not native to Northern Ireland.
Located on limestone, basalt and chalk and found in the uplands of Antrim and in Fermanagh. Scattered throughout the Sperrins and within Counties Armagh and Down.
Places to Visit Stradkilly or Glenarm woodlands in Co. Antrim both Ulster Wildlife Trust managed woods.