Bramble Scrub – W24/25

Rubus fruiticosus scrub

Region 

Widespread

Character 

Low spreading scrub of woodland edge, roadside, derelict land.

Geology 

Any except acidic peats.

Soils 

Wide range of soils from mildly acidic to calcareous.

Species 

Variable.  Bramble with individual Rose sp., Hawthorn, Blackthorn or Elder. On coastal sites low scrub may occur in more open situations &  contain a greater range of species (Rosa canina, R. pimpinellifolia, R. mollis, R. coriifolia, R. afzeliana, Salix repens)

Ground Flora and Fauna

Dominated by rank grasses such as Yorkshire Fog , Cocksfoot  and False Oat-grass and tall dicotyledons such as Common Nettle, Cleavers.

Structure 

Mosaic of grassland & bramble with occasional trees & shrubs, particularly bird sown species.

Management principles

•  Intervention rarely required unless encroaching on other valued habitat.

Planting sites for New Woods 

Woodland margins. Road verges.

Design Principles

Low edge of Bramble and Rose to other mixtures.