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Woodland Leads

• Ash Wood
• Blackcarr Wood (M23 1PJ)
• Blue Bell Woods

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• Fir Coppice within Wythenshawe Park

  a mature woodland containing Sycamore, Oak, Willow and Ash. An under-storey mainly consists of Rhododendron, Bramble and young Sycamore and Beech regeneration.

• Gib Lane Wood within Wythenshawe Park

  on the eastern edge of the park alongside Princess Road, this is a large, well-established woodland with a broad species range and is crossed with paths. Gib Lane boasts a rich diversity of flora, from the prolific Lesser Celandine to the relatively rare Town Hall Clock. Main species here are Oak, Ash, Alder, Beech, Larch, Sycamore and Corsican Pine.

• Gorse Covert - Barny Beswick
• Mere Wood witthin Wythenshawe Park

  a mature woodland of Scots Pine with some Oak.

• Nanook Wood within Wythenshawe Park

  this mature and native woodland mainly consists of Sycamore with Beech, Alder and Willow also present, and there’s also a network of small ponds. The wood skirts Wythenshawe Road along the golf course and running track.

• Park Wood within Cross Acres
• Sandilands Wood
• The Big Round within Wythenshawe Park

  A small, compact area surrounded by grassland. The amenity value and habitat value is high: with The Middle Round and The Oval: all three are almost identical in character, species composition and age, with the dominant trees being mature Oak, Sycamore and Scots Pine. They also have a dense under-storey made up of Rhododendron with small pockets of mainly Sycamore regeneration with some Beech, which limits access.

• The Brundrit
• The Oval within Wythenshawe Park

  A small, compact area surrounded by grassland. The amenity value and habitat value is high: with The Middle Round and The Big Round: all three are almost identical in character, species composition and age, with the dominant trees being mature Oak, Sycamore and Scots Pine. They also have a dense under-storey made up of Rhododendron with small pockets of mainly Sycamore regeneration with some Beech, which limits access.

• The Middle Round within Wythenshawe Park

  A small, compact area surrounded by grassland. The amenity value and habitat value is high: with The Oval and The Big Round: all three are almost identical in character, species composition and age, with the dominant trees being mature Oak, Sycamore and Scots Pine. They also have a dense under-storey made up of Rhododendron with small pockets of mainly Sycamore regeneration with some Beech, which limits access.

• Wythenshawe Park Farm Wood

  a woodland that is divided into two compartments, running around the east, south and west of the Community Farm. This woodland consists mainly of Holly with some Yew, Sycamore, Oak, Willow and Alder, White Poplar, Hazel, Cherry Laurel, Scots Pine and Rhododendron.

• Wythenshawe Hall Wood within Wythenshawe Park

  his is a well established woodland consisting mainly of mature Scots Pine and Oak. The under-storey is made up of dense Holly and Rhododendron with some young Beech, Oak and Sycamore regeneration.

• Wythenshawe Park North

  this woodland runs along the northern boundary of the Park in an east-west direction and consists mainly of mature Scots Pine, mature Oak, Lime, Sycamore coppice re-growth and young Sycamore, Norway Maple and Beech regeneration, as well as Holly, Rhododendron and Cherry Laurel

• Wythenshawe Park East
  • This woodland is situated in the north-eastern corner of the park and contains mature Scots Pine, young Oak, Sycamore, Cherry, Norway Maple, Pin Oak, Lime, Horse Chestnut, Ash and Beech.
• Wythenshawe Park South

  a mature woodland with limited access and dominated by Crack Willow, Sycamore, Beech, Horse Chestnut, Holly and Oak. Ponds and a stream are present in this woodland, along with an area of amenity grassland south of the stream containing young Norway Maple and Horse Chestnut.