Dryopteris borreri 2
Wood Forget—me—not
(often introduced) 2
Adder's Tongue 2
Orpine 2
Wood Horsetail 1
Opposite—Leaved Golden
Saxifrage 1
Ramsons 1
Calamagrostis canescens 1
Wild Daffodil 1
I hope that this will help botanists to gain a
more accurate measure of the affinity of a wood
to an ancient woodland in Essex and to
publicise Oliver Rackham's own publications
which are sometimes difficult to acquire.
References
(1) Pollard, E. , Hooper, M.D. and Moore, N.W.
Hedges. Collins. 1974
(2) Muir, R. and Muir, N.
Hedgerows. Their History and Wildlife.
Michael Joseph. 1987
(3) Rackham, O.
The Woods of South-East Essex. Rochford
District Council. 1986
(4) Rackham, O.
Ancient Woodland: Its History, Vegetation and
Uses in Enaland. Edward Arnold. 1980
TONY BONIFACE