Aesculus hippocastanum
The wood is derived from the calcareous Ash-Wych Elm (southern variant) type but has been much planted with non-native species mainly Beech ("Fagus sylvatica") and Sycamore ("Acer pseudoplatanus") but with some Horse Chestnut ("Aesculus hippocastanum") and Cypress trees "Cupressus". In the more natural areas of the wood Ash ("Fraxinus excelsior") is dominant with occasional Pedunculate Oak ("Quercus robur") standards. In such places the shrub layer is dominated by Field Maple ("Acer campestre"), Hawthorn ("Crataegus monogyna"), Elder ("Sambucus nigra"), Hazel ("Corylus avellana") and young Wych Elm ("Ulmus glabra").