The story of Common Wood and the only surviving natural Lime trees in Croft woods
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Hereford Times June 1997
Close up Hereford Times article
Bing maps 2009
2005 photo looking SW showing 2001 planted conifers
2007 photo from same location, the rising sea of conifers
2005 photo looking NE, note oak and birch regeneration
2005 close up of ground flora centre of Common Wood
2005 oak seedling
2005 left: Looking east over Lugg valley, right: Wood spurge with micromoth (also food plant of the Drag Looper BAP moth)
LIDAR scan showing quarry location in Common Wood
2005 Small Leaved Lime growing in quarry
2005 Small Leaved Lime growing on top of the quarry scarp
2005 Calcareous flora in quarry: Maiden Hair fern, Hawks-beard and Violet
2005 Wall Lettuce, Hawks Beard, Wild Strawberry and Male Fern
2005 Left: quarry face, right: Wild Garlic in wet flush from fissure