Flora & Plants in the Omers Gully Wood, Burghfield

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In a Vascular plant survey by BTCV in 2003, 86 plant species were identified.

Common Flowers - Omers Gully Wood

Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) herald the spring.

Bluebells from Omers Gully Wood in Burghfield Common

Another harbinger of spring is the Primrose ( Primula vulgaris ) seen here in April. This plant is an ancient wood indicator.

Primrose from Omers Gully Wood in Burghfield Common

Photo by Caroline Booth

Wood-sorrel ( Oxalis acetosella ) is one of 29 species which are indicators that Omers Gully Wood is probably an ancient woodland.

Bush vetch ( Vicia sepium ) is yet another indicator of an ancient wood.

Lords and Ladies ( Arum maculatum ) in April.

Photo by Caroline Booth

Bugle ( Ajuga reptans ) in April.

Photo by Caroline Booth

Lesser Celandine in April.

Lesser Celandine from Omers Gully Wood in Burghfield Common

Photo by Caroline Booth

Pendulous Sedge ( Carex Pendula ) in April. An ancient wood indicator.

Photo by Caroline Booth

Garlic Mustard in April.

Garlic Mustard plant from Omers Gully Wood

Photo Caroline Booth.

Wood Anenome ( Anemone nemorosa ) in April.
It is included in Ancient Woodland Vascular Plant Indicator lists for Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Avon, Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire,Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire & Central Lincolnshire.

Photo by Caroline Booth

Rare Flowers

If you look carefully you may spot Orchis Mascula the Early Purple Orchid

Orchis Mascula - Purple Orchid from Omers Gully Wood

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